by Roy Henderson | Jun 3, 2012 | Footie
WITH a demonstrably cerebral manager at the helm and (I personally believe) a squad that’s both strong and well balanced at his disposal, I firmly believe that with a couple of tweaks, and some coaching nous, we’ll soon be having a whole different brand of...
by Roy Henderson | May 30, 2012 | Footie
AND so it would appear (time of writing 2.15pm, Wed 30th May 2012) that Brendan ‘B-Rod’ Rodgers will be the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. Jorge Valdano will be pleased. “I remember a wonderful banner in the Liverpool stands from the days...
by Roy Henderson | May 10, 2012 | Footie
AS the season draws to a close, with everyone looking for some closure on the draws, I’m going to make a case for a summer of simple integration at Liverpool Football Club. It’s my contention that, like Humpty Dumpty, Liverpool just needs put together...
by Roy Henderson | May 7, 2012 | Footie
Hip hop has planted many a curious seed in many a young, impressionable mind over the last – what is it? Three decades? Whether it’s some bloke from Staten Island New Jersey telling me about Chinese medieval legend, a New Yorker giving me dietary advice,...
by Roy Henderson | May 1, 2012 | Footie
ON this week’s “Soccer Report Extra” podcast, available HERE, we gained a glimpse of Damien Comolli’s perception of his methodology and approach to the Director Of Football role – a role he had, of course, filled at Spurs and Liverpool in...
by Roy Henderson | Apr 23, 2012 | Footie
“And he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed, and eventually he blew the house in.” Narrator – The Three Little Pigs WE all trudged home or switched off our streams in the wake of the weekend game with West Brom, and immediately on...
by Roy Henderson | Apr 7, 2012 | Footie
THIS was written in 2010, not long after FSG’s takeover of Liverpool Football Club, but having started writing something new along similar lines, I realised – there’s no point. The point I’m making hasn’t changed one bit. All that’s...
by Roy Henderson | Mar 15, 2012 | Footie
(Before you start, know this – the article is LONG, and probably quite dull if you’re not interested in the business side of the club, or worried about its long-term strategy.) — On 27 January 2011, John Henry and Tom Werner penned a lengthy reply to...
by Roy Henderson | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
IN the emotional aftermath of the Carling Cup Final, I tweeted the following to a mate. I understand @Knox_Harrington ‘s point about a stupid team now. A lot of stupid stuff today. But it’s a WIN!!!!! @Knox_Harrington is of course Neil Atkinson, Host of...
by Roy Henderson | Feb 11, 2012 | Footie
*Sigh* It’s 8.30pm on Saturday the 11th of February and hey – guess what?! It’s Groundhog Day, that’s what. Why even bother going over the finer points of it? I have the privilege of an account on this increasingly esteemed site, and I have a...
