With Manchester City’s recent stutter and Arsenal getting results, Liverpool look to be in a genuine title race…. ARE we in a title race? When I paved the wet and dark pavements, weaving through L4 last Sunday to congregate at Anfield for a 2pm...
Caoimhín Kelleher has waited a long time to deputise for world class Alisson. His patience should be reciprocated…. WE’RE approaching the time of year when consumerism takes over. Life can be pretty set. Everything can generally work. But we look around...
The away fixture at Manchester City may provide an opportunity to Darwin Nunez to take the next step in his Liverpool evolution… I HAD THE WEEK OFF from writing last Friday. Went to the Louvre. Among what I find quite laborious sections of Egyptian ruins...
Beware a new wave of footballing celebrity – one that’s entirely of our own making: the modern-day referee… HERE it is, the one nobody has been waiting for. Another wade into the biggest showpiece in sports entertainment. The thing which has...
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool rebuild is picking up momentum and we’re sensing the start of an exciting new journey… THREE home games in a week. Three chances to go to Anfield threw up some interesting sidenotes. The Anfield Road stand remains...
“What will never be in doubt about Bill Kenwright is that he was a club man, a city man.” – A tribute to Everton’s late chairman… ON April 15, 2013, Bill Kenwright stood in front of The Kop. His voice trembling. His awe and respect...
The Merseyside Derby has had its fair share of heroes on the red side down the years, and there’s a reason they matter so much to us still… THERE is a period of my teenage years which has remained more vivid than others. I can remember going to...
Why supporters can’t ever really switch off from football, even during the monotony of international breaks… SCRATCHING around for content on the international break is a tedious endeavour at the best of times. What do you want from me here? A...
One of the greatest free transfers in Liverpool’s history, we should enjoy Joel Matip while we still can… WATCHING this team can often spotlight the inadequacies of the past. Alisson Becker makes your defence of Loris Karius seem shameful. Watching...
Jürgen Klopp is enjoying the fruits of a great start to the season in a personal sense, as he continues to get his biggest decisions right… THE manager is having a good season. Important – maybe as important as any player in the squad doing so. We...