LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

ON this day in 1988, Ian Rush returned to Liverpool for £2.7m after just one season at Juventus. The Welshman added 139 goals to his Liverpool tally in his second spell, finishing his Anfield career with a club record 346. So for most Reds then, the name Ian Rush...
FOOTBALL v RUGBY: A LESSON LEARNED?

FOOTBALL v RUGBY: A LESSON LEARNED?

FIRST things first: I’m NOT a rugby fan (at least I wasn’t), writes MARK SPENCE. Make no bones about it, I love football way more than is probably healthy. From the first time I clapped eyes on Ian Rush’s weasel-like physique terrorising defences the length and...
LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

LIVERPOOL: ALL YOU NEED IS RUSH

It’s 26 years to the day since Ian Rush returned to Liverpool after his short spell at Juventus. NEIL SCOTT remembers it well. AS anyone with a cursory knowledge of the football landscape will tell you, the transfer window has its own unique lexicon.   “Sources...