NICE of Liverpool to warm up for this special night with a tonking. The kind of tonking that makes all of Europe sit up, take notice, and scoff. The beating of Arsenal and the euphoria that followed stylish Champions qualification, seem a while ago now. The...
Liverpool return to Champions League action this week against Sevilla and who better to talk about what the Reds can expect than former Valencia manager and Liverpool assistant manager Pako Ayestaran. Chatting to Andy Heaton, Pako talks about what Liverpool can expect...
The Champions League proper is back at Anfield for the first time in three years as Liverpool face Sevilla in the opening Group E fixture. Joining John Gibbons to preview The Reds’ first group stage outing of the season are Andy Heaton, Gareth Roberts and Rob...
YOU get moments where the absurdities of modern football just smack you right between the eyes. It happens when you realise all the talk around the Championship play-off final is about the astronomical amounts of money the winner gets in a sort of ‘Dr Evil’ style, and...
I AM not attempting to attach blame to either set of supporters. I am not attempting to absolve them either. I am focusing on those who are above suspicion; those who never have to take responsibility because of their control, which means they do not need to pursue...
Heartbreaking. That is all you can say. But somehow, and god love them, Craig Hannan and Kim Gordon manage to say more. Here is The Pink after that. It hurts. It should hurt. Thank you. Thanks to Craig and Kim. If you're already subscribed, click here to...
AS THE late spring sun shone down and the deafening sounds of the crowds around me echoed through the narrow streets off Anfield road, it suddenly felt like we had rediscovered what it is to support Liverpool. Lining the roads shrouded in smoke, we were reminding...
OKAY, first things first about Basel. You pass through passport control at the airport. You arrive at a sign. There are flags and colours. Take the left turn and you will end up in Germany or France – in Freiburg or Mulhouse. Take the right turn and you are in...
HERE we go then. Gathering cups in May…hopefully. The waiting is over. The planning done. Put the laptop away and turn off the phone. Christmas-type fervour is in full effect. The Reds are coming up the hill, boys. Liverpool in Europe just feels right. Part of...
THE next instalment in a series where I watch a football team so you don’t have to. This time it is Liverpool’s Europa League Final opponents, Sevilla FC. Sevilla have had a fairly eventful season, with a slightly disappointing seventh place in the table,...
