by Neil Atkinson | Mar 20, 2016 | Footie
BEING brutally honest with you I’m not entirely sure where to start with that one. Liverpool were simply so dominant but every change made Liverpool weaker while every change made Southampton stronger. Normally you walk out of away grounds and just keep your...
by John Gibbons | Mar 20, 2016 | Footie
HOW annoying. At half-time we are all laughing and joking and picturing Flanno lifting the Premier League trophy in 2017. At full time we’ve thrown it away, a limp second-half performance that only looked like finishing one way after The Saints equalised. For...
by Martin Fitzgerald | Mar 20, 2016 | Footie
AFTERNOON, everyone. I’ve got loads of thoughts on Southampton v Liverpool but here are five that don’t involve me setting fire to myself. 1) Southampton is so far away it’s basically in the sea. Someone told me my remit here is to convey the...
by Rob Gutmann | Mar 19, 2016 | Footie
Stonehenge Where the dogs bark and the cats meow I will take you there I will show you how – D. St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap 1981 STONEHENGE is on the way to Southampton. Just outside Salisbury. It takes forever to get from Liverpool to Southampton so you look for...
by Ian Salmon | Dec 4, 2015 | Footie
THIS is the problem. Or this is a problem. One of the two. Whichever it is, the problem is this: I can’t get anything done. I mean, I get days like this sometimes — I presume we all do — where the things that we’re supposed to be doing seem...
by Melissa Reddy | Dec 3, 2015 | Footie
THERE was no Philippe Coutinho, Nathaniel Clyne or Mamadou Sakho. Roberto Firmino, Christian Benteke, Simon Mignolet and James Milner were not needed off the bench. There were five changes to the starting line-up that scorched Manchester City, and yet, Liverpool still...
by John Gibbons | Dec 2, 2015 | Footie
MISSED the first few minutes because I was in a band rehearsal that over-ran (Amsterdam, Saturday night, Arts Club, bring your friends). Hearing Liverpool had gone down after 40 seconds was hardly the news I wanted. Watching the next 15 minutes didn’t exactly...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 2, 2015 | Footie
IT was a significantly weaker Liverpool 11 than expected. It was a significantly stronger Liverpool performance than anticipated. The Reds. Mustard again. For 10 minutes the Reds were abject. For 80 minutes the Reds were majestic. The Reds were mustard again. The Reds...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 1, 2015 | Footie
THE League Cup can provide magic from nowhere. This is my favourite thing about it. It can become a laugh — Clinton Morrison showed how that is meant to work; it can spiral out of control — Arsenal can come to Anfield and score six; it can supply a sudden...
by Ian Salmon | Oct 26, 2015 | Footie
WANT to know what I don’t get? Okay, first, preamble as per always. I haven’t written anything for a few weeks. Here, that is. Tons of other stuff but nothing footbally, nothing here. Nothing since Jürgen Klopp got the job. Two reasons for that: 1.) All...
