HEYSEL 30 YEARS: THE BARBARIANS ARE COMING

THE facts are stark enough. Before the European Cup final, one of the showpieces of world football competition, at the ageing Heysel Stadium in Brussels, on the night of May 29, 1985, Liverpool and Juventius fans clashed in one of the most serious outbreaks of...
LIVERPOOL: STEVEN GERRARD AND THE BLAME GAME

LIVERPOOL: STEVEN GERRARD AND THE BLAME GAME

THERE has been a lot of conjecture over what went wrong. I think it was more a question of what didn’t go right. Similar, but a subtle difference. Liverpool’s first league defeat in over four months does not mean the wheels automatically come off. But no-one does...
PODCAST: BLUE MONDAY

PODCAST: BLUE MONDAY

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and Adam Smith on a miserable, hungover Monday morning after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United.   Direct Link – PODCAST:  BLUE MONDAY Podcast RSS feed. Get the TAW podcast on...
LIVERPOOL: WE LOST THE BATTLE, LET’S WIN THE WAR

LIVERPOOL: WE LOST THE BATTLE, LET’S WIN THE WAR

I DON’T do this well. Those of you familiar with my previous work for TAW might recall my reaction to the Chelsea loss last season when I came close to an Alan Partridge-style rampage to Dundee. I don’t do losing well generally. I’m the guy who will rage quit...
MATCH RATINGS: LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER UNITED

MATCH RATINGS: LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER UNITED

THAT first half wasn’t fun. Watching Liverpool outclassed on our own pitch for the first time since Real Madrid. The team from Manchester better at everything. Watching Steven Gerrard getting sent off wasn’t fun. Seeing one of our own essentially cost us the game. It...
CITYTALK: CLASH OF THE TITANS

CITYTALK: CLASH OF THE TITANS

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Mike Nevin, Simon Hughes and United We Stand’s Steve Armstrong as they look to Sunday’s six-pointer against Manchester United at Anfield.   Direct Link – CITYTALK:  CLASH OF THE TITANS Podcast RSS feed....