Another wasted pre-season - by John Brennan
Must we? Really? Again? Oh, go on so. To be clear, this isn’t (read, “wasn’t supposed to be”) some downtrodden piece on the new season. I’ve put my money where my mouth isn’t and had a tenner on us for...
View ArticleA few thoughts from the match: Watford 3 Liverpool 3
1. Same old, same old. 2. Same shit, different season. 3. Groundhog Day. 4. Elaborate, you say? Really? OK: a. We are an absolute shambles defensively. This shit needs drilling and drilling and...
View ArticleMy heart wasn't built to watch this team - by John Brennan
Can we go back to it being the close season? Seriously? Give me transfer requests, marketing jaunts and sleeve-sponsorship (SS?) announcements any day. Soul-destroying, yes. A threat to my blood...
View ArticleThe Case Against the Defence - by John Brennan
So, one game in and we’re on a bandwagon. How dare we call out Klopp on our defensive inadequacies? We’re only in August, after all. Typical in the era of instant gratification that we expect to come...
View Article"Outstandingly good". Are you sure? - by John Brennan
“Outstandingly good.” Really? In comparison to the defensive naufrage of the previous week against Watford (and to a lesser extent Hoffenheim), it was decent. But “outstandingly good”? Sorry, but that...
View Article"That's Football" by John Brennan
“That’s football!” Funny, I’d love to see him turn to the Main Stand when we concede yet another goal that’ll be soon be a GIF and hear what he has to say. “That’s shite!” Or, maybe, “That’s what we’ve...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts from the Match: Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0
1. Before we start we should take some time to acknowledge that sometimes it's just nice to watch good, fluent, attacking football like we saw today. We can debate about the tactics, personnel, quality...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts from the Match: City 5 Liverpool 0
1. The most significant take-away from the match was that for 37 minutes of two teams playing with a full complement of players Liverpool looked the better side. Even at 1-0 down the feeling was that...
View ArticleIs it safe to come out yet? - by John Brennan
Is it safe to come out? Not in the Elton John way, mind. I needed a break from the madness of the transfer window. I’m just delighted that we can get back to the footy now. None of those close season...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts from the Match: Liverpool 1 Burnley 1
1. Sigh. *Be positive, be positive, be positive* 2. Salah is a cracking signing: pace, touch, movement, goals. Is right.3. We played some decent stuff in the first half. 4. Erm... 5. I accept that we...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts from the Match: Leicester City 2 Liverpool 3
1. 3 points. Is right! 2. It was never comfortable was it? At two-nil I thought we’d need at least one more (and possibly two) and so it proved. 3. I can’t believe people are criticising Salah’s...
View ArticleFacts! - by John Brennan
Rafa liked his facts, did he not? So, without further ado, let’s break down Klopp’s reign into facts. He’s been here for just about two calendar years now. No snarkiness; no snide remarks about,...
View ArticleMatip the right man to fill the Defensive leader role - by Jason Harris
The Liverpool defence. Those three words have Reds fans waking up in cold sweats the night before a game. As a supporter you want to be positive about all aspects about the team, but you know deep down...
View ArticleAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain: A difficult beginning but a transfer gamble worth...
For all the talking points in football, nothing gets the emotions flowing like a good old-fashioned discussion about transfers. It is always something that starts vigorous debate between passionate...
View ArticleA question of football passion: What the game means to you in the modern era...
As football fans, we have just witnessed unbridled joy and complete devastation as the final few nations have qualified for the 2018 World Cup. It was hard not to get swept up in the emotions of Sweden...
View ArticleWill maligned trio ever win the trust of supporters? - by Jason Harris
The below re-enactment has played out all too many times over the years for the Reds. 'A mistake by Dejan Lovren consigned Liverpool to a 2-1 defeat against (insert team name) at the (insert venue).'...
View ArticleLiverpool's mid term report - The good, the bad and everything in between -...
It seemed just like yesterday that the 2017/8 season kicked off in earnest. Now as we reach its midpoint, I thought what better time to take a look back what has occurred in the first four months. From...
View ArticleIf you're serious about Coutinho then get on with it, we haven't got all month
Last summer Liverpool wanted to sign Virgil Van Dijk but for various reasons could not get a deal done. Similarly, Barcelona wanted to sign Philippe Coutinho but for various reasons also could not get...
View ArticleWho is the right man for the left back role? - by Jason Harris
Ask any Reds fan who they thought would be one of the first out of the exit door come the end of the 2016/7 season and Alberto Moreno would have ranked very high on the list. There was a good reason...
View ArticleThanks for closing the window, now let us get on with the football - by Jason...
The start of a new year is seen as one of fresh beginnings, one where personal goals are set for the upcoming twelve months. In Football, January also marks the opportunity to replenish the playing...
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