• Liverpool FC

    Posted on December 24th, 2008

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    Football Will Eat Itself, And Eat Us Too

    Soon, nothing in football will make sense. Chaos will reign supreme. Already largely bereft of logic and consistency, a sense of anarchy will spread like Paris Hilton’s legs during a roller-skating orgy on a puddle of Swarfega. 

    Football will eat itself, and eat us too. Just you watch.

    All-out war will erupt between the pessimists and the [...]

  • Tomkins Rants

    Posted on December 18th, 2008

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    Sack Rafa? Sack Off

    I’ve read some rubbish in my time as a Liverpool fan, but the current criticism of Rafa Benítez just sickens me. While the word ‘sack’ hasn’t been bandied around too much, a serious lack of faith in the boss has been expressed by too many fans.

    It’s not been a perfect season, and not all of [...]

  • Liverpool FC

    Posted on December 15th, 2008

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    Time For the Return of Michael Owen?

    It seems strange to be talking about a goalscoring crisis after eight goals in three games, a figure racked up despite the absence of the club’s best striker.

    But is there a gap in the squad? I have got to thinking about Michael Owen, whose contract is due to expire, and I’m sure I’m not [...]

  • What Did We Learn?

    Posted on December 10th, 2008

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    What Did We Learn #4, PSV 1 Liverpool 3

    For all the criticism that has come Liverpool’s way this season, it continues to represent a high of almost two decades when judged on this particular stage of campaigns.

    The best league start since the Premiership was formed in 1992, and the highest points tally in the Champions League group stages since it changed from the [...]

  • Liverpool FC - Books

    Posted on December 4th, 2008

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    Dynasty: The Joe Fagan Years

    The chapter covering Joe Fagan is the shortest in Dynasty, and therefore the easiest to translate in full to the internet.
    In many ways ‘genial Joe’ was the least interesting manager to write about, simply because of the brevity of his time in charge, and the fact that he was an uncomplicated character; nothing controversial [...]

  • What Did We Learn?

    Posted on December 1st, 2008

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    What Did We Learn? #3, 0-0 vs West Ham

    Well, if we didn’t already know, we learned that the most recent performances aren’t indicative of title-winning form.
    Thankfully, form over two games doesn’t dictate where the title ends up; Liverpool have beaten Manchester United and Chelsea, and those results are easily as meaningful as the current malaise. But if the failure against weaker sides [...]