• Free, Liverpool FC

    Posted on June 27th, 2009

    Written by Paul Tomkins

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    Caution: summer ahead

    (Piece submitted to .tv at the start of last week, but which has been held off due to Glen Johnson not officially signed at the time. As it hasn’t appeared yet, I’m putting it on here.) While there are a number of journalists I like and respect, I find it’s best for my peace of [...]

  • Free, Liverpool FC - Books

    Posted on June 8th, 2009

    Written by Paul Tomkins

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    Yossi Benayoun (Excerpt from Above Us Only Sky, 2007)

    Yossi Benayoun’s arrival at Liverpool could be seen as something of a good omen. A £5m signing from West Ham, he became the third Israeli to join the Reds, following Avi Cohen and Ronny Rosenthal, both of whom won the league title in their time at the club. Indeed, Rosenthal had an incredible impact after [...]