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Paul Tomkins
What Shankly Proved
Member / / 49 commentsinIt’s not losing games that terrifies fans. It’s not even relegation; not at clubs like Liverpool. It’s ‘going backwards’ that…
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Paul Tomkins
Gritty Before Pretty
.tv Preview, Premium / / 101 commentsinIt wasn’t the prettiest of displays, but it was up there with the grittiest.
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Paul Tomkins
Everton (a) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Member / / 114 commentsinUsual format: subscribers can discuss the game, before, during and after, using the comments boxes below. Massive match for both…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Can’t Afford to Win the League
Free / / 90 commentsinLiverpool can’t afford to win the league. And Liverpool can’t afford not to win the league. ['Red Race: A New…
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Paul Tomkins
Respect A European Master
.tv Preview, Free / / 57 commentsinOnly four men in the history of European football have more victories in the European Cup/Champions League than Rafa Benítez.…
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Paul Tomkins
Debrecen – Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Member / / 184 commentsinSo, can the Reds do it? Personally speaking, the performance, and a win, is more important than qualifying, which is…
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Paul Tomkins
Jamie Redknapp – An Unfunny Joke
Free, Tomkins Rants / / 80 commentsinStan Collymore and Jamie Redknapp – two Reds I used to stick up for in the ‘90s, but who are…
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Paul Tomkins
The LFC ‘Team’ That Got Away
Member / / 38 commentsinThis is the ‘team’ that Liverpool failed to sign, going back to 2003. The interesting thing is that none of…
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Paul Tomkins
Strange Days Indeed
.tv Preview, Premium / / 67 commentsinThe 13 players City used cost £162.5m; the 14 Liverpool used cost £71.4m. That’s well below half of the visitor’s…
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Paul Tomkins
Dynasty: 50 Years of Shankly’s Liverpool
Liverpool FC - Books / / 18 commentsinAs the 50th anniversary of the great man's appointment looms, I thought I'd cobble together a selection of sample pieces…
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Paul Tomkins
Man City (H) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Match Discussion / / 160 commentsinAs per usual, this is a discussion area for members relating to the latest match. Will the Reds be able…
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Paul Tomkins
Essential Xmas Reading For Reds
Free, Liverpool FC - Books / / 16 commentsinWith that time of year approaching, here are my personal recommendations for stocking fillers, complete with brief reviews.
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Paul Tomkins
Evolution of Liverpool’s Strongest XI
.tv Preview / / 61 commentsinDespite all the problems this season, the biggest ray of hope remains the chance to see a fully fit strongest…
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Paul Tomkins
Solidity and Balance
Member / / 90 commentsinOnly once the majority of players are fit, especially the main men, will we get an idea of where this…
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Paul Tomkins
Red Race – Pre-Christmas Offer
Liverpool FC - Books / / 50 commentsinWith less than 90 copies of 'Red Race: A New Bastion' left in stock, and wanting to avoid a reprint,…
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Paul Tomkins
Tomkins Times’ Mission Statement
News / / 47 commentsinThe idea of The Tomkins Times is to allow me an independent platform to give my thoughts, no matter how…
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Paul Tomkins
Top Five Liverpool Prospects
inThe following five players are the quintet who I believe to be the brightest prospects at the club, out of…
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Paul Tomkins
Criticism Is Easy
.tv Preview, Premium / / 89 commentsinIncredibly, signing Fernando Torres is now being redefined as a ‘no brainer’, whereas at the time many doubts were voiced…
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Paul Tomkins
Post-Match Discussion – Birmingham (Updated)
Match Discussion / / 327 commentsinA few quick comments on the game – thought we played brilliantly apart from some dodgy moments in the final…
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Paul Tomkins
Cult of the Clueless
Part Free, Part Member / / 151 commentsinExpecting sense from Paul Merson is like expecting a foreign-language recital of Shakespeare from your dog. You watch and wait,…
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Paul Tomkins
What’s Gone Wrong This Season?
Free / / 65 commentsinIt’s hard to condense a season of problems into a few issues, but I will try to do so. (At…
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Paul Tomkins
Six Months On
inSix months ago, with Liverpool challenging for the league title, my dad was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (a cancer that lines…
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Paul Tomkins
Lyon – Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Member / / 275 commentsinFrom OptaJoe on Twitter: French clubs have won 73% of their Champions League games this season (English: 64%, Spain &…
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Paul Tomkins
Class is Permanent, Form Is Temporary
inLest some ex-stars forget, one of the oldest Liverpool FC adages is that ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’.
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Paul Tomkins
What is the Current Liverpool Squad Worth?
Free / / 36 commentsinThe following is an article that was written many weeks ago for members of this site, but is now available…