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Paul Tomkins
New-Look Tomkins Times
Site News / / 82 commentsinAs you may have noticed, the site has been evolving in recent weeks, with the addition of several high-quality guest…
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Simon GF
Referee Review – March 2010
Referee's View, Subscribers Only / / 61 commentsinLiverpool faced a testing fixture list in March with matches against Wigan, Lille (Home & Away), Portsmouth, Man Utd and…
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Paul Tomkins
Midfield Pairings and Flawed Logic
Part Free, Talking Tactics / / 68 commentsinApparently, you only have to play Steven Gerrard in central midfield and all problems are solved. If that was the…
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Neil Jones
The Joy of Fernando Torres
inWatching Fernando Torres at Atletico Madrid, there was always a nagging doubt in my mind about this rangy, tousle-haired darling…
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Graeme Riley
The Eagles Have Landed – Benfica Preview
inPortugal has provided some of the more memorable moments in the history of European competition, going back to the mighty…
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Paul Tomkins
Reds Back on Track, Steve Bruce Deflated
.tv Preview / / 126 commentsinIt’s not been a particularly enjoyable season – one I’ve found hard to deal with on a number of levels.…
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Paul Tomkins
Lucas Vs Gerrard
Guest Writer, Subscribers Only / / 257 commentsinYou don’t win the Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball), given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro — an…
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Gary Fulcher
Sunderland (H) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 377 commentsinDepending on how results go on Wednesday night with both Man City (v Everton) and Aston Villa (v Sunderland) in…
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Paul Tomkins
Right Manager, Wrong Owners
Free / / 210 commentsinIf you are fans of Portsmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle or Manchester United, the success (in some cases, relatively speaking) of a…
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JoeP
Playoffs, 39 Games, and Other Madness
Subscribers Only, Talking Point / / 53 commentsinRemember Britpop? Remember when some unheard of rockers from Manchester called Oasis won the best newcomer award at the Brits?…
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Paul Tomkins
The Past and the Pending
Part Free, Part Member / / 44 commentsinIn football, we are always searching the past to predict the future. But rather than suggest things definitely can’t happen…
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Paul Tomkins
Site News – Development of TTT
Site News, Subscribers Only / / 85 commentsinThe Tomkins Times is 6-months old today. Here I discuss some ideas to help improve the site in the coming…
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anu
Man Utd (A) Pre / Post Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Member / / 554 commentsinAfter 2 good wins, and with players and team starting to perform close to expected levels, the Reds will go…
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anu
Lille (H) Pre / Post Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Member / / 455 commentsinThe game against Lille will, no doubt, be perceived as yet another vital, must-win game, but with the game against…
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Paul Tomkins
“Hi Paul, It’s Jamie Carragher…”
Free / / 168 commentsinIt’s not every day you answer a call from a withheld number and it’s Jamie Carragher on the other end.…
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Paul Tomkins
Media Muppet of the Week #2 – Lawro
Free, Media Muppet of the Week / / 105 commentsinMark Lawrenson has launched a massive broadside at Rafa Benítez in the Daily Mirror. Nothing like sticking together in difficult…
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Paul Tomkins
The ‘Current Price’ of Every LFC Signing 1992-2010
Part Free, Part Member / / 35 commentsinFollowing on from other work with Graeme Riley's Transfer Price Index, this is the list of all of Liverpool's Premier…
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Paul Tomkins
Portsmouth (H) Pre/Post Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Member / / 426 commentsinIn some ways, the perfect game: at home, and very winnable indeed. The bad news is that the opposition have…
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Paul Tomkins
The Implications of 5th (or Worse)?
Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 162 commentsinSuch is the importance placed on being in the Champions League, the thought of Liverpool missing out on the top…
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Graeme Riley
Lille (A) “French Fancies”
Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 345 commentsinGraeme Riley looks forward to the Europa League tie against Lille, and offers a review of all of the Reds'…
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Paul Tomkins
The Media, Liverpool FC & You
Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 18 commentsinThis is an abridged version of a chapter-length piece published on here five weeks ago for members, which examines various…
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Paul Tomkins
Rock, Paper, Scissors
.tv Preview, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsinEven now, people haven’t fully wised up to the change in English football in the last handful of years; if…
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Simon GF
Referee’s View – February 2010
Referee's View, Subscribers Only / / 102 commentsinFormer Conference referee (Senior Class One qualified) and Tomkins Times subscriber Simon Guerri-Fear takes a look at the decisions affecting…
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Paul Tomkins
Wigan (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 520 commentsinNot the easiest of games, but one that the Reds have a good chance of winning. The extra couple of…
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Paul Tomkins
The Best Players Seen ‘Live’
Interactive, Subscribers Only / / 90 commentsinAs there are quite a few match-going Reds on here, I wondered who are the best opposing players you've seen…