Comparisons between our two managers this season have been well documented and debated, but just how well do Kenny Dalglish’s efforts this season stack up against Ferguson, Ancelotti, Mancini, Wenger and Redknapp? In this piece I have first compared Dalglish and Hodgson’s stats to baseline Kenny’s success within the club and to set the scene [...]
Had Manchester United won their latest Champions League Final, the gloating from their supporters would have been excessive, and understandably so. That’s what rival fans do to one another: rub their noses in it. It amazes me that some renowned journalists think football should work in some other way, and that Liverpool fans should have [...]
This is an abridged version of the final chapter of From Where I Was Standing, Chris Rowland’s tale of the trip to Brussels with his usual collection of match-going mates, and how events, after a care-free journey, took a turn for the worse.
‘Pay As You Play’, the book I co-authored with Graeme Riley and Gary Fulcher (with contributions from various other members of this site, as well as several notable football writers), won both the fans’ vote and Editor’s Choice in the EPL Talk Awards. The book polled 64% of the vote from the eight-book shortlist, with [...]
Aston Villa had no injury concerns coming into the final game of the season. Carroll (knee), Johnson (hamstring) and Maxi (adductor) were all missing for Liverpool, but the Reds were able to welcome back Raul Meireles and Fabio Aurelio. Bent was looking to take his goal tally to double figures since joining Sunderland in January. [...]
To Celebrate ‘Istanbul Day’, this is an extract from “Golden Past, Red Future”, the book I began writing in 2004, and which culminated in an unexpected trip to Istanbul. Subscribers can download a free PDF of this entire book, along with three of my other titles.
The 25th of May is a very special day for all Liverpool supporters. Rome ’77 and Istanbul ’05 -possibly – no, make that definitely – the two most celebrated occasions of Liverpool FC’s history – occurred on that same magical date. One or the other will be on top of the ‘Best Ever’ list for [...]
This site, like others, has recently been running a poll for the player of the year. Everyone had five votes, to select their best five Liverpool performers in 2010/11. Perhaps it’s a sign of a like-minded community that the five clear at the top also happen to be my five (non-publicised) selections. Or maybe it’s [...]
As the 2010/11 campaign draws to an end for Liverpool, few would disagree that the mood surrounding the club is far more positive today compared to the crushing negativity that engulfed the club prior to the season’s start and continued without promise of reprieve as the season progressed. The rest of this post is for [...]
Like most Liverpool fans, my thoughts turned to next season some while ago. This will be the first summer of FSG, Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish. If the winter transfer window was anything to go by, it should prove to be both exciting and dramatic. Comparisons, and Falling Short This site’s Dan Kennett made some [...]
