It’s almost a cliché that the Christmas period shapes how a season unfolds. Those at the top at New Year usually win the league, those in the relegation spots usually get relegated etc etc. With games coming thick and fast whilst the rest of the country is wedged and bloated on the settee and either [...]
So apart from losing 0-4, having two men sent off and one taken off injured, everything went according to plan at White Hart Lane then! It was a sobering defeat and awful performance alright, the sort we don’t get too often, mercifully, and on a par both quantitively and qualitively with the worst of them. [...]
The second part of my look back at our summer transfer activity over the years brings us up to date, excluding this summer’s business on the grounds that it probably isn’t finished yet. It’ll be interesting to see where it ranks in terms of net spend. I’m guessing pretty high up. I look at each [...]
Part 1 – 1992-2000 As transfer speculation is one way of whiling away the summer – well if you’re not changing managers or owners anyway – I decided to take a look back at our summer transfer activity over the years to see how well it’s worked out and what effect the summer signings had. [...]
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.
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 [...]
Following Andrew Fanko’s excellent recent examination of who should stay or go (still the strikers to come as I write this), it’s a good time to think about who will be replacing those who will not form part of Liverpool’s plans. I have to admit to being a transfer gossip junkie, not least to laugh [...]
Redevelop Anfield or build a new stadium? Let’s get one thing we can all agree on out of the way first – staying as we are at Anfield is not an option. Club accounts for the 2008-09 financial year showed Liverpool made £42m from gate and matchday income, while Arsenal were taking £100m at the [...]
Chris Rowland, one of The Tomkins Times’ ‘staff’, released his first football book in 2009 – From Where I Was Standing: A Liverpool Supporter’s View of the Heysel Stadium Tragedy. The book has now been released on Kindle, and can be bought from the following Amazon stores: UK: £4.13 US: under $5 Or order a [...]
