Liverpool Football Club sacking Kenny Dalglish is “wrong” in almost every conceivable sense. But the only way it can ever be right is if time proves it to be. It will still feel wrong – the way we feel now – but if it leads to undeniable success on the pitch, then even Kenny himself [...]
King Kenny: to keep or not to keep? – that is the question (I keep getting asked). The joys of another summer of chaos. A fanbase on the edge of meltdown, thriving uncertainty and, in the vacuum of communication, rumours coming thicker and faster than Djibril Cissé. A lot of people I respect, including members [...]
by Simon Steers. In an era where football is about so much more than the game itself, and in an industry dominated by finance, the transition from football club to business and brand is a stepping stone to being competitive on the pitch, the relationship between a football club and the media has never been [...]
It’s not hard to see why Liverpool dropped so many points, despite generally playing well. The Reds had the worst shot-conversion accuracy in the entire Premier League. And when they did hit the target, mediocre visiting goalkeepers turned into Peter Schmeichel, getting fingertips to unreachable shots.
Pre-match stats Swansea have failed to score in their last five games in all competitions against Liverpool. Swansea have won just one of their last eight Premier League games. Liverpool have failed to score on the final day in the past two seasons. But the Reds have lost on the final day only once in [...]
By Andrew Beasley. Statistics sourced from EPLIndex, and correct up to and including 8th May 2012. Anfield. Tuesday night, at about ten to nine. The last home game of a topsy-turvy season for Liverpool. Stewart Downing is about to attempt to bag his first Premier League goal for the Reds in much the same fashion [...]
The 2011/12 Premier League season draws to a close on Sunday and Kenny Dalglish’s side will be hoping to sign off in style with a victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium (3pm kick off UK time) in what will be just the 22nd league encounter between the teams. The sides drew 0-0 at [...]
By Paul Grech. Where children are involved, there is a growing reluctance to talk of winners and, particularly, losers. Everyone who takes part gets a trophy, scores are not kept and the friendly nature of games is repeatedly stressed. Everyone’s a winner, or so the slogan goes. There is a thoroughly justifiable reason for all [...]
Liverpool play their final home fixture of the 2011/12 league campaign tonight before travelling to Swansea on the last day of what has turned out to be a disappointing season for the Reds. Chelsea are the final visitors to Anfield (8pm kick off UK time) and although a win (or draw) won’t make up for [...]
Pre-match stats This is the 32nd meeting between Liverpool and Chelsea in the past eight seasons, more than any other fixture in any eight year period in English football history. Liverpool have won five of the last seven Premier League meetings between the teams, and the last three in a row. The Reds have scored [...]
