“It is key to note that Patrice Evra himself in his written statement in this case said ‘I don’t think that Luis Suarez is racist’. The FA in their opening remarks accepted that Luis Suarez was not racist.” So asserted Liverpool Football Club. It seems to me that one of the toughest things to prove [...]
There have been various times in my life when football results have taken a backseat; misunderstanding or misquoting Bill Shankly’s ironic words about ‘life and death’ is common, but when all is said and done, it’s unlikely that many people maintain the exact same interest in their team’s results, irrespective of the slings and arrows [...]
First of all, a quick reminder that gift subscriptions to this site can be purchased here. Reviews by Paul Tomkins, Chris Rowland and Andrew Beasley Liverpool: The Complete Record, by Gudmundur Magnusson and Arnie Baldursson Written by the two Icelandic Reds who run the magnificent www.lfchistory.net, this nicely presented hardback book is a veritable treasure [...]
It’s funny how some of the more lauded older generation of football writers can be so wrong about modern Liverpool FC. Sometimes it takes supporting a club, and following its fortunes closely, to know what you’re talking about. Dipping in and out when it suits tells you little, no matter how much you dress up [...]
By Mark Wilson A Jakarta-based journalist and editor. Author of Without a Dream in Our Hearts (http://withoutadreaminourhearts.blogspot.com), a blog about supporting Manchester City in the 21st century. It was a sorry sight. The players of the Indonesian national soccer team trudged off the pitch at the national stadium, and it wasn’t even full time yet. [...]
By Dan Kennett. In the run-up to the West Brom game and the likely absence of Jamie Carragher, I looked into the record of Skrtel and Agger playing together in the Premier League. The results were promising, even if there was a relatively small sample of games, mainly from January 2011. Most noticeably they have [...]
An in-depth look of Liverpool’s finishing in 2011/12, looking at how many clear cut chances have been converted, compared with both last season and also other Premier League clubs in this campaign.
It was strange travelling up to Liverpool with the same two mates who accompanied me to many a game at Anfield (starting in our dim, distant pasts, when we were all childless and carefree and almost full of hair), only this time without a fixture taking place. (The last time we made the same journey [...]
By Daniel Geey The Premier League (PL) will soon find out whether they have won or lost a court case that may totally change the way supporters watch PL football. This will have significant implications for every PL club, including Liverpool. Yet very few people yet seem to be aware of what is just around [...]
When Liverpool fans think about “hoofing” one player springs to mind more than anyone else. Is this reputation fair or is the player with the 2nd most appearances in our history unfairly singled out? To put it another way and paraphrase Zen philosophy: If Daniel Agger hits a “Long Pass” that doesn’t reach its target, does anyone notice?
