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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
By Chris Rowland. Before Kenny’s return was announced, I like many had been unsure whether it would be the right move, whether it would be regressive, whether he was in touch with the football world of now. But the announcement brought an instinctive surge of elation and a lightened up sense of having my connection [...]
The epic tale of how Liverpool Football Club was born in the wake of the split of Everton Football Club, by Chris Rowland.
Ahead of our semi-final encounter with Atletico Madrid, I thought it would be interesting to look back on the other occasions when we have reached this stage of the competition, as well as previewing the game against Maxi and Torres’ former team.
Portugal has provided some of the more memorable moments in the history of European competition, going back to the mighty Eagles of Benfica in the early years of the European Champions Cup. Although the most famous names are Benfica, Porto and Sporting other clubs are well represented, albeit generally in the lesser competitions.
A look back at all of Liverpool’s European fixtures that finished 1-0 after the first leg, by Graeme Riley. In European football history, there have been over 800 instances where the home team in the first leg has travelled with a 1-0 advantage to the away tie.
It’s the Reds’ debut in the Europa League on Thursday – a good time to look back on our past record in this latest manifestation of the UEFA Cup. As three-times winners of the trophy – in 1972/3, 1975/6 and of course in Dortmund in 2000/1 – we have one of the best records in Europe, just as we have in the big one. Inter and Juventus also have three wins each.
