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 [...]
Or ‘why the British have to stop worrying and learn to love the Europeans.’ By James Keen (aka subscriber Jimtheoracle) “The third season is fatal” So said the great Bela Guttmann, winner as coach of consecutive European cups with Benfica in the early 1960s, giving Eusebio his debut in the process. He believed strongly that [...]
By Finnish TTT subscriber Aki Pekuri. Many of us believe we have been unlucky this season. The woodwork has been tested as frequently as the net, and when shots did arrive, keepers from the opposing side have made world class save after world class save to keep us frustrated. (Just see the Match of the [...]
By Simon Steers Well is it, or isn’t it? It’s not the fear, or lack of it, affecting visitors that I want to consider; it’s whether we have developed a fear of playing at Anfield ourselves. If ever there was a game that summed up our entire season, it was the defeat to Arsenal. We [...]
Remember Britpop? Remember when some unheard of rockers from Manchester called Oasis won the best newcomer award at the Brits? Remember Parklife? Remember the battle of the bands for chart supremacy? Robson and Jerome anyone? If pop music’s not your thing, try this. Do you remember an embattled leader, under increasing pressure, being attacked from all sides? Do you remember those who thought said leader was too preoccupied with European affairs, and hadn’t delivered domestically? Remember the simmering discontent?
