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Paul Tomkins
Roy’s 10-Game Rating
Free / / 213 commentsinJudge me after ten games, Roy Hodgson said earlier in the season. Well, it’s a damn sight better than it…
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Paul Tomkins
The Truth on Hicks & Benítez’s Spending
inOf course, we shouldn't be surprised by Tom Hicks blaming Rafa Benítez for the Reds losing money; after all, he’s…
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Paul Tomkins
The Week the 3-Year “Epic Swindle” Ended
Subscribers Only / / 67 commentsinBy Daniel Geey. Liverpool football club appear not to do things by halves anymore. No longer are boardroom wranglings kept…
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Gary Fulcher
Bolton (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 838 commentsinFollowing our 2 – 1 victory over Blackburn Rovers last Sunday, the pressure on the much-maligned Roy Hodgson has eased…
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Paul Tomkins
My Promise To Roy
inThere was pressing. There was a higher defensive line. There was no Poulsen to slow the game down. Meireles was…
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Paul Tomkins
So, Who Calls the ‘Expert’ Shots?
Subscribers Only / / 52 commentsinBy Paul Gill. A friend of mine used to say that X is an unknown quantity and a spurt is…
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Taf McDonald
NESV and the Challenges of Owning Liverpool
Member, Subscribers Only / / 55 commentsinLiverpool Football Club’s success in earlier decades drove major growth for the club and the odd cup successes here and…
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matthewcain2
Lessons in Reserve
Subscribers Only, Youths & Reserves / / 19 commentsinIt’s not been a lot of fun watching the reserve team lately. The young reds were taught a harsh lesson…
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Paul Tomkins
End of an Error – Why Roy Has To Go
Free / / 435 commentsinWhether Roy Hodgson goes very soon, or slightly further down the line, he has to go. He was the wrong…
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Paul Tomkins
Comparison: Roy 2010/11 vs Rafa 2004/05
Subscribers Only / / 148 commentsinBy Andrew Beasley. Following my recent piece comparing Roy Hodgson’s stats this season with Rafa Benitez’s last season, an idea…
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Gary Fulcher
Blackburn (H) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 490 commentsinFollowing our "B Team's" o - 0 draw away to Napoli on Thursday, we are now without a win in…
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Paul Tomkins
Progress? Roy 2010/11 vs. Rafa 2009/10
Part Free, Part Member / / 924 commentsinFirstly, a couple of important points. I realise showing that Rafa did better last year than Roy has this year…
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Paul Tomkins
Why ‘Small Club’ Managers Don’t Work at ‘Big Clubs’
Book Extract, Subscribers Only / / 153 commentsinGiven the difficulty currently being experienced by Roy Hodgson at Liverpool following a relatively successful spell at Fulham, I thought…
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Paul Tomkins
‘Crisis?’ Conclusion: Costly Times
Free / / 265 commentsinIn “Pay As You Play: The True Price of Success in the Premier League Era”, one of the forms of…
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Paul Tomkins
CRISIS? PART ONE: Hypocrisy & Hodgson
Free / / 430 commentsinApparently I'm a hypocrite, because I had faith in Rafa Benítez, but struggle to find it with Roy Hodgson. So,…
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Paul Tomkins
CRISIS? PART TWO: Homesickness
Free / / 27 commentsinI knew my time was up on the official Liverpool site when they chose to run this Paul Hayward piece…
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Paul Tomkins
CRISIS? PART THREE: Flawed Transfer Policy?
Free / / 69 commentsinAt Fulham, Roy Hodgson had a lot of success reviving the fading fortunes of players like Damien Duff, Danny Murphy…
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Graeme Riley
Veni Vidi Vici – Napoli Preview
Featured, Subscribers Only / / 757 commentsinAmongst the drama of the last few days, it has been easy to forget that the game is played on…
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Paul Tomkins
Victory For Common Sense, Defeat for Conmen
inSo, Tom Hicks to put all his efforts into a mega lawsuit. An outrageously large and disgusting figure. (And the…
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Paul Tomkins
D-Day – Liverpool’s Court Battle
inDue to the most inconvenient book deadline imaginable, I have been unable to comment on Liverpool's legal battle in any…
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Gary Fulcher
Everton (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
inWith all the turmoil that currently surrounds our great club, we have the chance to focus our attention on how…
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Simon GF
Referee’s View – September 2010
Referee's View, Subscribers Only / / 47 commentsinSimon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in…
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Paul Tomkins
Nice Man; Wrong Job?
inIt needs to be pointed out that on the basis of his team’s incoherent performances and his own bizarre press…
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Paul Tomkins
Where’s It Going Wrong?
inThis season, Liverpool have allowed opponents 92 shots at their goal in their first six league games, in contrast to…
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Paul Tomkins
Share Liverpool FC: TTT Q&A Session
Featured, Subscribers Only / / 18 commentsinFollowing the SOS-SL EGM, TTT has opened and maintained a dialogue with the board of Share Liverpool FC. The merger…