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Paul Tomkins
Pay As You Play – Introduction & Chapter One
One of the more interesting theories associated with football is that success can be ‘bought’; that it’s almost off-the-peg, waiting…
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Graeme Riley
The Unpredictable Season – TPI Analysis
in Subscribers Only / / 27 commentsOne of the remarkable things about the Premier League so far this season is its unpredictability. Chelsea, long time leaders,…
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Paul Tomkins
A Guide To Mid-Range Transfers
in Free / / 72 commentsIt’s 2004. Alan Hansen is one of the greatest defenders in British football history. Alan Hansen is one of the…
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Paul Tomkins
Managerial Merry-(Less)-Go-Round
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 63 commentsFulham fans aren’t happy with their latest manager. Liverpool fans aren’t happy with their latest manager. Inter Milan fans aren’t…
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Gary Fulcher
Spurs (A): Match Preview and Discussion
in Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 660 commentsIt’s amazing to think that Liverpool are just three points off 6th-placed Tottenham Hotspur despite our well-publicised struggles this season.…
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matthewcain2
The Mini-Derby: Reserves Match Report
in Youths & Reserves / / 30 commentsMatthew Cain continues his look at the youngsters in the Liverpool second string.
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool vs Steaua: Pre/Post-Game Discussion
in Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 680 commentsAs usual, a place for Subscribers to discuss the hopes and fears ahead of the game, and pick the bones…
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Kunal Dua
Liverpool vs West Ham in chalkboards
in Chalkboards, Subscribers Only / / 27 commentsMeireles attempted 56 passes against West Ham, completing 50 of them, including one assist from the corner. Out of the…
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Paul Tomkins
Cultural Exchange: American Ideas & ‘Our’ Football
Excuse the cliché but Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball is called ‘The Curse of Talent’. Be it Major…
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Paul Tomkins
The Options Open To NESV
in Part Free, Part Member / / 347 commentsThe calls to sack Roy Hodgson are reaching fever pitch. While I won’t add to them in this particular piece…
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Gary Fulcher
West Ham (H): Match Preview and Discussion
in Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 382 commentsLiverpool haven’t lost to West Ham Utd at Anfield since a 2-1 defeat on the 14th of September 1963 and…
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Paul Tomkins
Depression and Dreading: Life as a Red
It’s never a good time of year in England, is it? British Summer Time is at an end and with…
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Paul Tomkins
Third-World Football: 1/3rd Season Review
Liverpool won just three of the first 10 league matches, and in the next three, it’s only been one win.…
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Graeme Riley
Roy’s Hodgson’s Managerial Record
Below is a full record of Roy Hodgson's managerial career at club level, based on league results only.
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Paul Tomkins
The Unbearable Deepness of Defending
in Chalkboards, Subscribers Only / / 124 commentsFollowing on from last week's subscriber-only piece about Liverpool’s lack of possession (and the proven benefits of possession football over…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson: Putting the Gaffe in Gaffer
in Free / / 127 commentsA few weeks back, someone emailed me a list of Roy Hodgson's PR gaffes, to put onto this site. I…
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Paul Tomkins
Possession: 9/10ths of LFC Law?
in In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only / / 110 commentsOne thing is undeniable: Liverpool have not passed the ball as well this season as in the recent past. But…
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Paul Tomkins
Ten out of 20 Ain’t Bad
in Free / / 116 commentsNow that the Reds have got some kind of foothold under Roy Hodgson, unless results take a disastrous turn for…
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Paul Tomkins
‘Pay As You Play’ Day
This week sees the long-anticpated (by at least three people) release of 'Pay As You Play: The True Price of…
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Simon GF
Referee’s View – October 2010
in Referee's View, Subscribers Only / / 41 commentsLiverpool faced a matches against Blackpool (H) Everton (A) Blackburn (H) and Bolton (A) in a series of games that…
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Gary Fulcher
Stoke City (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Stoke City’s 3-2 win over Birmingham on Tuesday night put an end to Stoke's four game losing streak in the…
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Kunal Dua
Liverpool vs Chelsea – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
in Free / / 90 commentsLiverpool got their best result under Roy Hodgson by beating Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday. The performance was far…
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Paul Tomkins
My Lunch With ‘The Quiet American’
First of all, it nearly never happened. John W Henry sent me a message more than a week ago to…
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Gary Fulcher
Wigan (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Liverpool’s 2 – 0 triumph over leaders Chelsea on Sunday means we have now won three consecutive games in the…
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Paul Tomkins
We’re All Wrong, We’re All Right
At long last, Liverpool look like a proper team again. Not a great team, admittedly, but at least a team.