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