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Paul Tomkins
All Hail The Ox, In The Silliest of ‘Silly Seasons’
Read moreSo, it’s been quite a week. Ins, outs, and even some shake it all abouts. The end to the…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Look Infinitely Better Already
Read moreImprovement is never guaranteed in football, but this summer it felt to me – as I stated, over and over…
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Paul Tomkins
Hoffenheim and Hasselhoff, Princes and Palaces
in By Paul Tomkins, Subscribers Only / / 28 commentsRead moreAll the negativity surrounding the Reds these past couple of weeks, and yet in eight unbeaten days the team scored…
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Paul Tomkins
Football Is No Fun Anymore
Read moreI think I’ve just about reached breaking point. Whatever fun is left from the spectacle of football – which still…
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Paul Tomkins
Paul Tomkins’ Big 2017/18 Liverpool FC Preview
Read moreBefore panicking about the season – and there’s still time left in the window to make more signings (and hold…
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Paul Tomkins
The Best Value Premier League Signings Since 1993
Read moreWay back in 2011 – when Andy Carroll was still Liverpool’s Bright Young(ish) Hope – I created ‘TPIC’ – the…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Fans Have Jumped the Shark, Nuked the Fridge
Read moreI still love football. Indeed, I think that in many ways the game is more beautiful, fast and fluid than…
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Paul Tomkins
The Pros and Cons of Selling Coutinho
Read moreOkay, some thoughts on Philippe Coutinho, in semi-list form, based on my reading of the situation, which comes with zero…
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Paul Tomkins
Shock: Transfers Now Cost More; Plus Top 100 Signings After Inflation
Read moreLast summer I wrote a piece about the psychological effect called anchoring – the discovery of which dates back to…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Are Already Better Than Last Season
Read moreFirst of all, I haven’t spent much time online this summer – a kind of football detox – and only…
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Paul Tomkins
How Was Their Season? No.11: Emre Can
Read moreBy Paul Tomkins. Some players never misplace a pass. Emre Can never misplaces a hair. Oh, and he’s a pretty…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Fans – Don’t Be So Wanky About Solanke
Read moreI don’t know all the youth players in England, but one has stood out to me since banging in a…
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Paul Tomkins
How Was Their Season? No.5: Simon Mignolet
Read moreMost improved Liverpool player this season? Well, Adam Lallana was a revelation in the first half of the campaign (before…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Reaching Champions League is a Big Achievement – Just Ask Barca
Read moreThe other day I switched on the TV, and the channel was already set to Sky Sports – right at…
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Paul Tomkins
Some Fans Wanted Less Kuyt. But Everyone Needs More Kuyt
Read moreOne of the great shames of recent years was how Dirk Kuyt was allowed to leave Liverpool for a measly…
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Paul Tomkins
Jürgen Klopp Has Done as Good a Job as Antonio Conte
Read moreJürgen Klopp Has Done as Good a Job as Antonio Conte. Controversial, I know. And clearly biased. And if pushed,…
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Paul Tomkins
Depression, Illness, Football, Snide, Snark and Erotic Aardvarks
Read moreSo, something a little different today – although not something completely different. (This is not, after all, an essay on…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Stumbling But Hit “Magic” 70-Point Mark
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 81 commentsRead moreBefore the season started I said that 70-points and a 3rd-5th place finish would be my idea of significant (if…
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Paul Tomkins
Klopp’s Reds Show They Can Dig, Dog and Grind
Read moreAside from the home defeat to Crystal Palace – which was in part due to a nervy home crowd transmitting…
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Paul Tomkins
We Need To Talk About Football (Podcast and More)
Read moreExpecting people to be rational is irrational – I get that. But football discourse is still so frustrating, and anything…
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Paul Tomkins
This Liverpool Side Don’t Know When They’re Beaten (Free Friday)
Read moreIt’s true – this Liverpool side really don’t know when they’re beaten. Indeed, it’s rumoured that they came in from…
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Paul Tomkins
Red Progress – Another Huge Win at The Land of the Giants
Read moreCredit to West Brom for making a go of it at the end of today’s game, when not a lot…
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Paul Tomkins
Cherish What You’ve Got, Reds, You Crazy Mentalists
Read moreMy main football anxiety these days is not whether Liverpool will win, although that’s obviously still there, but whether any…
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Paul Tomkins
Emergency Football Mental Health First Aid Kit Pt2: Understanding Loss Aversion
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 39 commentsRead morePART ONE of the Football Mental Health First Aid Kit, from earlier in the year, can be found here. Understanding…
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Paul Tomkins
Derby Delight: Liverpool’s Players Getting Back Their Mojo (Apart From, Erm, Ojo)
in By Paul Tomkins, Subscribers Only / / 30 commentsRead moreIt’s fair to say that Liverpool have had a few players off form early in 2017, including Philippe Coutinho, Emre…