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Paul Tomkins
Houllier Vs Benítez: Who “Won”?
Read moreWhilst I lost faith with Gérard Houllier before he was sacked in 2004, I do think he did a fine…
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Paul Tomkins
Joe Cole, Gerrard, Hodgson & Being English
Read moreIt’s been a weird few days. First, the hard-to-fathom sale of promising, albeit rough diamond, Emiliano Insua – all the…
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Paul Tomkins
The Summer Job – Hard Work Ahead
Read moreWhoever ended up as Liverpool manager this summer was guaranteed to have a job on his hands. Transfer money had…
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Paul Tomkins
The Pros and Cons of Roy Hodgson
Read moreNothing in life comes with only positives; even miracle medicines have side effects (those hair-restorer pills I took which made…
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Paul Tomkins
The Long & Winding Road: Supporter Ownership
in Free / / 67 commentsRead moreThe Long and Winding Road: LFC Supporter Ownership is no longer just a beautiful dream. By Dan Kennett.
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Paul Tomkins
Roy Hodgson – TPI Performance Analysis
Read moreAt present, several members of this site are beavering away with analysis for the monumental Transfer Price Index (TPI) project,…
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Paul Tomkins
What Hodgson Inherits
Read moreThis is a look at what awaits Roy Hodgson when he pitches up at Anfield, to take over from Rafa…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson – The Fulham Writer’s View
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 102 commentsRead moreThanks to The Fulham Review editor, and Craven Cottage Newsround award-winning blogger (plus honourary Tomkins Times’ member) Richard Allen for…
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Paul Tomkins
Does Roy Hodgson Have The Credentials?
Read moreThis piece was originally published on June 21st. Since then it's become widely accepted that Roy Hodgson will be appointed…
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Paul Tomkins
The Need To Unite
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsRead moreA former teacher involved with the Liverpool Boys team, and long-standing season ticket holder, gives his view on why fans…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson or Dalglish? Is That the Choice?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 137 commentsRead moreI think it’s fair to say – if not necessarily fair on him – that Roy Hodgson would be the…
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Paul Tomkins
Why Pellegrini Is My Choice
Read moreSubscribers to this website will know that I named Manuel Pellegrini as my choice for the vacant Liverpool manager’s job…
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Paul Tomkins
“Nunca Caminarás Solo”
in Subscribers Only / / 209 commentsRead moreThis is for Subscribers only, and relates to a specific Tomkins Times project.
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Paul Tomkins
Dalglish the Manager – “Dynasty” Chapter
Read moreWith Kenny Dalglish apparently in the running for the vacant manager's job – or at least, throwing his hat into…
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Paul Tomkins
The Kid Can Play #2
Read moreThe one question I’ve been asked most following my meeting with Rafa last autumn is ‘who was the kid he…
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Paul Tomkins
A Fresh Start, But Black Clouds Remain
Read moreWhile I remain an avid supporter of Rafa Benítez, I do not want this site to end up bitter at…
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Paul Tomkins
Where Do We Go From Here?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 183 commentsRead moreNo manager. Temporary Chief Executive. Temporary Managing Director. No spade in the ground, let alone new stadium. Spiralling debt. Key…
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Paul Tomkins
Time For Change
Read moreAs I somewhat inappropriately announced on Twitter (in that, regrettably, I did so before telling those concerned – occupational habit…
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Paul Tomkins
Conversations with a European Champion
Read more“I was born Spanish, I am no longer as thin (the anxiety doesn’t help), and yes, sometimes I help serving…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool’s Managerial Candidates, Part One
in Subscribers Only / / 526 commentsRead moreIn this piece from May 10th, originally titled 'The Past Is A Place That Doesn’t Exist', I look at possible…
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Paul Tomkins
Please Mr Hansen, Check Your Facts
in Free / / 154 commentsRead moreFor writers, research is our training; the essential, unseen graft you put in behind the scenes that goes into the…
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Paul Tomkins
Benítez Gone, but the Villains Remain
Read moreI used to think that ambivalence was another word for indifference. Instead, I now understand that it is more of…
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Paul Tomkins

My Day With “Crisis”-Hit Benítez
Read moreWhen Rafa Benítez personally invites me to meet him for lunch at the legendary training ground, Liverpool have just seen…
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Paul Tomkins
Some Rafa Benítez Facts (and Records)
Read moreThis is a list of some of the achievements of Rafa Benítez and his players in the past five and…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool’s Financial Decline, 1992-2010
Read moreIn football, as in life, wealth is relative. Compared with teams Liverpool are expected to finish miles ahead of, Liverpool’s…