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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool FC’s Vital New Signing
in Subscribers Only / / 55 commentsRead moreThe appointment of Peter Brukner could yet prove to be as important as the signing of any individual player. After…
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Paul Tomkins
New-Look Tomkins Times
in Site News / / 82 commentsRead moreAs you may have noticed, the site has been evolving in recent weeks, with the addition of several high-quality guest…
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Paul Tomkins
Midfield Pairings and Flawed Logic
in Part Free, Talking Tactics / / 68 commentsRead moreApparently, you only have to play Steven Gerrard in central midfield and all problems are solved. If that was the…
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Paul Tomkins
Reds Back on Track, Steve Bruce Deflated
in .tv Preview / / 126 commentsRead moreIt’s not been a particularly enjoyable season – one I’ve found hard to deal with on a number of levels.…
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Paul Tomkins
Lucas Vs Gerrard
in Guest Writer, Subscribers Only / / 257 commentsRead moreYou don’t win the Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball), given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro — an…
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Paul Tomkins
Right Manager, Wrong Owners
in Free / / 210 commentsRead moreIf you are fans of Portsmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle or Manchester United, the success (in some cases, relatively speaking) of a…
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Paul Tomkins
The Past and the Pending
in Part Free, Part Member / / 44 commentsRead moreIn football, we are always searching the past to predict the future. But rather than suggest things definitely can’t happen…
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Paul Tomkins
Site News – Development of TTT
in Site News, Subscribers Only / / 85 commentsRead moreThe Tomkins Times is 6-months old today. Here I discuss some ideas to help improve the site in the coming…
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Paul Tomkins
“Hi Paul, It’s Jamie Carragher…”
in Free / / 168 commentsRead moreIt’s not every day you answer a call from a withheld number and it’s Jamie Carragher on the other end.…
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Paul Tomkins
Media Muppet of the Week #2 – Lawro
in Free, Media Muppet of the Week / / 105 commentsRead moreMark Lawrenson has launched a massive broadside at Rafa Benítez in the Daily Mirror. Nothing like sticking together in difficult…
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Paul Tomkins
The ‘Current Price’ of Every LFC Signing 1992-2010
in Part Free, Part Member / / 35 commentsRead moreFollowing on from other work with Graeme Riley's Transfer Price Index, this is the list of all of Liverpool's Premier…
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Paul Tomkins
Portsmouth (H) Pre/Post Match Discussion
in Match Discussion, Member / / 426 commentsRead moreIn some ways, the perfect game: at home, and very winnable indeed. The bad news is that the opposition have…
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Paul Tomkins
The Implications of 5th (or Worse)?
in Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 162 commentsRead moreSuch is the importance placed on being in the Champions League, the thought of Liverpool missing out on the top…
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Paul Tomkins
The Media, Liverpool FC & You
in Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 18 commentsRead moreThis is an abridged version of a chapter-length piece published on here five weeks ago for members, which examines various…
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Paul Tomkins
Rock, Paper, Scissors
in .tv Preview, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsRead moreEven now, people haven’t fully wised up to the change in English football in the last handful of years; if…
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Paul Tomkins
Wigan (A) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
in Match Discussion, Subscribers Only / / 520 commentsRead moreNot the easiest of games, but one that the Reds have a good chance of winning. The extra couple of…
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Paul Tomkins
The Best Players Seen ‘Live’
in Interactive, Subscribers Only / / 90 commentsRead moreAs there are quite a few match-going Reds on here, I wondered who are the best opposing players you've seen…
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Paul Tomkins
Goal Involvement – August to March
in Goal Involvement, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsRead moreFor the last two seasons I have been monitoring 'Goal Involvement', which looks at who played a part in the…
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Paul Tomkins
Tough and Rumble
in .tv Preview, Subscribers Only / / 45 commentsRead moreWell, if Liverpool didn’t know they were in a battle for 4th, they do now; indeed, too literally so this…
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Paul Tomkins
Editorial Bias in Media Against Benítez
Read moreIt has come to my attention that one of football's most prominent television personalities, in a seriously high-profile position, continually…
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Paul Tomkins
Media Muppet of the Week (#1)
in Media Muppet of the Week / / 94 commentsRead moreA dual award in The Tomkins Times' inaugural Media Muppet of the Week. Week one: a right pair of muppets.
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Paul Tomkins
Blackburn (H) – Pre/Post-Match Hand Gestures
in Match Discussion / / 406 commentsRead moreHow will Sam Allardyce cope with Rafa’s rude and ruthless gestures? Will Big Sam be able to hide his tears…
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Paul Tomkins
Cutting Edge
in .tv Preview / / 57 commentsRead moreIf you go to a club that is in the top four; that has an unbeaten home record (including victories…
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Paul Tomkins
“Lucky Rafa”
in Free / / 111 commentsRead moreIt’s interesting to me that a manager with a world-class CV could be described as ‘lucky’ by his critics. If…
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Paul Tomkins
Free eBooks For Subscribers
in Liverpool FC - Books / / 44 commentsRead moreSubscribers to The Tomkins Times can download free eBooks of my four of my five main titles: "Golden Past, Red…