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Paul Tomkins
Magical Mystery Tour: Istanbul, 2005
in Book Extract, Free / / 45 commentsTo Celebrate 'Istanbul Day', this is an extract from "Golden Past, Red Future", the book I began writing in 2004,…
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Paul Tomkins
The Word ‘Red’, Spread Around the World
in Book Extract, Subscribers Only / / 37 commentsWritten in 2007 for “Above Us Only Sky: Liverpool FC’s Global Revolution”, this is a chapter on the worldwide nature of…
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Paul Tomkins
Why ‘Small Club’ Managers Don’t Work at ‘Big Clubs’
in Book Extract, Subscribers Only / / 153 commentsGiven the difficulty currently being experienced by Roy Hodgson at Liverpool following a relatively successful spell at Fulham, I thought…
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Paul Tomkins
“Pay As You Play” – Exclusive Chapter for Subscribers
Exclusive to Subscribers of The Tomkins Times, both the Introduction and Chapter One of "Pay As You Play: The True…
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Paul Tomkins
Gérard Houllier: The “Dynasty” Chapter
More so than any other Liverpool manager, Gérard Houllier’s stewardship is characterised by two distinct periods, divided by a single…
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Paul Tomkins
Dalglish the Manager – “Dynasty” Chapter
With 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
At The Heysel (From Where I Was Standing)
May 29th 1985, 6.30pm-after midnight I’ve no idea what the Heysel Stadium is like now; it’s not even called the…
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Paul Tomkins
Ferguson vs Rafa vs Referees (Excerpt from Red Race)
in Book Extract, Free / / 9 commentsWith the latest controversies surrounding Alex Ferguson, and not one but two excellent newspaper pieces finally taking the United manager…
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Paul Tomkins
From Where I Was Standing – Chris Rowland on Heysel
in Book Extract, Free / / 1 commentsThe following is a free-to-read series of excerpts from Chris Rowland’s forthcoming book, “From Where I Was Standing: A Liverpool…
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Paul Tomkins
Disciples of Discipline – Sample Chapter from Red Race
in Book Extract, Free / / 2 commentsWhen a manager has less money to spend than his main rivals, and/or less time to build his dynasty and…