-
Klopp’s Blitzkrieging, Gegenpressing, Steamrolling Reds Stroll On
PART ONE It’s early days, but with another thumping victory this already feels like a rather special Liverpool team, with…
108 -
New Ways to Subscribe to The Tomkins Times
As part of our revamp and relaunch in the summer of 2016 the aim was to make the subscription process…
-
Loving Lallana as Reds Run Chelsea Ragged
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 95 commentsWhile his touches were not vital in winning the game – those came from Dejan Lovren and Jordan Henderson, with…
-
Klopp and Liverpool – Sowing the Seeds of Something Special?
During the summer I noted on this site that, excluding the first couple of months of following his arrival, almost…
-
Anchors and Wankers: the Psychology and Reality of Transfer Prices
While the price of a Premier League footballer does indeed get further and further away from the financial realities of…
-
Dread, Despair, and Must-Win Insanity
Before the Spurs match I found myself engulfed in a pall of dread. Like most fans I get nervous before…
-
This is an Intervention: Do We Have To Do This EVERY Time?
While I still love football, my joy as a supporter of Liverpool is diluted by the modern insanity of fans…
-
Stop Panicking! Deep Breaths…
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 166 commentsTwo games, both away from home: one superb win, one surprising – yet unsurprising – defeat. The “end of the…
-
Liverpool’s Sublime Attacking Rips Arsenal To Shreds
At the end of last season I noted, in an article assessing the line-ups over the campaign, that when Jürgen…
-
Why Liverpool Will Win the League! (And Why They May Not)
Part One This summer vs Last Summer Every summer should bring optimism to a football fan – a clean slate,…
-
“It’s Alive!” Welcome to the New TTT
in By Paul Tomkins, Site News / / 238 commentsSo here we are, the new TTT, revamped and renewed; reborn and reclothed. It’s been a long two years to…
-
Welcome Wijnaldum, the New Stephen Ireland
By Paul Tomkins. Liverpool have signed a player in Georginio Wijnaldum who has an impeccable pedigree: prolific for Holland –…
-
Star-Shaped Pegs for Star-Shaped Holes
By Paul Tomkins. Last summer Liverpool signed Christian Benteke, a round peg signed for a round hole. A good player,…
-
Why Did We Even Want Klopp in the First Place?
By Paul Tomkins. You’ll all remember precisely why Liverpool appointed Jürgen Klopp last October, upon firing Brendan Rodgers. But it’s…
-
Liverpool Have Added a Load of Fresh Players
By Paul Tomkins. It seems an age ago, with Iceland and Wales winning hearts and minds, but it’s worth remembering…
-
Fear Not: Mané the Main Man
By Paul Tomkins. It goes without saying that there’s the predictable ‘fume’ that goes with any non-superstar Liverpool try to…
-
How Was Their Season? No 10: Joe Allen
By Paul Tomkins. This season was the least of Joe Allen, and the most of Joe Allen. It saw his…
-
Undeniable Proof of Progress Under Klopp
By Paul Tomkins. The problem with assessing any league season which also involves a ton of cup football is the…
-
Loving Klopp, Looking Forward
By Paul Tomkins. I don’t know what people expected when Jürgen Klopp took over a goal-shy side in October, but…
-
Crying Shame, and Crying Out for Change
By Paul Tomkins. This may be totally incomprehensible, as I wasn’t going to write it tonight, and had already taken…
-
The Final Reckoning: Klopp’s Reds After Glory
By Paul Tomkins. Big games, and one-off occasions, alter perceptions more than anything. They can swing on small details, including…
-
Jürgen Klopp, and Some Serious Decisions
By Paul Tomkins. It’s often said, after a reasonable period of time, that a manager “should know his best team…
-
Fireman, Cousin’s House, Original and Sturbridge
By Paul Tomkins. With a trophy in the balance going into mid-May, as the Reds head for an incredible second…
-
Another European Final, Another Klopp Master Show
By Paul Tomkins. Last week Villarreal made the big mistake of thinking they’d won the tie. But all they’d done…
