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Football Is No Fun Anymore
I 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’ Big 2017/18 Liverpool FC Preview
Before panicking about the season – and there’s still time left in the window to make more signings (and hold…
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The Best Value Premier League Signings Since 1993
Way back in 2011 – when Andy Carroll was still Liverpool’s Bright Young(ish) Hope – I created ‘TPIC’ – the…
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Liverpool Fans Have Jumped the Shark, Nuked the Fridge
I still love football. Indeed, I think that in many ways the game is more beautiful, fast and fluid than…
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The Pros and Cons of Selling Coutinho
Okay, some thoughts on Philippe Coutinho, in semi-list form, based on my reading of the situation, which comes with zero…
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Shock: Transfers Now Cost More; Plus Top 100 Signings After Inflation
Last summer I wrote a piece about the psychological effect called anchoring – the discovery of which dates back to…
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Liverpool Are Already Better Than Last Season
First of all, I haven’t spent much time online this summer – a kind of football detox – and only…
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How Was Their Season? No.11: Emre Can
By Paul Tomkins. Some players never misplace a pass. Emre Can never misplaces a hair. Oh, and he’s a pretty…
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Liverpool Fans – Don’t Be So Wanky About Solanke
I don’t know all the youth players in England, but one has stood out to me since banging in a…
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How Was Their Season? No.5: Simon Mignolet
Most improved Liverpool player this season? Well, Adam Lallana was a revelation in the first half of the campaign (before…
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Liverpool Reaching Champions League is a Big Achievement – Just Ask Barca
The other day I switched on the TV, and the channel was already set to Sky Sports – right at…
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Some Fans Wanted Less Kuyt. But Everyone Needs More Kuyt
One of the great shames of recent years was how Dirk Kuyt was allowed to leave Liverpool for a measly…
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Jürgen Klopp Has Done as Good a Job as Antonio Conte
Jürgen Klopp Has Done as Good a Job as Antonio Conte. Controversial, I know. And clearly biased. And if pushed,…
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Depression, Illness, Football, Snide, Snark and Erotic Aardvarks
So, something a little different today – although not something completely different. (This is not, after all, an essay on…
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Liverpool Stumbling But Hit “Magic” 70-Point Mark
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 81 commentsBefore 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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Klopp’s Reds Show They Can Dig, Dog and Grind
Aside from the home defeat to Crystal Palace – which was in part due to a nervy home crowd transmitting…
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We Need To Talk About Football (Podcast and More)
Expecting people to be rational is irrational – I get that. But football discourse is still so frustrating, and anything…
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This Liverpool Side Don’t Know When They’re Beaten (Free Friday)
It’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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Red Progress – Another Huge Win at The Land of the Giants
Credit to West Brom for making a go of it at the end of today’s game, when not a lot…
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Cherish What You’ve Got, Reds, You Crazy Mentalists
My main football anxiety these days is not whether Liverpool will win, although that’s obviously still there, but whether any…
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Emergency Football Mental Health First Aid Kit Pt2: Understanding Loss Aversion
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 39 commentsPART ONE of the Football Mental Health First Aid Kit, from earlier in the year, can be found here. Understanding…
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Derby Delight: Liverpool’s Players Getting Back Their Mojo (Apart From, Erm, Ojo)
in By Paul Tomkins, Subscribers Only / / 30 commentsIt’s fair to say that Liverpool have had a few players off form early in 2017, including Philippe Coutinho, Emre…
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One of the Best Ever Crops of Reds’ Youngsters – But Can You Be Patient?
Can you hack it? Are you brave enough? Can you afford to wait for the maturation of an excellent crop…
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Firm On Firmino: The Best In Europe?
When it comes to finishing, Roberto Firmino is not in the elite band of footballers in Europe. But in terms…
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We’ve Seen The Future of English Football (Via Germany)
in By Paul Tomkins, Subscribers Only / / 51 commentsI thought that, for once, the glaring cliché was true: that game had everything (including a glaring Clichy). Played at…
