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Paul Tomkins
A ‘Thrashing’ by Fine Margins
By Paul Tomkins. Perhaps it’s my eyes, but last night I didn’t witness a game in which Liverpool were totally…
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Paul Tomkins
Balotelli: A Bold Move, Or Virtual Insanity?
By Paul Tomkins. Wow, I genuinely didn’t see this coming. The first word I associate with Mario Balotelli is bargepole.…
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Paul Tomkins
The Dumbness of Pundits
By Paul Tomkins. First things first, it’s never good to read too much into the opening game. It’s a cliché…
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Paul Tomkins
There’s More to Come From Rodgers’ Reds
By Paul Tomkins. It’s hard to know what to make of the impending season, with predictions seeming harder than ever.…
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Paul Tomkins
How Chelsea Ruined Football
By Paul Tomkins. First of all, let me state that, beyond the tense rivalries of recent years, I harbour no…
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Paul Tomkins
Beware/Rejoice! New Season Ahead
By Paul Tomkins. A couple of websites recently emailed me some Q&As about the upcoming season. Before they publish them,…
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Paul Tomkins
Are Liverpool Buying Wisely?
By Paul Tomkins. A lot has been made of Liverpool signing unremarkable players from unremarkable clubs this summer, having sold…
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Paul Tomkins
Site News: Total TTT Revamp
in By Paul Tomkins, Site News / / 158 commentsBy Paul Tomkins. This autumn will be TTT’s 5th birthday, and we have had the same basic design since launching…
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Paul Tomkins
No Player is Ever the Same Twice
By Paul Tomkins. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and…
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Paul Tomkins
Suarez Sale? A Blessing and a Curse
By Paul Tomkins. The one thing we’re quick to forget is that the future of football is never written in…
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Paul Tomkins
They Dared To Dream: TTT Book OUT NOW
Our new book – They Dared To Dream: How Rodgers’ Liverpool Went So Close – is now available on Kindle, via…
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Paul Tomkins
The Problem of Luis Suarez and Two Tribes
By Paul Tomkins. One thing that has bothered me in the past when defending Luis Suarez – or, if not…
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Paul Tomkins
Déjà Vu: Liverpool Players Misused By Hodgson
By Paul Tomkins. When an ex-Liverpool manager takes charge of half a dozen Liverpool players in a group containing current…
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Paul Tomkins
The Owl and the Pussy Cats
By Paul Tomkins. The best thing about England losing both opening games of a World Cup for the first time…
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Paul Tomkins
Tomkins’ Law: Only 40% of Transfers Succeed
By Paul Tomkins. The title ‘Tomkins’ Law’ was recently assigned to my transfer theory by Dan Kennett, referring to my…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Should Definitely Buy THIS Player
By Paul Tomkins. Though I often get asked, I don’t watch enough football to answer questions about who Liverpool should…
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Paul Tomkins
New Book, TTT Podcast and More
By Paul Tomkins. Given the thrilling nature of the season, a couple of months ago we thought we’d invite all…
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Paul Tomkins
Gerrard and Co., Hold Your Heads High
By Paul Tomkins. There can have been fewer more pathetic sights in football than a plane flying over a stadium…
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Paul Tomkins
We Are What We Are, Not What We Are Not
By Paul Tomkins. Well, that was heartbreaking, head-wrecking, soul-destroying. In the aftermath of a late three-goal collapse, the Reds’ weaknesses…
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Paul Tomkins
Title Hopes Dented, Not Destroyed
By Paul Tomkins. Expecting to win a 12th game in a row is perhaps the new definition of insanity. We…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Stole My Bowel Control
By Paul Tomkins. Followers of my Twitter feed will be well aware of my new-found obsession with toilet humour. This…
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Paul Tomkins
Mental. Mental. Mental.
By Paul Tomkins. Totally mental. In every sense of the word: mental |ˈmɛnt(ə)l| adjective 1 relating to the mind: mental…
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Paul Tomkins
The Reds Have Bought Success? No Chance
By Paul Tomkins. The notion that Liverpool have bought success, as opined by the Manchester Evening News’ Stuart Brennan, is…
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Paul Tomkins
High on the Hedonic Treadmill
By Paul Tomkins. Note: I started writing this piece at the weekend, to publish after the West Ham game, whatever…
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Paul Tomkins
Screw Logic, Embrace Emotion
By Paul Tomkins. Yesterday I wrote a calm, rational piece for this site, ready to publish in victory, defeat or…