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Paul Tomkins
Why Liverpool Won’t Win the Title
inBy Paul Tomkins. While it’s not a long way from being a mathematical impossibility, Liverpool – whose home performances have…
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The Big Comedown: A Week of Errors
inBy Paul Tomkins. Eight days ago we were basking in the glow of an absolute thrashing of the team colloquially…
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Paul Tomkins
Stick That In Your Pipe …
inBy Paul Tomkins. Some post-Everton / transfer thoughts One day, Brendan Rodgers’ Reds will have a mediocre match. Right now,…
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Paul Tomkins
Transfer Records, and Why They Mata
inBy Paul Tomkins. On Saturday, Channel 4’s Economics Editor Faisal Islam tweeted: “No one ever inflation-adjusts “record” transfer fees, do…
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Paul Tomkins
Does Anyone Actually Enjoy Football Anymore?
inBy Paul Tomkins. Modern life grows increasingly hectic. Equally, the game of football becomes ever more frantic, and with it…
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Paul Tomkins
The Good, the Bad and the Cissokho
inBy Paul Tomkins. Any time I start to buy into the potential brilliance of Brendan Rodgers he goes and does…
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Paul Tomkins
Money Buys Success: the Proof You Need?
inBy Paul Tomkins. A handful of years ago I joined forces with Graeme Riley to create the Transfer Price Index…
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Regal Rodgers and Mediocre Moyes
inBy Paul Tomkins. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to look down on Manchester United. Funnily enough, it’s…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool’s Rubbish
inBy Paul Tomkins. Listening to a lot of Liverpool fans tweet – and presumably it’s the same on phone-ins (I’ve…
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Paul Tomkins
LFC 2013/14 vs LFC 2008/09
inBy Paul Tomkins. I think it’s pretty clear that this is the best Liverpool side since the vintage that finished…
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Paul Tomkins
Rodgers, and FSG’s Big Mistake
inBy Paul Tomkins. I don’t know if the 2012 documentary Being:Liverpool helped improve Liverpool’s global appeal at all – it’s…
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Paul Tomkins
Landmark Victory For Rodgers’ Reds
inBy Paul Tomkins. Well, that was unexpected. My pre-match fear about the Reds never doing well at White Hart Lane…
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Paul Tomkins
Fortune Favours The Brave?
inBy Paul Tomkins. It has to be said: even though this exciting Liverpool side is flawed, it fully merits its…
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Paul Tomkins
Build a Statue of Roy Hodgson at Anfield
By Paul Tomkins, Tomkins Rants / / 139 commentsinBy Paul Tomkins. The time has come: Roy Hodgson deserves his own statue outside Liverpool’s famous stadium. My suggestion is…
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Paul Tomkins
A Kick in the Balls
inBy Paul Tomkins. It’s been a very good start to the campaign for Liverpool, and yet all season I’ve been…
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Paul Tomkins
Tip Top, Top Cat: Steven Gerrard
inBy Paul Tomkins. I was recently asked to write a piece on Steven Gerrard for The Bib Theorists, which will…
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Paul Tomkins
Does Rodgers Need To Be A Genius?
inBy Paul Tomkins. As Liverpool fans we’re steeped in the mythology of our managers as geniuses. It started with Bill…
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Paul Tomkins
Are You Happy, But Don’t Know It?
inBy Paul Tomkins. It seems strangely elusive, judging how good our team actually is right now, and indeed, how good…
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Paul Tomkins
Suarez and Sturridge: The Best Ever?
inBy Paul Tomkins. Liverpool Football Club has possessed some quite wonderful strike partnerships over the years – more than its…
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Paul Tomkins
The Strange Case of Dr Rodgers and Mr Liverpool
inBy Paul Tomkins. While it’s been a weird season all round, the nature of Liverpool’s performances, and the rewards they’ve…
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Paul Tomkins
‘Tis The Season To Be Crazy
inBy Paul Tomkins. It has felt like a fairly bonkers start to the Premier League season, as far as the…
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Paul Tomkins
Time To Start Playing Well
inBy Paul Tomkins. Play poorly and win, and one of two things tends to happen: the points accumulated removes pressure,…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool’s Next Golden Generation?
inBy Paul Tomkins. Regular readers will be well aware of my frequent prescient, almost mystical predictions about young players over…
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Paul Tomkins
Important Site News, September 2013
inBy Paul Tomkins. This is a message for TTT Subscribers, relating to important developments behind the scenes.
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Paul Tomkins
Dream Start For Rodgers’ Reds
inBy Paul Tomkins. Last season Liverpool couldn’t beat the best sides, and also struggled to grind out wins in any…