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32 Teams, 12 Stadia and 8 Reds – The 2018 World Cup
The 2018 World Cup is almost upon us. Regardless of your thoughts on international football, the World Cup usually…
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My Five Days at the Match – Kiev
Thursday May 24th. The day finally arrives. The culmination of all that planning, arranging, booking and confirming, checking in,…
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The Days Before My Days At The Match In Kiev!
The first mention of Kiev comes after we’ve drawn but before we’ve played City in the quarter-final: “forty quid…
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Liverpool FC In The European Cup Final – A 41 Year Journey
The 25th of May should be a date that’s ingrained on every Liverpool supporter’s heart. The date we won…
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My Day at the Match – No Not THAT Match! – Blackpool v Walsall, Feb 10th 2018
Look, it wasn’t my idea, OK? It was my old mate Neil. Neil from school. Neil a Reds fan.…
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Effing Reffing Takes The Headlines Again
When referees keep getting more post-match discussion than goalscorers and goalkeepers, you know something’s wrong. Officials seem to be…
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My Day At The Match – Huddersfield Town (A), Jan.30th 2018
When Huddersfield got promoted last May, I was delighted that there was a really local game for me to…
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My Day at the Match – Burnley (A) Jan 1st 2018
Now here’s a first – and not just ‘of January’! Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’m going to…
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My Day at the Match – Leicester City (H), Dec.30th 2017
Amidst the loss of awareness of date and time that comes with what we call the festive period, I…
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My Day at the Match – Huddersfield Town (H) Oct.28th 2017
1 – By Chris Rowland: After last Sunday’s horror show, there’s one bit of good news. Lime Street station is…
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My Day at the Match – Man Utd (H), Sat. Oct.14th 2017
Anyone who’s read my My Day At The Match articles will know that the pincer movement of the uncertainties of…
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My Day at the Match – Manchester City (A) Sept 9th 2017
I broke my ‘never in Manchester’ rule on Saturday by going to a match there. Let me qualify that –…
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Progress at a Price?
Imagine a world where there was no mobile phone, no satellite and cable broadcasting, no goals to watch or players…
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How Was Their Season? No.12 – Nathaniel Clyne
by Chris Rowland. Clyne’s a strange one. He’s the opposite of Marmite. Nobody hates him (well except the guy behind…
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How Was Their Season? No.3: James Milner
By Chris Rowland. James Milner is never going to short-change you. He’ll always run the circumference of the Earth and…
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My Day at the Match – Middlesbrough (H) May 21st 2017. Job Done.
By Chris Rowland. One more dance, my friends, one more dance …. Question is, will we be waltzing towards that pesky…
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My Day at the Match – Southampton (H) May 7th 2017. Another Day of Anti-Football
by Chris Rowland. As ever, transport problems dominate ahead of the game itself. It seems not one but two trains…
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RIP Ronnie Moran. A Tribute to the Melwood Sergeant Major.
By Chris Rowland. The word ‘legend is overused, of course it is. In today’s society it is used in a…
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My Day at the Match – Burnley (H). Like Clockwork.
By Chris Rowland. Well the good news is that Lime Street station is open again. The bad news is that…
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Live TV – a Turn-Off For Match-Going Supporters?
by Chris Rowland. First of all it was Sky, and Sunday afternoons. Then came Saturday late, and Saturday early. Sunday was…
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My Day at the Match – Hull City (A) Feb 4th 2017. No Land of Green Ginger, and No Points
By Chris Rowland. This is Liverpool’s fifth league game at Hull’s new home, the KCom (formerly KC) Stadium – but…
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What Really Knocked Liverpool FC Off Their Perch?
By Chris Rowland. I started writing this before January 2017 – our month horribilis. We were second and still in…
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Day Review – Swansea City (H). Another Good Day Out Spoilt by the Match
By Chris Rowland. The alarm goes off at 7am. It’s still dark. It’s still night. In my world, it IS…
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16/17 League Cup Quarter Final Preview: Leeds United (H)
by Chris Rowland. Liverpool v Leeds. All red v all white. Lancashire (sort of) v Yorkshire. Shankly v Revie. Quite…
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How Was Their Season? No.15 – Christian Benteke
By Chris Rowland. There was once a Liverpool striker who was a magnificent physical specimen. A beast no defender would be…
