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Paul Tomkins
A Doctor at Hillsborough, by Neil Dunkin
Although he lived in Glasgow and worked as a GP in Lanarkshire, Dr Phillips, 34, had been born and bred…
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Andrew Beasley
The Tomkins Times Meets Mark Lawrenson
Interview by Andrew Beasley Working freelance undoubtedly has its pros and cons. One benefit of it is having my finger…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes On The Commentators: Part 20 – The Final Shorts!
By Our Mystery Correspondent P.Dantic. To conclude the series, our Measured Ranter takes his Gatling gun to a whole…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes On The Commentators, No.19 – ‘It Could’ve Gone Anywhere’
By Our Mystery Correspondent P.Dantic. Of the many dumb things that commentators can say, it seems to me that…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 18: ‘If You’re Looking For Omens…’
By Our Mystery Correspondent P.Dantic. If you were compiling a list of commentator catch-phrases, ‘If you’re looking for omens…..’…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes On The Commentators, Part 17: ‘I’ve Seen Them Given’
By Our Mystery Correspondent P.Dantic. You may find yourself commenting on a football match And you may find yourself…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes On The Commentators, Part 16: ‘Not Good Enough’
By our Mystery Correspondent P.Dantic. ‘Not good enough’ This is one of the commentator classics. Welcome to ‘Not good…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 15: ‘He Can’t Have Too Many Complaints’
By our Mystery Correspondent P. Dantic. Hardly a game passes without the commentator telling us ‘He can’t have too…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 14: ‘He’s a Real Talent’
by our Mystery Correspondent P. Dantic. It’s not all about just reading the names on the player’s shirts. The…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 13: ‘That’s Changed His Half-time Team Talk’
By Our Mystery Correspondent Per Dantic. ‘That’s changed his half-time team-talk’. The commentators are saying that the manager was…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 12: ‘A Messi or a Xavi’
By Our Mystery Correspondent Per Dantic. The commentators like to use some variation of this phrase. They will take…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators, Part 11: ‘From Hero to Zero’
By our Mystery Correspondent Per Dantic. The commentators love saying ‘From Hero to Zero’. They do it to show how…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators, Part 10: ‘The Worst Possible Start’
in Exclusive, Media Muppet of the Week, Media Watch, Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 2 commentsBy our mystery correspondent Per Dantic. You’ll learn that one in your first week at commentators’ classes. The commentators say…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators, Part 9: ‘He is a Top Top Player’
By our mystery correspondent Per Dantic. ‘He is a top top player’ We often hear the commentators say ‘He is…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators: Part 8: “The Referee Could Not Have Been Closer”
By Per Dantic. ‘The referee could not have been closer’ That phrase never seems to go out of fashion with…
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Chris Rowland
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators: Part 7: “In and Around”
By Professor Per Dantic. That’s a fashionable phrase with the commentators now. ‘In and around’ has become very popular. What…
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Daniel Rhodes
The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators: Part Six: “That’s Something They’ve Practised on the Training Ground”
By The Secret Pundit Per Dantic ‘That’s something they’ve practised on the training ground’ That’s one of the ‘go-to’ phrases…
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Daniel Rhodes
Shopping for Right-Backs (and a Midfield Bonus)
in Exclusive, Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Transfer Debate / / 22 commentsBy Ted Knutson (Editor of Stats Bomb). This was going to be a search for left-backs, but after thinking about…
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Andrew Beasley
Better With The Ball? It’s Just A Shot Away
in Book Extract, Editor's Pick, Exclusive, Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only / / 35 commentsBy Andrew Beasley. The original version of this article appeared in These Turbulent Times, and the stats (sourced from EPLIndex) were…
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Dan Kennett
TTT Meets … Brendan Rodgers (Again)
By Dan Kennett. The Tomkins Times was fortunate to receive another invite to the Liverpool fansite & bloggers meeting at…
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Dan Kennett
TTT meets…Lucas Leiva
By Dan Kennett. In the 2nd “fans briefing” with representatives of Liverpool fan sites, fanzines, internet TV and internet radio…
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Paul Tomkins
Editorial Bias in Media Against Benítez
It has come to my attention that one of football's most prominent television personalities, in a seriously high-profile position, continually…