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Paul Tomkins
Why Kenny’s So Right, and Roy Was So Wrong
Roy Hodgson is a good manager. His relative success at certain clubs and his durability over 35 years proves that.…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson Gone, Dalglish Returns
So, Roy Hodgson has left Liverpool by mutual consent, and has been replaced by Kenny Dalglish for the remainder of…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson: No-one to blame but himself
In any season, some ‘winnable’ games will not be won. You can’t win ‘em all. Sometimes, shit happens. C’est la…
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Paul Tomkins
Important Info For Subscribers – Please Read
Some very important notices for subscribers to The Tomkins Times. This page can be linked to via the ad-bar on…
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Paul Tomkins
Ralf Rangnick – Next Liverpool Manager?
Written by Roy Henderson for The Tomkins Times, and also used on Roy’s own blog, Level 3. The Victor Chandler…
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Paul Tomkins
It’s Getting Ugly: Hodgson’s Way
It’s getting ugly. Well, technically it’s been getting ugly for a while. But the Wolves debacle was the nadir of…
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Paul Tomkins
So, Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 487 commentsRoy Hodgson, in his own inimitable, lugubrious way, said the other week that he should not be blamed for Liverpool’s…
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Kunal Dua
Liverpool vs Wolves – A Horror In Chalkboards
I’m back to take another depressing look at the chalkboards. Skipped a few games in between largely down to the…
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Paul Tomkins
The Media Narrative In Full Swing
Good luck to Roy Hodgson. On many levels he’ll need it. Then again, maybe he won’t. The press seem to…
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Gary Fulcher
Bolton (H): Match Preview and Discussion
Date: 1st Jan 2011 Venue: Anfield Kick Off: 3pm Competition: Preview: If someone had suggested to me a couple of…
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Paul Tomkins
Year of the Twit-ter
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 58 commentsBy Joe Pepper. Liverpool FC at the end of 2010 is unrecognisable from the Liverpool FC as it was at…
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Paul Tomkins
Tomkins Times Wins Best Club Fansite Award
Despite the presence of heavyweights such as KUMB, Republik of Mancunia and Arseblog, we’ve gone for The Tomkins Times for…
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Taf McDonald
One step forward for an owner, one giant leap for LFC
Having studied the club, from a business perspective, in great detail earlier in the year it was clear to see…
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zslaton
Soccernomics Was Wrong: Transfer Expenditures Matter
Zach Slaton, author of A Beautiful Numbers Game blog, recently asked to take a look at the massive Transfer Price…
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ALiverpoolThing
Liverpool FC’s ‘Directorial’ Debut
In light of Liverpool FC appointing Damien Comolli, Paul Grech of A Liverpool Thing looks at the role of the…
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Paul Tomkins
Long-Term Thinking: What Is NESV’s Vision?
As I hinted at a couple of weeks ago, this is our version of purgatory: not exactly hell, but no…
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Simon GF
Referee’s View – November 2010
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in…
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Graeme Riley
Dutch Courage: Utrecht Match Thread
Perhaps given Liverpool’s recent results, Dutch courage is something Roy Hodgson may need before tackling FC Utrecht. However his record…
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Paul Tomkins
Site News, Plus Questions & Answers
First of all, I was interviewed about the success of The Tomkins Times by Ashley Norris, and the piece was…
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Paul Tomkins
The Tomkins Times Nominated for Award
We're pleased to see that The Tomkins Times has been nominated in the Soccerlens Awards. There are nine days of…
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Gary Fulcher
Blackpool (A): Match Preview and Discussion
Date: 26th Dec 2010 Venue: Bloomfield Road Kick Off: 3pm Competition: Preview: This post is for Subscribers only.
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Paul Tomkins
Pay As You Play – Introduction & Chapter One
One of the more interesting theories associated with football is that success can be ‘bought’; that it’s almost off-the-peg, waiting…
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Paul Tomkins
Managerial Merry-(Less)-Go-Round
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 63 commentsFulham fans aren’t happy with their latest manager. Liverpool fans aren’t happy with their latest manager. Inter Milan fans aren’t…
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Paul Tomkins
Cultural Exchange: American Ideas & ‘Our’ Football
Excuse the cliché but Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball is called ‘The Curse of Talent’. Be it Major…
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Paul Tomkins
Depression and Dreading: Life as a Red
It’s never a good time of year in England, is it? British Summer Time is at an end and with…