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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson, Tactics and Working With What He Has
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 88 commentsBy my reckoning, teams expected to challenge at the top end of the Premier League need approximately six attacking players;…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Would Like a Left-Back
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 106 commentsWord would have it that Liverpool are in the market for a left back. Strange position, No.3. Certainly, by its…
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Paul Tomkins
Houllier Vs Benítez: Who “Won”?
Whilst I lost faith with Gérard Houllier before he was sacked in 2004, I do think he did a fine…
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Paul Tomkins
Joe Cole, Gerrard, Hodgson & Being English
It’s been a weird few days. First, the hard-to-fathom sale of promising, albeit rough diamond, Emiliano Insua – all the…
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Chris Rowland
Emerging From A Red Shadow
Three teams, three huge clubs in their own right, with vast support, illustrious histories and a generous sprinkling of trophies,…
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Paul Tomkins
The Summer Job – Hard Work Ahead
Whoever ended up as Liverpool manager this summer was guaranteed to have a job on his hands. Transfer money had…
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Paul Tomkins
The Pros and Cons of Roy Hodgson
Nothing in life comes with only positives; even miracle medicines have side effects (those hair-restorer pills I took which made…
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Paul Tomkins
Roy Hodgson – TPI Performance Analysis
At present, several members of this site are beavering away with analysis for the monumental Transfer Price Index (TPI) project,…
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Paul Tomkins
What Hodgson Inherits
This is a look at what awaits Roy Hodgson when he pitches up at Anfield, to take over from Rafa…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson – The Fulham Writer’s View
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 102 commentsThanks to The Fulham Review editor, and Craven Cottage Newsround award-winning blogger (plus honourary Tomkins Times’ member) Richard Allen for…
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Paul Tomkins
Does Roy Hodgson Have The Credentials?
This piece was originally published on June 21st. Since then it's become widely accepted that Roy Hodgson will be appointed…
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Paul Tomkins
The Need To Unite
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsA former teacher involved with the Liverpool Boys team, and long-standing season ticket holder, gives his view on why fans…
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Paul Tomkins
Hodgson or Dalglish? Is That the Choice?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 137 commentsI think it’s fair to say – if not necessarily fair on him – that Roy Hodgson would be the…
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Paul Tomkins
Why Pellegrini Is My Choice
Subscribers to this website will know that I named Manuel Pellegrini as my choice for the vacant Liverpool manager’s job…
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Paul Tomkins
Dalglish the Manager – “Dynasty” Chapter
With Kenny Dalglish apparently in the running for the vacant manager's job – or at least, throwing his hat into…
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Paul Tomkins
The Kid Can Play #2
The one question I’ve been asked most following my meeting with Rafa last autumn is ‘who was the kid he…
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Paul Tomkins
A Fresh Start, But Black Clouds Remain
While I remain an avid supporter of Rafa Benítez, I do not want this site to end up bitter at…
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Paul Tomkins
Where Do We Go From Here?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 183 commentsNo manager. Temporary Chief Executive. Temporary Managing Director. No spade in the ground, let alone new stadium. Spiralling debt. Key…
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Chris Rowland
Are We Still A Massive Club?
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 26 commentsBy Chris Rowland ... Let’s face it, we quite like being members of the ‘Big Four’ – or should it…
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Paul Tomkins
Time For Change
As I somewhat inappropriately announced on Twitter (in that, regrettably, I did so before telling those concerned – occupational habit…
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Paul Tomkins
Conversations with a European Champion
“I was born Spanish, I am no longer as thin (the anxiety doesn’t help), and yes, sometimes I help serving…
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Paul Tomkins
Benítez Gone, but the Villains Remain
I used to think that ambivalence was another word for indifference. Instead, I now understand that it is more of…
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Paul Tomkins
My Day With “Crisis”-Hit Benítez
When Rafa Benítez personally invites me to meet him for lunch at the legendary training ground, Liverpool have just seen…
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Paul Tomkins
Some Rafa Benítez Facts (and Records)
This is a list of some of the achievements of Rafa Benítez and his players in the past five and…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool’s Financial Decline, 1992-2010
In football, as in life, wealth is relative. Compared with teams Liverpool are expected to finish miles ahead of, Liverpool’s…