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Paul Tomkins
Behind the Scenes at Melwood
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 26 commentsOctober 26th, 2009 The following is a more light-hearted look at my time at Melwood last week, which is for…
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Paul Tomkins
The Kid(s) Can Play
With all this is mind, I thought I’d spend the summer (which could be very depressing) picking out those Academy…
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Gary Fulcher
Liverpool FC League Analysis 1990/91 – 2009/10
Following on from my post looking at Liverpool's 2009/10 stats, I wanted to assess every season since we last won…
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Paul Tomkins
Houllier Vs Benítez: Spend Analysis
I was recently asked whose was bigger, Houllier’s or Benítez’s? (Net spend, I hasten to add.) As each has (to…
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Paul Tomkins
Goal Involvement 2009/10 – Full Results
Goal Involvement is the method I devised to rate and rank contribution to goals that go beyond the final finish…
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Paul Tomkins
Player Review 2009/10 Part Two: Players K-Z
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 49 commentsIt’s been a tough old season, and one we will all want to forget as quickly as possible. But before…
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Paul Tomkins
The Big TTT Book Project
Given the standard of contributors to, and posters on, The Tomkins Times, not to mention some of the ideas developed…
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Paul Tomkins
Player Review 2009/10, Part One – Players A-J
in Featured, Subscribers Only / / 61 commentsIt’s been a tough old season, and one we will all want to forget as quickly as possible. But before…
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Paul Tomkins
“The Hyypiä Effect”: Why Investment Is Necessary
How much value is removed from a squad each season in terms of personnel who, due to age or contracts…
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Paul Tomkins
20 Reasons To be Cheerful
By Joe Pepper. It's the end of the season, and unsurprisingly there is an air of despondency engulfing everyone. But…
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Graeme Riley
Money For Nothing?
Given the recent publication of the accounts of Liverpool’s trading company, I thought it would be worthwhile performing a review…
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Paul Tomkins
Malignant Cancers and Sticking Plasters
For me, complaining about the manager is like being concerned with a splinter while suffering from cancer. The cancer is…
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Paul Tomkins
Site News and Important Information
A few updates for subscribers, as the season draws to an end on The Tomkins Times' inaugural campaign. A busy…
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Gary Fulcher
Chelsea (H) Pre/Post-Match Discussion
Liverpool v Chelsea games are never short of drama or controversy, but this meeting comes with an extra dose of…
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Paul Tomkins
Transfer Tosh – Don’t Believe the Tripe
Of all the falsehoods that get spouted about Benítez, the misrepresentation of his record in the transfer market is perhaps…
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Paul Tomkins
Talent is Not Enough: A Youth Review
Remember Wayne Harrison? Or Richie Partridge? What about John Welsh? The likelihood is that some, if not all, of those…
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Chris Rowland
MEMORABLE GAMES: Nottingham Forest (a) 1977
Two League /European trophy doubles, back-to-back, champions of England, champions of Europe - we were now indisputably top of the…
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Graeme Riley
Semi Success?
Ahead of our semi-final encounter with Atletico Madrid, I thought it would be interesting to look back on the other…
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Paul Tomkins
Reasons Benítez Belongs
I’ve said for ages that Benítez will never get a fair assessment from certain fans, and sloppy, or vindictive journalists.…
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Chris Rowland
MOST MEMORABLE GAMES: St Etienne, March 1977
Clinching the League at Molineux in May 1976 and adding the UEFA Cup was only the start of the most…
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Paul Tomkins
Sub Standard? Rafa’s Subs Record
The season where Liverpool’s first tactical substitution was on average the latest after the opposition's (2008/09), was the most successful…
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Neil Jones
Robbie Fowler, The One and Only
The mid-nineties were a great time to be young in England. You had alcopops in your bloodstream, moody checked shirts…
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Graeme Riley
The Eagles Have Landed – Benfica Preview
Portugal has provided some of the more memorable moments in the history of European competition, going back to the mighty…