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Klopp’s Blitzkrieging, Gegenpressing, Steamrolling Reds Stroll On
PART ONE It’s early days, but with another thumping victory this already feels like a rather special Liverpool team, with…
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A Quick Chat with God
A Scouser Born and Bred No 6: Robbie Fowler By Daniel Rhodes. The year was 1993: the Grand National was…
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New Ways to Subscribe to The Tomkins Times
As part of our revamp and relaunch in the summer of 2016 the aim was to make the subscription process…
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Loving Lallana as Reds Run Chelsea Ragged
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 95 commentsWhile his touches were not vital in winning the game – those came from Dejan Lovren and Jordan Henderson, with…
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Painting the World Red
Written by Terry Dolan. The animated map shows how the world was painted red from Liverpool’s first season in 1892…
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Klopp and Liverpool – Sowing the Seeds of Something Special?
During the summer I noted on this site that, excluding the first couple of months of following his arrival, almost…
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Summer 2016/17: Transfer Window Spending Round-Up
in Free, Transfer Debate / / 41 commentsSo Jim White day has been and gone, and the flurry of activity we usually see on deadline day has…
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Comment of the Month – August 2016
in Comment of the Month, Free / / 15 commentsBy Chris Rowland and Daniel Rhodes. Here’s our monthly competition to find and reward the best comment from a selected…
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Anchors and Wankers: the Psychology and Reality of Transfer Prices
While the price of a Premier League footballer does indeed get further and further away from the financial realities of…
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Dread, Despair, and Must-Win Insanity
Before the Spurs match I found myself engulfed in a pall of dread. Like most fans I get nervous before…
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This is an Intervention: Do We Have To Do This EVERY Time?
While I still love football, my joy as a supporter of Liverpool is diluted by the modern insanity of fans…
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Stop Panicking! Deep Breaths…
in By Paul Tomkins, Free / / 166 commentsTwo games, both away from home: one superb win, one surprising – yet unsurprising – defeat. The “end of the…
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You’ll Never Look at Football the Same Way Again
in Free, Talking Tactics / / 1 commentsBy TTT Subscriber Bob Pearce. With each passing season we have seen the Premier League battlefield steadily evolve in its…
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The Stats Benchmarks For This Season
By Andrew Beasley (TTT Subscriber Beez). Thanks to websites like whoscored.com, it’s common to see team or player statistics presented…
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Why Liverpool Will Win the League! (And Why They May Not)
Part One This summer vs Last Summer Every summer should bring optimism to a football fan – a clean slate,…
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STSOSTG – The Verdict (with TTT Player Values)
By Krishen Bhautoo. This is a short piece to round up the results of the excellently put together series of…
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Why Did We Even Want Klopp in the First Place?
By Paul Tomkins. You’ll all remember precisely why Liverpool appointed Jürgen Klopp last October, upon firing Brendan Rodgers. But it’s…
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Liverpool and Expected Goals
I’m sure by now you’re familiar with the concept of expected goals (or xG or ExpG for short). Each shot…
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Comment of the Month – The Article!
On June 6th, The Tomkins Times subscriber and contributor Tony Mckenna (macattack) produced this epic comment exploring the benefits of giving a manager enough…
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Why Size Doesn’t Always Matter
By Dan Kennett. As the traditional photos emerged following the start of pre-season training, one thing immediately struck me: we…
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Liverpool Have Added a Load of Fresh Players
By Paul Tomkins. It seems an age ago, with Iceland and Wales winning hearts and minds, but it’s worth remembering…
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Comment of the Month – June 2016
By Chris Rowland and Daniel Rhodes. Here’s the first of our new monthly competition to reward the best comment from…
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Scouting Sadio: Is He the Right Mané?
By Daniel Rhodes. Seems futile writing a scouting article about a player we’ve signed, especially when the club seem to…
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Fear Not: Mané the Main Man
By Paul Tomkins. It goes without saying that there’s the predictable ‘fume’ that goes with any non-superstar Liverpool try to…
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Scouting: Reds’ New Signing Matip, and Lovren
By Daniel Rhodes. While Liverpool fans in the past few days have been subjected to rumourmongering links for Andros Townsend and…
