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Paul Tomkins
Andy Carroll: Is He Worth It?
Yesterday marked the third time Kenny Dalglish has broken the English transfer record for a Geordie striker. On the previous…
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Paul Tomkins
Torres, Carroll, Suarez, Adam: Transfer Chaos
in Free / / 1127 commentsFor the first couple of seasons at Liverpool, Fernando Torres was the most complete striker I’d ever seen at the…
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Paul Tomkins
Suárez & Torres: Dream Team?
in Free / / 1869 commentsSo, one of the world’s best strikers signs, on the day that we’re told one of the world’s best strikers…
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Paul Tomkins
History Repeating Itself? A Quick Observation
The following quote was recently sent my way: “It was very hard to do it, it really was, because Roy…
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Paul Tomkins
Raul Meireles – Hodgson’s Success & Failure
in Free / / 65 commentsThere’s only one thing at Liverpool that, on the evidence so far, Roy Hodgson indubitably got right: the purchase of Raul…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool FC Alive Again
It took Kenny Dalglish just two away games to do what Roy Hodgson failed to achieve in 10: win convincingly…
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Paul Tomkins
Being Tweeted Fairly? Footballers, Clubs & Social Media
By Daniel Geey and Hal Cohen Introduction (in 140 characters) Footballers: beware of fines, bans, hackers and privacy settings. Clubs:…
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Paul Tomkins
The Future’s Bright; the Future’s Red
in Free / / 208 commentsI’ve always attempted to see the bigger picture with Liverpool FC, and never liked short-term thinking. However, before we could…
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Paul Tomkins
Right Approach, But More Work Needed
Although both games have been lost, Liverpool have at least tried to pass, move and press higher up the pitch…
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Paul Tomkins
Roy vs Rafa: Endgame
in Free, Statistical Analysis / / 119 commentsFollowing on from his comparisons between last season and this, Andrew Beasley looks at the final 20 league games of…
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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
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
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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Paul Tomkins
The Return of Rafa?
in Free / / 629 commentsWith Rafa’s apparent departure from Inter Milan, there’s a growing bandwagon calling for his return to the Liverpool hot seat.…
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Paul Tomkins
Bridging The Divide: Fans and Owners
in Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 203 commentsOn Monday night, in a positive move, John W Henry and Tom Werner sat down at the club’s TV station…
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Paul Tomkins
Fernando Torres | The First 16 Games 2007-2010
in Free, Talking Tactics / / 65 commentsTTT subscriber Tim Godden takes a look at the misfiring Liverpool striker's record in his first 16 games of each…
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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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Paul Tomkins
Expert Organisation, Or Major Problem?
in Free, Talking Tactics / / 132 commentsShortly after Liverpool went 2-1 down at Newcastle, the following passage of play evolved (82 minutes into the game). Is…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool FC: On The Up?
in Free / / 97 commentsIt’s only fair to acknowledge that Liverpool have been playing well and moving up the league of late. After a…
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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
A Guide To Mid-Range Transfers
in Free / / 72 commentsIt’s 2004. Alan Hansen is one of the greatest defenders in British football history. Alan Hansen is one of the…