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Saturday, 3pm: A Requiem (Joys and Sorrows)
Whereas Saturday at 3pm used to be the most normal thing about football, now it’s almost a sign as…
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Specialism, Marginal Gains, the Ministry of Nudge and an Apology to Extinct Dinosaurs
By TTT Subscriber El Indio. In the full face of 90 minutes of action-packed match unfolding in front of…
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The Winner Doesn’t Take It All: Thoughts On Football, Feelings and Belief
in Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 34 commentsBy David Fitzgerald (TTT Subscriber Mädchenkliop). Do you ever wonder, are we all in denial? All the time? Sports…
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Destiny Calling …
in Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 28 commentsBy Harry Wicks (TTT Subscriber divilmint). I couldn’t sleep last night. Five nights to go and already I can’t…
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Playing a Different Sport
By TTT Subscriber Mark Cohen. Something occurred to me today that was at once so blindingly obvious and yet…
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The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators, Part 11: ‘From Hero to Zero’
By our Mystery Correspondent Per Dantic. The commentators love saying ‘From Hero to Zero’. They do it to show how…
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The Secret Pundit Takes on The Commentators, Part 10: ‘The Worst Possible Start’
in Exclusive, Media Muppet of the Week, Media Watch, Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 2 commentsBy our mystery correspondent Per Dantic. You’ll learn that one in your first week at commentators’ classes. The commentators say…
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Are We All in This Together?
By TTT Subscriber Joe Bloggs. I’ve got a genuine question here for all, as again, as while the result is…
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The Shelter, The Zlatan Fan and a Moment to Remember Forever
in Free, Personal Thoughts / / 17 commentsThis doesn’t happen everyday. A homeless service, a place that can be chaotic or tranquil, that can be an end…
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The Secret Pundit Takes on the Commentators, Part 2 – “At This Level You Will Get Punished”
in Media Muppet of the Week, Media Watch, Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only, Talking Point / / 16 commentsBy our mystery correspondent P. Dantic. That’s something commentators sometimes like to say isn’t it? ‘At this level you will…
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My Day at the Match – Crystal Palace (H) August 19th 2017
By TTT Subscriber REDM: It’s the first home match of the season and we leave the house at just after…
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Philippe Coutinho, FSG and Game Theory
By TTT Subscriber Mark Cohen, responding to Paul Tomkins’ ‘Football Is No Fun Anymore’ article. Tour de force Tomkins… well…
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Listen to Jürgen: Coutinho is Not For Sale.
This superb comment was posted on July 26th, just after midnight UK time, by TTT Subscriber Joe Bloggs. It’s so…
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Depression, Illness, Football, Snide, Snark and Erotic Aardvarks
So, something a little different today – although not something completely different. (This is not, after all, an essay on…
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My Day at the Match – Southampton (H) May 7th 2017. Another Day of Anti-Football
by Chris Rowland. As ever, transport problems dominate ahead of the game itself. It seems not one but two trains…
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My Day at the Match – Everton (H). Make it the Derby, Will You!
By TTT Subscriber Taskin Ismet. This is a trip that started just over 18 years ago. But don’t worry, I’ll…
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RIP Ronnie Moran. A Tribute to the Melwood Sergeant Major.
By Chris Rowland. The word ‘legend is overused, of course it is. In today’s society it is used in a…
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My Day at the Match – Hull City (A) Feb 4th 2017. No Land of Green Ginger, and No Points
By Chris Rowland. This is Liverpool’s fifth league game at Hull’s new home, the KCom (formerly KC) Stadium – but…
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What Really Knocked Liverpool FC Off Their Perch?
By Chris Rowland. I started writing this before January 2017 – our month horribilis. We were second and still in…
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Day Review – Chelsea (H). A 16-Hour Day For a 90 Minute Match
in Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 29 commentsBy Andrew Beasley (TTT Subscriber ‘Beez’) Liverpool kick off against Chelsea at 8pm. So why am I leaving home at…
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Day Review – Swansea City (H). Another Good Day Out Spoilt by the Match
By Chris Rowland. The alarm goes off at 7am. It’s still dark. It’s still night. In my world, it IS…
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The Arrival of ‘Football That You Play With Your Feet’
in Personal Thoughts, Subscribers Only / / 7 commentsRed Letter from the Colonies – Part 3 By Ian Cheyne. From my perspective the 1994 World Cup was an…
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Red Letters From the Colonies – Part 2: The Dark Ages …
Written By Ian Cheyne. Despite all this time in the US, my emotional link to the club has never been…
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Red Letters from the Colonies, Part 1 – 1979 and All That …
By Ian Cheyne. Recently, after 37 years in ‘The States’, I engaged in a little reflection on just how much things…
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Basel and the Road Less Travelled
By Chris Rowland. As endurance tests go, I couldn’t have devised a more testing one for myself. The problem with…
