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Paul Tomkins
Aquilani – Cause Célèbre
in Premium / / 120 commentsAll this followed months of impatience from fans and media alike, none of which helped Benítez or his Italian acquisition.…
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Paul Tomkins
A Damning Indictment
in Premium / / 155 commentsDespite mentioning nothing of the sort, the mass media has Benítez “admitting” that Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard could be…
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Paul Tomkins
Gritty Before Pretty
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 101 commentsIt wasn’t the prettiest of displays, but it was up there with the grittiest.
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Paul Tomkins
Strange Days Indeed
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 67 commentsThe 13 players City used cost £162.5m; the 14 Liverpool used cost £71.4m. That’s well below half of the visitor’s…
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Paul Tomkins
Criticism Is Easy
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 89 commentsIncredibly, signing Fernando Torres is now being redefined as a ‘no brainer’, whereas at the time many doubts were voiced…
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Paul Tomkins
Six Months On
Six months ago, with Liverpool challenging for the league title, my dad was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (a cancer that lines…
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Paul Tomkins
Class is Permanent, Form Is Temporary
Lest some ex-stars forget, one of the oldest Liverpool FC adages is that ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’.
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Paul Tomkins
Class Is Permanent – Tomkins Times Brains Trust
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Paul Tomkins
Pre/Post-Match Arsenal Thoughts
This is for members to discuss tonight’s game. Who will Rafa select? And can a mix-and-match line-up fare better than…
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Paul Tomkins
Red Race Signed by Rafa Benítez – Charity Auction
I have a boxed limited edition version of Red Race: A New Bastion, signed by myself and some other bloke…
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Paul Tomkins
Idiot of the Day – Oct 19th 2009
As I’m going to be away this week, I wondered if anyone else wanted to do their own riposte to…
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Paul Tomkins
Win Together, Lose Together (Uncut)
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 56 commentsEarlier in the week I’d promised to take my son to see the new Disney Pixar film, ‘Up’, on Saturday…
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Paul Tomkins
Pre-Sunderland Discussion
Sunderland vs Liverpool, 15:00 Saturday October 17th Of the Sunderland outfield players that started in the 2-2 at Old Trafford,…
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Paul Tomkins
News Update
Just had some exciting news, which might affect this site for a short period of time. With this in mind,…
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Paul Tomkins
Myth: Benítez Prioritises Europe over the Premiership
Watch any episode of The Sunday Supplement involving discussion on Liverpool, and host Brian Woolnough will say “but Benítez cares…
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Paul Tomkins
The Burden of Proof
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 13 commentsHere is something every critic of Rafa Benítez should consider. The Spaniard has won 57.38% of his 305 games as…
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Paul Tomkins
The Many Myths that Malign Reds’ Manager
First of all, let me say that anything in life has its good and its bad sides. Nothing, and no-one,…
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Paul Tomkins
The Truth Effect (Uncut)
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 64 commentsWhile I admit to feeling like Liverpool’s hopes were over after three games, I actually feel the opposite now, after…
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Paul Tomkins
Samba and Tango: Liverpool and Latin America
in Premium / / 6 commentsThis is an excerpt from Above Us Only Sky (2007) for Premium members. The book was withdrawn from print after…
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Paul Tomkins
Big Win, Big Week…
in .tv Preview, Premium / / 42 commentsSo when he shakes off his supposed lethargy, just how good will this Torres fella be? His record for Liverpool…
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Paul Tomkins
Babel Born Again, Torres Tortures Tomkins
in Premium / / 30 commentsAs is the case following any birth, it’s early days. But the past week has shown a new Ryan Babel…
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Paul Tomkins
Kuyt the Key to Johnson Success
in Premium / / 7 commentsIt’s unusual for me to start a piece by immediately contradicting the title, but the theme is less about Kuyt…