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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool FC’s “FSG Boy” – My Life As A Shameless Apologist
I try to insulate myself from idiots these days. But there are different types of idiots, of course. I’m…
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Mark Cohen
Fixing the Broken Trinity? The Big 2021/22 Premier League Preview
By Mark Cohen. When Alisson stormed up the pitch in the dying seconds of a season which had needed…
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Paul Tomkins
Transfers: Enjoy the Exciting Potential of New Signings, But Don’t Obsess About Them
One thing I have never wanted to do is make The Tomkins Times about transfer tittle-tattle. But it’s where…
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Chris Rowland
The European Super League – the Debate on The Tomkins Times
A certain issue has raised its head over the weekend. No, not the end of Man City’s quadruple bid…
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Paul Tomkins
The Mother of All Black Swans In a Tailspin – TTT Subscribers & Writers Give the Real Reasons For Liverpool’s League Struggles
By Paul Tomkins, Chris Rowland, Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Beasley and various members of the TTT community Liverpool got back…
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Paul Tomkins
Like Roy Keane, Are You Too Simple To Understand Liverpool’s Situation?
In some ways Roy Keane is a complex character. A great player, and a fighter, he is unfortunately, but…
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Paul Tomkins
Just For The Record, It’s Time Again To Sack Klopp
First published in December 2020 Three years ago (or, at a similar stage of the 2017/18 season, given that…
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Paul Tomkins
The Toxic Rot of the Unhappy Superstar And How It’s Not An Issue For Klopp’s Liverpool
The thing that many fans don’t seem to understand about superstars is the all-consuming vibe-drain that occurs when they…
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Paul Tomkins
Talk of Liverpool Slump Is Ludicrous (For Now)
While Liverpool have not looked their best since the midseason break, Jürgen Klopp’s team went straight from the Premier…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Looking Down From the Top of the World. Fuck Yeah!
You wait seven years for a trophy and then three come along in six months. While the Club World…
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Paul Tomkins
Why Neutrals Ignore How Superb This Liverpool Side Really Is
Andy Robertson and Gini Wijnaldum neatly exchange passes on the edge of their own area under some pressure from…
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Paul Tomkins
Can LFC Win the League? Yes. But Either Way I’m Proud of My Team; Screw the Haters
AKA: Rivals Fans Are More Interested In Liverpool Slipping Than Their Own Teams’ Fortunes AKA: How To Survive A…
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Paul Tomkins
Faked Artworks, Liars, Axe Murderers, Pornhub, Liverpool’s Set Pieces and Entrenched Beliefs
Last week Daniel Rhodes recommended that I read Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can…
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Paul Tomkins
Experience Beat Inexperience, But Young Liverpool Side Gained Vital Knowledge For Bright Future
By my quick calculations I believe Real Madrid’s starting XI had no fewer than 31 previous Champions League Final…
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Paul Tomkins
All Or Nothing Final Ends In Nothing, But Reds Have It All Ahead
Well, that sucks – but as 40-1 outsiders as the start of the season you have to take the…
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Paul Tomkins
Why Liverpool Must Give Klopp the Sack
Yes, you read that right. Maybe you’ve even been looking out for such a headline. Now that I have…
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Paul Tomkins
I Hate The Manager’s Decisions
Here’s the thing about football, a truth that you must accept or you will boil in the juices of…
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Paul Tomkins
Football Is No Fun Anymore
I think I’ve just about reached breaking point. Whatever fun is left from the spectacle of football – which still…
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Paul Tomkins
Paul Tomkins’ Big 2017/18 Liverpool FC Preview
Before panicking about the season – and there’s still time left in the window to make more signings (and hold…
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Paul Tomkins
Liverpool Fans Have Jumped the Shark, Nuked the Fridge
I still love football. Indeed, I think that in many ways the game is more beautiful, fast and fluid than…
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Paul Tomkins
Cherish What You’ve Got, Reds, You Crazy Mentalists
My main football anxiety these days is not whether Liverpool will win, although that’s obviously still there, but whether any…
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Paul Tomkins
Clustermotherfucking ARGGHHH!
First of all, let’s take the gloves off as Liverpool continue to experience a crappy 2017. On a brief personal…
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Paul Tomkins
Klopp, Mourinho, Conte and Guardiola – Who’s Doing the Best Job?
So, how does the job that Jürgen Klopp is doing compare with other new arrivals? (Also, for a great piece…
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Paul Tomkins
Stats Geeks, Bent Coppers and Proper Football Men
AKA ‘Good Old-Fashioned Policing’ Needed Science Too A lot has been spoken about football analytics in the past year, ever…
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