Anyone can say the right things in interviews; it takes someone special to say those words and have so many find comfort in them. Brendan Rodgers has yet to say anything at all, in any interview that I didn’t whole heartedly believe. I am not going to try and compare the great Bill Shankly [...]
I remember so vividly our last visit to Wembley 16 years ago, it was the 1996 FA Cup final against Manchester United and I was eleven. That season was particularly tormenting for me, my father had always brought me up as Liverpool fan and that season I had my first full kit bought for my [...]
ASTON VILLA 0-2 LIVERPOOL First-half goals from Craig Bellamy and Martin Skrtel gave Liverpool a comfortable victory over a lacklustre Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Reds were two-up within 15 minutes and, but for the woodwork denying them yet again, they could have racked up more against a Villa side which offered nothing in [...]
LIVERPOOL 1-0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS Luis Suarez put a week of controversy behind him to head the winner and give Liverpool their first win at Anfield in five games. Already on an FA charge following alleged racial remarks against Manchester United’s Patrice Evra, Suarez courted yet more controversy at Craven Cottage on Monday night when [...]
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City Manchester City weathered a superb Liverpool display and the dismissal of striker Mario Balotelli, as they maintained their 5 point lead at the top of the table. After winning 34 from a possible 36 points so far this season, this was City’s biggest test so far. Following the sending off of [...]
Week commencing Monday 17th October 2011 will be a week remembered not for footballing excellence on the part of Liverpool FC, but for a week in which the families of the 96 souls, who departed from Hillsborough in 1989, will finally start to receive their peace of mind. Led by Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham, [...]
Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners in the 216th Merseyside Derby, in a game overshadowed by a shocking decision by referee Martin Atkinson. When Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell clearly won the ball in a 23rd minute challenge with Luis Suarez, Atkinson surprised the 39,000 crowd at a sun-baked Goodison Park, by brandishing a straight [...]
This coming Saturday will be the first meeting of the year between Liverpool and Everton. Liverpudlians and Evertonians alike circle these dates each year on their respective calendars for the famed Merseyside Derby. The upcoming occasion marks the 39th time they’ve met in Premier League competition and the 185th time overall in Engand’s top flight. It is called the “Friendly Derby” by [...]
LIVERPOOL 2-1 WOLVES Luis Suarez and a Roger Johnson gave Liverpool a much-needed three points in an entertaining game at Anfield. Following successive defeats against Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur, Kenny Dalglish’s men returned to winning ways, despite a spirited second-half performance from Mick McCarthy’s men. Despite impressing in the midweek Carling Cup [...]
BRIGHTON 1-2 LIVERPOOL Craig Bellamy scored his first goal on his return to Liverpool as the reds safely negotiated a tricky trip to Championship high-flyers Brighton. Dirk Kuyt was also on the scoresheet, with Seagulls striker Ashley Barnes netting an 88th minute consolation from the spot in what was an entertaining third round [...]