Nostalgia
The Day My Grandad Lost The FA Cup
Very few people can say that a family member has won the prestigious FA Cup. Even fewer can say that their family member won the FA Cup then lost it the same day! That’s the position I find myself in after my granddad, ex Liverpool goalie Tommy Lawrence managed to misplace the illustrious FA Cup […]
Read MoreChampions League 1/4 Finals: Back to the Future
In the build-up to the ¼ final of the Champions League this week between Liverpool and Manchester City, we have a look at the last 4 games that Anfield has showcased matches at the same stage. 2008 – 2009 Season A stunning 5-0 aggregate win over the Spanish giants Real Madrid had set-up a ¼ […]
Read MoreA Liverpool Classic: The Game That Was Decided On A Flip Of A Coin
Of all the stories I’ve had the pleasure of hearing from my grandad, ex-Liverpool goalie Tommy Lawrence, there is one that sticks potently in the mind. It was the story about how Liverpool won the European Cup quarterfinal with a flip of the coin. Before the days of penalty shootouts or the dreaded away goal […]
Read MoreSeason Review: 2005/06 A season which will be remembered by that FA Cup Final
After winning the Champions League the season before in May 2005 it seemed as if the only would have been down for Liverpool 2005/06. Rafa Benitez had claimed the ultimate prize in club football the season before and was tasked with improving on that feat. What could he possibly do to achieve that goal? This […]
Read MoreA Liverpool Classic: Out Of The Fog, A Legend Was Born
On the 7th of December 1966, football entered a new chapter, the English way of playing started to become diluted with a foreign substance called ‘total football’. A game defined in the history books as ‘De Mistwedstrijd’ (the fog contest), led to one of the most fascinating conceptions of a European superpower. On this day […]
Read MoreThose Were The Days My Friend
New Years Day 1977 will be a date forever etched within my memory. Yes, my first match at that mythical place called Anfield. I was only 8 but I had been surrounded by relatives who had talked about Bill Shankly this and Inter Milan that. It was a place I had only seen on a […]
Read MoreFarewell to the ‘Flying Pig’
Upon signing for Liverpool on 1st December 1959 not many people could have foreseen the success that Bill Shankly would bring to Liverpool. Fifteen years and eleven major trophies later, Shankly retired as probably the greatest manager in the clubs storied history and maybe even one of the best ever. For all of the trophies […]
Read MoreSeason in Review: 2007/08
Money. The influence of it can be great. The introduction of it changes everything. Before the summer of 2007 Liverpool didn’t have much money. Former chairman David Moores knew he couldn’t sustain the club in the current climate any longer. He knew that he had to sell up if Liverpool were to become a force […]
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Andriy Voronin
In the early part of the 21st century, Ukrainian football was in its pomp. Dynamo Kiev had reached the Champions League semi-finals in 1999 and that team boasted outstanding talents like Andriy Shevchenko and Sergei Rebrov. Both of those would later play in the Premier League but didn’t come to replicating their best form on […]
Read MoreWorst XI: The Man That Could Not Escape The Second Tier
We’ve reached the end. All the positions have been filled from 1-11, goalkeeper to centre forward and now it is time to give this wretched XI an equally wretched manager. Here are the results: 1. Phil Taylor 56% 2. Roy Hodgson 36% 3. Graeme Souness 8% Yes, it’s […]
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