Author: Dean Mannion
Dominant Reds give away two points in Derby draw
Derbies are heated games no matter who is playing in them. The Merseyside Derby is one of the most hotly contested in the world, holding the record in the Premier League for the worst disciplinary record of any other fixture. Liverpool have ruled Everton for the past few years and it is well documented that […]
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FoL on… The Merseyside Derby
Liverpool versus Everton is seen as the friendly derby and for good reason. Both teams were spawned from the same ground and owned by the same man, John Houlding, upon inception. Everton were a vital crutch to Liverpool in the immediate aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and have been ever since. It is […]
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7-0! – Ruthless Reds heap Mersey misery on Spartak
The Champions League is synonymous with Liverpool. There have been so many famous nights at Anfield that have been well documented, and you don’t need to start reeling off all the great memories we have down the years thanks to ‘ol’ big ears’. It’s a competition that this club needs to be in and, to […]
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The ‘plenty to shout about’ Optimist
I’m under no illusions here. I know we were only Brighton. They have had a good season, yes, but they are still a recently promoted side and we probably should be sticking five past them on any given day. As well as these facts, they weren’t exactly unlucky to come away with a 5-1 drubbing. […]
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Ruthless Reds Have A Great Day At The Seaside
Going into big games you need confidence. You cannot be going into games like the Merseyside derby, which is next up now for Liverpool in the league, on the back of a poor run of results. Although Everton have had a dismal season so far, the appointment of Sam Allardyce as their manager will likely […]
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Super Salah Sinks Stoke
The Potteries have never been much of a happy hunting ground for Liverpool. Stoke’s time under Tony Pulis was particularly successful against Liverpool, although their last win came before the Welshman’s departure two and a half years ago now – a 6-1 win in Steven Gerrard’s final appearance for Liverpool. Our struggles in Stoke have […]
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The (once again) Cautious Optimist
The game in Seville on Tuesday was a classic example of how sports psychology works. For anybody who isn’t aware of clutch performing and freezing, watch that second half and see it in action. Liverpool completely abandoned logic and reason, as did Sevilla. The only problem was that Sevilla did it for the better, playing […]
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Reds Draw in Enthralling Fashion
Trying to recover from a result like the 3-3 draw Liverpool succumbed to on Tuesday night was always going to be tricky. It wasn’t so much the result, as many probably would have taken a draw at the start of the night, but the manner in which the point was gained. Giving away a thumping […]
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Reds collapse to valiant Sevilla
Every Liverpool fan remembers Istanbul. Everyone remembers the hopelessness that was felt at half time when AC Milan ran roughshod over the Liverpool defence in the first period. Everyone remembers the utter joy when Xabi Alonso scored that penalty to make it 3-3. There was one thing that we, as Liverpool fans, did not stop […]
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The Confident Optimist
What is there not to be confident about? You saw that. You saw what happened to Southampton. They were left by the side of the road mate, might as well have not turned up. OK, they were very poor. You can only beat what is put in front of you though. There was plenty about […]
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