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A view from the North Stand – Liverpool (h)
March 11, 2010 – 12:11 am | 2 Comments
A view from the North Stand – Liverpool (h)

The tea room pundits, the media and Dave Whelan all agree that Liverpool are in pretty dire straits at the moment.  Defeat is one thing, but against Latics?  Your common or garden Latics fan might …

You don’t like Mondays – A Liverpool Report
March 10, 2010 – 7:54 am | 5 Comments
You don’t like Mondays – A Liverpool Report

Are you over it yet?  No?  Good, because neither am I, or maybe I’ve just not ‘accidentally’ bumped into enough scousers to have fully expressed my smugness just yet.  The only thing I’ve had by …

Yes, Another Liverpool Preview
March 8, 2010 – 4:48 pm | 3 Comments
Yes, Another Liverpool Preview

It’s easy to be kind about Liverpool, whilst hardly clean of soul they aren’t a monolith like united nor a richer than thou plaything like Chelsea or City. In a lot of ways they’re …

Stranger things have happened: Liverpool pseudo-preview
March 8, 2010 – 2:54 pm | No Comment
Stranger things have happened: Liverpool pseudo-preview

Having suffered from laryngitis for the majority of the week, I was in dire need of something to cheer me up this weekend. Seeing Everton beat Hull 5-1 yesterday went some way to achieving this, …

Things that make you go Mmmm – Liverpool home
March 7, 2010 – 11:56 pm | 2 Comments
Things that make you go Mmmm – Liverpool home

Are things really that bad?  They must be because we don’t talk any more, I don’t think things have been this bad since the Attack of the JCLs back in the mid-naughties.  It’s all shouting, …

I believe – A liverpool thought for Monday
March 7, 2010 – 10:18 pm | One Comment
I believe – A liverpool thought for Monday

So we’re at the stage of the season where a win would be delightful, if not essential, so what game do we get?  That’s right we get Liverpool, with just about the only bonus being …

Tac-tic-toe
March 7, 2010 – 4:54 pm | No Comment
Tac-tic-toe

“What is the difference between systems, you tell me?” and there basically ended any discussion on the subject of 4-4-2.  Not because no one could give Roberto Martinez their views on football tactics, but because …

Pan O’Scouse – A Liverpool Playlist
March 7, 2010 – 11:28 am | One Comment
Pan O’Scouse – A Liverpool Playlist

Not a Patch On Playlist #4

When you think of Liverpool and music are you still stuck with images of chirpy young men with bowl cuts and skinny suits?  Of course you do, because this is …

Supporters Club Annual Dinner
March 6, 2010 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Supporters Club Annual Dinner

We have been ask to remind people about the Supporters Club Dinner a fortnight today.  The Supporters Club bar will not be open between now and the closing date of 13th March, people should contact …

First impressions count
March 5, 2010 – 9:25 pm | 3 Comments
First impressions count

You want to know why Roberto Martinez won’t play 4-4-2?  It’s because he thinks that it’s too easy to play against.  You want to know why he persists with Jason Scotland?  It’s because he believes …