Liverpool pipped in Portugal – that’s manna for the moaners

MOANING – some people just love it, don’t they?
Forget facts, ignore evidence and cobblers to circumstance, some fans will moan  – no matter what.
Throw in a bit of blame, find a nice scapegoat, and ‘happy’ days, that’s one little contented moaner you’ve got right there.
Take the Sunderland game. After a car crash of a season [...]

Liverpool pipped in Portugal – that’s manna for the moaners

MOANING – some people just love it, don’t they?

Forget facts, ignore evidence and cobblers to circumstance, some fans will moan  – no matter what.

Throw in a bit of blame, find a nice scapegoat, and ‘happy’ days, that’s one little contented mo…

LIVERPOOL FC FANS: Write for Well Red magazine

CHANCES are, if you go on Twitter, Facebook, Liverpool forums, the internet…you will have heard me harping on about Well Red, the new Liverpool FC mag.
Well, issue one is done now, it’s been printed and posted out to people who pre-ordered. From Thursday it will in WHSmiths and major newsagents in Merseyside and surrounding area, [...]

LIVERPOOL FC FANS: Write for Well Red magazine

CHANCES are, if you go on Twitter, Facebook, Liverpool forums, the internet…you will have heard me harping on about Well Red, the new Liverpool FC mag.

Well, issue one is done now, it’s been printed and posted out to people who pre-ordered. From T…

Above us only lies: Liverpool’s Sun boycott takes to the skies

A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness of the ongoing boycott of The Sun by Liverpool fans has taken to the skies above Anfield.
A blimp – a mini-airship – with the ‘Don’t Buy The Sun’ message on its side was launched from waste ground opposite the ground before Liverpool’s win over Everton in February.
It also advertised the [...]

Above us only lies: Liverpool’s Sun boycott takes to the skies

A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness of the ongoing boycott of The Sun by Liverpool fans has taken to the skies above Anfield.

A blimp – a mini-airship – with the ‘Don’t Buy The Sun’ message on its side was launched from waste ground opposite the ground bef…

LIVERPOOL FC: Hicks & Gillett out – the protest album

SECOND only to my love of the Reds is my love of music (family aside, of course).
With this in mind, I started to think of songs that describe the desperate situation Liverpool FC now finds itself in.

First to mind was The Animals with We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.

But with things unlikely ever to improve at Liverpool (***UNDER [...]

LIVERPOOL FC: Hicks & Gillett out – the protest album

SECOND only to my love of the Reds is my love of music (family aside, of course).

With this in mind, I started to think of songs that describe the desperate situation Liverpool FC now finds itself in.

First to mind was The Animals…

LIVERPOOL FC: We can’t go on together…

I’M no Elvis fan – in fact, I’m one of those people who doesn’t ‘get’ him.
But as I mentally combed over the bones of Liverpool’s shambolic performance at Wigan today, ‘The King’ came to mind:
We’re caught in a trap
I can’t walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Why can’t you see
What [...]

LIVERPOOL FC: We can’t go on together…

I’M no Elvis fan – in fact, I’m one of those people who doesn’t ‘get’ him.

But as I mentally combed over the bones of Liverpool’s shambolic performance at Wigan today, ‘The King’ came to mind:

We’re caught in a trap
I can’t walk out
Because I l…

WIGAN 1 LIVERPOOL 0: Nightmare for Nando as Reds roll over

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 LIVERPOOL 0
WHEN Fernando Torres has a shot that goes out for a throw-in, you know it’s not your night.
The normally lethal Spaniard left his shooting boots on Merseyside as Wigan deservedly chalked up their first-ever Premier League win over Liverpool.
Three times Torres was presented with chances inside the area and three times [...]

WIGAN 1 LIVERPOOL 0: Nightmare for Nando as Reds roll over

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 LIVERPOOL 0

WHEN Fernando Torres has a shot that goes out for a throw-in, you know it’s not your night.

The normally lethal Spaniard left his shooting boots on Merseyside as Wigan deservedly chalked up their first-ever Premier Le…

LIVERPOOL FC: You can’t beat a bit of bias

IF there’s one thing that never ceases to amaze about football, it’s how two people can watch the same game and walk away with totally different opinions.
I’ve noticed it a lot in recent weeks.
Take Liverpool’s 0-0 draw at Manchester City. If some are to be believed, this was the worst game in the history of [...]

LIVERPOOL FC: You can’t beat a bit of bias

IF there’s one thing that never ceases to amaze about football, it’s how two people can watch the same game and walk away with totally different opinions.

I’ve noticed it a lot in recent weeks.

Take Liverpool’s 0-0 draw at Manchester City. If some ar…

A must-read for any LIVERPOOL FC fan

A NEW Liverpool FC magazine promising to be ‘the voice of the fans’ launches next month.
Well Red is an independent publication put together by Gareth Roberts, a journalist and a match-going Liverpool fan of 20 years.
Huyton-born Roberts, 33, reckons there is a place for something different from the Liverpool magazines that are already on the [...]

A must-read for any LIVERPOOL FC fan

A NEW Liverpool FC magazine promising to be ‘the voice of the fans’ launches next month.Well Red is an independent publication put together by Gareth Roberts, a journalist and a match-going Liverpool fan of 20 years.Huyton-born Roberts, 33, reckons t…

LIVERPOOL FC: Steven Gerrard is past it?

STEVEN GERRARD is past it, he’s had his day, he sulks, he’s not the player he was – Liverpool should sell him.
Amazingly, these are comments from people claiming to be Liverpool fans. People, it seems, with very short memories.
The Reds skipper has bailed Liverpool out time and again, single-handedly leading the Reds to glory on [...]

LIVERPOOL FC: Steven Gerrard is past it?

STEVEN GERRARD is past it, he’s had his day, he sulks, he’s not the player he was – Liverpool should sell him.

Amazingly, these are comments from people claiming to be Liverpool fans. People, it seems, with very short memories.

The Reds skipper has…

LIVERPOOL FC 0 Man City 0: That’s not entertainment

 Manchester City 0 Liverpool 0

IT was a game neither side could afford to lose – and it showed.
The riches of the Champions League – combined with its ability to lure worldwide talent to the north west – is vital for both Roberto Mancini and Rafa Benitez.
Yet with the top three now seemingly out of reach [...]

LIVERPOOL FC 0 Man City 0: That’s not entertainment

 Manchester City 0 Liverpool 0
IT was a game neither side could afford to lose – and it showed.

The riches of the Champions League – combined with its ability to lure worldwide talent to the north west – is vital for both Roberto Mancini and Rafa…