FA Cup Final
In a distasteful incident that sparked outrage amongst the football community, a Manchester United fan has been charged for wearing an offensive shirt with a direct reference to the Hillsborough disaster. The incident took place amidst the recent FA Cup final at Wembley, further marring the competitive spirit of the occasion. An Offensive Statement James […]
It was another double header for the Under Pressure crew, and it was a review of the Reds’ domestic cup double – already – this season as they won the FA Cup final on penalties against Chelsea at Wembley. In recent seasons it hasn’t been a priority for Liverpool, mainly due to the strength of […]
I’ve seen this one before. Liverpool vs Chelsea in a domestic cup final. Both teams create lots of chances, though the Reds are slightly the better side. None of these are scored, with two excellent goalkeeping displays. Thomas Tuchel makes a sub deep in extra time, gambling on a penalty specialist. But eventually, Liverpool triumphed, […]
It’s been an odd couple of days for those of us obsessed with the state of affairs at Liverpool Football Club. For one cohort, the aftermath of Manchester United’s Europa League victory was the perfect opportunity for the kind of moaning and masochistic self-flagellation that seems to be de rigeur amongst them. They truly seem to […]
There has been a tragic lack of truly iconic figures to have graced the Premier League in recent times. That, at least, is the only logical conclusion one can come to in the face of the overwhelming obsession the fans of so many other clubs have with Liverpool’s former captain, Steven Gerrard. From Stoke to […]
As I write this Liverpool Football Club sit proudly at the top of the Premier League table and for want of a more suitable phrase ‘this shit just got real’. Of course there’s a legion of old-timer Kopites who have seen all this a dozen times or more, but similarly there is a whole generation […]
