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Liverpool FC Footballers & the Scourge of Social Media

In the words of Beyoncé, "Who runs the world?" Not just girls apparently! We all do. Since social media has become a global phenomenon, anyone and everyone's opinion is aired for all to see. What the people of the world have to say on a topical issue, is now readily available for your perusal. It doesn't...

Only One Man Could Replace Klopp

See that man pacing the touchline, intensity and focus etched into his brow. See that man tearing from the dugout, leaping and punching a fist through the air. See that man smile and laugh, the gathered masses of the press sat comfortably in the palm of his hand. That man is Jurgen Klopp, and Liverpool will never...

Liverpool 2008/09 – So Close…

How Things Are Different eras connect with different people.  Based upon what was going on in your life at the time - where you lived, who you were dating, where your career was at - you may have so many memories about a period that is simply trivial to others. To this day, if I hear...

Jürgen Klopp – Under the Spell of a Madman

Why the optimism? Maybe it's because we wrote this season off when Rodgers was sacked in October.  A new manager, whoever it was, would need time to affect change and instill their vision within our club.  Then it happened… Klopp-mania.  The question is not “why did we expect immediate miracles?” but “how could we have...

Liverpool In Transition… Again

It seems to be the constant posture Liverpool Football Club has found itself in since circa 1992.  We are always “in transition”, always going through changes, always waiting for players to be bedded in, always looking for the deadwood to be shipped out. After our 2013/14 season, where we so nearly brought the title home,...

Captain Hendo: Civil War

When Dalglish pursued and finally signed a young Jordan Henderson, a few days shy of turning 21 years of age on the 9th of June 2011, many amongst the Liverpool faithful were very hopeful. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Liverpool had only just emerged from the toxic...

Captaincy Candidates – Part One: Jordan Henderson

For 12 years, the presence of Steven Gerrard ensured that, of all the problems that Liverpool faced, finding a captain was never an issue. Add to that the presence of stalwarts like Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia and Xabi Alonso, and it is not difficult to understand why leadership was never an issue. But when Gerrard...

Liverpool Squad Analysis, Part 2: The Midfield

Following the League Cup final defeat to Manchester City, various reports were made of a potential clear-out at Liverpool FC this summer and invariably the possibility of a whole roster of incoming new signings, prompting this three part mini-series looking at the Liverpool squad; specifically, who is anticipated to remain in the squad, and also who...

A Disservice To Henderson

At the risk of sounding too negative here, but am I the only one that feels that since Jordan Henderson has returned from injury in January Jürgen Klopp has done him a great disservice by playing him as often as he has? (I am not having a go at Klopp, he is the Liverpool...

Hot and Cold; why are Liverpool so inconsistent?

Inconsistency has been a hallmark of Liverpool's performances since the start of Brendan Rodgers' tenure in 2012, but why do Liverpool still struggle to put together a string of successive good performances, or put a small handful of fantastic performances in between a sandwich of dull, slow and rather boring ones? There is no clear answer...