James Milner - Adding Another Level to the Liverpool Midfield
James Milner's move to Liverpool was a poorly kept secret.
It was more of a matter of when and not if he'd sign for Liverpool. His signing once again split an already fractured fan base. Yes, he arrived on a free transfer but wages and signing on fee were rumoured to be a fairly handy bit of money and this didn't sit well with some fans who felt this could've been used elsewhere. However, if you put that to one …
Goals, Goals, Goals!
So the new season is nearly upon us. Just over two weeks to go until LFC can begin to pick up the pieces of a shambolic end to last season and try to instil confidence in themselves and the loyal fan base. New signings and coaches are settling in and the fans are trying to figure out what style we will play next season. What the pre season tour has shown is that the popularity of the club on the …
Ray Clemence | Heroes of Our Past
Let’s start by being a little contentious for the younger generation who never saw the man play, or – at best – have seen little bits of his performances on YouTube and official LFC merchandise: Raymond Neal Clemence was the best goalkeeper I ever saw, in any team, ever – better than Banks, Shilton, Zoff, Meier, Yashin, Buffon, Cech, Neuer – the lot.
Clem was exactly six feet tall – not huge for a keeper, with an odd smile, thin …
Danny Ings - A shrewd summer signing in the shadow of Benteke?
On January 30th I wrote an article on the site titled "Danny Ings isn't that offensive". It was the day after the rumours began about the 22 year old joining Liverpool this summer and Twitter was having its daily meltdown.
Fast forward 6 months and Danny Ings is a Liverpool player, has already opened his Liverpool account having scored against Adelaide and the Liverpool fanbase are having a mini meltdown about another striker that's expected to arrive in the next …
The Ghosts of Pre-Season Past
Pre-season is upon us with all the thrill, excitement and hope that comes with it… Okay, maybe not thrill and excitement but there’s hope, there’s always hope right? That’s what kills us, every year, every pre-season a player rises from the shadows stringing together a series of quality performances only for that glimmer of hope to be dashed by November. This article will look at 5 players who have excited us in the past but failed to keep their form …
Five Liverpool Players To Watch This Summer
Pre-season is often a time of excitement for football fans. The constant stream of transfer news and activity has grown tiresome for many supporters, but pre-season matches often prove to be very exciting just for the sake of seeing a glimpse of your new signings. And it’s not just the new signings that excite. The start of pre-season is like a refresh button so players who may have struggled last season re-emerge to big hopes - one such player that …
Benteke: the solution that throws up more questions
“Be careful what you wish for” so says an old saying. For long Liverpool fans have craved a big money or big name signing. They complained Liverpool could not win anything with kids and that the clubs transfer policy needed mixing up to stand any chance of challenging for silverware. So it seems the owners heard and sanctioned a move for a £32 million striker. The striker the club desperately lacked is coming in and the big money move is …
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like These
Analyzing Mamadou Sakho’s Uphill Battle and His Ability to Persevere:
When Liverpool brought Mamadou Sakho to Anfield in the summer of 2013, there was a myriad of reasons to be excited. The prospect of adding a player of such quality to a squad in search of its first Champions League birth since 2009, was a great signal of intent for a club in a state of flux. As the most expensive signing in Brendan Rodgers’ second summer transfer window, Sakho …
Craig Johnston - Heroes of Our Past
Before I begin I have to say that this Heroes of the Past article is going to be a bit different. I have a confession to make – I hardly saw Craig Johnston play (aside from videos years later), of course I saw his FA Cup goal and then played football afterwards but I was too young at that age to really appreciate football players’ abilities and achievements.
How if I haven’t seen him play is he a hero of …
Phil, Bob, Ben and Dan: This Could be Beautiful
No this isn't the flowerpot men.
Let's not beat around the bush here, I've been fairly vocal on Twitter about Liverpool potentially signing Christian Benteke for £32.5million. Deep down I fully expected Aston Villa to cave in and accept a reduced offer and for Liverpool fans to celebrate that as a success.
However that wasn't to be and Big BAD Ben looks set to be the next signing.
Whilst I've already admitted I was against the idea now that he's …