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TO a generation of Liverpool fans, he was the greatest manager they have personally witnessed at the helm, bringing the kind of success that seemed unattainable through the 1990s. To the older generation, he was a man who brought back...read more »

1st May 2007, Dirk Kuyt dispatches the penalty that sends Liverpool into the Champions League final. A classic, the game was not. The intensity though was equal to that of its 2005 predecessor. It was a game that highlighted the superiority...read more »

A friend once suggested Gringo is short for ‘Green go’; a phrase he claimed used to describe unwelcome American army personal in Vietnam. This imaginary origin of the word, in my opinion, is particularly apt in describing the mercenaries who...read more »

MAYBE I should be full of more joy then I am. We thrashed the weakened assortment of players put before us by the might of Swansea, then we schooled Zenit St Petersburg at Anfield; but I’m struggling to muster up...read more »

IN the modern age of manager chopping and changing, silly people have silly thoughts - nothing new there then! Rafa’s Chelsea lost to Laudrup’s Swansea, Rodgers’ Liverpool have lost to Laudrup’s Swansea. Therefore, Laudrup must be better than Rafa and Rodgers!...read more »

I KNOW I wasn't alone last week in feeling almost heartbroken at the news of Rafa accepting the Chelsea job. Whether interim, or 6 months with options, or whatever, it was a hugely disappointing piece of news and one which left...read more »