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THE season has just ended and Jamie Carragher is played his final game for Liverpool FC - befittingly as captain, at Anfield. Ever since I heard about his decision to retire after this season I had fantasised about him scoring the...read more »

LUIS Suarez is a microcosm of the modern football world. He is subject to hyperbole over his sorcery with a ball at his feet and then vilified in a press frenzy for his misdemeanours. He exemplifies the intensity of feeling about...read more »

DID anyone else think last Sunday's derby would be the last one with David Moyes in charge of Everton? The thought never crossed my mind, to be perfectly honest. Not before, during or after the game. It was all about Jamie...read more »

OUR religion, football, is akin to air for us (hard to do without). We put up with being cheated by honest referees who really didn’t see it or who just make mistakes and say ‘it’s part of the game’. Well, the...read more »

BAYERN Münich are raising the bar – but what can Liverpool FC learn? Before the semi-final draw in the Champions League I was hoping for a matchup between FC Barcelona and Bayern Münich. Barca have been the best team in Europe...read more »

SOMETIMES life hits you hard. It’s something you eventually come to expect and accept as a natural consequence of living. You get knocked down, but usually manage to get back up again. In LFC’s case though, it seems like we can...read more »

SO, the day is coming. As Liverpool FC play hosts to Chelsea on Sunday, El Jefe returns to his old playground - or perhaps chess board is a more befitting choice of word. I can only imagine how strange it will...read more »

THE tingling down the spine, the pent up energy of the crowd in anticipation and the buzz before the first boot touches the ball to signify kick-off. This is how the build up to a football match should be. Sadly, on...read more »

THIS week I wanted to write about Hillsborough. I have never done that before; neither in article form nor on any of the discussion forums around dedicated to Liverpool FC. Not because it’s too close to me and too painful...read more »

“Maggie, Maggie, Maggie. Die, die die!” Emotive words hurled from the lungs of the Kop ever since Margaret Thatcher’s reign as Prime Minister started to take hold. The continued prevalence of these words has acted as a reminder of the strength...read more »