Honesty has many enemies, and sentimentality is one of them. It has invaded our courts. In the trial of the Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard, the Scottish ex-footballer and ex-manager Kenny Dalglish testified that the accused was a humble man who had remained true to his roots. Well, Uriah Heep was humble, and the Kray twins were true to their roots, so even as a character reference...
By their own standards, and by the expectations of their supporters, Liverpool were poor at Ewood Park today. And as Rovers failed to convert good chances in the last few minutes, I think we have to chalk that one off as points dropped. But no matter, the place is buzzing, it's been a great week at Blackburn Rovers. We're in the semi finals of the Carling Cup, we're above Burnley in the league at...
Season 1994/1995 will be remembered for its many stand out incidents; The Eric Cantona kung-fu kick assault on an abusive Crystal palace fan, Arsenal manager George Graham's dismissal for receiving illegal payments from player’s agents, the gunners Paul Merson's drink, drug and gambling admissions and of course, Blackburn Rovers winning the Premier League. In a return to the top flight of domestic...
Spurs deserve a lot of credit for their fantastic 9-1 victory over Wigan on Saturday, but they weren't the first to achieve such a feat. Liverpool got there first in 1989, when Kenny Dalglish's scintillating side hammered Crystal Palace 9-0 at Anfield.
Any Liverpool fan would remember the skills and talent of Danish turned honorary Scouser, Jan Molby. Voted in at no. 16 on the list of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, he was a player with as immense a talent as was his waistline. Before the elegant Xabi Alonso, Liverpool fans marvel at the sublime passing skills and long range shooting of Jan Molby. He is currently a TV pundit with Viasat, appraising...