A cold December evening at home to Stoke City. As first ventures to a football match go, it’s the type of fixture which will either scare you off, or have you hooked for the rest of your life. This was Our Elsie’s first game. Elsie is goblin number two in our collective of three children. […]
Read more "Stoking the Home Fires at Anfield"You Are Here. Where are we exactly though? 2nd position going into the weekend, and 6 points behind a sickeningly proficient Chelsea would be the short, and wholly accurate answer. Highly likely to be 9 points behind Chelsea before we go into the Merseyside derby on Monday evening. Come on, be realistic. When was the […]
Read more "Clusters at Anfield"Lucas at centre back. James Milner at left back. Simon Mignolet STILL in goal. Jordan Henderson being primed as a defensive midfielder of purpose. Adam Lallana Appreciation Day coming soon, for a man who seems set to follow in the footsteps of Joe Allen in becoming the ‘darling’ of the crowd, when previously viewed with […]
Read more "Recycled Furniture at Anfield"Non-League Football day came and went last weekend. A new-wave occasion held during the first international break of the season. Much has already been written about the positive effects and the general feel-good benefits for those who admirably step out to lend their support to football clubs at local grassroots levels. Those positive effects are […]
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