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October 20, 2010

I have inadvertently become the internet’s number one Roy Hodgson apologist

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Well, a pretty terrible start to the season for Liverpool. Eight games in, and languishing in 19^th, a relegation spot. Inevitably, people are already calling for the head of new manager Roy Hodgson. One of the most visible commentators on Twitter, Paul Tomkins, has been at the forefront of these discussions, but has been good enough to retweet my more pro-Roy tweets. This has led to me receiving a barrage of messages questioning me, and demanding the removal of Hodgson. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 24, 2010

A belated moan about the start of the new football season, and some quiet optimism about Liverpool

OK, so I am finally, reluctantly, willing to accept the football season has started.

Other sports provide us with lengthy off-seasons, for us to collect our thoughts, take a break, enjoy other sports, and gradually look forward to the start of the next season.

Football gives us no such luxury. Read the rest of this entry »

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July 20, 2010

Hodgson’s first coup as Joe Cole signs for Liverpool

Liverpool’s signing of Joe Cole is a positive sign, both on and off the pitch, and some welcome good news for the team’s supporters after a horrible season and the uncertainties over the club’s ownership and finances. Cole should bring some much-needed creativity to the side, particularly since the departure of Yossi Benayoun to, of all clubs, Chelsea. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 5, 2010

Liverpool’s season: A post-mortem

I was just listening to some of tonight’s Manchester City/Tottenham Hotspur game, where both sides are fighting for the fourth spot in the Premier League and the place in next season’s Champions League that comes with it. As a Liverpool supporter facing a Champions League-free 2010/11 season, I began to think that should be us.

Then I realised that no, it really shouldn’t be us. Read the rest of this entry »

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