The time has come to admit it, with apologies to Tottenham fans. In 2019, Liverpool and Spurs contested an all-English Champions League final in Madrid. Many reasons have been advanced for Liverpool’s 2-0 triumph. Some – well, mainly Glenn Hoddle – say the early Liverpool penalty was harsh. Some say Liverpool controlled the game fromContinue reading “How I won the Champions League for Liverpool”
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Imagine…on tragedy chants at football games
Imagine your child, parent, sibling or friend went to a football match and died. Crushed to death in the most horrific manner imaginable. Imagine that for years, the authorities made a huge and concerted effort to cover up the cause of their death, to blame your loved one and their fellow supporters. Imagine that, asContinue reading “Imagine…on tragedy chants at football games”
From believers to broken hearts
He turned us from doubters to believers…and then he broke our hearts. Liverpool fans have long dreaded the day when Jurgen Klopp would depart Anfield. For the announcement to come out of the blue on a cold Friday in January – with the team flying again in all competitions – was a seismic shock. Klopp hasContinue reading “From believers to broken hearts”
‘You’ll never walk alone… unless someone offers me shedloads of cash’
A couple of months ago, I wrote effusively of my admiration for Jordan Henderson as a footballer, a captain and a man https://rorywrites.uk/2023/04/15/and-heres-to-you-jordan-henderson/ .I still admire him as a footballer and captain. But it’s impossible to see his decision to move to Saudi Arabian team Al-Ettifaq as anything other than a betrayal of the principlesContinue reading “‘You’ll never walk alone… unless someone offers me shedloads of cash’”
And here’s to you, Jordan Henderson…
There’s not many footballers I love more than Jordan Henderson. I’ve just finished reading his autobiography and it cemented my admiration for him as a player and a person. As the book almost recognises, he seems destined to be one of those football players who never quite gets the credit he deserves from the footballContinue reading “And here’s to you, Jordan Henderson…”
‘Captain Fantastics’ are often mediocre managers
Steven Gerrard’s dismissal from Aston Villa was no surprise in the end, after an abysmal start to the 2022//3 season. Once again, a manager who swept to Scottish titles with one of the two Glasgow clubs has come up short on the much harsher terrain of the Premier League. While it is way too earlyContinue reading “‘Captain Fantastics’ are often mediocre managers”
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