Category Archives: Football

Nonsensical penalty shoot-out defeat in pre-season friendly

Posted on August 4, 2019 by jgrady12345

I must admit to having few expectations about this Community Shield game against Manchester City. After all, pre-season for Liverpool has been little more than disastrous, and with Firmino and Salah arriving back late, and Mane not yet at all, … Continue reading →

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WON IT 6 TIMES !! Spurs 0 Liverpool 2 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

Posted on June 2, 2019 by jgrady12345

For the neutral watching this game, it has to go down as one of the worst in Champions League history. It’s up there with Steaua Bucharest’s win in 1986, amongst others. But there are reasons why the game turned out … Continue reading →

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Tottenham Hotspur 3 Borussia Dortmund 0 – Spurs good or Dortmund bad?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by jgrady12345

Don’t get me wrong, as football writers go, Phil McNulty of BBC Sport is one of the best, but his report of the Spurs-Borussia Dortmund game below falls into the category of “lazy reporting”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47234647 All too often football writers … Continue reading →

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Jose Mourinho gone………..

Posted on December 21, 2018 by jgrady12345

Maybe I’m the wrong person to ask, but I struggle to feel any sympathy for Jose Mourinho, in the same way that other managers, pundits and the media have been falling over themselves to be concerned for a man ‘who … Continue reading →

Posted in Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, England, Everton, FA Cup, Football, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, Tony Pulis, Tottenham Hotspur | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Liverpool 1 Napoli 0 – Qualified !

Posted on December 12, 2018 by jgrady12345

€12.2m is the amount of basic price money Liverpool will receive for winning a Champions League group game, plus qualifying for the Champions League last 16. That’s without their share of “performance-related” bonuses, additional share of TV money etc. That … Continue reading →

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Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 4 – Top of the League !!

Posted on December 9, 2018 by jgrady12345

A fine win for Liverpool against an unusually tepid Bournemouth outfit put Liverpool top of the league at lunchtime today. A situation described by all the commentators as “temporary”. Not “potentially temporary” but “temporary”. Despite the morally unacceptable position of … Continue reading →

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PSG, Everton & Burnley – poor form, but….

Posted on December 6, 2018 by jgrady12345

Liverpool have three very different games that I meant to blog about, but, well, you know, time goes by etc. etc. Firstly, Paris St. Germain. Liverpool have improved dramatically defensively, but in Europe, they seem to be somewhat naive and … Continue reading →

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Liverpool v Fulham, Chelsea v Everton, and the Manc derby.

Posted on November 14, 2018 by jgrady12345

With the weather foul outdoors here on the South Coast, there was only one place to be, and that in front of the TV, in the warm, watching the bright sunshine on Merseyside. As the rain tipped down here in … Continue reading →

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Red Star Belgrade 2 Liverpool 0 – poor performance.

Posted on November 6, 2018 by jgrady12345

Everybody has been telling us that Liverpool are going to seriously challenge Manchester City for the title this season, and, after a decent start to the season, it was believable. But, whilst the wheels have hardly come off (yet) this … Continue reading →

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Palace 0 Liverpool 2 -as tough as they come.

Posted on August 22, 2018 by jgrady12345

Just like last weekend, the pressure was piled on Liverpool, playing ‘catch-up’ after Manchester City (and others) secured straightforward wins to make it two out of two. This wasn’t exactly the greatest performance you’ll ever see, but it was efficient, … Continue reading →

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