Stats: Home dominance, RVP add up to United title
The stats that tell the story of the Premier League season: How the title was won Alex Ferguson won his first trophy in 1977 and his last in 2013, w…
Friday Four: Action at top and bottom
Most weeks, we carefully sift through the football marginalia for something interesting to serve as our Friday Four introduction. But sometimes we jus…
Assessing the Brendan Rodgers "project"
If the jury is still out on Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers, then it might not be back in to deliver a verdict for some time. Visually, Liverpool often…
Inspired Theo Walcott gives Gunners well-earned draw vs. Liverpool
When Liverpool went up 2-0 at Arsenal, the thought crossed my mind that Brendan Rodgers might not use those infamous envelopes (you know, for the thre…
Can Sturridge, Liverpool lift each other up?
For football fans, there is always hope. But that is often what kills you. Liverpool may have lost last weekend's marquee clash against Manchester Uni…
Manchester United win a tale of two halves
When Manchester United lost the league title on goal difference last season, people criticized them for not being a "vintage" United team. This time a…
Can Liverpool close the gap with Manchester United?
When I grew up in Liverpool in the 1980s, the journey to Manchester was 50 minutes by train. It was easy to sense when the halfway point had been reac…
The end of the end of the 'Golden Generation'
Football always moves on. Unless you're Alex Ferguson, bad hairstyles or a furious sense of misplaced entitlement, the game will leave you behind even…
Let's talk about Being: Everton
Samwise Gamgee never stood a chance. It was always going to be Frodo Baggins basking in the glory of destroying the One Ring. But we all know who carr…
On Being: Brendan
One thought struck me as I watched the first episode of "Being: Liverpool": This isn't going to be very good, is it? This isn't a slight against the …