Why Steven Gerrard is breaking the hex at Ibrox It’s taken him a while to get going but having romped to the Scottish Premiership in style this season, overseen some memorable performances in Europe and with a domestic double still very much in his sights, Steven Gerrard is bucking the trend of so many England […]
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Probably the greatest FA Cup semi final in history was back in 1990 when Crystal Palace and Liverpool fought out a FA Cup classic. Liverpool take the lead, Palace then go 2-1 up, Liverpool turn it round to go ahead 3-2 before Palace strike back with a last minute winner to make it 4-3 to […]
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1990-91 My first live game watching my beloved Chelsea was on the opening day of the 1990/91 season against Derby County at Stamford Bridge. On that day, I got to see Chelsea’s first million pound players make their debuts in Dennis Wise and Andy Townsend who had arrived from Wimbledon and Norwich City respectively. The […]
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Born in 1989 in Liverpool and grew up in Croxteth just down the road from a certain Wayne Rooney, I’ve been privileged to see a lot of good players come through the Liverpool ranks during that time. Here is my greatest LFC team from the Premier League era. Formation: 4-2-1-3 Goalkeeper is Alisson Becker. Since […]
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The only Englishman to lift the World Cup. Born on this day in 1941, the former West Ham United and Fulham defender would have been 80 today.
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Where Expectations Started… My favourite Liverpool game, where do you start, so many memories. Winning Number 5 with the Miracle of Istanbul, the European comebacks vs Olympiakos or Dortmund, the still mind blowing 4-0 win vs Barcelona. My initial thought was the 2006 FA Cup final which I was lucky to get a ticket for, […]
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The Arsenal clock has graced Highbury for over 70+ years. It was one of the many features of old Highbury Stadium instigated by the great innovator Herbert Chapman, and the South Stand soon became known as The Clock End. The original Clock is now is at home outside Arsenal’s new home ‘The Emirates Stadium’.
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Who remembers when Tore Andre Flo bagged a brace in the first 12 minutes of the European Cup Winners Cup quarter final first leg clash with Real Betis back in 1998. Gianluca Vialli’s Chelsea won the tie 5-2 on aggregate and eventually went on to lift the cup for second time in their history.
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