Archive for September, 2010
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
This article was originally published at live4Liverpool on Wednesday 29 September, 2010.
This is Anfield, and how they knew it, in every European language. Visiting teams and supporters arrived at Anfield both in fear and awe, trepidation at the thought of taking on the Mighty Liverpool on their home patch, and wonder at ...
Posted in Football, Live4Liverpool, Liverpool, Sport |
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
This article was originally published at live4Liverpool on Wednesday 29 September, 2010.
I had rarely been exposed to seeing grown men cry at so young an age, so it was immediately apparent on January 29, 1981, that something was amiss. People were weeping, and, looking back, there was more than a ...
Posted in Football, Live4Liverpool, Liverpool, Sport |
Monday, September 27th, 2010
I am unsure as to the exact origin of the phrase ‘burden of expectation’, but the theory is certainly not confined to our lifetime. As far back as the 18th Century, the French philosopher, Voltaire, alluded to it with his famous quote, "What a heavy burden is a name that ...
Posted in Cricket, Football, Liverpool, Sport, West Indies |
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
The sport of Rugby League is today in deep shock at the death of former Great Britain Hooker, Terry Newton. Newton, a former Super League star for Leeds, Wigan, Bradford and Wakefield, was found hanged at his Orrell home this morning.
His hometown club, Wigan Warriors, made the following statement on ...
Posted in Rugby, Sport |
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
This is not an easy period in which to be a supporter of Liverpool Football Club. Rumours continue to gather about the detested Tom Hicks finding additional funding to refinance his loans, and take a controlling interest in the club. On the field, morale has hardly been lifted by what ...
Posted in Football, Liverpool, Sport |
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
As I write this, I fear that never in the illustrious 118 year history of Liverpool Football Club, has a sustained demonstration of solidarity and protest been so necessary.
This is not a knee-jerk reaction to last night’s Carling Cup defeat to Northampton Town, it is the stark reality, one that ...
Posted in Football, Liverpool, Sport |
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
I spent a precious few hours today with a very close friend from my time as a student at Liverpool John Moores University.
Ellen was a flat mate of mine for much of our first year, and a constant companion to various nightspots, pizza parlours and the odd lecture in Liverpool. ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Family, Goals |
Monday, September 20th, 2010
“What’s this Twitter thing all about?” is a question I’m often asked by the mystified. Trying to explain in terms of ‘follows’, ‘tweets’ and ‘#hashtags’ often produces a glazed look and a visible thought bubble appears ...
I then tend to explain using the analogy of a social forum we all ...
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Red Knight, Social Media, Twitter |
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
I have been fortunate, in my lifetime, to watch Warwickshire in 13 domestic finals, 12 at the Home of Cricket, and another at Trent Bridge. Happily, they have, after today, won 7 of those big games, although I will confess to doubting that they would ever win at Lord’s, after my first ...
Posted in Cricket, Sport |
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
There are four words guaranteed to ensure that an atmosphere akin to civil war breaks out at least twice annually, between a few of my best friends and I. The words in question possibly have a similar effect not only across the UK, but in many parts of the globe:-
Liverpool ...
Posted in Football, List, Liverpool, Sport |
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