Continuing the three-part mini-series of my top eleven matches watching Liverpool in the Champions League. Click here for part 1. 4. Liverpool 2-1 Juventus Having progressed to the quarter-final stage of the 2004/5 Champions League, Liverpool were given the toughest possible route to the final. A potential semi-final would involve taking on the runaway league… Continue reading >
Chelsea take on Bayern Munich tomorrow in the 2012 Champions League final. Bayern Munich are the first finalist in the Champions League era to enjoy home advantage in the final, and will be aiming for their fifth European Cup win. For Chelsea, it is a second final appearance and they’ll be looking to become the… Continue reading >
I wasn’t surprised to see King Kenny shown the Anfield exit yesterday. However, nor would I have been surprised if Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool’s Boston-based owners, had opted to stand by the man whom they themselves appointed only a year ago. There were strong arguments supporting each course of action and whatever decision Liverpool’s American… Continue reading >
Wigan are becoming the Premier League’s finest escape artists. The manner in which the club continually flirt with relegation before eventually going on to secure their top flight status is starting to look as if Wigan get themselves into ever more desperate situations each year simply to provide themselves with a challenge. Here are three… Continue reading >
Four years ago, La Machine brought Liverpool’s streets to a standstill. And this morning marked the first of three days of Liverpool street theatre on an even bigger scale. Despite grim weather, tens of thousands lined the city streets to witness to awaking of Giant Uncle, as he began a march through the city towards… Continue reading >
It was the final episode of BBC’s “The Tube” this week. Going behind-the-scenes on the London Underground, the series has revealed a fascinating picture of life on one of the world’s busiest underground rail networks. Episode six focused on those who start work when all others are tucked up in bed. The programme showed the… Continue reading >
The government’s controversial Health and Social Care bill has passed all of the political obstacles in its way, and is set to become law within the next month. The whole process which has been involved in getting the bill through has given much insight into the level of power held by our politicians – power… Continue reading >
This was a notice displayed during a walk through Beck Hole, a small village near Goathland, last summer. What the source of the wasps’ anger was, I never did find out. Instead I chose to take the advice given, and turn off the path in order to head towards the village, where the atmosphere was… Continue reading >
Last night I watched episode 2 of The Tube, the BBC series which goes behind the scenes of the London Underground. The episode documented the work of ticket inspectors on the network, and focused on the number of journeys which are said to be made without a valid ticket. The estimate is that 60,000 journeys… Continue reading >