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With former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett back in the news, now's as good a time as any to remember that as bad as this season has been, it could have always been worse. Plus Charlie Adam's...

This time last year, Liverpool were in the midst of one of the most significant off-pitch events in their recent history. It was a relatively important time for us here at the blog as well---we...

So, do you remember the part where Hicks and Gillett were terrible owners who loaded the club with debt and had fans fearing relegation as little as six months ago? Turns out they managed to lose...

It's Friday, the week's almost over, and we've got an unexpectedly hefty offering of news and notes to get to, so let's get to it... * The big news today--and it's both big and more than a little...

"When you win a championship--and we will--success isn’t measured or accomplished by winning once." As far as grand pronouncements from owners go, that has to be somewhat better than rambling...

Bond rip-offs and international updates and taking the piss out of Joe Cole. Plus the longest blog post in intertubes history and illusionists and polls and distracting videos and even the revival...

"They thought that Liverpool Football Club was a business, a company, a fanchise, and it's more than this when you can see the fans, see the feelings, see the stadium atmosphere. So it's different,...

The trouble with doing an immediate match recap is that one inevitably cannibalises any subsequent tactical bullshittery or specific discussion of player or theme. "One," one says, "one has rather...

He's baaack. Hey, so there were some internationals yesterday. Friendly internationals. And nothing much happened. Agger scored; Johnson set up a goal; England won. Dirk Kuyt scored from the...

"Today I am so happy for the people of Liverpool, finally the club can move forward and get stability." -Rafa Benitez's reaction to the impending sale on Tuesday So it's finally over. It feels...