An Anfield evening to be truly savoured
WALKING away from Anfield last night, the feeling of exhilaration you can only get after watching football of the classic variety was still pumping through the veins.
- Published on Apr 16 2008
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WALKING away from Anfield last night, the feeling of exhilaration you can only get after watching football of the classic variety was still pumping through the veins.
FOOTBALL is taking some giant and dangerous steps into the unknown at the moment. The world of buyouts, billionaires and Bosman is unforgiving and already we've seen a lot of casualties – but none sadder than the unfolding disaster at Anfield.
IN an image conscious world, substance is often found wanting when you strip away the tinsel and the glamour. This is true in football as much as any other walk of life.
IT only takes a moment's hesitation or lapse in concentration to destroy a hard-won position and Rafa Benitez is painfully aware of that fact right now.
FROM the moment Mr Herbert Fandel blew for the start of proceedings at Old Trafford, it was obvious that attitude and determination would play a big part in the story of the game.
WHEN Kevin Keegan admitted that Newcastle United would never be able to compete with the Premier League elite, he injected a welcome note of realism into the growing debate about the future of football.
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When it comes to the Beautiful Game, television, like football referees, football managers and most of all football fans, frequently suffers from selective blindness.
My one-time colleague and all-time friend, Des Cahill, was only a dry week in Kerry before he discovered an intriguing aspect of our culture. One day, he was playing at right-back for a local club and was rather pleased to get words of encouragement from a man watching nearby.