Zola needs more stick and less carrot to get it right at West Ham

Kieron Dyer was just trying to be helpful, but Gianfranco Zola might ask him to keep quiet in future. As in comedy, timing is paramount in football an... Read more+

If Carragher leaves Anfield, he should go with everyone's best wishes

Jamie Carragher's comments about being unfazed over the prospect of leaving Liverpool in the pursuit of first-team football has, understandably, divid... Read more+

Benitez is the master at playing the media and other managers off the back foot

Sam Allardyce was doing what he does best when probed by the media following Blackburn's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, but so too was Rafael Benitez. The R... Read more+

One year on from the heady win at Real Madrid, Liverpool have to console themselves with a good win in the Europa League

Life has not been easy for Liverpool over the past 12 months.One long year on from a heady and historic night in the Bernabeu stadium, which was follo... Read more+

PLayers can only get so many chances at Liverpool, and Babel is on his last one

Ryan Babel recently revealed that he knows what is required of him to make the grade at Anfield after a heart-to-heart with Rafael Benitez about his L... Read more+

Utopian plans for Liverpool and Man United fans to march in solidarity against their respective American owners would be an unmitigated disaster

Utopian plans for Liverpool and Manchester United fans to march in solidarity against their clubs' owners before next month’s game at Old Trafford sur... Read more+

Why West Ham can't afford to relax despite destroying Hull

To the casual observer, the sight of only a few West Ham players running to congratulate Carlton Cole after he had put his side two-nil up against Hul... Read more+

Why Liverpool's turgid Europa League win doesn't bode well for Sunday's showdown with City

Additional assistant referees, a tacky theme tune and mass pitchside advertisements for Seat cars heralded the return of second-rate European football... Read more+

Why I doubt Steve Morgan would have been able to keep Liverpool debt-free

Steve Morgan claimed earlier this week that Liverpool would have been debt-free had he completed a successful takeover in 2004. As heart-warming as hi... Read more+

Stoking up trouble... and is Johnson the new Summerbee?

I was at Stoke last year when City went mental downstairs at half time.Everyone had had a few and it was a great laugh – we were all singing "Carlos T... Read more+

The owners may have changed but sadly the song remains the same at West Ham

Some brave new world this is turning out to be. The faces in the boardroom might have changed at West Ham, but the inner turmoil appears never-ending.... Read more+

Why two wins this week would be the perfect Valentine's gift for fans in love with the Blues

So... 37 points in February, is it time to crack out the champagne?Following a fantastic win against the Wolves, thanks to possibly the most thrilling... Read more+

Why Liverpool must build on derby win to silence crisis talk

The 213th Merseyside derby could have so easily ended with the same ill-feeling which greeted the third anniversary of the day that two Americans arri... Read more+

Rafa Benitez to Italy? Juve got to be kidding...

It says a lot about how dreary a team's style of football is when even their owner falls asleep during a match.Then again, as a lot of Liverpool suppo... Read more+

Why Liverpool's poor form could be the perfect excuse for Hicks to renege on transfer promises

"Our debt is very manageable  and we never use player sales for debt service... January is a poor-quality market. The summer window will be big."Those... Read more+

Why there are more questions than answers surrounding Gerrard and Benitez

Being unbeaten in the last five games would not be considered a bad record for a club supposedly in crisis.But to listen to the reaction of some Liver... Read more+

A pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas...

The omens are not good.One of my sons used a red straw to drink his juice this morning, which he knows is strictly forbidden on match days.At least I ... Read more+

Why Blues can prove at Chelsea that we've got more than good luck going for us

The super Blues continue their charge up the league with a visit to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Following our fantastic, and personally unexpe... Read more+

Alex Ferguson: Herman Munster head?

Fergie Fergie sign him up! Fergie sign him up! But he didn’t, despite the urgings of the AIG media and the grumbling ranks of the AIG “faithful” thems... Read more+

It's 2-1.. but it’s only half time

Last night was special. Tension in the air, bit of trouble outside, the unravelling of old hatreds saw grown men forget themselves to shout abuse and ... Read more+

The relief among West Ham fans is colossal

By Jacob SteinbergThe relief at West Ham, as David Sullivan and David Gold complete their takeover of their club, is colossal.The refrains from suppor... Read more+

How do you solve a problem like Robinho?

He can’t play when it’s cold, he can’t play when it’s wet, he can’t play when it’s away from home, he can’t play when it’s a little bit brutal and he ... Read more+