This Is Anfield • Articles by: Neil Poole

Neil Poole

Kop season ticket holder, not a journalist, former editor of We Are Liverpool fanzine. Born into a family of Reds. Married into another family of Reds. Have spawned more Reds. Writing entirely from a fan's persepective about all aspects of LFC. Follow him @neil_poole1 on Twitter.

Neil Poole

Athens, Greece - Wednesday, May 23, 2007: Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez looks dejected after losing 2-1 to AC Milan during the UEFA Champions League Final at the OACA Spyro Louis Olympic Stadium. (Pic by Jason Roberts/Propaganda)

An untold tale of Rafa Benitez and his incredible connection with Liverpool FC

Jun 16, 2018Mar 2, 2018

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 24, 2016: Liverpool's Adam Lallana celebrates scoring the first goal against Hull City during the FA Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool 5-1 Hull City: The good, the bad and the chatty

Sep 25, 2016Sep 25, 2016

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LONDON, ENGLAND - Friday, September 16, 2016: Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson celebrates scoring the second goal against Chelsea with team-mate Dejan Lovren during the FA Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool: The good, the bad and the relaxing

Sep 17, 2016

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LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, August 27, 2016: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp during the FA Premier League match again st Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool: The Good, the bad and the comparative

Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016

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BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - Tuesday, August 23, 2016: Liverpool's Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring the second goal against Burton Albion with team-mate Adam Lallana during the Football League Cup 2nd Round match at the Pirelli Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Burton Albion 0-5 Liverpool: The good, the bad and the surprisingly useful

Aug 24, 2016Aug 24, 2016

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley.

Burnley 2-0 Liverpool: The good, the bad and the entirely predictable

Aug 21, 2016

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Picture by: Nigel French / EMPICS Sport Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho (second right) celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game with team-mates

Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool: The Bigger Picture

Aug 15, 2016

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Liverpool captain Alan Hansen accepts the applause of the crowd and his teammates as he walks out to lift the League Championship trophy (Picture by: Peter Robinson / EMPICS Sport)

1987/88: Liverpool’s most exciting, attractive and attacking team

Sep 22, 2021Jun 29, 2016

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BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Wednesday, May 18, 2016: Liverpool's James Milner looks at the trophy as he leads his side out to face Sevilla during the UEFA Europa League Final at St. Jakob-Park. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Damaged Goods: Jurgen Klopp needs wholesale changes at Anfield

May 19, 2016

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Thursday, October 22, 2015: Liverpool's owner John W. Henry and Director Michael Gordon before the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Group B match against Rubin Kazan at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool FC: Nine Days that Shocked the Kop

Feb 12, 2016

FSG’s U-turn on ticket prices is as welcome as it is unexpected

FSG score own goal and miss huge opportunity with new Anfield ticket prices

Feb 3, 2016Feb 2, 2016

LFC’s new ticket prices will only exacerbate a problem when FSG could have begun to reverse it.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Thursday, October 22, 2015: Liverpool's players line up for a team group photograph before the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Group B match against Rubin Kazan at Anfield. Back row L-R: Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne, Emre Can. Front row L-R: Alberto Moreno, James Milner, Joe Allen, Philippe Coutinho Correia. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

How many of Liverpool’s first eleven need changing in the summer?

Jan 15, 2016

Neil Poole ponders the question: To what extent does Liverpool’s first eleven need changing in the summer?

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - Wednesday, December 2, 2015: Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge celebrates scoring the second goal against Southampton during the Football League Cup Quarter-Final match at St. Mary's Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool players better suited to tightrope of cups than long slog of Premier League

Jan 4, 2016

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, December 13, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp and players thanking supporters after the Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield. (Pic by James Maloney/Propaganda)

Finding an alternative route to the ‘Liverpool Way’ may be worthwhile

Dec 15, 2015

Neil Poole believes Liverpool Football Club has become too predictable and trying new ideas is worth a shot.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND - Sunday, December 6, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp during the Premier League match against Newcastle United at St. James' Park. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool will only win the Premier League when they stop contributing to the madness of it!

Dec 7, 2015

‘I’m confident we’ll win the league with Klopp one day. However, it won’t happen until we stop contributing to the madness and the inconsistency of the Premier League.’

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 21, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp after the 4-1 victory over Manchester City during the Premier League match at the City of Manchester Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Jurgen Klopp’s focus on imperfections is the perfect approach for Liverpool

Nov 24, 2015Nov 24, 2015

Jurgen Klopp is showing he isn’t accepting of mediocrity, seeking better from his players even after impressive performances.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, March 1, 2015: Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho Correia in action against Manchester City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

The Big Game Challenge: Klopp succeeding where predecessors failed

Nov 19, 2015Nov 18, 2015

Neil Poole ponders whether we can predict the outcome of our forthcoming fixture against Manchester City.

ATHENS, GREECE - Wednesday, November 22, 2000: Liverpool's Robbie Fowler (right), Michael Owen (left) and manager Gerard Houllier (centre) in action during a training session at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, ahead of their UEFA Cup 3rd round, 1st leg clash with Olympiakos. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool’s Class of 1999: A Ragtag bunch of Legends, Cult Heroes and Misfits!

Nov 13, 2015

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LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, October 17, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp before the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Kloppaganda)

Jurgen Klopp has a unique problem – but it’s one he can fix

Oct 30, 2015

Jurgen Klopp has inherited a Liverpool squad without a star player who can drag the team to victory.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Thursday, October 22, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp celebrates the first goal against Rubin Kazan during the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Group B match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

View from the Kop: Plenty of effort on and off the pitch on Klopp’s Anfield debut

Oct 23, 2015Oct 23, 2015

All eyes were on Anfield for Jurgen Klopp’s home debut against Rubin Kazan. But, despite good intentions, the club is yet to find its spark.

LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, October 17, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp during the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Kloppaganda)

Jurgen Klopp and the football media circus

Oct 19, 2015Oct 19, 2015

Some of the questions being asked of Jurgen Klopp in press conferences are really lowering the tone of ‘journalism’.

Rodgers Sacked: “Watch us mess this up now!”

Oct 5, 2015Oct 4, 2015

Neil Poole delivers his immediate reaction to the news that Brendan Rodgers has been sacked as the manager of Liverpool Football Club.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, September 23, 2014: Liverpool supporters on the Spion Kop during the Football League Cup 3rd Round match against Middlesbrough at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool vs Carlisle: The Biggest Game of Someone’s Life

Sep 22, 2015

Neil Poole identifies one section of the support for whom the Carlisle match could be the biggest game of their lives.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - Monday, July 20, 2015: Liverpool's Jordon Ibe in action against Adelaide United during a preseason friendly match at the Adelaide Oval on day eight of the club's preseason tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Why Liverpool’s Babies might go ‘Boom!’

Aug 27, 2015Aug 27, 2015

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, May 2, 2015: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling looks dejected after missing a chance against Queens Park Rangers during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Selling Sterling to a rival could prove bad news for Liverpool long-term

Jul 13, 2015

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Sunday, April 4, 2010: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard MBE celebrates scoring the opening goal against Birmingham City with team-mate Fernando Torres during the Premiership match at St Andrews. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool Lifetime XI: We Are Liverpool fanzine pick best 11 of Reds to have seen live

Jun 15, 2015

Next up in our Liverpool Lifetime XI challenge is We Are Liverpool fanzine editor Neil Poole.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, January 18, 2014: Liverpool's owner John W. Henry and wife Linda Pizzuti before the Premiership match against Aston Villa at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

FSG and LFC: It’s time for Liverpool to live dangerously again

Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2015

Neil Poole is concerned that Liverpool’s owners don’t have the appetite to make the big changes necessary for the club to compete at the top of the league again.