Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.

Southampton's contrition counts for nothing when they are standing by the cheating manager who "loved it"

New on Always Liverpool | So much has been written on Arne Slot. I hope this piece – on how the managerial eras at Liverpool resonate through life – has value. No paywall today. Shares/subs are so valued. Would love to introduce new eyes to the page. Thanks so much.

The best Liverpool writer to ever do it.

Shoutout to the CL final ref. Bought a little of their shit early. Decided he'd had enough. Blowing for HT before they took the corner was a hallelujah moment. As was the Mosquera booking. Knew Madueke's game. Every PL ref should watch and learn for next season. A clinic.

New on Always Liverpool | So much has been written on Arne Slot. I hope this piece – on how the managerial eras at Liverpool resonate through life – has value. No paywall today. Shares/subs are so valued. Would love to introduce new eyes to the page. Thanks so much.

Pod on today's news. theliverpoolway.podbean.com/e/arne-slot-...

Not sure Arsenal could have done much more. Executed their gameplan (often reprehensible, but that's beside the point) almost perfectly. Completely stifled PSG, who had no answer. Gabriel is one of my least fav' players in the league. But that's as good a performance as you'll ever see from a CB.

Madueke is probably the worst for trying to buy penalties like that He's pretty good at it. Probably part of the reason they surprised loads of people by signing him. Ref didn't buy it.

Arsenal are too strong, too athletic, too big, too organised and too wily for PSG. They've made this team that tore Liverpool and Bayern apart look really average and uninspired.

PSG haven't got the stomach for this, unfortunately.

An early Arsenal goal is the worst thing that can happen to any football match.

So just everything else he does then?

No fucking about now. Get Edwards gone. Get Klopp back in.

Darts was a million times more enjoyable before Littler.

*sigh* Every few years we have this little dance about how Texas is "in play". It never is. It never will be. They always close ranks. A state where the idea that someone eating less meat is more of an affront than protecting pedophiles.

One year on from the parade. I really hoped that the joy experienced on this day would come back in time. It never really has. Suppose it never really will. My account of the day from Always Liverpool alwaysliverpool.substack.com/p/the-lfc-pa...

Pod from today, with Chris, myself and @chrisbascombe.bsky.social theliverpoolway.podbean.com/e/liverpool-...

🇪🇬👑 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And nothing else matters.

well said mate. think a lot of us were upset with the move (myself included) but to be honest it's a lesson for people to take a breath sometimes before judging or being overly critical or hateful. something that i think some fans could do with remembering in the current climate too.

Wishing I was going to be at Anfield on Sunday to say thanks to this fella too. Wrote this in January about bygones being bygones and actually really missing him. Hope he gets a great reception on Sunday when his Brentford side visit Anfield. Be nice if the club did something too.

We’re going to be seeing a lot more of this sentiment. Do not trust these people.

Dan and John are back with another TLW Time Team Pod. This one on the Gerrard Final, which was 20 (TWENTY!!!) years ago. theliverpoolway.podbean.com/e/tlw-time-t...

Applause.

My god, that England squad is dull. It’s like the remit was to pick the country’s blandest footballers rather than the best.

I’ll really miss The Boys. It was brilliant and forever funny. The perfect antidote to all that often woeful Marvel and DC stuff. And the perfect song choice for the lovely little post-credit piece.

Those reported England squad decisions are absolutely whack. Except Maguire of course, who is a genuine atrocity of a footballer.

Just stop it. Please.

NEW on Always Liverpool | A case for Andy Burnham. His role in establishing the Hillsborough truth, exonerating victims and forging a lasting legacy is inarguable. With him back in the public eye, and maybe destined to be PM, that's worth revisiting.

Every ticket should be $50

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Writing this last week was part of my acceptance process. *Grits teeth* Congratulations to Arsenal. alwaysliverpool.substack.com/p/it-was-fun...

Thanks to Sachin for asking myself at Always Liverpool to contribute to this. Great to be alongside @theliverpoolway.bsky.social too! TLW Pod represent!

A sight we can all get behind. Tata, Tory Noel

That couple of years where we just needed City to slip up just ONCE after abarrr January seem to suck even more in this moment.

All those Southampton weirdos doing the bi-noc-u-lars gestures look a bit stupid now don't they? Right outcome there. Everyone who kicked off about the manager being asked if he was a cheat, calling it disrespectful? The answer was "yes" Yes he is a cheat.

Portugal have symbolically included Diogo Jota in their squad for the World Cup.

Haha. Jesus Christ, that VAR decision. What the fuck? That is a DREADFUL challenge from Havertz.

US telly giving that North London Forever embarrassment the YNWA treatment.

So happy to see youth reject this AI doctrine forced upon them by insulated, out-of-touch Silicon Valley despots like Eric Schmidt and his entire ilk.

It's Monday! It's time for Wayne Rooney to spout world class bollocks on the BBC like the monumental helmet that he is and has always been.

Totally agree. Experienced, home grown, a leader, much needed forward option, pace, goals and surely available for a reasonable price when they’re relegated.

Liverpool need to get right on signing Jarrod Bowen this summer if he'd be up for it. Type of character the squad needs. Homegrown too. Should have gone for him 4-5 years ago tbh.

Just allow United players to handball it in the box and dispense with the pretence, lads. Hilarious. When do you ever see a ref do that?

Watched Heretic. Usual A24 bullshit. Gore porn dressed up as a hifalutin concept, but ultimately a pointlessly facile, sophomoric conclusion. Fucking lame as shit.

From Always Liverpool in December. He was right then. He’s right now. Backed him before. Backed him then. Backing him now.

If Liverpool's hierarchy fancies themselves as "the smartest guys in the room" I'd hate to think who else hangs out there. Must be some fucking legendary simpletons knocking about in that gaff. Only way Edwards and Hughes' actions would make sense would be if they were going for sabotage

BREAKING: Sir Alex Ferguson has become the first successful trial of human de-aging. Ferguson, 35, will take the reins at Old Trafford with immediate effect.

There's literally nothing redeemable about this football season. Everything that could possibly leave you downhearted has come to pass.

We're staring down the barrel of being next season's Spurs. 🤯