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Boom!: How Jürgen Klopp’s Explosive Liverpool Thrilled Europe
Irrespective of the outcome of a controversial Champions League final, 2017/18 had already proved an historic and scintillating season in Europe for Liverpool FC; smashing the competition's record for the most goals in a single season, as the Reds racked up almost 50. As money increasingly dominates the Premier League landscape, Jürgen Klopp proved once again that he can take undervalued resources and create a thrilling team, centred around the joyous interplay of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané.
Liverpool were 40-1 outsiders at the outset, with a team of misfits, rejects, journeymen and discards, who, it transpired, just needed the right coaching and direction. This is the story of an eventful season, with a slow, difficult start, and where, at the halfway point, the club was forced to sell its 'best' player, yet went from strength to strength.
Boom! is the story of this exciting campaign as told in rich and varied ways by fans at the games, and by The Tomkins Times' coterie of acclaimed writers and authors.
Paul Tomkins is the author of over a dozen football books, an academic paper on the role football finances play in success, and the novel "The Girl on the Pier".
Chris Rowland is the editor of The Tomkins Times, and the author of "From Where I Was A Liverpool Supporter's View of the Heysel Stadium Tragedy"
Daniel Rhodes, deputy editor of TTT, has edited several of The Tomkins Times' books, and contributes to the Anfield Index podcast.
Andrew Beasley is a freelance football writer who has written for several leading football websites, and been part of TTT since its inception in 2009.
"The Tomkins Times is an indispensable website whose diagnosis of all things Liverpool is beyond compare." LFCHistory.com
Liverpool were 40-1 outsiders at the outset, with a team of misfits, rejects, journeymen and discards, who, it transpired, just needed the right coaching and direction. This is the story of an eventful season, with a slow, difficult start, and where, at the halfway point, the club was forced to sell its 'best' player, yet went from strength to strength.
Boom! is the story of this exciting campaign as told in rich and varied ways by fans at the games, and by The Tomkins Times' coterie of acclaimed writers and authors.
Paul Tomkins is the author of over a dozen football books, an academic paper on the role football finances play in success, and the novel "The Girl on the Pier".
Chris Rowland is the editor of The Tomkins Times, and the author of "From Where I Was A Liverpool Supporter's View of the Heysel Stadium Tragedy"
Daniel Rhodes, deputy editor of TTT, has edited several of The Tomkins Times' books, and contributes to the Anfield Index podcast.
Andrew Beasley is a freelance football writer who has written for several leading football websites, and been part of TTT since its inception in 2009.
"The Tomkins Times is an indispensable website whose diagnosis of all things Liverpool is beyond compare." LFCHistory.com
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Published June 2, 2018
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Paul Tomkins
25 books55 followersBald author with disabilities. Big on Substack and X, little known elsewhere. 100,000 books sold (but still bald). M.E. sufferer since 1999. (Insufferable since 1971.) Two novels, 2014 and 2024; 12 sports books. Writing: making lemonade from life’s lemons.
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December 31, 2021
My first “sports” book had to be about my reds! I was surprised at all the references and comparisons to varying books and work-even the Odyssey! This shows the true passion, devotion and pure life force that drew me to the club in the first place across varying perspectives and writers.
I enjoyed the detail about more of how the European clubs work down to getting tickets and the pubs that were mentioned. (Did a lot of googling for reference and fun!) The penalty analysis was especially helpful since I’m still trying to understand those. I’m not a pro at understanding the ins and outs of the games but this is helping me build my passion and knowledge as I put down a pint or three cheering on our favorites
I enjoyed the detail about more of how the European clubs work down to getting tickets and the pubs that were mentioned. (Did a lot of googling for reference and fun!) The penalty analysis was especially helpful since I’m still trying to understand those. I’m not a pro at understanding the ins and outs of the games but this is helping me build my passion and knowledge as I put down a pint or three cheering on our favorites
August 13, 2018
Liverpool had an exciting 2017-18 European run that just fell short versus Real Madrid in the final. This real-time review of the season from a Tomkins Times and a fan perspective never falls short. A must read for any Liverpool supporter.
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