WELL RED INDEPENDENT LFC SUPPORTERS’ MAGAZINE No.4 OCT/NOV 2010

CONTENTS3EditorialOur view 4 Red round up News, views and massive heads 6 Takeover talk What now? 10 Joe Cole Cover story 12 Bye & Masch Did Javier really go on strike? 14 Ticket prices One fan’s rant over the rising cost 20 The McMahons John & Steve – how it happened 26 The Big Debate Is David Ngog good enough? 30 1987-88 A classic season remembered 36 Paul Smith Jnr The British champ talks about the Reds 38 Tony Barrett The Times man on our big problem 40 Ian Rush Neil Scott pays tribute to the legend 42 Testing our faith Neil Condron looks at times we’ve cringed as Reds 44 A Life in Liverpool matches Everton 1987 46 Why not Kenny? John Anthony on the King 48 Martin Kelly Is he the new Carra, asks Martin Smith 50 Tom Saunders Bill Shankly’s greatest signing 54 My first time Nick Harman 56 Paul Tomkins On Hodgson 59 Jovanovic A cult hero? 60 Steve Nicol Johnny Greaney on ‘Chico’ 62 A kit special? Dickie Felton’s retro secret 63 Eye On The Enemy

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