Grown-up views and intelligent debate about Liverpool FC (online paywalled/free content by Paul Tomkins and associates as The Tomkins Times since 2009, now relocated to Substack.)
Sportswriter for 20+ years (football*/Liverpool FC) and novelist. Author of 15 books. Established the near-award winning The Tomkins Times in 2009. (ME/CFS since '90s, but I do ok.) Note: I don't really use Substack Notes or accept DMs.
Analysing the business of football, looking at the strategies and finances of football clubs from the major European leagues. Numbers, graphs and words!
Liverpool FC history, reminiscences, analysis, book excerpts & more; taking Paul Tomkins' book "Dynasty" as a starting point, to assess the club – its players, managers and games – over the decades, and to see how older fans can continue to look forward.
Cultivating a healthy approach to football and Liverpool FC, with positivity, gratitude and joy, in a world often drowning in negativity. Simple Zen from Paul Tomkins/The Tomkins Times.
Thoughts on life (and things I enjoy) from a semi-famous, non-award-winning, middle-aged sportswriter/novelist