Anthony Murray

A day in Plitviće National Park

More porridge, Papa Bolsonaro? Nice.

9th game and 7th Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Brighton & HA. #LFC #LIVBHA

8th game and 6th Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Villarreal in the Champions League. #LFC #LIVVIL

Fair to say it’s a grey day in Liverpool.

Anyone watching Man City this season is watching zombie football. It looks like football but it’s not alive. The beautiful game it ain’t.

7th game and 5th Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Man City. #LFC #LIVMCI

Tonight’s entertainment. Robyn Hitchcock (0 Egyptians, 1 Soft Boy) - at the Union Chapel.

“She looks like Eve Marie Saint in On The Waterfront…” 🎶 RIP

Jeffrey Archer was a monumental twat. I saw him once in Cambridge, peering in to an antique shop window, dressed in a tatty tracksuit. I always bitterly regret not giving him a Stan Laurel kick in the arse as he bent down to peer at the ornaments.

Tonight’s entertainment - at the Roundhouse for Bill Callahan/Smog.

Has nobody spared a thought for Raheem Sterling in all this? Burned his bridges at Liverpool to join City for the money and medals, and now washed up at 30. And he hasn’t even got the medals now…

Man City: “Nope, what chocolate cake? Never saw one”

Appeal “that”, you cheating bastards.

Krka national Park - €40 entry fee (a bit pricy!)

A bit more Split

Greetings from Split. I was last here about 27 years ago… there’s a lot more money and tourists washing around the place these days!

It’s hard to feel sorry for the Premier League. They’ve got a huge mess to sort out but they have hyped up the league at every opportunity, turned a blind eye to dodgy ownership & rampant greed, & considered the match-going fan as being utterly incidental to the game. Fuck them.

A bit more of Zadar.

Zadar - beautiful old city.

You wonder which charge City got away with… was it a speeding ticket?

Are the cheating bastards about to get caught?

Day 3 of the Premužić Trail - 9 from the Skorpovac Hut to Baške Oštarije. Currently on a bus to Karlobag.

Day 2 of the Premužić Trail - 12 miles from the Alan hut to the Skorpovac Hut.

Many thanks to the crew at the Alan Hut. Beers, sausage stew and a good breakfast this morning 👍

Day 1 of the Premužić Trail - 10 miles from the Zavižan hut to the Alan hut.

Senj - the gateway for the start of the hike in the Northern Velebit tomorrow.

A Liverpool away win and a Middlesex win in the one day cup final. What a time to be alive.

Greetings from Zagreb.

St Etienne were absolutely wonderful tonight. Love ‘em to bits.

Tonight’s entertainment - St Etienne at The Roundhouse:

And there’s a second support act - Gwenno.

Well, well!! Tonight’s support is none other than Lawrence!

Ed Sheehan is utter dogshit. Always has been, always will be.

6th game and 4th Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Spurs in the League Cup. #LFC #LIVTOT

Not usually part of my matchday routine, but a pre-match pint today.

5th game and 3rd Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Fulham. #LFC #LIVFUL

Kurt Vile at Troxy tonight.

Tonight’s support - Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band.

At Troxy tonight for Kurt Vile.

4th game and 2nd Liverpool game of the season, at Portman Road v Ipswich Town. #LFC #IPSLIV

It is an immutable law that every London football club has to play “London Calling” before every match.

3rd game of the season, at Loftus Road for QPR v Cardiff City. Keeping an eye on Calum Scanlon 👀

Positives: Munoz and Jacquet look good acquisitions. Araujo too (but with less evidence). Came back twice. Showed character. Nyoni looks neat on the ball. Lovely move for Isak’s goal (when did we last score a goal like that?) #LFC  #LIVNFO

2nd game and 1st Liverpool game of the season, at Anfield v Nottingham Forest #LFC #LIVNFO “Business As Usual”

Eleventh trip to the cricket in 2026 - at Lord’s for England v Pakistan (2nd Test, Day 1)

After a decade of drought we get rain when I’m at Lord’s. Of course we do.

Oh no. Dolly’s gone 😔 One of the best.

Our “stellar” signings from last summer are holding us back. Isak might and should come good, but the fullbacks and Wirtz are on borrowed time. #LFC #NEWLIV

Strictly speaking this is not my tenth cricket match this season, it’s the second visit to the ninth… Day 4, at Merchant Taylor’s School for Middlesex v Kent (CC, League 2).