The Mersey Juror: Liverpool and Everton opinion

A mixed group of supporters can enjoy the same match without wanting the same atmosphere.

A matchday photograph is a record of being there, but the people behind the camera position are also trying to enjoy the event.

An instruction to meet outside can mean several different places after a busy match.

A discussion of football culture may need to describe a chant without reproducing every line.

Football talk often mixes a reported fact, a guess and a joke within the same minute.

Two reports can describe the same match and emphasise different things without either being a complete account.

The matchday chat can be a fine place: travel plans, team news, an unreasonable prediction and someone asking where everybody is meeting.

Every supporter has left a match convinced that one moment explained the whole afternoon.

A green strip between two footballing worlds. The Juror walks the Victorian park that gave birth to both clubs, and asks what changes now Everton have gone to the docks. Read the rest of this entry →

Kick-off times shuffled for television, prices that creep up every summer. A question for the league from the people who actually turn up, and a short list of what they want. Read the rest of this entry →

There is a special noise reserved for a Scouser coming off the bench. From Gerrard to Rooney, why both clubs should keep the academy door wide open. Read the rest of this entry →

Red at the breakfast table, blue in the back bedroom. The Merseyside derby is not a grudge match between two towns; it is an argument inside the same families, and that is exactly why it still matters. Read the rest of this entry →

Coming up for the game? Get off the train early, eat somewhere that is not a burger van, and give yourself time to walk. A practical guide to doing a Liverpool matchday properly. Read the rest of this entry →

Everton have swapped the terraced streets of L4 for the docks. A season on, the Juror weighs up what was gained, what was left behind and what the old ground still means to the north end. Read the rest of this entry →