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Final victories matter most to dominant Saints

QUIETLY, St Helens RLFC have manoeuvred themselves into a dominant position in the rugby league season. Read

Blue watch: Unthinkable that Everton will have ‘no plan B’

WHATEVER your opinion on the whole move to Kirkby, and your subsequent delight or dismay at the government’s decision to call the scheme in for a public enquiry, the decision raises a lot of questions about Everton’s future direction. Read

Play it straight down middle to get the best from Keane

Play it straight down middle to get the best from Keane

I’M warming to the idea of signing Robbie Keane now – suddenly that addition of just one player makes Liverpool look like they have a formidable attack, rather than just one formidable attacker. Read

Fans should rest easy over Moyes

Fans should rest easy over Moyes

I CAN understand why Evertonians might have been concerned about their manager’s future following last week’s frustrations over a lack of new players. Read

Blue watch: Keith Wyness' Everton exit not news we wanted

WELL then, we’ve all been a bit concerned about the lack of news coming out of the club in recent weeks, but most people were hoping for the announcement of a couple of new signings, something definite about the ground move or at least progress with David Moyes’s contract. Read

Players protected from the day-to-day politics of a club

FANS are often concerned about off-field turmoil, believing it can have a detrimental effect on the players. Read

Developing and pushing the Everton brand is crucial

THE legacy of former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness will not become apparent for at least a couple of years yet. Read

Finding the positives key to rest of year

AFTER some disappointing play through June and early July, I was keen to get the second half of my season off to a positive start. Read

Baffling decision denies Vikings rightful place

Baffling decision denies Vikings rightful place

THE choice of the 14 clubs to have three-year licences for Super League is damning evidence of the hubris of the sport’s bosses and their inability to either act as competent administrators or far-sighted, strategic planners. Read

Drugs cloud unfairly overshadows Brit’s display

MARK Cavendish could be the most successful British athlete currently competing. Read

Blue watch: Grounds for concern over Everton's Kirkby proposal

FAIR play to the shareholders who have got enough of their fellow stakeholders together to petition the board of Everton for an EGM. Read

Gareth Barry to Liverpool: Nowt like a jolly transfer saga

THERE’S no doubting this year’s ‘must have’ for the Big Four. Read

Blue watch: Work still to be done pre-season for Everton

NO doubt the vast majority of Evertonians were encouraged this week when they read that progress is being made with David Moyes’s contract. Read

Spanish hat-trick on the cards

WITH the Open being on the doorstep, it would be rude not to take in some golf this week. Read

Last chance saloon for maverick Andy van der Meyde

IT’S taking an awfully big slot for this penny to drop for Andy van der Meyde. Read

Brian Reade

Brian of the Reds come up with a cracking Reade

FORMER Liverpool Daily Post journalist Brian Reade’s book 43 Years With The Same Bird: A Liverpudlian Love Affair is already top of the Amazon mail order bestsellers list – and it is not even published until this Friday, July 4. Read

Red watch: Fernando Torres give us ‘national’ glory

ENGLAND’S absence from Euro 2008 may have caused considerable consternation in households up and down the country, but it’s doubtful whether those in Merseyside were among them. Read

Big shock for a red dad

NOTHING can prepare you for that conversation with your son about the pivotal facts of life. Read

Confronting ‘The Truth’

THE reality is that every national newspaper had that story fed to it but only MacKenzie chose to run it in the manner he did. Read

Day one covering Liverpool at the Post

THE Derby County steward approached me for the third time and, as his puce face hinted, diplomacy and manners were off the agenda. Read