It's not you, it's me
It's not you, it's me, is the sort of line one hears in rom-com movies when the hapless protagonist (or antagonist?) is trying to peaceably break up with the girl. But that's not my line of thought for today I'm afraid - yes, it's more football! Those who read this probably know I'm a big Liverpool fan. After last year's historic league championship win, the team is going through a rough patch with a scarcely believable series of injuries, as almost the entire defensive lineup has been wiped out with long term injuries. The manager Jurgen Klopp has been forced to pick 4th or 5th choice players. Nathaniel Phillips had been farmed out on loan to a second division club in Germany, and but for the Covid-19 impaired finances of the football industry, would probably have been sold off. Rhys Williams is a 19-year old, and had been farmed out to a 5th division club in England. Yes, FIFTH. Yet in his league debut as stand-in for his injured colleagues, Nathaniel Phi