Opinions and Analysis of Liverpool FC and English Football

Welcome to The Tomkins Times - Main Hub by me, Paul Tomkins (sportswriter and novelist), dedicated to writing about Liverpool FC in a deeper, less knee-jerk way, as he been my aim for two decades now.

I launched the paywalled WordPress site The Tomkins Times in 2009, but migrated to Substack in 2022 due to the various WordPress bugs. I became a writer after losing my career in 1999 upon being diagnosed with M.E., and writing was the only way I could make an income given my physical limitations. (My condition is not severe, but it is life-limiting.)

Over the years, many other writers have contributed to the site, and hopefully will continue to do so where possible.

And so, here we are. In the process, we also launched a few spin-off sites that cover different area of the club (where the aforementioned writers can make their own content), links to which can be found on this site’s homepage.

In the meantime, tell your friends!

Ps I’m also on Twitter at @paul_tomkins, but don’t tend to tweet anymore. However, should the blue tick I’ve had since 2010 get removed, I want to make sure people don’t fall for any fake accounts.