![]() ![]() For the record, the England international swiftly picked himself back up before confronting the Welshman, demonstrating his own no-nonsense, hard nature. It was McMahon who was caught on camera repeatedly telling his team-mates there’s just “one minute” remaining, signalling forcibly with his right index finger, moments before Michael Thomas infamously scored in the last minute to steal the title for Arsenal at Anfield in 1989.Īnd the year before he was on the receiving end of one of the FA Cup final’s most famous tackles just minutes until the Reds’ shock 1-0 defeat to Wimbledon in 1988, as he was left on the floor in a heap by an infamous late Vinnie Jones challenge, which didn't even warrant a booking. Yet lasting images from his Reds career come from two Liverpool lowlights rather than those successes. The midfielder was essentially brought in as Souness’ tough-tackling replacement at Anfield, a year after the Scot’s move to Sampdoria, when he became Kenny Dalglish ’s first Reds signing back in 1985.īut with his Liverpool career concluding in the shadow of the inaugural Premier League on Christmas Eve 1991, his legacy is perhaps not what it would have been had he been a 'bites your legs', 'chopper' or 'Anfield Iron' 60s legend or enjoyed his prime on England’s new top stage.īoasting 277 appearances and 50 goals from six-and-a-half seasons with the Reds, McMahon was a linchpin of Dalglish’s Liverpool, winning three First Division titles and two FA Cups under the Scot. Two of the finest midfielders of their respective eras, it is telling that their lasting legacy to the YouTube generation is their infamous near-assaults on Iosif Rotariu and Alf-Inge Haaland.īut it’s a rather different story for one of Liverpool’s other famous hardmen.īefore Keane’s legendary on-pitch duels with Patrick Vieira engrossed fans, there was Steve McMahon vs Vinnie Jones. The latest crop of top-flight stars just don’t have that nasty streak that used to go hand-in-hand with such a role, with the likes of Graeme Souness and Roy Keane a constant reminder of ‘the good old days’, ruling with an iron fist in a velvet glove, in their weekly critiques of modern football when on Sky Sports pundit duty. So where have all the Premier League b******* gone? In truth, Javier Mascherano is probably the last 'sh**house' Liverpool have possessed, but even then his reputation is not the same compared to some of those that thundered into blood-crunching tackles before him. They are both phenomenal at what they do, but, with TV cameras and VAR watching their every move, it’s a far cry from the previous hardmen who used to fulfil such positions on a pitch. That is not a slant on their skills, far from it. READ MORE: Liverpool £277m transfer spend truth confirmed as FSG approach laid bareīut, ever-smiling, they are hardly the sort you’d look to avoid down a dark alley. READ MORE: Liverpool transfer plan given clear target after Champions League squad absences Sure, in Fabinho Liverpool boast one of the very best holding midfielders in world football while Chelsea can argue the same of N’Golo Kante, with the duo both almost like having an extra man, such is their effectiveness at covering ground and retrieving possession. In fact, you could argue they have already gone the way of the dodo, in a somewhat overlooked sign of the changing state of the game in recent years. 2021 album Big Whoop featured Wall of Sound guitars and electronic landscapes McLaughlin's lyrics are philosophical and often deal with existentialism.The traditional football hardman is a dying breed. Futureproof EP introduced experimentation – string arrangements and woodwind instruments, suggested by Imbusch and vocal harmonies. The Rare Occasions were described as a garage rock, indie rock, and indie pop band. Two studio albums were recorded, Into the Shallows (2018), and Big Whoop (2021). Their first release was Feelers EP, released at May 6, 2014, followed by Futureproof in 2016. īand later relocated from Boston to Los Angeles, where they recorded their second album. McLaughlin came up with the name after going through the identity crisis, eventually settling on "The Rare Occasions" rather than "The Rare Custodians". McLaughlin and Imbusch, who played music together during high school in Providence, Rhode Island, met Stone and Cohen at their respective colleges and decided to add them to the band, thus forming The Rare Occasions. ![]()
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