After 20 years and 243 editions, The Kop Magazine is no more.

This bumper 64-page special marks the end of our monthly independent Liverpool FC magazine and we fully expect it to be a collectors edition that may well sell out.

Inside you'll find all the usual honest opinion, comment, analysis, humours and debate. Brendan Rodgers' future. Steven Gerrard's departure. James Milner's arrival. Our alternative review of the season. Kop8 where are they nows? And the final Kop Mole, Dr Kop and Kop Challenge pages.

But because it's our last edition we've packed far more than that into it including an exclusive Jamie Carragher interview, a catch up with Bill Shankly's grandson Chris Carline ahead of the opening of the new Shankly Hotel and a look back through the history of The Kop Magazine featuring Peter 'PAK' King's favourite cartoons, a Red Room revival, a pull-out section of classic articles, our most memorable covers and back pages plus one final Red Alert.

We'll also give you the chance to win a night in The Shankly Hotel, £100 bar tab at Liverpool One Bridewell, £100 gift voucher for Campo Retro, a signed Didi Hamann photo and some retro text service goodies from P302.co.uk while Chris McLoughlin and Keith Costigan have penned their final Kop columns.

So get yerself a copy of #TheFinalKop Magazine. When they're gone, they're gone – and we will be too. Thanks for reading, enjoy the last edition. 

A thoroughly disappointing season for Liverpool has ended with a demoralising FA Cup semi-final exit at Wembley and a failure to earn Champions League qualification so there's no shirking the big Anfield issue in the penultimate edition of The Kop.

Is Brendan Rodgers still the right man to be manager of LFC? Or, with Borussia Dortmund's Jurgen Klopp available this summer, should Fenway Sports Group consider making a change? If you want rational but passionate, considered analysis and opinion on a potentially era-defining scenario then just click the order button. Because that's exactly what you'll be paying for.

Still here? Then our six-part series recalling Liverpool's historic 1965 FA Cup success – with our own modern twist on things – concludes with a six-page special on the Wembley victory against Leeds which includes a trip to see Ken Dodd, Shankly banning vegetables, Gerry Byrne's bravery, the fire brigade on the roof of the ECHO and a crazy homecoming featuring ladies with their shoes off and a broken antique settee.

We also look at the priorities for LFC in the transfer market, including an alternative to Danny Sturridge, and FSG's flawed transfer strategy, we mark the 10th anniversary of Istanbul by remembering eight things you might have forgotten and give our own, er, 'special' guard of honour to Chelsea.

You can also win an interactive Next Generation frame worth £499 signed by Steven Gerrard, a £100 voucher to spend in Brazilian restaurant Viva Brazil, The Kop Challenge visits three new countries and we take a look at Jerzy Dudek's new career as a racing driver.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Opinion. Passion. Humour. And the best Steve Bruce lookalike ever. Gizza read. While you still can...

There are only three editions of The Kop Magazine to go so given we won't be around forever how about giving us a read before it's too late? We'll certainly keep you entertained this month.

Raheem Sterling's contract situation is dragging on for so long we're thinking of heading to Jamaica to get a rest from it but we'll tell you exactly what we think of the 20-year-old's reported wage demands and what Liverpool should do about it.

We're also on the march with Brendan's army and we focus on the Reds' return to Wembley by analysing what impact club's run in the FA Cup – but likely failure to qualify for the Champions League – has on the bigger picture for Liverpool FC, Brendan Rodgers and the transfer committee's summer spending plans.

With so many players no longer having their names chanted by Kopites we'll also be asking 'where have all our heroes gone?' and we turn the spotlight onto Anfield ticket prices following the season ticket price freeze announcement.

We're also giving away a superb interactive Next Generation picture frame, worth £499, signed by Steven Gerrard in an exclusive Kop competition and feature Erik Meijer extracts from Simon Hughes' new Men In White Suits book (which you can also win copies of) that'll give you a good laugh. You can also win tickets to the new 'When Shankly's Dream Came True' show.

We reveal which ex-Red wrestled a cow to the ground down a country lane before the 1965 FA Cup semi-final, our famous back page features a general election special and we pay tribute to Jordan Hendershin's winning goal at Swansea with our Kop 8 flukey goals.

If you've tweeted us about our impending closure then you might just see yourself in print too!

The Kop. Comment, Analysis. Humour. Passion. Opinion. Gizza read while you still can. 

Here's to you, Jordan Henderson, Brendan loves you more than you will know. But does he love Hendo enough to make him the new Liverpool captain when Steven Gerrard leaves for LA Galaxy in the summer? If you think it's a foregone conclusion then think again...

Also in The Kop Magazine this month we analyse how Brendan Rodgers has transformed the role of wing-back by utilising wingers and midfielders in the position and assess whether Alberto Moreno is truly cut out to play there.

We'll also be sending up to 10 of you to jail with £100 to spend on ale in an exclusive Kop competition in association with Liverpool One Bridewell – the only bar in the city centre where you can take a genuine cellfie – and we launch out new Red Lists feature.

Liverpool's stuttering FA Cup run also comes under focus, as does the Reds' Europa League exit to Besiktas, while travelling Kopite Mike Hennessy explains why the return to Istanbul was very, very different to how we all remember Taksim Square and The Ataturk in 2005.

We'll also explain how FSG are using statistically-developed incentives during contract negotiations and why that could be holding up a new deal for Raheem Sterling, offer a few words of advice for Dunkin Donuts and the club's other commercial partners and our round-by-round review of Liverpool's successful 1965 FA Cup campaign reaches a quarter-final double-header against Leicester City.

Add to that Big Jan Molby playing darts, the Kop 8 bench-warming keepers and the first piece of FIFA 2022 merchandise from a winter World Cup in Qatar and you'll have enough reading to keep you going during the 82-week wait for the FA Cup replay at Blackburn.

The Kop. Comment. Humour. Analysis. Passion. Opinion. David Beckham in Tom Werner's coat. Gizza read.  

The Kop Magazine turns 20 this month – we've been around for longer than Jordon Ibe – so to celebrate two decades of the best Liverpool FC comment, analysis, opinion, humour and modesty we've produced a special edition.

Boss Players. Crap players. Top chants. Kop tips. Bad signings. Famous front covers. Backroom staff you've never heard off. Seasons when Everton didn't win anything. Random Spotteds. And who and what we've been lovin' and loathin' since March 1995 are just some of the things you'll find dotted throughout The Kop. But don't think we'll be wallowing in nostalgia. Or ignoring the lack of January transfer activity.

'The Magician', Philippe Coutinho, is our cover star and we analyse whether he's the man Brendan Rodgers should be building his attacking unit around or if his relatively poor goalscoring record should stop that from happening.

We've got the stats that prove Mamadou Sakho and Lucas are Liverpool's most important players, explain why Brendan Rodgers' tactical change has turned the season around and we'll also reveal which first-team star's win ratio is less than 25% at LFC. And it isn't Mario Balotelli.

We'll tell you why the Europa League should be a priority for the Reds, analyse whether Rodgers' substitutions cost Liverpool a place in the Capital One Cup final and reveal why ghostbusting is a bigger FA Cup story at Anfield this season than a fairytale farewell for Steven Gerrard.

You can also win tickets for the Istanbul Reunion Night at the ECHO Arena and a fantastic day out on Liverpool ONE with a £50 gift voucher, meal and drinks plus a round of adventure golf all up for grabs.

Add to that Chris McLoughlin on the dying fanzine culture, Keith Costigan on the lack of January transfer window activity, one of the most incredible Kop Challenge entries ever and how banning Selfie Sticks from Anfield has hurt modern day hooligans and our 20th birthday special is unmissable.

Gizza birthday present. Buy The Kop now...

Stevie Goes to Hollywood – LA Galaxy to be precise – in the summer, but have Liverpool FC let one of the greatest players of all time leave Anfield too soon? We'll be telling you exactly what we think on that issue, and giving you the chance to win a Steven Gerrard retro LFC shirt, in the February 2015 edition of The Kop.

Our California-based columnist Keith Costigan will also give you the lowdown from how the shock news has been received in Los Angeles while Chris McLoughlin has got his own theory on why the Liverpool skipper's Anfield days will soon be numbered. If it's no-punches pulled Gerrard analysis, comment and opinion you want, The Kop is the place to get it.

We've also been around to Ian St John's house for a catch-up with the Liverpool legend who admits he had no idea that Everton were our local rivals until he signed for the club and you can also win tickets to see The Saint in a new Red and Blues Legends show at The Epstein Theatre.

We turn our attention to the January transfer window after Brendan Rodgers hinted a new transfer strategy is required at LFC, we tell you why history suggests that Liverpool WILL win silverware this season and we've got two very different opinions in our Dr Kop letters page about whether Jordan Henderson should be the Reds' next skipper.

There's also the worst piece of Liverpool merchandise you'll see all year, our journey back through the Reds 1965 FA Cup run takes us to a truly historic night at Stockport County and we've got pictures from Adam Lallana's teenage years that he'll wish we didn't have!

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Humour. Passion. Opinion. And an apology to the whole of America. Gizza read. 

CHRISTMAS is coming, we're rubbish at the back, Brendan's under pressure, but will he get the...full backing of Fenway Sports Group in the January transfer window?

In the January 2015 edition of The Kop we look at what Brendan Rodgers needs to do to turn Liverpool's poor season around, what the much-maligned transfer committee's priorities need to be when the window opens and Keith Costigan explains what impact the Reds Champions League exit will have on FSG's thinking about the cash available for new players and the manager's future.

Our cover star Raheem Sterling also comes under the spotlight. Having clocked up a century of Liverpool appearances – 98 of them as a teenager – and being the outfield player Rodgers has used the most in the last 18 months we analyse what he brings to the team, where he can improve and how his senior team-mates need to help him out with referees.

Liverpool's dismal Champions League campaign comes under focus both on the pitch (Basel) and off it (travelling Kopite Mike Hennessy reveals all about the LudogoREDS away trip) and we also reveal how Rickie Lambert's goal in Sofia earned him membership to an exclusive LFC club containing Jamie Carragher, Xabi Alonso, Dirk Kuyt and, er, Abel Xavier!

Don't miss our great Christmas giveaway, either. One lucky Kop reader will win a VIP Merseyside derby day out at Shooters Sports Bar in Liverpool One for eight people plus LFC books, DVDs and retro merchandise.

Add to that a campaign against half n half scarves, Kop 8 Lancashire away days, the first in a new series about Liverpool's 1965 FA Cup success, the winners of the 2014 Kop Challenge and how your kid's nativity might look if LFC were allocating tickets for it and you've got an unmissable action-packed, Christmas edition.

The Kop. Passion. Humour. Analysis. Opinion. Comment. Graeme Souness' Christmas gift to Gary Neville. Gizza read. 

Brendan Rodgers, booed for making a substitution.

Liverpool's 3rd worst start to a Premier League campaign. Champions League qualification hanging by a thread. The manager's transfer policy and team selections being questioned. The progress of last season replaced by pressure.

In this month's edition of The Kop Magazine we conduct a special in-depth investigation into what has gone wrong at Anfield. We focus on the manager's decision making. His signings. Liverpool's transfer committee. The Balotelli problem. Lazar Markovic's lack of form. And THAT starting XI in Madrid.

We also look at Steven Gerrard's future. The Reds skipper has admitted he could quit the club if a new contract isn't offered to him. Such a scenario is unlikely, but is Gerrard worthy of a new deal given he is no longer the player of old? We'll tell you exactly what we think.

Three cracking prizes are up for grabs this month. £100 to spend with designer LFC fashion label Love Follow Conquer, 10 official Liverpool FC calendars and 5 copies of our very own Kop Annual 2015.

In addition to all that, Chris McLoughlin looks at whether the German model of cheaper football tickets could work Anfield, Keith Costigan analyses the controversial decision to charge UK viewers £7-a-month to watch LFC TV, we reveal the candidates for Manchester's mayoral election and look back at eight Eastern European away trips ahead of the Ludogorets game.

We'll tell you all about ex-Red Daniel Agger's new brand of beer, Dejan Lovren's modelling career and what Mad Erik Meijer has been up to on Dutch TV, too.

The Kop. Comment. Humour. Passion. Opinion. Analysis. Steve McManaman's chamber pot. Gizza read.

From being part of the SAS to Liverpool's sending out an SOS for more goals, in this month's Kop Magazine we ask is Sturridge Our Saviour? We analyse whether the return from injury of Danny Sturridge is the key to an upturn in form and explain why seeing him sign a new contract is different to when Luis Suarez penned a new deal in December.

At the other end of the pitch Simon Mignolet's form is being continually questioned so we take a look at whether the criticism is justified and what the possible arrival of Victor Valdes will mean for the Reds keeper.

We'll also tell you why it's time to get Real in the Champions League, what travelling Kopites got up to in Basel and profile emerging young local talent Jordan Rossiter.

There's also the chance to win a meal for four plus wine and cocktails at the Albert Dock's fantastic Smugglers Cove venue and we've got an exclusive interview with Reds author Jegsy Dodd and the opportunity to win copies of his new book, On The Road With The Redmen.

We ask whether Anfield's new Main Stand is going to be affordable for match-going Reds, Chris McLoughlin marks FSG's 4th anniversary as LFC owners by revealing how badly things could've turned out if George Gillett had got a spade in the ground within 60 days on Stanley Park and Keith Costigan explains why, despite the poor start, we're not in for a repeat of 2009/10.

Add to that the Kop Mole, the Kopite who has quit supporting the club in protest a Champions League ticket prices plus an endangered species taking The Kop Challenge and there's far more worth reading than you'll find in Roy Keane's hatchet job of a book.

The Kop. Opinion. Analysis. Comment. Passion. Humour. And the FIFA 15 floodlight problem. Gizza read. 

'Die Meister...die Besten....les grandes équipes...the champions!'

So while you've got the Champions League tune swimming around in your head now that it's on the pre-match Anfield playlist again, we'll tell you what's in this month's Kop Magazine.

Mario Balotelli. All the stories. Loads of opinion. Plenty of analysis. And a forthright discussion on whether Brendan Rodgers can get the best out of the irreverent Italian or he'll prove too big a challenge for even the Liverpool manager to deal with.

The Reds have returned to the Champions League so a look at how Rodgers will handle squad rotation is also featured while we explain why Daniel Agger really left Liverpool Football Club, what the future holds for Glen Johnson and mark Match of the Day's 50th anniversary with our own Kop 8 memories.

We analyse some of the issues, most of them good, to come from Brendan's first 100 games in charge of the Reds, if you tweet while watching LFC or would like to see Victor Valdes in the Liverpool goal you won't want to miss our Dr Kop opinion page and we reveal why Evertonians who 'go the game' see more football at Anfield on Merseyside derby day.

Add to that the opportunity to win Liverpool t-shirts, hoodies and bags, a load of Reds stars having ice poured on their heads and The Kop Challenge paying a visit to Milton Keynes and we've got another action-packed edition just begging to be read.

The Kop. Opinion. Humour. Comment. Passion. Analysis. Pink Floyd's European Cup prophecy. Gizza read.  

LOV is in the air...and at the heart of Liverpool's new-look defence. At a cost of £20m, our cover star wasn't cheap, but Dejan Lovren has already made a fine start to his Anfield career and in this month's Kop Magazine we'll tell you everything you need to know about him including the surprising identity of his boyhood hero.

Lovren isn't the only new boy to feature in The Kop. We analyse the ins and outs of Javi Manquillo's complicated loan deal and what he'll bring to the team, take a look at whether £12m left-back Alberto Moreno can solve Brendan Rodgers' problem position and consider why £10m teenager Divock Origi is spending the next 12 months on loan at Lille when Liverpool are short of a striker.

We also consider whether selling Pepe Reina, Martin Kelly and Conor Coady was the right thing to do in light of the small transfer fees received, Chris McLoughlin explains why the loan system is providing the big clubs with a loophole to get around UEFA's Financial Fair Play ruling and we've our own unique take on the million dollar match between Liverpool and Man United that took place in Miami.

You can also win tickets for an LFC legends tour at Anfield plus £40 to spend in the Boot Room Sports Cafe, we've got an exclusive voucher offer to get a beer and burger for just £5 in Shooters Bar (in Liverpool One's Bierkeller complex) when the Reds are playing in August and we reveal what Rihanna has got in mind for the club if she manages to buy it, as she's apparently planning to do, from FSG.

You just won't find the same opinion, humour, comment and analysis on all things LFC anywhere else. Gizza read.

What do we think about the £75 million sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona? Is Adam Lallana good value at £25 million when he was substituted so often last season despite his natural talent?

Emre Can talks the talk but can the German midfielder walk the walk as be brings some of his swagger to Anfield? Will the exciting Lazar Markovic have Kopites purring with joy or give Brendan Rodgers a new headache or two?

How do we assess the Reds’ transfer policy so far? Is going to the USA on tour so soon after a World Cup really a good idea? And do you know where you can find eight other Anfield Roads all over the world?

We’ll answer all those questions and give you plenty more analysis and opinion on all of those subjects in the August edition of The Kop, the unofficial Liverpool FC monthly magazine in which we say what we really think about the Redmen and our rivals.

We’ve also got Bob Paisley tribute show tickets and copies of his new biography to be won, tell you why Liverpool are as bad as the energy companies when it comes to Anfield tickets and we’ve got the Reds’ 2014/15 fixture list in full with an analysis of it that you simply won’t find anywhere else.

A bit like the Superlamblallana on our front page...

The Kop. Comment. Humour. Analysis. Passion. Opinion. Barry Venison getting his leg over. Gizza read.

Hello World Cup summer! To celebrate loads of footy being on the telly we’ve got a World Kop (see what we did there) special edition featuring another bloody World Cup wall chart that’s, er, different to all the others out there. It’s so good you’ll want to stick it on the wall even if you download The Kop on iPad.

Liverpool have a club record 12 players the World Cup and with six of them in Roy Hodgson’s England squad we ask whether Kopites should put aside the old ‘we’re not English we are Scouse’ mentality to get behind our players in Brazil?

One of them, Rickie Lambert, has already had a dream summer following his £4m move to Anfield, but we cut through the romanticism to analyse whether the 32-year-old is good enough to play for Liverpool FC.

We also focus on FSG’s transfer policy by considering how things have changed as a result of Brendan Rodgers signing his new long-term contract and tell you why Jordan Henderson may yet be about to face the biggest challenge of his career.

Speaking of transfers, you know how Liverpool always sign someone who has played in a World Cup? The first was Kenny Dalglish, the most recent Luis Suarez, and we’ve looked back at all the others in between to see how things tend to turn out for ex-World Cup players at Anfield.

Chris McLoughlin tells the story of Laurie Hughes, Liverpool’s first World Cup player, there’s an opportunity to win one of three superb Campo Retro World Cup shirts and a VIP night out for the World Cup final at Shooters Sports Bar in the Liverpool One Bierkeller complex, and we’ve got a World Cup drinking game that fills time far better than Adrian Chiles in a thunderstorm.

The Kop. Analysis. Humour. Comment. Passion. Opinion. And why Raheem Sterling can’t wear his headphones in Brazil. Gizza read.

So, 2013/14 has finished and Liverpool ended up second in the Premier League after scoring a top-flight club record 101 goals.

A season of progress? Undoubtedly. Proud of our team? Absolutely. Gutted not to be champions? Devastated, to be honest. But going one better in the future is all the motivation we need to go again.

The June edition of The Kop features the Games for the Throne. We look at what Brendan Rodgers and his players did right and wrong during the title run-in and analyse how they can get better next year – including PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year Luis Suarez. He walked off with every individual accolade imaginable, but we’ll tell you how the Liverpool striker can improve and why his wife Sofia can help him do so.

Now that Liverpool have finally unveiled plans for a new Main Stand we’ve put together a handy Q&A of everything you need to know, and some things you don’t, about the proposed redevelopment and with the Kop Grandstand soon to be celebrating a 20th anniversary we’ve taken an alternative look back at its first two decades.

Chris McLoughlin writes about why Brendan Rodgers must be given greater control in the transfer market, Keith Costigan reveals how Liverpool’s title challenge has been received in America and there are strong opinions on our Dr Kop page about the manager’s tactics, an anti-Rodgers agenda and Fenway Sports Group’s financial support.

Add to that the chance to win a World Cup night out at Shooters Sports bar in Liverpool One’s Bierkeller complex, the Kop Challenge visiting Indonesia and an exclusive look at the first LFC branch of Subway and you’ll barely have time to notice the football season has finished. Until June.

The Kop. Opinion. Analysis. Comment. Humour. Passion. Roy Hodgson after botox. Gizza read.

We are Liverpool. We’re fighting for the title. We’re fighting for justice. And the message is loud and clear. We shall not be moved.

In the May edition of The Kop Magazine we focus on Liverpool’s momentum gathering title tilt that has seen the Reds win an incredible 10 games on the bounce. From Man United to Man City, we’ve been with them every step of the way over the last month and analyse the run-in game-by-game in our own unique Kop style.

From Stevie’s pens to Sterling’s brilliance, from Flanno’s emergence to bad refereeing, from Skrtel’s goals to the LAD’s record, from guards of honour on the Anfield Road to Brendan Rodgers’ tactics – we’ve got every angle of the title race covered. You’ll be buzzin’ reading it. Promise.

We also stand shoulder to shoulder with the families of the 96 Hillsborough victims and those who survived the 1989 disaster. This month we mark the 25th anniversary by paying our own tribute to the 96, thanking those from other clubs around the UK and Europe for their respectful shows of support and assessing the impact ‘Truth Day’ had on the 25th anniversary weekend.

You can also win a one-night stay worth over £400 in the Liverpool Malmaison’s plush Kop Suite in this month’s Kop, Chris McLoughlin reveals why he thinks an own goal was the best of the 100+ the Reds have scored all season and Dr Kop asks whether Evertonians will want to do us Kopites a favour by seeing their side beat Man City at Goodison Park as they try to join us in the Champions League.

Add to that Keith Costigan’s take on the title race, our Wags invading old Trafford and The Kop Challenge taking in an Ashes Test down under and you’ll find yourself on a run of 28 consecutive pages before you know it.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Passion. Humour. Opinion. Joe Allen’s cock. Gizza read.

Can Liverpool attack, attack, attack attack attack their way to Champions League qualification and, whisper it, a first Premier League title? Or will the Reds’ leaky defence prove to be an Achilles heel that erupts at the wrong time, wrecking our dreams?
In this month’s Kop magazine we look at both Liverpool’s brilliant attacking play and our dodgy defence – including an analysis of every goal-costing error – while turning our attention to the title run-in. We’ll tell you why it’s not just who Brendan Rodgers men must face but WHEN they play them that will ultimately shape the 2013/14 title race and consider whether his young team can hold their nerve.
We’ll give you the chance to win a £100 Camp Retro voucher to spend on LFC retro gear, pay tribute to Luis Suarez’s wrist bandage by looking back at the best Anfield accessories, discuss whether ex-players like Jonjo Shelvey are right not to celebrate scoring against Liverpool and John Aldridge reveals which Reds youngster he believes could be the impact player we’ve been lacking.
Chris McLoughlin looks into why UEFA banned the club from screening a Youth Cup game, Keith Costigan explains the thinking behind a very different pre-season tour of America and we exclusively reveal why Scousers could be turning into wools next season.
Add to that our favourite international LFC TV presenters, a spectacular pyro display from the Indonesian Reds and talk of whether Rodgers sent the wrong goalkeeper out on loan and you’ve got a magazine that no Kopite should be without on the title run-in.
The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Passion. Humour. Opinion. Paddy Berger snowboarding. Gizza read.

Kopites have been going nuts recently.

They went nuts celebrating a 4-0 Merseyside derby win and went nuts as Ar5ena1 were blown away at Anfield in the space of 20 minutes. But in-between those two thumping victories, Liverpool supporters were going (do)nuts at FSG and Ian Ayre for failing to sign any new players during the January transfer window. We focus on all three issues in the March edition of The Kop.

We relive the Merseyside derby and look at why two-goal hero Danny Sturridge isn’t yet as revered amongst Liverpool supporters as he should be. We relive the 5-1 dismantling of Arsenal in glorious detail and reveal why Brendan Rodgers had the longest 20 minutes of Arsene Wenger’s life planned all along.

And we conduct a special Kop investigation into Liverpool’s transfer policy, analysing everything from the club’s transfer committee and summer signings to the real reasons why Mohamed Salah and Yevhen Konoplyanka failed to arrive at Anfield. Don’t miss it.

You can also win theatre tickets to see Nicky Allt’s revamped You’ll Never Walk Alone play in both Liverpool and Dublin, we give our thoughts on Arsenal reducing Liverpool’s FA Cup ticket allocation for The Emirates and John Aldridge explains why the ‘lazzy band’ system is one Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson can learn from.

Then there’s our special Luis Garcia tribute, Chris McLoughlin takes a closer look at Academy starlet Harry Wilson, Keith Costigan examines Billy Hogan’s commercial impact and we explain how a dog helped Liverpool to knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup.

The Kop. Opinion. Humour. Comment. Passion. Analysis. David Moyes’ wild nights in. Gizza read.

We are Liverpool, tra la la la la. Poetry in motion, tra la la la la la la la.

And we’ve got Luis Suarez. Who is breaking records like a demolition man in a 1980s Our Price store.

22 goals in 16 games. 13 assists in 16 games. The quickest player to net 20 Premier League goals. Football Supporters Federation Player of the Year. Match of the Day goal of the month. And a new contract which ended speculation that he’d leave Liverpool this month before the January transfer window had the condensation wiped off it.

In this month’s Kop Magazine we’ve got...Every Suarez goal. Every Suarez assist. A comprehensive analysis on how he’s developed as a player. And we look at just exactly what Liverpool could achieve in 2013/14 if El Pistolero continues to find the net at such an astounding rate.

The re-emergence of Raheem Sterling has also caught our attention. We consider the tactical change that Brendan Rodgers implemented that has got the teenager living up to his potential.

We’ve also got a half-term report on how EVERY player has performed so far this season, John Aldridge explains why he believes Jordan Henderson has become a key Liverpool player and Chris McLoughlin tells you why Rodgers picked the wrong referee to take to task when he criticised Lee Mason.

You can also win an exclusive prize from Liverpool FC – an Anfield stadium tour, museum visit and meal for four at the Boot Room Cafe – plus we’ve got a tribute to Wayne Harrison, eight classic commentaries and photos of what the Reds’ South American stars got up to on New Year’s Eve.

The Kop. Opinion. Humour. Analysis. Passion. Comment. Alex Ferguson after a sex change. Gizza read.

Defenders can’t cope with what Luis Suarez has got in his locker and you’ll want to win what we’ve got in our locker this Christmas – a load of Liverpool FC goodies.

Not only are we giving books, DVDS and other LFC merchandise away, you can also win a locker worth £200 that is pretty much big enough to fit a magical, mercurial Uruguayan in. Speaking of whom...

With Luis Suarez reaching 50 league goals a couple of weeks after Brendan Rodgers hit the 50 league games mark, we examine just how good their records are, the impact they’d had on Liverpool’s season and what happens next for both me.

We analyse what impact qualifying for the World Cup will have on a number of different players, in particular Danny Sturridge and Mamadou Sakho, and look at how the Reds must improve if 2014 is to be a cracking year for LFC.

Keith Costigan explains why FSG’s January transfer policy must be different to the one thy adopted in the summer, Chris McLoughlin asks whether pyro parties are worth the risk amidst a new clampdown on flares and John Aldridge reveals which Liverpool player he thinks must do more in the coming months to have a future at Anfield.

We also feature the gash of ‘92, announce the Kop Challenge winners for 2013, review what happens to LFC in the FA Cup 3rd round when the year ends in a four, publish your views on the shock departures of Frank McParland and Rodolfo Borrell and reveal which club have got a better win record at Anfield than Liverpool!

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Opinion. Humour. Passion. And the best Liverpool WAGs on Twitter. Gizza read.

LIVERPOOL’S LAD can’t stop scoring, but goals from the rest of the lads haven’t been quite as free-flowing. In this month’s Kop we look at how the Reds’ goals tally from position to position compares to every other Premier League club and ask whether Philippe Coutinho can be the man who makes a difference from midfield.

And then there’s the defence. After failing to keep a clean sheet with three at the back and Daniel Agger on the bench, Brendan Rodgers reverted to a four-man back line with the Dane in it and Fulham were promptly shut out.

Will the 3-4-1-2 be ditched permanently? Is Agger back in the team for good? What will it mean for his future if he isn’t? And just why can’t Agger and Mamadou Sakho, two left-footed centre-halves, form a partnership when two right-footed ones can? We analyse all the issues in typically forensic detail.

We also put the late Anne Williams’ new book under the spotlight and explain why it isn’t just about her fight for justice but the heroes of Hillsborough, John Aldridge gives his views on whether Steven Gerrard should be rested every so often and Keith Costigan looks at whether the Boston Red Sox’ World Series win is an omen for success at Anfield under FSG. Chris McLoughlin also explains why Brendan Rodgers ‘needs a Titi moment’, so to speak.

You can win yourself a copy of The Kop Annual 2014, we’ve got the Kop 8 TV Merseyside derbies before the first ever one live on BT Sport, we’ll introduce you to the Shankly Hotel and reveal which Premier League manager turned up on a speed awareness course in Knowsley.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Humour. Passion. Opinion. Discussion. ‘David Sturbridge’ at the UFC. Gizza read.

With Halloween upon us we thought it was high time we took a look at just how scared the rest of the Premier League should be by Liverpool’s LAD – Luis and Danny – strike partnership.

Could the Reds sweep all before them with the pair up front and is Brendan Rodgers’ 3-4-1-2 system really the best suited for them? We’ve got all the analysis – including a shock or two – in this month’s Kop.

The gruesome realities that Liverpool have only scored one second half goal all season and not a single strike has come from the bench also come under the microscope. We look at every single Premier League substitution that Brendan Rodgers has made during his time as Reds boss and analyse whether a lack of impact is down to the players he has available or the manager’s tactics.
And, when you see some of the stats, you’ll realise just what a horror-show our subs have been.

Stevie G set a club record of scoring in 15 consecutive league seasons against Crystal Palace so we pay tribute with our own unique take on some of his goals – “darting towards him, like a rat that had sniffed out a discarded portion of fries in a McDonald’s car-park, was Gary Neville,” – and we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of You’ll Never Walk Alone by asking what if Gerry Marsden hadn’t recorded it?

Under-21s boss Alex Inglethorpe speaks to us exclusively about the return of Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Rob Jones as Academy coaches, John Aldridge gives his first impressions on Mamadou Sakho and following Luis Suarez’s goals with odd socks at Sunderland we look back at some of the strangest kits Liverpool have worn.

We mark Kenny’s return to Anfield by giving you the chance to win one of his new My Life books, we’ve got a fantastic Shankly sweatshirt courtesy of Lover Follow Conquer up for grabs and give you a laugh with our missing words banners game.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Humour. Opinion. Passion. And our new favourite WAG. Gizza read.

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, we’ve got the best magazine in the world,

Moses and Tiago,

Aly Cissokho,

Suarez, Sturridge and Sakho-o-oh!

What? You can’t sing along to a magazine preview once in a while?

As you’ve probably gathered, the October issue of The Kop features our four new boys – Mamadou Sakho, Tiago Ilori, Victor Moses and Aly Cissokho. We analyse what they’ll bring to Anfield, how they’ll fit into the Liverpool side and what kind of contribution each player must make to be a success.

And then there’s Danny Sturridge and Luis Suarez. One can’t stop scoring, one can’t wait to start playing. John Aldridge give his opinion on Studge’s superb start to the season and we tell you why Liverpool’s Capital One Cup tie at Old Trafford is far, far bigger than just a comeback game for the little Uruguayan.

We’ve also got a fantastic eight-page Shankly 100 birthday celebration this month featuring the Shankly centenary dinner, our Shankly picture exhibition and 100 of the great man’s quotes. We’ve also published an exclusive interview with the man who now owns Shankly’s Anfield season ticket – his grandson Chris Carline – and give you the opportunity to win a money-can’t-buy Shankly centenary scarf.

The Kop Magazine. Comment. Humour. Passion. Analysis. Opinion. Steve McMahon in a suit with no socks. Gizza read.

Everyone seems to be asking what the future holds for a star Liverpool player at the moment and so are we. Except it’s not Luis Suarez but a loyal player who deserves to be on our front cover that we’re putting under the spotlight – Steven Gerrard.

Stevie G celebrates 15 years at Anfield this season, a club record decade as Reds skipper and has been handed a contract that keeps him here until the age of 35. Given that goes against FSG’s age-related transfer policy, we look at whether the club is already planning for the future in the same way they did when Kenny Dalglish was 33 by identifying Gerrard as the next manager of Liverpool Football Club? We’ll also tell you why his role will change in home games this season.

And then there\'s Suarez and the ongoing Arsenal saga. Rather than bore you senseless by going through it bit by bit, we instead analyse what could happen next and whether Kopites should continue to support the Uruguayan. John Aldridge pulls no punches on that matter and Keith Costigan gets the inside track from Boston.

Our 2013/14 preview looks at whether Brendan Rodgers’ side can take their momentum from last year into the new campaign, and we celebrate Bill Shankly’s 100th birthday by giving you the chance to win copies of our glossy new Shankly 100 magazine.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Humour. Passion. Opinion. Ronnie Whelan with a coolbox.

Gizza read

He’s our goalie, our Belgian goalie, he’s Simon Mignolet...a Mignolet, a Mignolet, a Mignolet, a Mignolet, a Mignolet, a Mignolet, a Mignolet.

Whether you’re singing along or cringing, you’ll want to read all about Liverpool’s new keeper in the August edition of The Kop. Can he survive in the Anfield jungle? Are Pepe Reina’s Anfield days numbered? We’ll be telling you exactly what we think.

Luis Alberto is another new boy who goes under the Kop spotlight. You’ll get all the best analysis on the Spaniard and our first impressions following the Preston game.

We’ve also been on a secret visit to Anfield this summer to take a look at the behind the scenes changes you’ll notice when the season starts, we focus on the proposed regeneration of the Anfield area and what it will mean for FSG’s rebuilding plans… and much more!

In Danny Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho, Brendan’s got talent – but will he be left with egg on his face by Luis Suarez?

The Reds’ boss has stood by the Uruguayan but with Suarez now seemingly trying to engineer a move away from Anfield we look at what potentially losing our best player would say about Liverpool Football Club...and what Rodgers will be left with if he goes.

The Kop Magazine. Comment. Humour. Opinion. Analysis. Passion. Djimi Traore exclusive. A Liverpool player getting engaged to a member of S-Club Juniors. Toure and Aspas. Gizza read.

Carradona is a Carragonna at the end of the season and we couldn’t let the Liverpool legend end his playing days without paying tribute. We look at how Jamie Carragher evolved from a raw kid from Bootle into a European Cup winner and publish 23 of his most memorable quotes on everything from playing in Merseyside derbies to Gerard Houllier trying to sort out his sex life! There\'s also a look back at the UEFA Cup win from 1972/73 season, and we’ll also tell you what we think about the Luis Suarez biting incident and the brain mechanic who may – or may not – be able to sort him out...

The digital edition of The Kop Magazine Issue 217 and Nothing can be allowed to harm Justice campaign and Stevie on the spot and more...

Luis Suarez. All of his goals this season. In ridiculous detail. And by ridiculous we mean we’ve even analysed the colour of the nets he’s hit and whether he was wearing a bandage at the time or not. If you love Luis Suarez – and seeing how you’re reading this then the chances are that you do – you’ll absolutely love April's edition of The Kop.

We also look at Phil Coutinho's start at LFC, cut through the spin of the club's new ticket price structure, and have a travelling Kopite's report from Zenit.

The Kop. Comment. Insight. Humour. Analysis. Opinion. Tommy Smith as Action Man. Gizza read.

The digital edition of The Kop Magazine Issue 215 and carrathon man and The oldham debacle and more...

In 2012, a Liverpool legend was summoned to Boston by an American sports investment company to be fired for a target he didn’t hit. A Northern Irishman promptly escaped from a Stadium of Liberty to the Melwood training ground. Halfway through his first season, still employed by Liverpool Football Club, he survives as a manager of no fortune. If you have a problem with him, if no other magazine can help, or if you rate him highly, maybe you should read...THE RODGERS REPORT.

The Kop. Comment. Analysis. Humour. Opinion. Passion. Pegguy Arphexad in shorts!

July 2015

June 2015

May 2015

April 2015

March 2015

February 2015

January 2015

December 2014

November 2014

October 2014

September 2014

August 2014

July 2014

June 2014

May 2014

April 2014

The only independent monthly Liverpool FC magazine in the business. THE KOP MAGAZINE is an independent monthly publication for anyone and everyone who loves Liverpool Football Club. Published every month since 1995, our last ever edition will be published in June... so please buy a copy while you can!

2015 Annual

2014 Annual

2013 Annual

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines from {{magCount}} best-selling international titles.

Name

Please fill out this form if you need any help regarding publishing your content on Magzter

Since we launched, Magzter has been committed to partnering with global organizations to provide the greatest possible newsstand technology & service to our customers. Whether you are looking to offer magazine subscriptions to your customer database or just want to learn more, Magzter is committed to helping your business grow. To find out more, please fill out the questionnaire below:

The Kop Magazine - July 2015

Get The Kop Magazine along with 5,000+ other magazines & newspapers

Get The Kop Magazine

Magazine Description

In this issue