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I'm a journalism graduate and editor of a women's football magazine called Onside. I'm currently studying a Masters in Media Enterprise in Birmingham, England. I have supported Liverpool since I was 10, when Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler were our star players, David James was our goalkeeper, and our defence was as wobbly as Bruce Grobbelaar's legs in '84.

I like context and perspective, I hate knee-jerk reactions.
I like real journalism, I hate advertorials.
And, like Rafa, I like the FACTS.

Karen's Recent Articles

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: American businessmen George Gillett (L) and Tom Hicks pose inside the players tunnel after their takeover of Liverpool Football Club on February 6, 2007, in Liverpool, England. Gillett and Hicks have reached a deal, thought to be worth GBP470m, to buy the football club. (Photo by Peter Byrne - Pool/Getty Images)

The True Extent of Liverpool FC's Debt

Published 2 months ago
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Liverpool Top and Looking HOT!

Published about 1 year ago
550 reads 5 comments

Liverpool FC Can't Keep Riding Their Luck!

Published about 1 year ago
311 reads 20 comments

Why Liverpool FC Should Come With a Health Warning

Published about 1 year ago
1,453 reads 15 comments

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Kr.Abhimanyu VINAY RAJPUT responded to a comment on The 5 Things Liverpool Should Do To Win The Premiership
Kr.Abhimanyu VINAY RAJPUT responded to a comment on The 5 Things Liverpool Should Do To Win The Premiership
Karen Patel commented on The 5 Things Liverpool Should Do To Win The Premiership
Jamie Ward responded to a comment on Paul Tomkins: What Does The Future Hold For The LFC Journalist?
Jamie Ward responded to a comment on Paul Tomkins: What Does The Future Hold For The LFC Journalist?

The Short List What Karen thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Leo Messi.
Favorite Sports Teams

Liverpool FC
All Time Sports Moment

When Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League in 2005
Most Memorable Game Attended

Liverpool 3-1 Leeds March 2003 at Anfield
Jordan or Russell?

Michael Jordan
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher

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by Kr.Abhimanyu
2 months ago

Hola Karen,

apologies for the late reply, thanks for the wonderful comment on the Liam piece.

Really appreciate it coming from a Kopite.

AVR
by Keith
2 months ago

Bit of comedy, check it out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/250515-keiths-football-caption-competition?just_published=1#page/10

Thanks as always!
by Farooq
2 months ago

Arsene Wenger's Message To Philippe Senderos, Time To Step Up.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/249864-arsene-wengers-message-to-philippe-senderos-time-to-step-up/show_full
by L.J.
2 months ago

I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to see you back at it.

I'll touch base with you on Monday, we'll get caught up eh?
by L.J.
3 months ago

we miss you Karen.
by Jersey Al
7 months ago

Here's my first shot at a "soccer" article: Would love to hear your comments:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/146452-us-mens-soccer-is-landon-donovan-really-the-best-we-can-do
by L.J.
9 months ago

Where is my Liverpool star?
by Dave
11 months ago

Hey Karen—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our Liverpool page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo
by Kara
about 1 year ago

Hey, LJ sent me your way. Here's a little something for my ladies!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/79085-lisa-horne-is-right-chicks-do-dig-the-long-ball-as-well-as
by L.J.
about 1 year ago

Karen...it's the tags that Man U stories carry that push your Liverpool articles off the top list.

This happens over on the Baseball and NFL pages too.

I keep telling B/R that the tagging system sucks and it pushes team writers to the side.

Do not give up on me Karen.
by Barney
about 1 year ago

Karen,

Don't quit Bleacher Report just because you've been pushed out of the top rankings. It is simply the volume of "articles" that he has produced that lead to him being put so high.

You never finished your top 10 matches that make Liverpool FC series!
by Maire
about 1 year ago

Football is not just for men you know

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/70774-arsenal-fc-in-a-league-of-its-own

All about the best Ladies Team around

Maire
by L.J.
about 1 year ago

Those fluff articles are cute for a minute but real people want real work at the end of the day.

Congrats on the press box job and only one league down you say!

Proof your work is righteous...as I predicted.

Myself, I have gone back to University also, I start my 2nd year in January...35 years after the first.

Post me a link to your 'other' website so that I can keep up. It's about the writing is all right?
by Chris
about 1 year ago

Liverpool do it again!! Read my game recap at

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/70357-liverpool-fc-v-wign-athletic-reds-do-it-again

Hope you enjoy!
by L.J.
about 1 year ago

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