Had similar problems with TIPOD inbound to LPL so (moderately) interested in the answer.
So you aren't in the dark:-
If you are inbound to TIPOD from either the IOM or LIFFY direction and a westbound departure from Liverpool gets airborne from Rwy 27, quite often Area resolve the confliction rather than Liverpool apc (depending on the position of the inbound). In this case Liverpool will put the outbound on runway heading and negotiate a downwind heading for the inbound together with a lower level for Area to descend to.
I would normally tell the inbound the reason for the heading so that you know you aren't going to the holding fix, however workload can sometimes prevent this.
Hope this helps the one interested in TIPOD!