Writer, fighter and host of The Anfield Wrap, just left of Tony Benn.
by Neil Atkinson // 1 November 2013
Tomorrow we hit London in conjunction with HJC London Rocks. They are bringing John Power and The Tea Street Band. We are bringing Gareth Roberts. OK. There’s an imbalance there. There is no getting away from it. Let’s be honest: … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 10 September 2013
This fiction is initially inspired by this tweet from Andy Burnham. And my own immediate response to it. ATKINSON – FOOTBALL FLATFOOT (2) [The first Chapter One of Atkinson - Football Flatfoot is available here] Chapter 1 – The Proposition Sticky Liverpool days before the … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 2 September 2013
‘SATURDAY’ is a short-film by Mike Forshaw, a fictionalised account of how the Hillsborough stadium disaster unfolded for one family back home in Liverpool. I asked Mike about the project. Mike, what’s the essence of your story? SATURDAY is a short … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 2 September 2013
‘WALK ON – The Story of You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is a new film aiming to tell “the story of one song and its extraordinary power – from post war Broadway to LFC’s famous Kop.” We know the song, of course, … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 2 September 2013
“FOUR hours! You think you can do four hours of speech radio?” Asked Steve Hothersall. Perfectly reasonably. The unspoken answer to that is that my life is 17 hours of speech radio interspersed with, at the very least, the attempt … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 19 August 2013
PAUL COPE said to me: “Listened to your Melbourne podcast. And I just thought, yeah. We should enjoy it. It should be great. It used to be. We get to go and do this and all we do is act … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 16 August 2013
A bumper fifth edition (which I might regret if someone else sneaks some in) with offerings from Steve Davies, Gareth Roberts, Amy Lawrence, Rob Gutmann, Kristian Walsh and a very late entry from Catherine Stewart. Apologies for the mad formatting … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 16 August 2013
AND now we move to our fourth offering after yesterday’s three. Mikes Nevin and Girling are separated by Stephen Goldsmith on Sunderland and Iain McIntosh on Southend. Mike Nevin What do Liverpool still need to do before the … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 15 August 2013
WE are already eight in. Now for another four. Trevor Downey, me, Juliet Jacques on Norwich and John Gibbons. Trevor Downey What do Liverpool still need to do before the window closes? Buy a first-team-ready left back and … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 15 August 2013
YOU’VE already had Messrs Coppack, Sutton, Fitzsimmons and Graves. Now we have Martin Fitzgerald, Andi Thomas, Jim Boardman and Phil Blundell’s predictions about what’s to come for Liverpool and other matters arising… Martin Fitzgerald What do Liverpool still … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 15 August 2013
SO I’ve asked a few what they reckon will go on this season along with a few other questions to help take temperatures. We’ll put these on over the next couple of days. Here are the first four – Dave … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 7 August 2013
IT makes no odds. I understand why people think it does. I understand the recourse to emotion. That’s the aim. It makes no odds. When he ran out on Saturday Suarez may have been surprised by the warmth of the … Continue reading
