by Gareth Roberts // 19 May 2013
“GO ’ed, Mick.” After every song, a Scouse voice arrowed through the 250-strong crowd at Manchester’s Night & Day Café to the stage where Mick Head stands. It’s a seal of approval delivered by a smiling face. I didn’t look, … Continue reading
by TheAnfieldWrap // 17 May 2013
Neil was welcomed into the tower tonight by John Gibbons and Ben Johnson to talk about the last game of the season and Carra’s farewell. Also this week, Peter Marshall discussed his Panorama Special, “Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth”, … Continue reading
by Gareth Roberts // 16 May 2013
THE weekend was the fucked up world of modern football in miniature. It was like emptying a bucketful of Lego and watching a load of millionaire players, skint fans, selfish powerbrokers and clueless pundits tumble on to the carpet. … Continue reading
by TheAnfieldWrap // 15 May 2013
By Peter Marshall The Panorama Special, “Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth” shows how, over years, individuals who attempted to reveal the truth about the disaster – doctors, ambulance staff, police officers, the survivors and the bereaved – found themselves … Continue reading
by TheAnfieldWrap // 14 May 2013
By James Dutton THOSE of you familiar with my work on The Anfield Wrap so far, and there probably aren’t many of you out there, might recollect my most recent piece on Liverpool Football Club’s moribund experience with the dreaded … Continue reading
by Neil Atkinson // 1 May 2013
There is loads of great stuff at the Liverpool Sound City festival. We have been and will keep talking about how much good stuff there is across the city, but this is solely about what you can expect from our stage. … Continue reading
by Gareth Roberts // 28 April 2013
SOMETIMES less is more. It took just three words to sum up the collective thought of thousands: “Momo is boss.” Simple but effective, the playing style of Mohammed Sissoko and the banner that bore his nickname. It’s hard to know … Continue reading
by Roy Henderson // 27 April 2013
IT’S been a long time since I put the needle to the broken record, but with a half hour to kill and a momentous, context-obliterating week behind us (at least according to some), it’s maybe time to dust off a … Continue reading
by Jim Boardman // 24 April 2013
MAYBE, for many Liverpool fans, any respect for the FA has long since been irretrievably lost because of how they handled Hillsborough. Not just in 1989, when they ignored Liverpool’s pleas not to allocate the smaller end of the ground … Continue reading
by TheAnfieldWrap // 24 April 2013
By Karl Coppack YOU can’t not enjoy a last minute equaliser. They’re glorious things and are great in either category – the deserved and the ‘how did we get away with that.’ Sunday’s helping was nice (thanks for doing your … Continue reading
by TheAnfieldWrap // 23 April 2013
THE Anfield Rap will meet The Anfield Wrap when the brain behind the song stars in the show inspired by the hit. Double-winner Craig Johnston wrote and directed the 1988 FA Cup Final song, and ‘Skippy’ will join Fox Sports’ Dan … Continue reading
by Gareth Roberts // 22 April 2013
WHEN LUIS Suarez sank his not insignificant nashers into Branislav Ivanovic’s arm, the football world predictably exploded with media-fuelled outrage. Some called for him to be sacked, banned or sold, others branded it funny or compared it to the late … Continue reading