by John Gibbons | Sep 23, 2016 | Footie
MICHAEL Beale says that recent first team debutant Ovie Ejaria is a symbol to all of the academy where hard work, skill and taking your chance can get you — in spite of any setbacks, or even being released, as a young player. Speaking to The Anfield Wrap ahead...
by John Gibbons | Sep 21, 2016 | Footie
IT’S a full Anfield Wrap day out to Derby. Although we are all going in different ways with different people. Me and Heaton are going with Mick Clarke International Tours (from the Dominican to Derby in less than 48 hours), Neil is getting a lift with Phil...
by John Gibbons | Sep 19, 2016 | Footie
WHATEVER day or time the football is I’m itching from the time I wake up. Rob Gutmann says it’s called a match day for a reason, and he is right. It consumes the day. Not just the football, of course, but how you are getting there. Who you are meeting and...
by John Gibbons | Sep 13, 2016 | Footie
YOU might have heard, but The Reds are mustard. At scoring, at least. In 2016 they are wiping the floor with the opposition at kicking the ball in the goal, with four more on Saturday taking the yearly total up to a nice round 50. Most Premier League goals in 2016:...
by John Gibbons | Sep 12, 2016 | Footie
SATURDAY morning was after Friday night, which was the Si Hughes/Jamie Carragher book launch. Nervous drinking turned into celebratory drinking and I got in a bit later than I had planned. Although not as late as our esteemed author, who found somewhere to serve him...
by John Gibbons | Sep 6, 2016 | Footie
THIS weekend sees the opening of that massive new Main Stand. You know the one, you can see it from everywhere. Ever since Everton spent their rent money on Victorian Lonsdale and got chucked out, Anfield has been home to the Reds, but the stadium has obviously...
by John Gibbons | Aug 30, 2016 | Footie
IN a little over 24 hours the transfer window SLAMS SHUT and football clubs up and down the country will have to make do with the footballers they have. Well until January 1 at least. Liverpool may ship out a few more before then (any hopes Mario?) but it...
by John Gibbons | Aug 28, 2016 | Footie
REMEMBER what I said about this season being a balance of footie and family? I looked at the fixtures for the early part of the season and saw a lot of London aways. My wife likes London. I thought I might struggle to go a dozen times before Christmas without her. So...
by John Gibbons | Aug 24, 2016 | Footie
JOHN Gibbons is aiming to attend EVERY Liverpool league game this season. And now he’s toying with the cup games, too. With that in mind, we bring you Home And Away – Gibbo’s story of the season following the Reds – from Burton Albion. I’VE only, thus far,...
by John Gibbons | Aug 23, 2016 | Footie
JUST when you thought LFC Twitter couldn’t go into any more of a meltdown post Burnley disaster, there was the 10:30pm hot LFC journo news. We’re sending Mamadou Sakho off for a few months to “find himself”. Possibly to Thailand. Possibly to a...
