IT was like Christmas Day morning… Well, Christmas Day morning if it had been postponed for two months. And it wasn’t the real Father Crimbo, just some random old fella with a beer belly and some grey stubble. And instead of the latest games console with all the best...
FIRST of all, you have to own it. The Premier League by its sheer existence demands as much. The league has become a monster nobody can currently control. It has almost taken on an artificial lifeform as a being that defines a whole existence for many of us. And here...
THE latest meeting of the Premier League took place earlier this week. As expected, nothing much was decided other than future talking points and a rejection of the notion of neutral venue games. That’s fine. It’s important not to make snap decisions when this and...
AS usual, Germany is leading the way. The Bundesliga returns at the weekend, with all eyes not just on how they manage as the first major football league to resume following the (almost) worldwide halt of the sport, but to give the rest of us something to watch other...
SO the time has come. Well, sort of at least. Football is set to make its grand return this weekend as the Bundesliga gets back underway, just this time without a single fan in attendance, as we all watch on from our respective ‘isolation stations’ with baited breath....
A LIVERPOOL starting XI made up of players from the last 11 seasons, one for each season. Ok, sound. Boss these, aren’t they? When you can’t even remember last week or last month, never mind games 11 years ago. But go ‘ed, my go. Fucking *hours* later: Done it. Takes...
I’VE enjoyed doing these challenges for Liverpool.com. However, I did do one a couple of weeks ago in which I left out Mohamed Salah and the internet let me know about it more than you can imagine. This one from Josh is, again, harder than it looks. The reason why is...
ELEVEN Reds for 11 seasons… Jamie Carragher has spent the last few weeks compiling various starting XIs based on such varied criteria as nationality, an NFL-style draft and even a combined team of the Soccer Aid players. I never thought I’d see Woody Harrelson...
IT is pretty funny to see how easy it is to amuse a bored football fan. “What will we do without games? I can’t bear the thought of not having footy to watch!” “Make a starting XI composed entirely of left-footed players who have won the Cup Winner’s Cup, played...
I’VE loved writing for The Anfield Wrap while in lockdown. I love it at the best of times, but it has given me a release during these times which has been so welcome. The chance to revisit every facet of what made me fall in love with football. It has given us a...
