I HAVE a theory about football fans. We have all convinced ourselves, no matter who we support, that no-one goes through more stress in games than we do. It doesn’t seem to matter whether a person follows relegation candidates, mid-table mediocrity or runaway league...
THAT became a struggle. Then came excellence. And it was followed by a horrendous time until the relief of the final whistle. Liverpool started well until James Milner went off bleeding. But The Reds were then both poor and under the cosh until the fourth official put...
OH, man – that first half! Jesus Christ. Heavy going, that. We were sound and then Milner cut his head and The Reds started acting the goat. Miles in their legs can’t have helped. Big fan of having a nervous last 10 minutes for nothing. Fucking hell… Adrian: 6 A...
IT’S very early into a league season to be talking about “must-win” league games. Southampton away is a must-win game for Liverpool. And yet… And yet, isn’t this all really the false construct of a man or group of men deemed it must become this way? Sheikh Mansour and...
IT’S good to have it all back. Good to be in the midst of it all once again. After the ever-shorter post-season breather, last Friday, a familiar pilgrimage was made. To Anfield. To Liverpool FC. The pub was full of smiles. The Kop was full of flags. And just before...
I’M not sure where Jermaine Jenas has been for the past year. Joe Cole – on the other hand – I can hazard a guess at snazzy tailors which specializes in maroon-tinted suits, or maybe a gastro pub on the West End, telling people how “The Chels” ruled...
MAN alive. It meant nothing, then it meant everything, then it was roaringly special. The game crazy. The competition crazy. The extra time crazy. Quick things… The line. You may not like it but the line is an issue. Sometimes your greatest strength is your...
IT’S the Super Cup. It’s against Chelsea, who are led by the only man in Great Britain going baldy quicker than Joe Hart. I’m a baldy spotter by trade now. Can see them hairs getting finer from a mile away. Lampard will be lashing sun cream on his scalp before you can...
ONE of the best things about football is the way it produces the most unlikely of heroes. From Jerzy Dudek in Istanbul to Divock Origi in Madrid, it’s nigh on impossible to predict who will seize the glory. Sometimes the stories it conjures up are so...
“FOR me, he can be one of the most exciting talents in world football. I genuinely believe that. “You see a lot of good players, but this kid – for 19 years of age – he burst onto the scene at the World Cup, but we’d tracked him before that,...
A Resurgent Reds Await Champions League Fate: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking back at the Champions League ties of the week with an eye on who Liverpool might face in the next round before having a chat about the Reds evolution, what it’s likely direction of travel is and how it’s likely to shape up going into next season.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Keifer MacDonald, Pete Bolster and Andy Bell.
Also in the show, John talks to comedian Jim Daly about his upcoming tour ‘Match Of The Daly’
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