THERE’S a conspiracy theory doing the rounds that Liverpool’s owners have secretly known all along that they would be selling Phil Coutinho this summer. It follows that Liverpool’s care-free £70million level bidding for the likes of Virgil van Dijk...
I HAD a conversation with one of my uncles a few weeks ago. Not newsworthy in itself, obviously, but those who have read my ramblings on here previously might have noticed that when a conversation with one of my uncles is mentioned, it’s usually in relation to a...
TRANSFERS are never easy. There are a series of moving parts that shift and sway in different directions each day. They involve grandstanding to the press, denials and the issue of tapping up players. Everyone plays up to the media and no secret is left unshared,...
LIVERPOOL FC visited Hong Kong last week and so did The Anfield Wrap, where John Gibbons and Gareth Roberts were lucky enough to sit down and chat with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson. During our exclusive 30-minute interview with the midfielder, he spoke about his...
THE joys of British Summer time, eh? I don’t know about you but fucking hell, it seems like a very long time since The Reds beat Middlesbrough and everyone was singing about Gini Wijnaldum and Willy Wonka and that. I mean, what are you meant to do to pass the...
THE conversation around safe standing is as prominent now as it’s been since football stadiums in England’s top leagues were made all seated. Celtic lead the way with their rail-seating section at Celtic Park and now English clubs have started to come around to...
IF at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again. This could be a motto for Dirk Kuyt’s efforts over six, supercharged years in a red shirt. Perhaps his finest individual Liverpool moment – a goal in a winning cause against Cardiff in the 2012 League Cup final at...
THE signing of Andrew Robertson has split opinion with a section of supporters refusing to get excited over a sub-£10million move for a relegated team’s left back. There are voices endorsing the move, no less Roy Henderson in his article on The Anfield Wrap....
NABY Keita is not Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho is not Keita. There is a glee abounding that Liverpool are about to get a taste of the medicine they’ve been pushing Southampton and RB Leipzig’s way all summer. That just as Liverpool have turned the heads of...
THE term legend is used liberally these days, seemingly even more so where football players are concerned. Gareth Roberts of these pages covered the topic recently, mentioning Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres. Both very good football players for Liverpool but by no...
United Exit Early & Macclesfield Record The Biggest FA Cup Upset Ever: The Coach Home
John Gibbons speaks to Jay Motty from The Stretford Paddock about the ongoing drama at Manchester United and Macclesfield FC footballer Shea Callister about knocking holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup.
