by Josh Sexton | Aug 15, 2017 | Footie
“THE best players aspire to be at clubs like Barcelona.” That’s the sort of phrase Liverpool supporters have heard over and over again this summer, and it’s not too dissimilar to situations the club have been involved with in the past. Throughout the whole Philippe...
by Rob Gutmann | Aug 14, 2017 | Footie
I’M penning this on a plane. You may never get to read it. If Hoffenheim knock Liverpool out of the European Cup you won’t hear from me again either. The stakes, they are high. I’m looking down on you but we’re in this together. Just right now,...
by Ben Johnson | Aug 14, 2017 | Footie
“IT’S alright, lad, don’t worry about all this transfer bollocks, the Coutinho will, he won’t he, FSG this, that and the other — the footie starts again on Saturday, everything will be sound then…” (Johnson, August 2017, to myself). The human brain...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL kicked off the campaign with a new look at both ends of the pitch, but while some faces may have changed, much has stayed the same as The Reds turned in a Jekyll and Hyde performance symptomatic of problems that have dogged them for seasons. Poor at...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THERE should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat. In fact, there should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat, after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Because that word is the word. That word is the most the...
by David Segar | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
NEW season, same old heart attacks, fear, excitement, joy and crushing disappointment. Thanks a lot for coming back Redmen. I was just starting to become a normal human being again. That was poor from Liverpool. Whether it had anything to do with the selfish acts of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool’s disappointing 3-3 draw away at Watford. Pre Match 11.31am: I can’t believe Alberto Moreno is still starting games for Liverpool. @johngibbonsblog 11.32am: The big worry...
by Michael Nevin | Aug 11, 2017 | Footie
IF you still love your football, the first weekend of a new season holds a special charm. One of my favourite books, Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game (written about Tottenham Hotspur during 1971-2) brilliantly evokes the pre season sense of renewal; the excited chatter...
by Rob Gutmann | Aug 11, 2017 | Footie
MAYBE it’s just me but last season doesn’t feel like it ever really finished. The event that’s about to technically herald the start of the 2017-18 season — Liverpool’s game at Watford on Saturday — feels like a part two for...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 9, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a tension knocking about. I am happy to accept that Liverpool have tried to spend over £120million on two players and would have gladly done so. I will take that at face value. Some might not but I will. The tension comes at the point where Liverpool may...
