by Joel Rabinowitz | Apr 2, 2017 | Footie
WHEN Seamus Coleman had his leg virtually snapped in two by Neil Taylor during the recent international break, the widespread reaction (including from Liverpool fans) was, quite rightly, one of enormous sympathy for Coleman. Not that footballing ability is relevant in...
by Andy Heaton | Apr 1, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL have smashed Ronnie Koeman and his Christmas Tree again, and here are your ratings… Simon Mignolet: 7 Very little to do bar the goal, excellent clean catch from Ross Barkley’s only moment of the game after a deflection. Kicking also noticeably...
by Neil Atkinson | Apr 1, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
NIL Satis Nisi Optimum. Long been my favourite of the football mottos. Only the best will do. Dwell on it. Roll it round your mouth. You can build any organisation around that. You can build a football club around it. Only the best will do. There wasn’t a lot of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 1, 2017 | Footie
TAW contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Everton. Trent Alexander-Arnold Wish Trent scored. @jsexton24 Was on the pitch if he bagged. @PhilBlundell Touches in the opposition penalty box today:Trent 2Lukaku 1...
by Rob Gutmann | Mar 31, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL FC great Alan Hansen once said that he hated the derby. I hate the derby. We should hang out more, Alan. I can tell you why I hate the prospect of the game itself — the ratcheting up of tension, the strain of watching a match in which you fear the...
by Michael Nevin | Mar 31, 2017 | Footie
I’VE lost count of how many Merseyside derbies I’ve attended over the years. When the memories come flooding back, of course there are the victorious cup finals and semi-finals and a seemingly endless catalogue of Liverpool glory but one date always sticks in the mind...
by Josh Sexton | Mar 30, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL FC remain the only English football team to have triumphed in competitive matches at the Camp Nou. Not only that, The Reds have done it TWICE. It was on this day – March 30 – in 1976 that Bob Paisley’s Liverpool made history in becoming the first team...
by Adam Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S an interesting vogue among a section of Liverpool supporters at the moment. They’ve decided that Fenway Sports Group are penny pinching stingebags who won’t spend any money this summer, in spite of reports from the likes of Paul Joyce that they are happy to do...
by Phil Blundell | Mar 29, 2017 | Footie
“HE’S fast establishing himself as the main man for England. He’s always on the move, he’s always available and he’s tricky on the ball. It’s hard to get the ball off him.” It’s pretty nice to hear those words about one of your players,...
by Gareth Roberts | Mar 28, 2017 | Footie
JUDGING the collective psyche of thousands of people is always a dangerous game. And yet, it happens every day. Especially in football, or more specifically in football supporter culture. Take the derby this coming weekend. Anfield will be a sellout for the visit of...
