by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of tonight’s title showdown, TAW contributors looked back on eight times Liverpool conquered Chelsea at Anfield. Liverpool 4 Chelsea 2 — October 5, 1997 AH, Paddy Berger. It’s funny how certain players do well against certain clubs. And Paddy seemed...
by John Gibbons | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
SURELY we have to beat Wolves. Surely. My dad says he is picking me up “between 10:45 and 11″. Which is a tricky one. For my mates this would be 11:15. But my dad is more punctual. He predictably arrives at 10:46. I’m predictably wearing a towel. A...
by Josh Sexton | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of tonight’s crucial clash with Chelsea at Anfield, we spoke to Oliver Harbord the Chelsea correspondent for Football.London to get the latest on Liverpool’s opponents. Firstly, Chelsea go into this game off the back of a fantastic run of form which...
by Paul Cope | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
IT was May 3, 2005. I was 24, about to turn 25, and had spent my whole life being regaled with stories told by older Liverpool fans about great league and European Cup victories down the years. I was 10 when we last won the league and remembered nothing of it. I was...
by Rob Gutmann | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
DOES it always come to this? Or does it just feel like it does? A season on that infernal precipice yet again. It won’t hit us for a few weeks that we’re out of all the cups. Just wait till late February, though, when we realise we’ve only seen Liverpool play three...
by Ben Johnson | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
SO, The Anfield Wrap arranged a winter break for me Copey and Neil. A much needed break designed to reduce our stress levels and ensure we are on peak form for Chelsea on Tuesday. They are good like that; good, concerned employers. Well in, the boys. So while everyone...
by Gareth Roberts | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp’s team selection for Saturday’s match versus Wolves was much discussed this weekend, with Gary Lineker’s tweet providing the springboard for much of the debate. I’ll defend The FA Cup with the best of them; some of my most enjoyable moments as a Red have...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
WATCHING the Reds has been tough over the past month because of poor results and the feeling of the momentum being killed, writes PHIL SMITH. Wednesday night was hard to take and there was a lot of bitterness and anger in the aftermath of the game. On the pitch it was...
by Ian Salmon | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
I AM stupid. Uneducated. Not just ‘ill-educated’, which would suggest that Fazakerley Comprehensive didn’t do a fantastic job on me between 1975 and 1983, but uneducated. I simply didn’t go to school. Apparently. According to Twitter, obviously. You know this is...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
THE life of a Liverpool fan is never straightforward, writes JAMIE HOLME. Through my lifetime of supporting the Reds, I’ve become accustomed to the unexpected. Born in 1984, I was too young to enjoy the latter years of our domestic dominance. Instead I have been...
