by Adam Smith | Nov 3, 2016 | Footie
BEFORE a ball was kicked, I said Liverpool will win the league this season. As each game has passed — and Liverpool have responded to every obstacle put in front of them (Burnley aside) — I’m merely becoming more and more convinced. There are a number of...
by John Gibbons | Nov 2, 2016 | Footie
IT’S 18 August 2001 and Liverpool are playing West Ham in the opening game of the Premier League season. Robbie Fowler isn’t even on the bench after a public fallout with Phil Thompson, that he has failed to apologise for. The Kop are very vocal on who they...
by Phil Blundell | Nov 2, 2016 | Footie
YOU do wonder how you look to an outsider when you tell everyone how good your football team is. On Saturday, I thought we were sensational. That opening 45 minutes is probably in the top 10 45-minute performances I’ve ever seen from a Liverpool side. It was that...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 31, 2016 | Footie
ANDY BELL “Reckon Phil will really step up this season, you know.” An opinion basically every Liverpool supporter across the globe has expressed in the pre-seasons since the Brazilian signed for the Reds. Over the last three-and-a-half years we’ve...
by John Gibbons | Oct 31, 2016 | Footie
A KICK-OFF time of 5:30pm means a much more reasonable pick up time of 10:30 for this away, but even this wasn’t quite early enough for some. The night before was our friend Adam Murt’s wedding. The night before that was the seemingly traditional...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Oct 31, 2016 | Footie
The Reds are brilliant. They’re playing the best football in the country at the minute, tearing sides apart with consummate ease. Teams try to park the bus against us. We just play through them, simple as that. Teams take advantage of our poor set-piece defending....
by Ben Johnson | Oct 31, 2016 | Footie
AT some point we are going to play a game without something to overcome. At some point, there won’t be a special kind of misfortune, a special kind of diddle waiting to derail these Reds. It was Tony Pulis and his set-pieces last week, Jose Mourinho and his alehouse...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 30, 2016 | Footie
ANFIELD WRAP contributors react to Liverpool’s 4-2 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace. 1. Mor, Mor, Mor – How Do You Like it? How Do You Like It? 2. I’m Doing Clyne Now… 3. Don’t Worry Be Happy Palace my arse. Pardew my arse. Benteke my...
by Andy Heaton | Oct 29, 2016 | Footie
DON’T care if we conceded two in the first half, that’s the finest 45 minutes of football of any team you’ll see this season. Also, a caveat, see that picture, that was essentially my view for the game so if the ratings are a bit off, it’s one of...
by Neil Atkinson | Oct 29, 2016 | Footie, Match Review
THERE are two important things to take from the game of football: 1. Liverpool are currently the best team in the country. 2. Liverpool think they are the best team in the country. Both of these things are equally important. Don’t get me wrong – Liverpool have a...