A MANIFESTO FOR THE MODERN GAME

A MANIFESTO FOR THE MODERN GAME

THERE certainly seems to be a lot to moan about when it comes to the modern day match-going experience, often in blog posts like this. So what can be done to improve things rather than just pine for an era that has gone forever, writes MATTHEW CRIST. The loss of a new...
LIVERPOOL: A BREAK IS THE LAST THING WE NEED

LIVERPOOL: A BREAK IS THE LAST THING WE NEED

THE last few weeks have been brilliant haven’t they? Not only have the Reds been great and look to be getting somewhere back towards where we all want to be, the football’s also been flying in thick and fast. You’re walking out the ground, or sat in the pub and you’re...

THE RIDER: EQUIDISTANT

NEIL Atkinson, John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia plan an award ceremony, talk more flute and ruminate around the name Jeff. Jeff! Jeff? Jeff!  Ten great songs but you guessed that already. It’s everything you could want in one show –...
PODCAST: MOTORING ON

PODCAST: MOTORING ON

NEIL ATKINSON, Mike Nevin, Andy Heaton and Rob Gutmann reflect upon possibly the most routine win of the season against Burnley before turning their attention to an FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers. Stephen Langstaff – Sirens New single from the ex...
MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 0

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 0

TWO of your goals to nil. Two nil. 2-0. The scoreline of undoubted superiority. I’ve seen few undeserved twonils in my time supporting the Reds. It’s a submission scoreline. It’s boxing for the inevitable points win. It’s 6-4...
MATCH RATINGS: LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 0

MATCH RATINGS: LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 0

THAT was the embodiment of two teams playing at their natural level. We looked like a very good side playing our game and playing it comfortably. Burnley looked like a side well drilled but limited. Ultimately, they tired and were bewildered by the speed and style of...
LIVERPOOL: CHARACTER WITNESS

LIVERPOOL: CHARACTER WITNESS

“Just because you are a character doesn’t mean that you have character.” Winston Wolfe, Pulp Fiction, 1994 ONE of my favourite quotes from one of my all-time favourite films. That Pulp Fiction is now both old enough to have a bevvie in even the most...
LIVERPOOL: WE NEED A FOOTBALLER IN GOAL

LIVERPOOL: WE NEED A FOOTBALLER IN GOAL

LIVERPOOL doesn’t have a footballer in the goal at the moment. But Liverpool needs a footballer in the goal. Sure, at the moment, without a footballer in the goal, Liverpool are doing OK. But the fact they don’t have a footballer in the goal is taking its cosmic...
TAW PLAYER: THE NEXT THING FROM THE ANFIELD WRAP

TAW PLAYER: THE NEXT THING FROM THE ANFIELD WRAP

THIS is it. I’m not going to lie to you. I’m a bag of nerves. But this is it. This is the next thing. TAW Player. For the last 12 months I’ve been frustrated. Too many talking points. Not enough time. Too many guests. Not enough time. Too much...
LIVERPOOL: AND THEN THEY’RE GONNA BELIEVE US

LIVERPOOL: AND THEN THEY’RE GONNA BELIEVE US

GIVEN the fact Liverpool doesn’t operate the open cheque book policy Manchester City has enjoyed and profited from in recent years, the club should really be light years behind the boys in blue. They’re not. Instead, Liverpool Football Club is breathing heavily...