LIVERPOOL: A HANDSOME UGLY WIN

LIVERPOOL: A HANDSOME UGLY WIN

DOO is a bit angry. Anger doesn’t suit Doo. Doo is a really nice fella. Doo is a Southampton fan. *This isn’t going to go all ‘I want to introduce you to someone’. Doo works at Southampton University, is a born-again fitness enthusiast and has been nowhere near Iran....
PODCAST: THE WEDDING PRESENT

PODCAST: THE WEDDING PRESENT

NEIL ATKINSON is joined by Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and Paul Cope after Liverpool’s season opening 2-1 win over Southampton. Download Issue 11 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! Don’t...
LIVERPOOL: ALL YOU NEED IS RUSH

LIVERPOOL: ALL YOU NEED IS RUSH

It’s 26 years to the day since Ian Rush returned to Liverpool after his short spell at Juventus. NEIL SCOTT remembers it well. AS anyone with a cursory knowledge of the football landscape will tell you, the transfer window has its own unique lexicon.   “Sources...
LIVERPOOL: MIGNOLET CAN REIN SUPREME

LIVERPOOL: MIGNOLET CAN REIN SUPREME

THAT is why Pepe Reina isn’t here any more. Simon Mignolet can be criticised for many things. The continued lack of improvement in his kicking is infuriating. His unconvincing juggling of crosses jangles the nerves. The lack of presence he exudes compared to his...
LIVERPOOL: WHAT’S THE SCRIPT, BRENDAN?

LIVERPOOL: WHAT’S THE SCRIPT, BRENDAN?

LIVERPOOL would bust lungs, strain muscles and push for victory like a sprinter at the Olympic Games with the finish line in sight and a record time on the clock. They would relentlessly square up to opponents in their own half – get in their faces, force them on to...
LIVERPOOL: LET THE MADNESS BEGIN

LIVERPOOL: LET THE MADNESS BEGIN

I FELL into conversation on Facebook the other night with a Manchester United-supporting friend. Come on, don’t look at me like that, lots of us have Manchester United-supporting friends; individually we’re all fine with each other, it’s just en...
LIVERPOOL: CAN RICK DO THE TRICK FOR THE REDS?

LIVERPOOL: CAN RICK DO THE TRICK FOR THE REDS?

WITH money and cynicism reaching all-time highs within the game, it’s rare that football fans can almost unanimously celebrate a feel-good transfer story where the fee doesn’t make you spit out your cuppa and proclaim that the ‘game’s gone to the dogs’, writes MATT...

CITYTALK: THIS IS THE START

ANOTHER season awaits for Liverpool, just weeks after the highs and the final low of last season. Now Brendan’s tricky Reds need to start all over again, with loads of new bodies to help push them that little bit further. In the CityTalk 105.9 studio this week...