BALOTELLI: SUPER MARIO BLAND?

BALOTELLI: SUPER MARIO BLAND?

IT’S not the Mario Show we were promised before the sadly still unique demolition of Spurs, memories of which are quickly becoming as distant as the summer weather the match was played in, writes LIAM BLAKE. But for as long as he remains unfathomable the show goes on,...
MAKE US DREAM SAMPLE CHAPTER

MAKE US DREAM SAMPLE CHAPTER

AS you might know, Neil and John wrote a book about last season. They had lots of people’s help. The acknowledgments go on for ages. Having written a book some bright spark had the idea for an audio book but they didn’t want to just read out what they had...
PODCAST: INTERNATIONAL BREAK FILLER

PODCAST: INTERNATIONAL BREAK FILLER

NEIL ATKINSON was joined Chris Carline, Cathal Harkin and Iain MacIntosh for this week’s Anfield Wrap on City Talk 105.9 Music this week from The Gloaming and Shea Download Issue 12 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like...
LIVERPOOL: JIMMY HILL’S WILDLIFE SPECIAL

LIVERPOOL: JIMMY HILL’S WILDLIFE SPECIAL

By Joseph Pepper EVERY YEAR, about 1.5 million Wildebeest, 300,000 Zebra and other Antelope migrate north from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, across the Mara River, all the way to the fertile National Reserve in Maasai Mara, Kenya. The 2 million or so...
LIVERPOOL: MOJO RISING?

LIVERPOOL: MOJO RISING?

TWO thoughts are spinning around my head about Liverpool’s slow start. One the more positive, the other my inbuilt negativity, born from years of watching Liverpool get so close, yet remain so far. The positive looks to last season. We didn’t start well....
PODCAST: ESCAPISM

PODCAST: ESCAPISM

NEIL ATKINSON is joined by Mike Nevin, Steve Graves and Rob Gutmann to discuss Gerrard’s big move, Jordan’s big bollocking and a big, big three points Download Issue 12 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we...
LIVERPOOL: A ROUTINE WIN? NOT FOR ME, CLIVE

LIVERPOOL: A ROUTINE WIN? NOT FOR ME, CLIVE

A WIN is a win? Sometimes a win is a win and nothing more can be gleaned from it. Sometimes it’s worth a little bit more than that – even when it’s the type of performance that usually provokes the response that “a win is a win”. Casablanca. 1942. Starring Dirk Bogart...
AND HERE’S TO YOU JORDAN HENDERSON

AND HERE’S TO YOU JORDAN HENDERSON

NOBODY likes to admit they’re wrong do they? So hard nosed and infallible are people’s opinions on football – and I am of course generalising here – that perhaps many are afraid such an admission will destroy their reputation and credibility as a voice,...
PODCAST: PATIENCE IN SHORT SUPPLY

PODCAST: PATIENCE IN SHORT SUPPLY

ANDY HEATON, stepping in for Neil Atkinson, was joined by Rob Gutmann, Gareth Roberts and Kent Riley after another defeat and look towards hopefully a return to winning ways against West Brom at the weekend Download Issue 12 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at...