WHAT’S IN THE RODGERS DOSSIER?

By Mathew Twells WHEN Brendan Rodgers first arrived at Anfield to meet his future bosses in Tom Werner and John W. Henry, he famously brought along his dossier, his footballing philosophy that he had been compiling throughout his various coaching and managerial roles....

PODCAST: OUT OF SHAPE

FOLLOWING on from Liverpool’s 2-2 home draw with Aston Villa the lads squeezed around the microphones to get a few things off their chest. Neil Atkinson used up the last bits of his voice, joined this week by Rob Gutmann, Sean Rogers, Gareth Roberts and Alex...

THIS IS ANFIELD

This has been an extraordinary season. Logic and order have taken a back seat as we’ve rode the steepest of roller coasters. A flying start, a rival bested early on, the routine hammering of the dross, two narrow defeats against title contenders and the utter...

PROGRESSING AT PACE

By Hari Sethi WHEN Raheem Sterling broke into Liverpool’s first team last season many were rightly enthralled by the level and maturity of his performances. Sterling seemed assured, thoughtful in his decision-making and determined to impress. However, his inclusion in...

SAFE STANDING DESERVES CALM CONSIDERATION

ACCORDING to official figures, a total of 1,730 people were killed and another 185,540 were injured on Britain’s roads in the year to June 2013. Globally, there were 15 passenger plane crashes resulting in 362 fatalities. Little wonder, then, that there has been such...

THE CURSE OF THE BRITANNIA

FIVE years. Half-a-decade. Has it really been so long? In January 2009 Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, the closure of the final Woolworths was completed and Kevin Pietersen resigned as the England cricket captain. On January 10...

Outside Brendan’s Bubble

Eighteen months into his three-year contract, Brendan Rodgers still divides opinion among Liverpool fans. But what do other supporters think of the job he is doing at Anfield? We asked Football 365.com’s JOHN NICHOLSON to give an outsider’s perspective for The Anfield...

WHAT IS IAGO ASPAS?

During the Anfield Wrap transfer committee special there was one thing both groups agreed on (actually there were a few, but let’s pretend otherwise). Iago Aspas had to go. In the case of the committee I, as a blag Dave Fallows, sat on, it wasn’t necessarily because...

Shopping Down The Right Aisles

By Hari Sethi WITH the last remnants of Christmas indulgence finally vacating our previously packed fridges, peoples’ focus now turns to 2014 and the promise and hope only a new year can bring. A new year is treated by many as a new slate, a blank canvas on which to...

SPEND WHEN YOU’RE WINNING

By Craig Rimmer OKAY, so the above title may have been undermined somewhat by recent defeats away to Manchester City and Chelsea. But, on reflection those results have done little to alter the overall complexion. In fact, they may actually have gone some way toward...