IT might be the dullest smartarse pub quiz question in the world. Which professional club’s ground is closest to the Mersey? Astonish your friends by revealing it’s Stockport County. Then look deep in their eyes and realise how little they can stand you. But Edgeley...
by SIMON FURNIVALL BATSHIT mental. Let’s face it, Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Swansea was batshit mental. It’s a good phrase to describe the whole of the season, to be honest. The side have scored 70 goals in 27 games, they’ve netted four or more in a game nine times...
BEFORE we took to the field against Swansea City I’d felt the need to state the case for the defence of the defence. Having sat through the startling, entertaining – at times bewildering – and certainly nervous laugh-provoking 4-3 win against our opponents from South...
NEIL Atkinson, Paul Johnson, Si Steers, Ben Johnson and an opening cast of thousands… Get issue 7 of TAW’s monthly digital mag free from iTunes for iOS devices or from app.theanfieldwrap.com for everything else. iTunes DIRECT LINK TO PODCAST: ONE DOWN,...
THE music stopped. Liverpool had scored more goals than Swansea. Don’t ask me how many more. Just more. More is enough but this manner of enough is exhausting. Andi Thomas recently wrote that no one is having any more fun than Liverpool supporters. That...
by SACHIN NAKRANI – “Gerard was really close to his players; at times it felt like having a father” – Steven Gerrard – “Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions” – Robbie Fowler – “ Gerard turned me from a boy to...
By NEIL SCOTT “You need to forget about what you know, that’s your problem. Forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about Mark Lawrenson.” (Tyler Durden, ‘Fight Club’) (Kind of) I’M under no illusions here. This is a...
AFTER THE ARSENAL LEAGUE GAME Roy: Once upon a time there was a Liverpool side that skittled Tottenham 5-0 (going on 10-0) at White Hart Lane, obliterated a resurgent Everton 4-0 (going on 9-0) at home, and marmalised Arsenal 5-1 (going on 12-1), a side that led the...
by ADAM SMITH IN APRIL, the City of Liverpool will once more play host to The World’s Greatest Steeplechase: The Grand National. Perhaps the recent horse metaphors being used in relation to the race for the Premier League crown have, therefore, come a little too...
By PAUL McCABE A LOT can quickly change in football. Nine years ago, Liverpool were on course for winning the Champions League. Five years ago it looked like the League was a possibility, and only four years ago the club flirted with extinction. Success, following...
Liverpool’s Inter Improvement & Mo Salah Madness: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek free podcast brings reaction to Liverpool’s win over Inter Milan, the latest on Mo Salah and a look ahead to Brighton & Hove Albion. John Gibbons hosts Craig Hannan, Adam Melia and Jay McKenna…
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