by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 8, 2013 | Footie
By Barrie White The moment Luis Suarez sank his teeth into Branislav Ivanovic on April 21, the fog that engulfed many Liverpool fans began the slow process of lifting – a process only grinding to a halt in light of the interview given this week stating his desire to...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 8, 2013 | Footie
Before TAW went Down Under we recorded the radio show well in advance of its Friday night broadcast. Neil went out of his way to make sure it wasn’t time sensitive in any way – and so we’ve really put that to the test by, er, deliberately delaying...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 7, 2013 | Footie
IT makes no odds. I understand why people think it does. I understand the recourse to emotion. That’s the aim. It makes no odds. When he ran out on Saturday Suarez may have been surprised by the warmth of the response. I suspect his agent was. I suspect it made him...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 6, 2013 | Footie
This, belatedly, is the CityTalk podcast from last Friday, August 2nd. It”s dead late. Soz. Neil Atkinson was joined in the sunshine up the tower by Ben Johnson and Paul Cope and they spoke to Rory Smith of The Times on the phone in part two. It was the eve of...
by Roy Henderson | Aug 5, 2013 | Footie
Your football club, it gets up in the morning, and once it’s just about regained some idea of where it is, it rolls to its feet, picks its boxer shorts out of its arse, and staggers to the bathroom mirror. Maybe it does all this with a little Gareth...
by Karl Coppack | Aug 4, 2013 | Footie
IT’S not easy being a Liverpool fan. We’re given all too brief glimpses at genius and lots of pillow talk from footballing geniuses before they’re whisked away by promises of trophies, wages or ‘better prospects’. The symbiotic...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jul 30, 2013 | Footie
THE second Anfield Wrap magazine is now available to download via the App Store and through Newsstand for iPhone and iPad. There”s also a version available for other platforms, including Android and Windows, at app.theanfieldwrap.com. Just like issue one,...
by Roy Henderson | Jul 29, 2013 | Footie
Ever buy a book and realise half way through you’ve been given another one for free? Dave Usher’s “Like I Say” is a bit like that. You set out thinking it’s a compilation of match reports and editorials from Dave, who as most know, is...
by James Dutton | Jul 29, 2013 | Footie
IT truly is the end of an era. The last of Rafa’s Spanish conquistadors has set sail and departed these shores. Undeniably clouded by the ongoing farce surrounding Luis Suarez, the departure of the greatest last guardian of Liverpool’s defence for a generation has...
by Steve Graves | Jul 18, 2013 | Footie
So he’s staying then. Maybe. Is he? Brendan Rodgers, barring a careful caveat about certain people not being bigger than certain clubs, seems pretty set on the idea of Luis Suarez being a Liverpool player next season. Arsenal’s bid was ‘nowhere...
