by Kristian Walsh | Nov 11, 2013 | Footie
BEFORE I grew up and became a sport journalist, I was a football fan. Football fan is a bit of a dirty phrase now, isn’t it? Everything is about the bigger picture when you’re older and fandom can never be unbridled; it’s all balance sheets, shot-to-goal ratios and...
by Gareth Roberts | Nov 8, 2013 | Footie
IT used to be Fortress Anfield – now it’s the place where a Liverpool side performed so badly it cost a legend his job. GARETH ROBERTS looks at home advantage – and asks whether the changing face of the average supporter has played a part in its demise. IT goes...
by Tony Barrett | Nov 6, 2013 | Footie
Anyone who has ever tweeted the words “socialism,” “Marxism”or “communist” will know what happens next. Within minutes your tweet is seized upon by Robot J McCarthy (@RedScareBot) who hunts down and exposes Twitter’s left wing sympathisers wherever they may be. It is...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 6, 2013 | Footie
By Hal Cohen The cliches are valid: Steven Gerrard is a leader amongst men. Steven Gerrard is the greatest central midfielder of his generation. Steven Gerrard is also the elephant in the Liverpool dressing room, getting larger by the game. Brendan Rodgers game plan...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 1, 2013 | Footie, Podcast
Tomorrow we hit London in conjunction with HJC London Rocks. They are bringing John Power and The Tea Street Band. We are bringing Gareth Roberts. OK. There’s an imbalance there. There is no getting away from it. Let’s be honest: Robbo’s far more attractive than all...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 1, 2013 | Footie
The seventh Liverpool Sound City conference will lead on the three themes of football, music and style – cornerstones of the city’s identity. David Pichilingi, CEO of Sound City, clarifies the thought behind this strategic shift: “The British music business is as much...
by Karl Coppack | Oct 31, 2013 | Footie
THERE’S a danger in getting carried away with things. In January 2006 Everton released a DVD to commemorate their strong start. They called it ‘Off To A Flyer’. This was not to herald a decent return for the beginning of the season, mind. Oh no. This was the beginning...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 28, 2013 | Footie
THE Sun and Liverpool. You know the story. If you don’t, you should. The Hillsborough Independent Panel’s report 13 months ago brought it all back: four days after the disaster a front-page report with the headline ‘The Truth’ relayed a series of lies about April 15,...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 25, 2013 | Footie
by MIKE NEVIN AS the words “Every other Saturday is my half day off and it’s off to the match I go”, which cascade from the back of the Kop suggest, the practice of attending a football match is embedded with routine. Even if “me old pal Joe” is alone in working the...
by Tony Evans | Oct 25, 2013 | Footie
“WE’RE not English we are Scouse!” It’s the chant that irritates opposing fans more than any other. You can see the bewilderment; the disgust. You can almost see the thought process: “What makes you so different? What makes you special?” Even within Liverpool, there...
