by The Anfield Wrap | Jul 1, 2013 | Footie
by John P. Houghton THE ‘Anfield Project’ regeneration proposals look great on paper, but making them a reality requires long-term commitment from the council, the club – and the fans. Liverpool City Council, the football club and ‘Your Housing Group’...
by Neil Atkinson | Jun 27, 2013 | Footie
Still struggling to believe we are going to Australia. Two reasons: a) Can it really be sensible to send footballers to Australia and the Pacific Rim three weeks before the season starts? I know everybody else is doing it, but… b) WE’RE GOING TO AUSTRALIA!...
by James Dutton | Jun 24, 2013 | Footie
£35m. 58 appearances. 11 goals. THEY are the miserable figures that will no doubt dominate conjecture on Andy Carroll’s torturous Liverpool career. But they shouldn’t, because to understand Carroll’s stay on Merseyside requires more than just a glance at the vital...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 23, 2013 | Footie
MIKE NEVIN’S glorious personal ‘tribute’ to Ferguson from issue 20 of Well Red Magazine SO our old nemesis from Manchester has called it a day. After 27 tortuous years for Liverpool fans, Alex Ferguson has retired from football management. With 13...
by Gareth Roberts | Jun 23, 2013 | Footie
SCHADENFREUDE. Just in case it’s a word you’re not familiar with, it’s German. And it means ‘the pleasure derived from the misfortune of others’ or ‘malicious joy’. Well that’s the official version. The Urban Dictionary –...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 21, 2013 | Footie
LOVE FOLLOW CONQUER have added three new versions of the Wembley ’78 polo shirts to their range and have kindly offered us one to give away to our readers and listeners. These polos stay faithful to the clobber that has been part of match-going tradition since the...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 19, 2013 | Footie
A FURTHER two shows have been added to The Anfield Wrap’s diary for the trip Down Under next month – including a Saturday night date in Sydney. Reds legend Craig Johnston and Tony Evans – Fooball Editor of The Times and author of Far Foreign Land – will be joined on...
by John Gibbons | Jun 19, 2013 | Footie
By Ben McCausland I have been present at Wembley for some special moments: I saw a Roy McDonough-inspired Colchester United triumph over Witton Albion in the FA Trophy in 1992; in 1995 I saw a scrawny kid from Bootle give the finest individual performance underneath...
by Karl Coppack | Jun 17, 2013 | Footie
By Karl Coppack On a recent Citytalk Neil brought up the subject of the new away kit, the one that looks like a piece of paper warped in the dying throes of a toner cartridge error, and the ‘values’ and ‘brand’ of the club or, to be specific, what those things are....
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 13, 2013 | Footie
THE ANFIELD WRAP returns to Ireland in August for another night of footie chat, music and laughs. After the sold-out show in Bray in February, the live version of the award-winning podcast is back – and this time in the heart of Dublin city. Joining regulars from the...
