by Neil Atkinson | Jun 13, 2013 | Footie
Within Issue 2 of the magazine/periodical/app/almanac/workofianmaloney’sdesignbrilliance there is going to be an article written by Mike Nevin about his matchday matchgoing routine. I’ve read it. It is good. But what I want is to talk to some of you about your match...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 30, 2013 | Footie
SO that was Year 1. How was it for you? To assess any season you have to look at the surrounding context. What are we judging progress as? A better points total? Better play? Trophies? Qualification? What is the background of that progress? Where are we going and from...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 29, 2013 | Featured Writing, Footie, Heysel, Hillsborough
by Oliver Kay NOW that the lies, the smears and cruel myths about the Hillsborough disaster have been exposed once and for all, those who clung to them out of warped tribalism have but one straw left to clutch. “What about justice for Heysel?”, they plead. “What about...
by John Gibbons | May 29, 2013 | Footie
It was a sad day for Liverpool music when The Masque/Barfly closed its doors in November 2011. At the time it felt very significant that we couldn’t support such a venue as a city, as a few others at the time either closed down or turned their back on live music...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 27, 2013 | Footie
Neil, Ben, Gibbo, Mike Nevin, John Gibbo, Kristian Walsh, Steve Graves, Andy and Roy Henderson give thier end of season verdicts for season 2013 and look to how Liverpool can push on. Direct link to PODCAST: THE END Podcast RSS feed iTunes
by Gareth Roberts | May 19, 2013 | Footie
“GO ’ed, Mick.” After every song, a Scouse voice arrowed through the 250-strong crowd at Manchester’s Night & Day Café to the stage where Mick Head stands. It’s a seal of approval delivered by a smiling face. I didn’t look, I didn’t need to – I know that...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 17, 2013 | Footie
Neil was welcomed into the tower tonight by John Gibbons and Ben Johnson to talk about the last game of the season and Carra’s farewell. Also this week, Peter Marshall discussed his Panorama Special, “Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth”, ahead...
by Gareth Roberts | May 16, 2013 | Footie
THE weekend was the fucked up world of modern football in miniature. It was like emptying a bucketful of Lego and watching a load of millionaire players, skint fans, selfish powerbrokers and clueless pundits tumble on to the carpet. What is now the bastard son of...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 15, 2013 | Footie
By Peter Marshall The Panorama Special, “Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth” shows how, over years, individuals who attempted to reveal the truth about the disaster – doctors, ambulance staff, police officers, the survivors and the bereaved – found...
by James Dutton | May 14, 2013 | Footie
THOSE of you familiar with my work on The Anfield Wrap so far, and there probably aren’t many of you out there, might recollect my most recent piece on Liverpool Football Club’s moribund experience with the dreaded black away kit. Now I’m probably too early on in my...