“WE need to scrap this zonal marking nonsense. We’ll never defend a corner while we’re marking zones instead of men.” My uncles were out in force again after the Watford game, leading the “Zonal Marking is Nonsense” (ZMN) brigade around the streets, brandishing...
A new football season and a new episode of The Lower League Show. John Gibbons and Jamie Russell speak to three fans of Championship clubs all hoping for great things from the season. Reading have kept hold of manager Jaap Stam, but have had a mixed start to the...
THE Coach Home is back with full on football this week. Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons take a tour around the country. Everton supporter Dave Downie is up first — close to home to get us starting to talk about The Blues’ ongoing summer of acquisitions and...
ON the one hand it’s the stuff dreams are made of. On the other the dreams can be bigger, better, bolder and can be realised this season. Trent Alexander-Arnold should be delighted with his goal, should go to bed with a smile on his face, should be overjoyed. He...
IT’S always a special moment when a local talent tipped to come good at the football club you support does just that. There has been a buzz about Trent Alexander-Arnold for some time now — his name being touted around by those that watch Liverpool at every...
OH European nights, how I’ve missed you. The lights, the songs, the inexplicably terrible officiating that almost makes you pine for the grandiose ‘Blue Steel’ pout of Mike Dean. That and The Reds winning again. Could have done without three individual brainfarts from...
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground as Liverpool claimed a crucial win away at Hoffenheim in the first leg of their Champions League playoff. Pre Match 7.31pm: @robbohuyton: “Loads of kecks shitting going on about tonight from Reds....
NEIL Atkinson is joined by Dan Austin, Craig Hannan and Dan Morgan to talk through Liverpool’s excellent but unorthodox European away victory at Hoffenheim. Jürgen Klopp’s men were second best first half but excellent in the second and they will feel as...
“THE best players aspire to be at clubs like Barcelona.” That’s the sort of phrase Liverpool supporters have heard over and over again this summer, and it’s not too dissimilar to situations the club have been involved with in the past. Throughout the whole Philippe...
NEIL Atkinson is joined by Paul Cope and Sean Rogers to take the final look at Liverpool’s disappointing draw with Watford and to analyse what the manager and his staff will be thinking and feeling about the game. Angry is the first part of that –...
