by Gareth Roberts | Jun 1, 2012 | Footie
IT’S ONLY a press conference. But as press conferences go, this was mightily impressive from Brendan Rodgers. Can he handle the pressure? Deal with the expectations? Handle the egos? Is he experienced enough? Is he the right man? Only time will tell – and it...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 1, 2012 | Podcast
Neil hosts the City Talk football phone in and is joined in the studio my co-author of ‘On The March With Kenny’s Army’ Mike Nevin. Direct link to The Anfield Wrap on City Talk Phone In #1 download Podcast RSS feed iTunes [smart_track_player...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 1, 2012 | Podcast
Brendo, Brendy, Brenno, lad Neil, Rob, Steve and Mike are joined by Oli Kay as they chat about what to expect from Mr Rodgers Music this week from Babysnakes and Atticus Anthem TAW ON CITY TALK GET ON IT And with extra bonus material this week, Jim and Gareth...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 31, 2012 | Footie
By Andrew Thomas Giorgios SAMARAS is wandering through a desert. SAMARAS: Does everybody think so? CHORUS: They do. SAMARAS: It looks okay, on the replay. CHORUS: It does. But still, they suspect. SAMARAS: I reckon they were all mis-hits, you know? Van Basten was...
by Neil Atkinson | May 31, 2012 | Footie
The Anfield Wrap has an agenda. It does. It has an agenda. Every Monday and every Wednesday me, Andy Heaton or Jim Boardman write an agenda for the panel to talk about. That’s the agenda. So in the spirit of inclusivity, I want you to have an agenda for our phone-ins...
by Roy Henderson | May 30, 2012 | Footie
AND so it would appear (time of writing 2.15pm, Wed 30th May 2012) that Brendan ‘B-Rod’ Rodgers will be the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. Jorge Valdano will be pleased. “I remember a wonderful banner in the Liverpool stands from the days...
by Kristian Walsh | May 29, 2012 | Footie
IT started how it finished. It ended how it began. It has done so for 23 years. Kenny Dalglish’s second coming came after a cancelled holiday, with his first day back at work an FA Cup defeat. 18 months later, an FA Cup defeat preceded a holiday cancelled in...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 28, 2012 | Footie
Host Neil Atkinson and the gang are joined by Liverpool Ladies goalkeeper Aroon Clansey, Liverpool writing doyen Kevin Sampson and BBC 5Live’s very own Simon Clancy. They also carry out a Euro 2012 draw and reveal details of how to be in with a chance of...
by Karl Coppack | May 27, 2012 | Footie
By Karl Coppack Moving on. It’s been over a week and I still haven’t come to terms with it. I’m still furious, disappointed and, as melodramatic as it seems, feel betrayed. Elsewhere the Red world happily discusses Martinez, Villas Boas, Capello, Redknapp, Twiggy etc....
by Gareth Roberts | May 25, 2012 | Footie
MUCH was made of John W Henry’s love of Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball. Billy Beane, its star, took the unfashionable Oakland Athletics baseball team to success against the odds using statistical analysis to tear up the traditional scouting methods and identify...
