STEVEN GERRARD: THE END OF THE ANFIELD HAUNTING

WE HAVE been haunted in recent seasons by the ghosts of Gerrard past contends PAUL LITTLE. The skipper was like a troubled spirit that couldn’t move on, as in some clichéd poltergeist nonsense. The Anfield Haunting, if you like. Clanking his chains round midfield, a...
LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR SIMON MIGNOLET?

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR SIMON MIGNOLET?

REMEMBER the Burnley game on Boxing Day? Remember when Simon Mignolet played chicken with a backpass heading out for a corner and lost? Remember how everyone’s head exploded because the only other credible alternative for the position of Liverpool goalkeeper was a man...

UNWRAPPED: SQUAD U LIKE?

NEIL ATKINSON sits in for Rob Gutmann and is joined by Mike Girling, Adam Smith and Craig Rimmer to discuss the size of Liverpool’s squad in comparison to that of their rivals. What is the ideal squad size? Is there a difference between Europa and Champions...

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR JORDAN HENDERSON?

IN the summer of 2012 Jordan Henderson was at the Liverpool exit door after a difficult first season under Kenny Dalglish following a move from Sunderland reported to be worth £20million. That Brendan Rodgers was prepared to offload the then 22-year-old midfielder...

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR JAMES MILNER?

YAYA Toure. It’s funny how the brain works sometimes, writes PAUL COPE. The TAW lads asked me to do a piece on James Milner for the new season, and the first thing that popped into my head was Yaya Toure. I’ve probably already lost some of you with that,...

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR DIVOCK ORIGI?

IT’S hard not to feel paternal towards ‘our Divock’. Hard not to worry about a big year ahead for a big kid in a big city. The city has consumed lesser men. Tested the best. Swallowed the rest. For starters, can he survive the local fetish for name...

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR JOE ALLEN?

SINCE the dark stormy days of May — and in particular May 24th and the 6-1 reverse to Stoke — the tone of debate on Liverpool’s fortunes for the coming season has gradually grown brighter. Many will now happily tell you the winds have changed, and...