THE last time I cracked my fingers and wrote a little piece for The Anfield Wrap I was defending Brendan Rodgers’ team selection and the Reds’ performance in Madrid. It was a positive article backing the manager and trying to silence the naysayers. This...
MUCH of the talk before the game was of Olympiakos and the Road to Istanbul. That team too had stumbled through the group and early season consistencies to see the season explode into life with a swing of Gerrard’s right boot. I’m not sure how the night...
HE’S not so much the story that keeps on giving, as the story that insists it keeps on giving, writes LIAM BLAKE. We reached a point not long ago when the weight of comment — much of it vapid — generated by Mario Balotelli’s arrival or...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Gareth Roberts, Paul Johnson and Andy Heaton after a momentum killing 0-0 draw against Guy Poyet’s Sunderland. What didn’t Liverpool do to break down The Wearsiders and can they get a result midweek against Basel to progress into the next...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Sean Rogers, John Gibbons and Sunderland Podcasts Wise Men Say’s Stephen Goldsmith for this weeks CityTalk podcast. Book a Land Rover Experience This Christmas Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – FUNDERLAND? Podcast...
NEIL ATKINSON, John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia decided what isn’t up for debate, what can be bought for Christmas within the 10 and 15 pound price range and what can be done without surprises. That’s The Rider. All the news that’s fit...
TWO wins on the bounce. Ah yes, I remember this. Wins by two clear goals. Must be Christmas. Leicester City was great. A nice pub before the game, a load of mates going up, something called a ‘Morrissey burger’ beforehand and, in my case, a new ground. Hi, my name is...
MADE up we won. Absolutely made up. Stupidly made up. Giddily made up. Why? Because it means I can spend all of this article slaughtering Lee Mason without anyone saying it is because of the result. I hate talking about referees. Hate it. It’s the thing you do when...
WE played like we meant it during the second half against Stoke City on Saturday. There was a bit of intensity, some spirit, a touch of defiance and even a degree of passion on show. Most of it was directed towards the task of putting the ball past Asmir Begovic,...
NEIL ATKINSON is joined by Rob Gutmann, Steve Graves and John Gibbons to get giddy over three points. Later Timo Tiernay from The Tea Street Band pops in. It’s everything you expect and hope for. Three actual points. Imagine them… Download issue 13 of...
