“I am confident we will improve the team further and will be stronger for this coming season, when we will be competing on all fronts; domestically and in the greatest club competition in the world, the Champions League.” Brendan Rodgers 11th July 2014 “We lost a...
“Oh, and he gets a kiss for it! From a man incidentally wearing a blue-striped shirt!” The commentary is almost as memorable as the goal – a sublime Barnes backheel in the build up, McMahon’s centre and the ball, via Aldridge, falling to Beardsley,...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Sean Rogers, Craig Rimmer and Kristan Heneage as the Tricky Reds look to build on a mid week League Cup victory over Swansea when they travel to Newcastle. Download issue 13 of #TAWMAG via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other...
IN the pantheon of great Anfield nights an unconvincing victory over FC Sion of Switzerland in the second round of the now defunct Cup Winners’ Cup hardly stands out. That said, 18 years ago today we were treated to a quite ridiculous game of football at our...
John Gibbons has brought his bad day. Stephanie Heneghan has brought donuts. Adam Melia has brought his partner, Linny. Neil Atkinson has brought his stuff. He has a train to catch. What fun could ensue? Between them they are packing ten great songs mostly from...
TWELVE years have passed since Rafael Benitez first introduced himself to Anfield. And what an introduction this was. The Spaniard arrived on Merseyside for a Champions League clash with his Valencia team on this very date back in 2002. The then reigning champions of...
FOURTEEN years ago today a little bit of derby history was made. Everton came to Anfield under Walter Smith to face Gerard Houllier’s Liverpool and – perhaps more importantly for our blue brethren – Nick Barmby in the first Anfield derby of the Millennium....
By Martin Fitzgerald WHAT round was that? Who are the sponsors now? I’ve no idea. All I know is it’s the League Cup – the cup you don’t take seriously until you take it seriously. We’ve played a home game against Middlesbrough that had 31...
“We don’t stand a chance without Suarez. You wait. You mark my words.Next season’s going to be a disaster” HELLO. My name is Martin, I’m 43 years old and I’m a JFK assassination researcher. Don’t go away, just yet. Let me explain. It all started many years ago, in a...
IT’S been four long years since Christian Purslow pumped his fist and bared his gnashers in triumph outside the High Court in London. Four long years since Liverpool Football Club passed from one set of American owners to the next. Four testing years since the club...
