ERIC Cantona’s smug face. That’s the immediate image that flashes in my mind whenever the FA Cup is mentioned. Eric frigging Cantona. The build up seemingly started at about 3am. My mum was on snack duty, diligently replenishing my supplies throughout the day as I sat...
OURS is a club of extremes. We’re either in or out, up or down, black or white. The middle path is the one least travelled. We sway from the darkest cynicism to checking out next May’s Berlin hotel availability an hour after we’ve just been gubbed by Real Madrid. We...
Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons, Adam Melia and Stephanie Heneghan welcome Shit Robot onto the show to talk about his Liverpool Halloween gig amongst other things. PLUS – Liverpool Music Week, HMHB and Steph’s new phone thing. Ten great songs too. Seriously....
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Steve Graves and Martin Fitzgerald after another disapointing weekend for the Reds. Download issue 13 of #TAWMAG via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK –...
THEY made us look ordinary. Since the word “ordinary” has been in my footballing vocabulary it’s been a pejorative. It’s also today something which is done to you. It’s something you don’t want to be but Bramall Lane happens and a muscular...
FOOTBALL in 2014 is a 24/7 all-consuming monster. If you are involved in the game at the highest level, that monster is there at every turn; in your face: watching, listening, examining facial expressions and toiling over every word. Why? It’s waiting. Ready to say...
NEIL ATKINSON, Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Phil Blundell are in the tower to reflect on Real Madrid’s absolute pasting of Liverpool Football Club before looking forward to the list of Hull. Music this week from The Baltic States and Carl Moorcroft Download issue...
Neil, John and Andy sit down with Stephen Warnock to chat about his football career. Karl Coppack on the Liverpool accent, or rather, accents. Neil Atkinson on the book launch of ‘Make Us Dream’ Samantha Brocklehurst on the underground phenomen of...
1976 was the epicentre of success for the ‘The Real Thing’. Liverpool’s very own soul, come brit funk, come disco, come R&B phenomenon that are credited by the founding father of ‘Mojo’ magazine, Paul Du Noyer, as the band that restored Liverpool’s musical...
BRENDAN RODGERS and some of his players should be buying Mario Balotelli a pint at some point this week. It’s the least they could do for the deserved scrutiny he has unwittingly helped them to avoid. Naively swapping shirts a few seconds too early has unsurprisingly...
