WITH the sun beaming on a hot August day in 2012, the future looked bright as Brendan Rodgers took charge of his first Premier League game as Liverpool manager against West Bromwich Albion, writes MATT KENNY. Much of the pre-season talk had focused on how quickly...
By David Preece CRITICISMS are to goalkeepers what cricket balls are to batsmen. You’re constantly fending them off. Sometimes the criticisms hit hard and leave a bruise on your confidence that can take a while to disperse, only massaged away by a combination of...
CATCHING one like that so late in a game always reminds me of that punch Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham took against Julian Jackson, in a WBA World Middleweight Title fight in Benalmadena, late 1990. The one where he was spark out before he hit the floor totally planked out,...
ANDY HEATON was joined by John Gibbons. Chris Maguire and Mike Girling as they reflect on a derby day draw with Everton and look towards Basel away in The Champions League Download Issue 12 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices....
TWO dropped. Two dropped. Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. The equaliser is a magnificent strike from a player whose underrated ability and commitment to the cause means he deserves a moment to dine out on. This is that moment. But that moment doesn’t...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by John Gibbons, David Downie, Andy Heaton and ex Liverpool left back Stephen Warnock on the eve of the first Derby of the season Download Issue 12 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we do? Buy...
NEIL ATKINSON, John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia are displaced by Kylie and joined by Adrian Cooke from Norwich Sound And Vision. Expect East Anglian talk, loads of jokes and ten great songs. Direct link to The Rider – Minogue Podcast RSS feed...
LOOK, we should probably just view this as another version of mental and embrace it accordingly. We wanted the madness, we wanted the chaos, we possibly could have been a little more specific on exactly what it was we were expecting. We wanted all that glory from the...
THAT title was, quite frankly, a ludicrous thing to type after what should have been a straight forward game. But nothing is easy this season, nothing straight forward it seems. Even a home cup tie against a Championship team leaves you pulling your hair out and...
By Rob McDonald SOMETHING is really bothering me. This isn’t particularly new; things are always bothering me. However, it’s the start of this season that is really bothering me. All I can keep thinking about is last season. Not the end bit – the dead good bit – but...
