By Craig Rimmer 16 YEARS. It’s a long time to wait for a football obsessed country like Colombia. The 90’s vintage was generally considered to have been the finest in Colombia’s sporting history, yet in this country we are far more likely to associate Colombian...
NEIL ATKINSON with Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and Kristian Walsh are in to discuss Rickie Lambert, Lucas Leiva and matters arising. They are joined by Tony Evans to discuss his new book on 83/84 I Don’t Know What It Is But I Love It.. Music this week from Bird...
At first I was shocked. Everyone was weren’t they? Rickie Lambert. Who saw that coming? Now that the initial surprise has subsided, I find myself struggling to think of a transfer in recent times that has made more sense than Liverpool acquiring the services of...
I’VE BEEN MEANING to write this for a while. But I’ve been busy. Now we have a catalyst. In a sentence: Liverpool FC need to keep their head and their hierarchy in the market this summer. Going round the houses and in approximately one thousand words: I think Iago...
THIRTY years ago Joe Fagan – having already won the League Cup and the League title – took his Liverpool team to Rome where they would face Roma in the European Cup Final. Here, Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson (from an extract of a book in which 12 Liverpool players...
NEIL ATKINSON, John Gibbons, Adam Melia and Stephanie Heneghan do their best in a new studio growing into a show which starts slowly but still has ten great songs. Buying tickets before you go the show, CDs on the walls and fashion magazine barbeques. ...
By Dr Dave O’Brien A remarkable season, orchestrated by a remarkable man. Brendan Rodgers may not have guided the reds to an unprecedented premier league title, but he gave Liverpool fans a season of dreams and songs to sing. Wonderful stuff. Rodgers is...
A FEW years ago it was hard not to flick a wry smile at the litany of former Anfield failures playing in the Champions League while Liverpool trudged through the Europa League. Christian Poulsen, Ryan Babel, Milan Jovanovic; they were all there, mocking the club’s...
Get issue 10 of TAW’s monthly digital mag free from iTunes for iOS devices or from app.theanfieldwrap.com for everything else. NEIL ATKINSON assembled a crack TAW transfer committee and gave them a huge warchest to spend on players for LFC manager Brendan...
THEY’VE played the season out in Lisbon. Angel Di Maria marvellous, Diego Simeone magnificent, Diego Godin’s hairline a thing of minimalist beauty. I can’t stop thinking about Godin. The receding hairline the Spanish equivalent of Derek Mountfield’s moustache. I...
