by Steve Graves | Nov 2, 2012 | Footie
Grim is the word. Liverpool-Swansea was grim. Unrelentingly, teeth-grindingly, appallingly grim. There was, this time, no leeway to claim the opposition were too direct or the officials blinkered. It was a simply, starkly, awful performance. The shambling figures on...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 30, 2012 | Podcast
Audio from Brendan Rodgers League Cup press conference where he talks about the derby and the prospect of facing his old team at Anfield. Direct link to PRESS CONFERENCE: RODGERS PRE SWANSEA Podcast RSS feed iTunes [smart_track_player...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 29, 2012 | Podcast
Neil, Rob, belatedly Jim, Mike, Kristian, Andy and his dog Buster are joined by Lewis Cubbin, Ben Johnson Sheila Coleman and Barrie ‘No not that one’ White as they reflect on the daylight robbery of the derby 3 points and the current situation and an...
by Gareth Roberts | Oct 28, 2012 | Footie
LUIS SUAREZ was denied a perfectly-good winning goal as Liverpool’s recent bad luck with referees continued at Goodison in the 219th Merseyside derby. The Reds raced into a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes that left the Blues shell-shocked after they had started the game the...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 27, 2012 | Footie
By Joel Richards BRENDAN RODGERS believes Stewart Downing’s match winner against Anzhi Makhachkala was just reward for a good night’s work. The winger, who has recently been overlooked by the Liverpool manager, hit a superb strike which gained a valuable three points...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 26, 2012 | Podcast
Neil, John Gibbo and Dave Downie talk about the victory of FC Anzhi Makhachkala and the small matter of the first Derby of the season at the pit. Music this week from Fidel Afro and The Cheap Thrills Direct link to CITYTALK: PRE DERBY NERVES Podcast RSS feed iTunes...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 25, 2012 | Footie
By Joel Richards LIVERPOOL kept their Europa League hopes alive thanks to a superb effort from Stewart Downing gave them a 1-0 win over Anzhi Makhachkala. Despite Sunday’s Merseyside Derby appearing on the horizon, Brendan Rodgers opted to play a near-full strength...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 25, 2012 | Footie
By Daniel Garb Liverpool’s former head of conditioning, Australian Darren Burgess, and his sports science countrymen have now all departed Anfield. But they do so with fond memories, and plenty of stories. As the man entrusted with getting the players physically fit...
by John Gibbons | Oct 25, 2012 | Footie
IN the rich tapestry of Liverpool’s music history there hasn’t been much space for females. Sure we’ve had a few singers like Cilla, Sonia, Lita Roza and, er, Atomic Kitten, but there was only really Jayne Casey in the 20th Century who managed to break into the male...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 25, 2012 | Footie
GUESTS on Monday’s TAW included Chris McIntosh of Silent Sleep, in to talk about the footy but also in to talk about Silent Sleep’s forthcoming album, their imminent EP launch and a gig you really need to try and get down to on Friday night. That gig is...
