by Gareth Roberts | Nov 9, 2015 | Footie
IF he didn’t know it already, Jürgen Klopp discovered yesterday that he’s got a job on his hands in more ways than one. Not only did Liverpool cave in to opposition that ambition dictates they should be beating on home turf, hinting again at a fragile mindset among...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 9, 2015 | Podcast
WASN’T that just a right kick in the gut? A dispirited, dishevelled and disappointed Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Gareth Roberts and Rob Gutmann for this week’s big show. Did the Red’s deserve to get beat? Were they simply unlucky? With...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 8, 2015 | Podcast, TAW Player
JOHN GIBBONS was joined by Andy Heaton, Paul Senior and Stuart Wright in the immediate aftermath of Liverpool suffering their first defeat of Jürgen Klopp’s tenure. Basically, it was all Mignolet’s fault. Again. ...
by Martin Fitzgerald | Nov 8, 2015 | Footie
THE piece I had in mind if we won was much better if I’m honest. It was half about settling scores, half about The Anfield Wrap going to karaoke and singing Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits. It had everything. Atkinson as a flirtatious Juliet, Gibbo as a love...
by John Gibbons | Nov 8, 2015 | Footie
SUCH a frustrating day, especially with others dropping points. The Palace fans sang: “You must be sick of us.” They’re not wrong. Then we all got absolutely soaked. Brilliant. Maybe international breaks aren’t so bad after all. Simon Mignolet: 4 If your USP is...
by David Segar | Nov 7, 2015 | Footie
THE greatest moments in football history are often remembered by replaying the iconic bellowing of the commentator. They can be that extra sprinkling of something that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. “Some people are on the pitch, they think...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 7, 2015 | Footie
AN ESTIMATED 200 Liverpool fans travelled to Russia for the Reds’ Europa League match with Rubin Kazan on Thursday. With no official travel packages or direct flights on offer, supporters — who also had to give officials their fingerprints and pay up to...
by Rob Gutmann | Nov 7, 2015 | Footie
GHOSTS roam the stadium in Anfield. I see them every game. I see a Kenny Dalglish-shaped apparition: arms aloft, teeth, hair, smiling like a kid. Running towards The Kop. I see Bill Shankly: be-scarfed, arms aloft, teeth clenched, jaw proud. Striding towards The Kop....
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 6, 2015 | Podcast
NEIL ATKINSON, Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and Andy Kelly of the Liverpool Echo get stuck into Liverpool going to Kazan and getting a much deserved 0-1 win. The partnership between Lovren and Sakho for The Reds, the running of the full backs and the Emre Can Joe Allen...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 6, 2015 | Podcast, TAW Player
ROB GUTMANN is in the chair again for the ‘Weekend Preview’ as Spurs take on Arsenal at White Hart Lane, Manchester United tackle West Brom at Old Trafford and Stoke entertain minnows Chelsea at the Britannia Stadium. Joining him to make wild and baseless predictions...