BEEN good these so far haven’t they? I’m feeling a reasonable amount of pressure. Firstly,it should probably be pointed out that the ‘random draw’ element of this series of articles was flouted a couple of times when people felt they had a good...
By Rob McDonald COLOMBIA What We Know: While the loss of Radamel Falcao is hardly ideal, it’s not necessarily a hammer blow Colombia’s chances for a strong showing. In a competitive but not overwhelming group and with a strong squad, Colombia are one of the teams that...
By Clare Newstead OKAY, FIRST THINGS FIRST: I know very little about football. The actual game. The actual players. I mean it. I pick up a bit here and there about Liverpool. It’s hard not to, living with Martin Fitzgerald and watching Kop Kids on LFCTV at tea-time (I...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Dave Downey, Phil Blundell, James Dutton and Hari Sethi in another TAW World Cup Special Download Issue 10 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. DIRECT LINK TO PODCAST – A PODCAST FOR...
By Rob McDonald SPAIN What We Know: Needlessly good. Preposterously good. You don’t win three major trophies on the bounce at international level, it’s ridiculous. Will they win a fourth? Well, they’re older (you can’t stop THAT, Fuentes) and while there are newer –...
By Dave Downie I COULDN’T THINK of a more colourful team to be given in this World Cup preview thing. I didn’t know who to write about – the Netherlands, Holland or the Dutch. Greedy bastards seem to have everything in abundance that anyone from...
NEIL ATKINSON, John Gibbons, Adam Melia and Stephanie Heneghan batter through the week’s ten songs, leaving no stone unturned. Ten great songs in fact. Splendid Rider work.’ Buying tickets before you go the show, CDs on the walls and fashion magazine barbeques....
By Rob McDonald BRAZIL What We Know: We don’t know what they are; really, they’ve not played in a proper competition since 2011 (not having the Confederations Cup). Actually, scratch that: they’re a team whose main centre forward is either Fred or Jo. They’re also a...
DOES anyone remember Clubcall? I don’t know if it’s still going but I used to ring it when I was at work. It was a phone service which gave you club rumours and interviews ‘direct from Anfield’. I can still remember the opening bars and a...
NEIL SCOTT had his doubts when the current Liverpool manager was appointed two years ago but now he’s a believer THERE will be a time, and it won’t be too long coming, when they will make a film about Liverpool’s 2013/14 season. Some kind of fantasy action adventure...
