by Gareth Roberts | Apr 17, 2012 | Footie
THE football bubble is simple. In it, anything goes. People think and act differently. They take leave of their senses. Common sense goes out of the window. Dignity is forgotten; respect means nothing. Abuse is fine in the bubble. Ditto racism, violence and bigotry....
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 17, 2012 | Footie
By Andy Thornley I DID something incredibly stupid on Sunday. I ran a marathon. Making the ultimate cardinal sin of failing to check the fixture guide before agreeing to something, I booked myself and the missus in to 26.2 miles of pain, taking place over in Paris. I...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 17, 2012 | Footie
By Victoria Collins THIS YEAR’S Resurrection festival showcased some of Merseyside’s most talented up-and-coming acts. The variety of groups performing this year offered an eclectic sound which seemed to really reflect the different sounds knocking about Liverpool at...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 16, 2012 | Podcast
TELL ME MA, ME MA……… Neil is joined by a skeleton staff today as Rob, Sean, Kristian, Andy and Scot Williams celebrate ANOTHER victory over Everton before touching on FSG, Comolli, the 23rd Hillsborough memorial, Chelsea and Alan Davies. #TAW38 GET...
by Gareth Roberts | Apr 15, 2012 | Footie
TWENTY THREE years. Or 8,401 days. Or 201, 624 hours. Whatever way you look at it, it’s a heck of a long time to go without the truth about why a loved one needlessly died. A son, a daughter, a brother, a sister, a dad, a grandad. Cruelly snatched away by a...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 15, 2012 | Footie
By Simon Ellis-Jones Producer, World Football Focus, BBC Sport HILLSBOROUGH. The word is tough to write, even harder to say out loud. Twenty-three years have passed since that day. A huge number of football fans going to games this week will not even have been born...
by Tony Evans | Apr 14, 2012 | Footie
Alan Davies got it wrong on Twitter but in the real world there are far more serious issues for fans TOMORROW John Glover will try to go to Anfield for the annual memorial service on the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. If he can get there, it will be his...
by Kristian Walsh | Apr 13, 2012 | Footie
IF you hold your ear close enough, you can hear it. You can hear it on buses, in office blocks and pubs. It’s heard in north Liverpool, south Liverpool and across the ripples of the River Mersey. There’s a hushed whisper around the city of Liverpool; a...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 13, 2012 | Podcast
Neil chaired a 90 minute four v four special in the lead up to the biggest derby in decades as Gareth Roberts, Paul Smith Jr, James Pearce and Mike Girling squared up against Greg O’Keeffe, Peter McPartland, David Downie and Mick Callaway Essential listening for...
by The Anfield Wrap | Apr 13, 2012 | Podcast
In an extended City Talk Podcast, the Neil is joined by Gareth Roberts, Mike Nevin and Kristian Walsh as they look back at a the Blackburn game and remember what 3 points feel like before having a chat about Mike’s book, before looking forward to the small...
