by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 15, 2012 | Footie
TAW has learned that the BBC have seen confidential documents that reveal Margaret Thatcher was informed that a senior Merseyside police officer blamed “drunken Liverpool fans” for causing the disaster. The briefings, written in the immediate aftermath of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 13, 2012 | Footie
by Ben McCausland Best thing Wembley the other week? Without question, the best sight at Wembley last week was the fantastically home-made “JAY SPEARING FTM” flag. Moving away from the vast, shiny, vinyl flags with 3 long paragraphs, part written in Latin, this...
by Neil Atkinson | Mar 12, 2012 | Footie
THE SUPPORTER arrested for alleged racial abuse directed at Oldham’s Tom Adeyemi won’t be charged, it has been confirmed today. I went to Elland Road in the immediate aftermath of Fowler being sold to Leeds United by Gerard Houllier. First game there, a headcase sits...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 12, 2012 | Podcast
Neil, Rob, Mike, Andy and Kris are joined by Mike Nevin, Lisa Southern, Jonathan Northcroft of The Sunday Times and one of Liverpool’s favourite sons, the Daily Mirror’s Brian Reade as they deconstruct the Sunderland debacle and ‘look forward’...
by Kristian Walsh | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
Athletic Bilbao left the football purists purring with a brilliant away win at you know where tonight. It seemed like a good time to post this… THERE’S nothing better in football than watching a team which typifies the city it represents. The overt...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
By Neil Jones There will be a Cypriot team in the last 8 of the Champions League, after APOEL Nicosia recorded a historic penalty shootout victory over French side Lyon. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, APOEL levelled the tie through the journeyman Brazilian Gustavo...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
By Mike Girling I was minded to think of this famous quotation (actual author unknown fact fans) at the recording of #TAW32 and the discussion of the ‘Rooney rule’ with Ollie Holt. As we know, this ruling put in place a structure in the NFL were for any...
by Karl Coppack | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
by Karl Coppack If you look hard enough there’s a positive in everything. I left the Arsenal game angered, disappointed, frustrated and sickened but as the vinegar of the sheer injustice washed over me I realised that I wouldn’t have to hear Clive Tyldesley...
by Roy Henderson | Mar 8, 2012 | Footie
IN the emotional aftermath of the Carling Cup Final, I tweeted the following to a mate. I understand @Knox_Harrington ‘s point about a stupid team now. A lot of stupid stuff today. But it’s a WIN!!!!! @Knox_Harrington is of course Neil Atkinson, Host of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 7, 2012 | Footie, Podcast
THE award-winning Anfield Wrap is proud to announce the launch of The Anfield Wrap on City Talk 105.9FM Hosted by TAW’s very own Neil Atkinson, the lads will have an in-depth chat on the week’s events and look forward to the weekend’s action in their usual no-nonsense...
