KICK SEXISM OUT OF FOOTBALL? MAYBE ONE DAY…

There’s probably quite a small crossover audience between The Anfield Wrap and the Radio Four programme Woman’s Hour. Or is that me being misogynistic? Maybe I’ve missed a huge demographic as obsessed with cosmetic filling procedures and...

The Anfield Wrap – Episode Twenty-Five

In a special 90 minute episode, Neil Atkinson discusses Stoke, Manchester City and a bit of Owen Coyle’s Bolton before a special guest arrives. With Neil are Neil Fitzmaurice, Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons, Mike Girling, Rob Gutmann, Kristian Walsh and –...

TRIBALISM AND TRUTH

By Karl Coppack Well, there it is. From thieves and dole scroungers to murderers to murderers of our own to racists. How long before charges of paedophilia for the full set? Oh, we hit women now too. The Suarez debate has stopped being just that – a debate. A...

Charlie Adam – Great Expectations

CHARLIE ADAM. It’s been a funny old start, hasn’t it? When he signed, and in the weeks shortly after that point, we saw references ranging from “the Scottish Redondo” to “Xarlie Adamso” over the length and breadth of the Red web....

GIG REVIEW – BOSS MAG – THE TROUBADOURS

FRIDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2011 LIVERPOOL THERE IS, of course, a long history of association between music and football in Liverpool; from men on the Kop in the 60s dressed for nights out watching the Merseybeat bands, to the ‘The End’ magazine in the 80s, to Liverpool...

NINETY NINE AND A HALF PERCENT

 by Sam Jones   99.5%. A fairly impressive figure, but what is it? Liverpool’s chance conversion rate in the 2011/12 season? The percentage of Paul Scholes’ tackles that were so late that you would have received compensation if he was an airline? The weekly...

The Anfield Wrap – Episode Twenty-Four

Neil Atkinson chairs a lively debate about Suarez, racism and the fact there was actually a decent on-the-pitch performance against Oldham. The cast of Paul Salt, Rob Gutmann, Mike Girling, Kristian Walsh, Peter Hooton and Jim Boardman also look at the Reds’ 3-0...

RAFA BENITEZ JOINS TWITTER

After a fantastic response to the launch of www.rafabenitez.com, Rafa Benitez is expanding his online presence and now has launched an official twitter account of his website. The site has received widespread acclaim from both fans and professionals and has quickly...

CUP OF COCK-UPS RIGHTLY BELONGS AT ANFIELD

“If cups were awarded for cock-ups then you would not be able to move in City’s boardroom” — Francis Lee It was appropriate that Liverpool played Manchester City last night, hours after they attempted to draw a line under the Luis Suárez-Patrice Evra incident. The...