by Neil Atkinson | Jan 18, 2017 | Footie
REPORTS today suggest that Xabi Alonso has told Bayern Munich he plans to retire at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Spaniard has been at the Allianz Arena since 2014, having previously been at Real Madrid and, of course, Liverpool. His stellar career has spanned...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 16, 2017 | Footie
I REMEMBER 1986 for two reasons, writes IAN RYAN. It was a World Cup year — a tournament which introduced me to famous names such as Careca, Voller and Butragueno, while giving me my first taste of England failing gloriously at a major tournament, this time at...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 14, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of Liverpool’s trip to Old Trafford TAW contributors look back on seven times The Reds conquered Manchester United away from home soil. Liverpool 2 Manchester United 1 – March 26, 1983 (Wembley) THE eighties wasn’t all MTV and blokes with hair like...
by Paul Cope | Jan 10, 2017 | Footie
IMAGINE if you didn’t know anything about our current squad and I burst into the pub one day as the knowledgeable football genius that I am, to inform you about two lads that I’ve just seen in a red shirt. The first is a young fella who’s only 21...
by Rob Gutmann | Jan 7, 2017 | Footie
THIRD round day and another reminder of the symmetry of seasons. A year ago to something around the day, Liverpool FC were paired with Exeter City, also of the Football League’s nether regions. It remains an eternal shame that this once great cup competition, and its...
by David Segar | Jan 4, 2017 | Footie
THEY say January is the most depressing of the months. Understandable. You’re on the come down after Christmas and New Year frivolities, it’s cold, it’s dark, and it’s several months before you can look forward to summer holidays. In 2001, from out of nowhere, January...
by The Anfield Wrap | Dec 19, 2016 | Footie
AHEAD of Monday night’s Merseyside derby, TAW contributors look back at nine of Liverpool’s best derby wins at Goodison Park. Everton 0 Liverpool 3 – December 6, 1969: The Sandy Brown Derby FRIDAY teatime, December 1969. The end of term at St...
by Josh Sexton | Dec 7, 2016 | Footie
LIVERPOOL’S second-half collapse at Bournemouth brought out the doom-mongers in force but what the 4-3 sucker punch means to the Reds’ season remains to be seen. Before the slump on the South Coast, Jürgen Klopp’s side were unbeaten for 15 games. The...
by Phil Blundell | Nov 30, 2016 | Footie
I’VE had a tweet saved up for ages to basically troll people. Given our supposed inability to defend, both from open play and set-pieces, I was going to suggest that Jürgen Klopp do what people suggested Brendan Rodgers should have and get himself a defensive coach....
by Ben Johnson | Nov 28, 2016 | Footie
BIG seasons, league championship seasons are built on consistency first and foremost. Scattered through them there are defining moments that are looked back on time and again. Moments in time where your watch seems to stop and the actual consequences and gravity of...
