by Rob Gutmann | Aug 3, 2017 | Footie
THE clock is really ticking now. The transfer window is done for in four weeks’ time. The league campaign starts in less than 10 days and potentially the new season’s most important game — the first leg of a Champions League playoff — is scheduled...
by Rob Gutmann | Jul 27, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a conspiracy theory doing the rounds that Liverpool’s owners have secretly known all along that they would be selling Phil Coutinho this summer. It follows that Liverpool’s care-free £70million level bidding for the likes of Virgil van Dijk...
by David Segar | Jul 11, 2017 | Footie
IT’S transfer season, which means excitement, anticipation, theorising, frustration, fear and mild Twitter addiction. After a slow start by all, deals are happening all over the place now. Even my work team have just had a star striker poached for an upcoming summer...
by Gareth Roberts | Jul 11, 2017 | Footie
MORE than a month has passed since the bubble of optimism growing over Liverpool’s summer ambition was burst in an instant. Just as it seemed the much-mentioned “statement of intent” was being readied with Virgil van Dijk set to become the world’s most expensive...
by Josh Sexton | Jul 7, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL have been linked with a string of players since the end of the 2016-17 season from the implausible to the nailed on, from Championship youngsters to internationally-coveted wonder-kids. While some potential deals have fallen by the wayside in that time,...
by Ian Salmon | Jul 7, 2017 | Footie
EVERY so often I get to sit in a room with people who know what they’re doing, people who have genuine contacts, people who check their stories with multiple sources, people who take those checks to the clubs and ask for comments, people who know how difficult it is...
by Paul Cope | Jun 14, 2017 | Footie
SOMEBODY has made a mistake. It’s a big mistake. It’s potentially cost us the signing of a key player who the manager has clearly identified as one of his major targets and with whom he has personally used his array of magic powers to convince to join us. It’s a...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 7, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player, TAW Special
WITH Liverpool’s move for Virgil van Dijk continuing to gather pace, Neil Atkinson and Josh Sexton were joined by Brian Gilmour from the Celtic Underground to discuss the Dutchman. How did van Dijk cope at a big club with big expectations? How did he fare in the...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 6, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player, TAW Special
AS a record-breaking move for Virgil van Dijk is hit with news that Southampton will report the Reds over an alleged illegal approach, Neil Atkinson and Gareth Roberts chat through the latest developments of the defender’s potential record-breaking move to Anfield. We...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 5, 2017 | Footie
REPORTS today suggest that Virgil van Dijk has expressed a desire to join Liverpool despite interest from Manchester City and Chelsea, so we take a look at the Reds’ pursuit of the Southampton defender and what the Dutchman could offer. A brief background The...
