IN APRIL 1981, Howard Gayle was summoned from the substitutes’ bench to play for Liverpool in the second leg of a European Cup semi-final at German Champions Bayern Munich. The previous October, by filling the same role against Manchester City, he became the...
IT’S Istanbul Day, and while we all know the tale of Liverpool’s dramatic comeback to lift the European Cup for a fifth time, there’s another story to tell: that of the fans. Gareth Roberts is joined by Stephen Evans, John Gibbons, Jon Jones and John...
IT STARTED with a miss. We all get dusty-eyed now about the nice moments of the last European Cup win; the atmosphere versus Chelsea, Jamie Carragher’s reaction to the shoot-out win in Istanbul, the homecoming, the laughs, the smiles… But it could have...
I’M not a fan who obsesses over what ex-Liverpool players and managers are up to. The Liverpool manager in the dug out is the most important person for me and, to quote the gentleman Steve Graves, “my favourites are the 11 lads playing for...
AUGUST 19th, 1981. The day we sold Jimmy Case to Brighton & Hove Albion. Thirty three years ago today. Which means that one or two of you may not have seen him play on anything other than YouTube. The joys of being old, the joys of living through the glory years –...
THIRTY years ago Joe Fagan – having already won the League Cup and the League title – took his Liverpool team to Rome where they would face Roma in the European Cup Final. Here, Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson (from an extract of a book in which 12 Liverpool players...
Manchester City Premier League Verdict Reaction | TAW Special
Following the breaking news of being found guilty of the majority of charges in relation to break Premier League financial regulations.
John Gibbons is joined by Neil Atkinson and Andy Heaton for reaction to the verdict and the potential ramifications for Manchester City and the Premier League.
