by Rob Gutmann | Sep 15, 2016 | Footie
“CHELSEA. Are a bunch of wankers.” My oldest best mate, from my days growing up in London, Giulio, always used to be very clear about this. “We’ve got Chelsea. Ah, yeah. Chelsea. Bunch o’ wankers.” I’d nod approvingly. Silently. No words....
by Josh Sexton | Sep 13, 2016 | Footie
ONCE upon a time not very long ago, many fans questioned the worth of Roberto Firmino. Now, after a flurry of goals and a string of performances packed with tricks and turns, few would suggest he doesn’t have the quality to play for Liverpool. In the summer,...
by Sean Rogers | Sep 9, 2016 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp has a massive decision to make ahead of tomorrow’s game against Leicester City, a really difficult one for any manager. The Foxes, so far, look like they are setting up exactly the same way they did last season — a 4-4-2 formation, which when they...
by Adam Smith | Sep 8, 2016 | Footie
JUDGING by the reaction on Twitter, Liverpool’s local ticket sale, a plan first announced in February to distribute a limited number of tickets for home games to members with an ‘L’ postcode, hasn’t pleased everyone. Do those upset by the idea...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 7, 2016 | Footie
CAMERON Brannagan has been at Liverpool since the age of five. Fifteen years on, after making his breakthrough into the first team and making nine appearances last season, the question around the midfielder now is: What next? The Manchester-born 20-year-old was...
by Phil Blundell | Sep 7, 2016 | Footie
SIGNING players because we need ‘someone’ has been something that Liverpool has specialised in in recent years. It has been maddening. On deadline day, the Prosecution’s number one piece of evidence made his way to the Cote D’Azur to sign for Nice after...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 6, 2016 | Footie
THE transfer window has, mercifully, slammed shut, writes DAVID WEBBER. The hum of rumours and ‘ITKs’ cluttering up Twitter can at least subside, and with the Main Stand finally completed, the season can start in earnest when we welcome the Reds back to...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Sep 1, 2016 | Footie
WHEN Jürgen Klopp arrived at the club just over one year ago there was much talk about the “mass exodus” he oversaw in his first summer transfer window at Borussia Dortmund as he revamped the squad with ruthless efficiency to create a squad capable of playing his...
by Adam Smith | Sep 1, 2016 | Footie
FIRST off, I’m a big fan of Daniel Sturridge. He’s the most naturally gifted player in our squad, the best finisher and he comes across very well in interviews. I should also point out that there’s an extent to which some of the things I’m going to talk about...
by John Gibbons | Aug 30, 2016 | Footie
IN a little over 24 hours the transfer window SLAMS SHUT and football clubs up and down the country will have to make do with the footballers they have. Well until January 1 at least. Liverpool may ship out a few more before then (any hopes Mario?) but it...