by Gareth Roberts | Jun 16, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp can tuck into some cake, drink some real ale or do whatever else takes his fancy to celebrate his 50th birthday today, safe in the knowledge that he retains the backing of all concerned to make Liverpool succeed. Just under a year ago, Klopp penned a...
by Gareth Roberts | Jun 12, 2017 | Footie
THE summer should, ideally, be made up of long lazy days dreaming of how Liverpool will rip it up next season and gather some cups come May. Everything is possible and nothing is impossible at this stage. Without the hopes and dreams, what’s the point? They...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL’S midfield magician, Philippe Coutinho, turns 25 years old today. In 181 games for the Reds, the playmaker from Rio de Janeiro has notched up 42 goals and 37 assists, growing in importance and consistency throughout his spell at Anfield. Yet Coutinho’s...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 12, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player
ROB Gutmann hosts Gareth Roberts, Mo Stewart and Paul Senior as the panel try to make sense of the latest transfer rumours around Liverpool. Could the Reds really, somehow, actually be in for Kylian Mbappé? Could the much-wanted teenage Monaco star end up at Anfield...
by Ian Salmon | Jun 6, 2017 | Footie
“THE truth, just like you, just like me, is never that simple.” Forgive me the indulgence of starting this with a quote from a friend’s debut album (Hightown Pirates’ ‘Dry and High’ out on June 16, trust me, you’ll love it) but it’s absolutely pertinent to what we’re...
by Gareth Roberts | May 30, 2017 | Footie
HERE we are then. Knee deep in it. The summer. The silly season. Call it what you will. It’s that time we all wait and watch and hope. Checking the news and the gossip columns for signs of life. Hoping that Liverpool can do the deals that will create a buzz for...
by Michael Nevin | May 26, 2017 | Footie
I MUST admit to a slight envy of Manchester United this week. Seeing them carry off the beautifully crafted former UEFA Cup, by dint of winning the undervalued Europa League put a real gloss on United’s hitherto uninspiring season. Jose Mourinho’s manic escape from a...
by Paul Cope | May 23, 2017 | Footie
I THINK it all worked out pretty well in the end. While I was one of the many Liverpool supporters getting giddy with excitement during those heady autumn months, in which we looked invincible and capable of blowing any team on the planet off the park, minutes 20 to...
by Ben Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Footie
WHAT a day. What a night. What a goal. What a bevy. What a song. “De, de, de, de, de, de…” “Gini Wijnaldum.” Or as Adam Melia, the sharpest Lyricist in Europe, sang. “Who played Willy Wonka…” “Gene Wilder.” If you weren’t hanging off a light fitting or...
by David Segar | May 19, 2017 | Footie
SO here it is. An entire season comes down to this. It may not be the prize we were all dreaming of when Gini Wijnaldum slammed home number six against Watford in November, but it nonetheless represents an advancement of this football team and the next stage in Jürgen...
