Despite what seems a sensible loan signing and football returning to Anfield there remains concerns for Liverpool ahead of the new season… Football, actual football, being played at Anfield. A signing, an actual signing, arriving at Anfield. Possibly....
A week after questioning Liverpool’s transfer business, little has changed. With three weeks to go, the Reds still look short in key areas. A recalibration of expectation. A season of transition. God, I hate those terms. A week after I polluted your inbox...
Assessing Liverpool’s paper thin squad, the transfer market and why the next four weeks could define the Reds’ season. ‘Very thin’ That was the manager’s assessment of his squad as the Reds left Geodis Park, Nashville, at the weekend. It had a...
With Liverpool still to make any major moves in the market as the season draws ever closer, is it even possible for the Reds to be fully equipped heading into Andoni Iraola’s first campaign as Liverpool manager? Rob Gutmann hosts Dan Morgan, Karl Coppack and...
You never forget your first love. Kevin Keegan was mine and he was everything you wanted your first hero to be. Sleep well, Kev… YOU never forget your first love. The first footballing memories are always the best. The nascent appreciation of something...
Whether its ‘just a job’ or means something more, it’s worth remembering the human impact of club treatment and fan behaviour on players… I’ve been reading Michail Antonio’s autobiography, ‘Humans, Not Robots’ and it’s struck a chord....
Changing rules during a World Cup is a worrying sign but what’s more concerning to me is Liverpool’s current state of flux… CHARITY begins at home. So goes the adage. Equally, unmitigated support can only go one way and waking thoughts are...
Liverpool can’t afford to chase lost causes in the transfer market as Andoni Iraola prepares to take the club into a new age… I love how little it takes to change minds. When Yan Diomande’s name came up as a possible sort-of replacement for Mo...
The World Cups of our youth played a huge role in fostering our love for football at its purest. Then we discover football with agendas… I PLAYED A golden game on Friday night. A golden game is one of those rare occasions where everything you do in a...
The latest Gutter show on Liverpool’s summer transfer business and reports from the Egyptian national camp that Liverpool and Mo Salah might make an unprecedented u-turn on his release from the club. Rob Gutmann hosts Neil Atkinson, Stu Wright, Mike Kearney,...
Liverpool’s Famous Kop & Man City | The Anfield Wrap
Liverpool face a Manchester City side this weekend, a game which would grab the attention of the nation regardless, with City having been found guilty of cheating by the Premier League facing a side that ran them so close on various occasions, the eyes of the nation will be glued to a fixture that promises a powder keg of an atmosphere – but with so many questions hanging over Manchester City, should this fixture even be played at all and what can we expect when the side found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges levelled at them roll in to Anfield?
To discuss all the above, Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons and also Brian Reade to talk not just about the weekend’s clash, but also his new book ‘The Kop’ which explores how and why the Kop became the globally-renowned stand it is today.
Also on the show, Neil chats to Charles and Andrew Hendy of ‘The Mary Wallopers’ to talk about their James Skelly produced new album ‘Paddywhackery’.
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