FOOTIE players at the top level carrying a bit of timber are as rare a sight these days as semi-flared cords on The Kop. Many would argue both developments are no bad thing. But as a wearer of said cords back in the day (so?) – and a devout fan of the often gloriously...
NEIL ATKINSON is joined in the studio by Peter Hooton, Andy Heaton and Rob Gutmann to discuss Saturday’s trip to St Mary’s Stadium. Also on the agenda: Liverpool’s playing style and The Reds’ loan stars – who would (and wouldn’t)...
by ALEX HESS AT around 8 o’clock, on the morning of Tuesday, January 14th, Luis Javier García Sanz decided to call time on his career as a footballer. It was an event that will have passed most people by, and rightly so: when looked at alongside the wider concerns of...
by SIMON FURNIVALL BATSHIT mental. Let’s face it, Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Swansea was batshit mental. It’s a good phrase to describe the whole of the season, to be honest. The side have scored 70 goals in 27 games, they’ve netted four or more in a game nine times...
BEFORE we took to the field against Swansea City I’d felt the need to state the case for the defence of the defence. Having sat through the startling, entertaining – at times bewildering – and certainly nervous laugh-provoking 4-3 win against our opponents from South...
NEIL Atkinson, Paul Johnson, Si Steers, Ben Johnson and an opening cast of thousands… Get issue 7 of TAW’s monthly digital mag free from iTunes for iOS devices or from app.theanfieldwrap.com for everything else. iTunes DIRECT LINK TO PODCAST: ONE DOWN,...
by SACHIN NAKRANI – “Gerard was really close to his players; at times it felt like having a father” – Steven Gerrard – “Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions” – Robbie Fowler – “ Gerard turned me from a boy to...
By NEIL SCOTT “You need to forget about what you know, that’s your problem. Forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about Mark Lawrenson.” (Tyler Durden, ‘Fight Club’) (Kind of) I’M under no illusions here. This is a...
by ADAM SMITH IN APRIL, the City of Liverpool will once more play host to The World’s Greatest Steeplechase: The Grand National. Perhaps the recent horse metaphors being used in relation to the race for the Premier League crown have, therefore, come a little too...
By PAUL McCABE A LOT can quickly change in football. Nine years ago, Liverpool were on course for winning the Champions League. Five years ago it looked like the League was a possibility, and only four years ago the club flirted with extinction. Success, following...
The Anfield Wrap’s first live show of the season from our brand new studio where we discuss, among other things, Andoni’s Iraola’s comments about the depth of his Liverpool squad, as well as fresh links to Yankuba Minteh, before looking ahead to the Reds trip to Newcastle on Sunday.
