by Josh Sexton | Dec 15, 2016 | LFC News
HARRY Wilson believes he can be the next youngster to make his first team breakthrough at Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold became the third academy graduate to make his Premier League debut this season during Wednesday night’s 3-0 win over Middlesbrough, following in...
by The Anfield Wrap | Dec 7, 2016 | Footie
LOSSES bring out the worst in a fan base. All kinds of kneejerk reactions and apocalyptic predictions fill social media, writes STEPHEN MCGARTY. “It’s all over.” “We’ve been brought back down to earth.” The more sensible thinkers will, rightly, inform you that things...
by Adam Smith | Dec 1, 2016 | Footie
ONE of my mates is a Manchester United supporter. I’ve been giving him a bit of banter over WhatsApp recently, sending him stats about José Mourinho’s start at to life at Old Trafford. If you’re on Twitter you’ll have seen the same sort of things: he’s won just 35...
by Josh Sexton | Nov 22, 2016 | Footie
AT around 9.22pm on Tuesday September 20, both Jürgen Klopp and particularly Alex Inglethorpe would have been filled with a sense of pride. As 18-year-old Ovie Ejaria made his way onto the pitch at Derby County’s Pride Park for his first-team debut in the League...
by Josh Sexton | Oct 13, 2016 | LFC News
ANOTHER working day draws to a close and we’re a day closer to watching the Reds take on Manchester United, in what promises to be a big occasion under the lights at Anfield. There’s been a lot of talk ahead of the game today, and I don’t know about...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 11, 2016 | Podcast, TAW Player, TAW Special
In a TAW Special, Gareth Roberts, Mike Nevin and Simon Hughes sit down with four former Liverpool academy graduates who now ply their trade five miles north of Anfield for Crosby’s Marine AFC in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. Craig Lindfield and Robbie...
by Sean Rogers | Sep 22, 2016 | Footie
MOST Liverpool supporters would agree that they were excited by the introduction of Loris Karius the other night. While he did OK, there is a temptation to go overboard about his display, although it was exciting to see somebody new in there — and to have a real...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 17, 2016 | Featured Writing, Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp previously stated that he was loathe to let anyone move to another side on a provisional basis, but the sheer numbers within the Liverpool squad and the individual needs of the many youngsters mean that it’s necessary for those that won’t...
by Simon Hughes | Nov 18, 2015 | Footie
A FEW years ago, I interviewed a young academy coach who worked for a football club in the north west of England. Immediately before our meeting, he had trained players aged 16 and under in an outdoor session and despite the rain, the first detail that struck me was...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 11, 2015 | Footie
AFTER news this week that the percentage of home-grown players in Premier League squads has reached a new low, this week’s TAW Unwrapped show asks: What should we expect from Liverpool’s Academy? To accompany the debate on the show, The Anfield...
