IN APRIL 1981, Howard Gayle was summoned from the substitutes’ bench to play for Liverpool in the second leg of a European Cup semi-final at German Champions Bayern Munich. The previous October, by filling the same role against Manchester City, he became the...
EMRE CAN admits he faces a fight to force his way back into Jürgen Klopp’s first-team plans. The Germany international, 22, made only his third appearance of an injury-hit start to the season in Tuesday’s League Cup win at Derby County. An ankle injury...
FOR the first time in almost a quarter of century, The Main Stand is no longer a misnomer. Housing upwards of one third (20,200 to be exact) of Anfield’s new 54,742 capacity, this impressive new monolith dwarfs the Centenary Stand opposite and the famous Kop to its...
ON July 31, Gerry McIver, the backbone of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and stalwart of the HJC shop on Walton Breck Road, Anfield, passed away at his home following a long battle with illness. He was 81. If you’ve ever dropped into the shop, which sits opposite...
The show that started it all. Available to non-subscribers and subscribers alike, The Anfield Wrap is your essential look at the key issues on the mind of all Liverpool supporters. Whether it is the weekend’s game just gone, the summer transfer business or...
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...
I LOVE Jürgen Klopp. There, I said it. I completely understand those who believe adulation should be saved until he actually wins something with the club. I can absolutely appreciate that there are those who feel he hasn’t done anything yet and that the overt...
ALEX Manninger was on trial with Liverpool earlier this week. He might still be today, but I don’t really know the minutiae of how these things works. Either way, Liverpool decided they needed a third-choice goalkeeper. Manninger offers someone who speaks English, has...
THE world has gone mad. Or rather, everyone in it has gone mad. Or, possibly, everyone in this country has gone mad — the ones who voted for a nice sachet of ‘instant recession, just add water’ especially. The Tories are having another lovely game of...
The Anfield Wrap replays highlights of a past Liverpool game. The Reds have been in so many fantastic games but The Big Match helps us see sides in a particular moment, remember the rough that came with being so smooth and tell the story of the adversity Liverpool had...
