by Ben Johnson | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
SO, The Anfield Wrap arranged a winter break for me Copey and Neil. A much needed break designed to reduce our stress levels and ensure we are on peak form for Chelsea on Tuesday. They are good like that; good, concerned employers. Well in, the boys. So while everyone...
by Josh Sexton | Jan 30, 2017 | LFC News
JÜRGEN Klopp has been left frustrated by delays over Sadio Mane’s return to Liverpool. Senegal were dumped out of the African Cup of Nations on penalties, with Mane missing the decisive spot kick. And the club had hoped to get Mane back yesterday, laying on a private...
by Gareth Roberts | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp’s team selection for Saturday’s match versus Wolves was much discussed this weekend, with Gary Lineker’s tweet providing the springboard for much of the debate. I’ll defend The FA Cup with the best of them; some of my most enjoyable moments as a Red have...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
WATCHING the Reds has been tough over the past month because of poor results and the feeling of the momentum being killed, writes PHIL SMITH. Wednesday night was hard to take and there was a lot of bitterness and anger in the aftermath of the game. On the pitch it was...
by Ian Salmon | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
I AM stupid. Uneducated. Not just ‘ill-educated’, which would suggest that Fazakerley Comprehensive didn’t do a fantastic job on me between 1975 and 1983, but uneducated. I simply didn’t go to school. Apparently. According to Twitter, obviously. You know this is...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
THE life of a Liverpool fan is never straightforward, writes JAMIE HOLME. Through my lifetime of supporting the Reds, I’ve become accustomed to the unexpected. Born in 1984, I was too young to enjoy the latter years of our domestic dominance. Instead I have been...
by John Gibbons | Jan 29, 2017 | Footie
(SORRY it’s late) I tell people I have had a season ticket for Liverpool since I was 10. It isn’t strictly true. When they opened the upper tier of the newly named Centenary Stand in 1992 my dad bought two tickets for the family to share. I think that was...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 29, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player
The morning after Liverpool 1 Wolverhampton 2 John Gibbons is joined by Ian Ryan, Tim Smith and Craig Hannan to analyse where it went wrong for The Reds. We look team selection, approach, squad depth, form and why someone in a red shirt won’t put a tackle in. We...
by David Segar | Jan 28, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
FUNK; noun A strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco. A style of popular dance music of US black origin, ironically often requested to be played by white boys. What Liverpool Football Club have been well and truly stuck in since the start of 2017. Yes, the week that...
by Andy Heaton | Jan 28, 2017 | Footie
ON the manager this one, needed a momentum builder for Tuesday but decided to throw the kids in knowing we’re a team under massive pressure. Also, a disclaimer, I’m furious and I’m also not trying to bury the kids, but it’s the ratings…...
