IT’S a funny old game, Saint. Funny, funny old game. You crack me up, Greavsie. No, Greavsie. You really do. You really crack me up. The Saint and the Greavsie — the Ian St John and the Jimmy Greaves — were staples on the football preview shows on...
CHELSEA supporters love Jose Mourinho. They love the absolute bones of him. They will sing his name on Saturday at their game. They will say things on social media that will be mocked because they are deemed over the top or too emotional. They will be angry with their...
AN international player once told me: “One of the hardest and most annoying things is when you feel like some of your team-mates are playing in a completely different game on a completely different pitch to you.” These words often smack me across the face when I watch...
“NOW I know what everybody is talking about.” You can interpret Jürgen Klopp’s quip post six goals at Southampton in two ways. The first is the realisation that statistically the finest goals-to-game finisher in Liverpool Football Club’s history of competing in the...
ON the opening day of the Premier League football season, three quarters of the pitch at Goodison Park was bathed in sunshine while the remainder rested in shade, such is brooding presence of the Main Stand. I was on duty for The Sunday Telegraph, covering the game...
IN SURVEYS that ranked league grounds around the country, Rotherham United’s Millmoor home was consistently (and probably fairly) ranked at number 92, writes ANNA WALSH. It was situated next to the former club owner’s scrapyard, and opposite a surprisingly luxurious...
DID it happen to you at the weekend? The realisation that we didn’t actually have a game this week? The disbelief that we weren’t going somewhere mad, in some competition or another, on Wednesday or Thursday? A whole week. What will we do with ourselves?...
KLOPP takes it to the Kop. Gardner walloping Lovren. Liverpool’s set piece game being the hardest game in the world but the Reds eventually winning 2-2 against West Brom. This week’s Anfield Wrap takes care of all the big issues from the Liverpudlian...
BEFORE the game yesterday Jürgen Klopp appealed for an atmosphere at Anfield. “Like all things in life, you can wait for the moment or you can create the moment,” he said. “Hopefully we can create the moment against West Brom. I’m always close...
ANOTHER Sad Sunday. Only one win in six after Europa League football. But where we tired? Or clueless? Or can we just not defend set pieces? Make your own mind up. I’m just here to give scores. Simon Mignolet 3 Looks awful for the first. Little positive after...
The Anfield Wrap’s pre match show ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Ian Ryan hosts Josh Sexton, Gregg Munikwa and Sean Rogers.
Also in the show, John Gibbons chats to Tom Fahy about Friday nights game and Neil Atkinson talks to Les Wright and Danny Smith about their charity 5-a-side fundraiser in June.
