by Gareth Roberts | Nov 9, 2015 | Footie
IF he didn’t know it already, Jürgen Klopp discovered yesterday that he’s got a job on his hands in more ways than one. Not only did Liverpool cave in to opposition that ambition dictates they should be beating on home turf, hinting again at a fragile mindset among...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 9, 2015 | Podcast
WASN’T that just a right kick in the gut? A dispirited, dishevelled and disappointed Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Gareth Roberts and Rob Gutmann for this week’s big show. Did the Red’s deserve to get beat? Were they simply unlucky? With...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 8, 2015 | Podcast, TAW Player
JOHN GIBBONS was joined by Andy Heaton, Paul Senior and Stuart Wright in the immediate aftermath of Liverpool suffering their first defeat of Jürgen Klopp’s tenure. Basically, it was all Mignolet’s fault. Again. ...
by Martin Fitzgerald | Nov 8, 2015 | Footie
THE piece I had in mind if we won was much better if I’m honest. It was half about settling scores, half about The Anfield Wrap going to karaoke and singing Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits. It had everything. Atkinson as a flirtatious Juliet, Gibbo as a love...
by John Gibbons | Nov 8, 2015 | Footie
SUCH a frustrating day, especially with others dropping points. The Palace fans sang: “You must be sick of us.” They’re not wrong. Then we all got absolutely soaked. Brilliant. Maybe international breaks aren’t so bad after all. Simon Mignolet: 4 If your USP is...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 7, 2015 | Footie
AN ESTIMATED 200 Liverpool fans travelled to Russia for the Reds’ Europa League match with Rubin Kazan on Thursday. With no official travel packages or direct flights on offer, supporters — who also had to give officials their fingerprints and pay up to...
by Rob Gutmann | Nov 7, 2015 | Footie
GHOSTS roam the stadium in Anfield. I see them every game. I see a Kenny Dalglish-shaped apparition: arms aloft, teeth, hair, smiling like a kid. Running towards The Kop. I see Bill Shankly: be-scarfed, arms aloft, teeth clenched, jaw proud. Striding towards The Kop....
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 6, 2015 | Podcast
NEIL ATKINSON, Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and Andy Kelly of the Liverpool Echo get stuck into Liverpool going to Kazan and getting a much deserved 0-1 win. The partnership between Lovren and Sakho for The Reds, the running of the full backs and the Emre Can Joe Allen...
by Michael Nevin | Nov 6, 2015 | Footie
THE return to Merseyside this week of former skipper Steven Gerrard, at first sparking speculation that a Reds reunion of some sort was on the cards, brought some thoughts to mind of the short and long-term issue of the Liverpool captaincy. The idea that Gerrard would...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 6, 2015 | Footie
WITH Liverpool taking on Crystal Palace at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday, The Anfield Wrap’s GLENN PRICE spoke to Eagles legend GEOFF THOMAS, who experienced both the low of the 9-0 drubbing at the hands of the Reds in 1989, and the revenge in the FA...
