PODCAST: STAMFORD BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

TALK of the Bridge for over an hour on The Anfield Wrap, Chelsea on the back foot and Liverpool found themselves on top. The back to front looking at the lads who won for Liverpool, players who showed more patience in the box. Simon Hughes, John Gibbons and Ian Salmon...

CHELSEA 1-3 LIVERPOOL: MATCH RATINGS

A WONDERFUL result, especially after going 1-0 down. A manager can only change so much in a short time. We’ve all mentioned his tactical changes, his pressing, players he’s brought back, players “playing in their right positions”. Jurgen has...

CHELSEA 1-3 LIVERPOOL: MATCH REVIEW

“I CANNOT, just cannot, begin to describe the size of the hook I’d give Coutinho at half time. I don’t have the vocabulary to do so.” Neil Edward Atkinson, 13:25, 31st October 2015 Makes fools of all of us, the football. One of its most...
CITYTALK: THE SPECIAL ONE v THE BOSS ONE

CITYTALK: THE SPECIAL ONE v THE BOSS ONE

TOP of the tower before a big game. Nowhere else to be on a Friday night. Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons are joined by Stuart Wright and Melissa Reddy in the studio and by Rebecca Knight on the phone to talk about Chelsea. Elsewhere Bournemouth and Teixiera get a...
MATCH PREVIEW: CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL

MATCH PREVIEW: CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL

HE’S not the worst human being in the world, José Mourinho. There are more despicable characters. Don’t make me list them. Try saying to a fellow Liverpool fan that you wouldn’t have minded José managing our club at some point. A few souls will nod and smile...
SEASON THAT NEEDS A SPARK – FRIDAY COLUMN

SEASON THAT NEEDS A SPARK – FRIDAY COLUMN

DESPITE the initial enthusiasm brought by the arrival of Jürgen Klopp at Anfield, there remains a sense that this is a football season yet to ignite any real passion or excitement. This can be said not just of proceedings at Liverpool, but nationally too, as the...