WE decided to ask Anfield Wrap contributors what they would do this summer with clubs that weren’t their own; how they would resurrect Aston Villa? How can Arsenal make the next step? Who would you hire and who would you fire? Each got to advise, be Director Of...
THIRTY ONE years ago today. The 1985 FA Cup semi-final. Probably the most raw, intense atmosphere and drama I have ever experienced. I doubt it will ever be beaten. I’m not sure I even want it surpassed for it belongs in a different age when, pre-Heysel and...
NEIL ATKINSON, Rob Gutmann and John Gibbons have a lovely big talk about Liverpool beating Manchester United 1-1. All the performances get some lovely talk but especially those of Milner, Clyne, Sakho, Lovren and Origi on this week’s FREE ‘Friday...
EVENING, everyone. Regular readers of this column, all eight of them, will know how exactly how this works by now. But here’s a crash course for newcomers — a football match happens and I have 5 thoughts. Here they are: 1) I spent most of the day watching...
SHOW them. Show them. Show them the way to go home. They’re tired and they want to go to bed. Cos they’re only half a football team compared to the boys in Red. Oh! Show them… Not quite as straightforward as that. On 42 minutes, Ben Johnson tells me...
I’M meant to do player ratings now but I’m not going to. Its irrelevant. It’s always slightly irrelevant, of course, but feels even more so tonight. What score do you give Simon Mignolet? I don’t want to criticise Nathaniel Clyne for being up...
THERE is chocolate cake at Old Trafford, and some really good coffee. What else? Well, plenty of security, so much so it makes you feel like you’re at an airport rather than a football stadium. Oh, and they have boss grass. Thank goodness Mario Balotelli is no longer...
“THE Atmosphere tonight, not that I’ll forget it, was absolutely unbelievable. It was really great and I want to say thank you to everyone who was involved in this atmosphere. “It was easy to enjoy from the first until the last second. This was Liverpool how I...
The Wrap Up is our daily look at the day’s LFC news stories, on the day that Liverpool Chief Executive Office Ian Ayre announced he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of his contract. John Gibbons and Andy Heaton bring you their instant reaction to the news....
AWAY games actually start two or three weeks before when you decide whether you are going or not. Tickets need buying, transport needs arranging and, in some cases, passes are needed from home. For most, the whole thing is a complex decision-making process based on...
John Gibbons sits down with Phil Dutton, vice-president of ticketing and hospitality at Liverpool Football Club, to discuss access to tickets and the latest changes introduced by the club.
