AFTER excitement, goals and a late fightback against Arsenal on Wednesday night, Liverpool were swiftly sent back in time with a vengeance on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers was back, as was talk of the mysterious transfer committee and various players the club have missed...
THE AFTERNOON after the day before, Gibbo and Robbo reflect on a defeat to them. They talk about reports of an away dressing room bust up at half time and what it says about the game and the character of the United side. They also have a quick chat about Brendan...
MANCHESTER. A town centre so big that whenever you go out there you get a cob on because you forgot to pack Kendal mint cake and a compass just to get from pub to pub. What’s with all the chop houses, Manchester? What the bleeding hell is a chop house anyway?...
THIS Liverpool side has to work harder than any I can remember to score a goal. The stint it has to put in just to see the ball go over the line is ridiculous. When did we get the last cheap one? Firmino scored a belter against Arsenal. It’s either unbelievable...
OVER the years a few tidy teams have turned up to Anfield. You think “how are these 10th, they look really good”. Then they don’t score, and someone like Fernando Torres knocks a couple in and we all go home. Liverpool have become that team. Often...
THIS Liverpool team still feels like a bit of a stranger. Our sides usually reveal themselves in a few familiar guises. Time tested shapes. The balance between good, bad and average, just so. A compelling midfielder here, a top goalscorer there. A rock at the back, a...
DAILY Wrap up on Thursday 14th Jan with John Gibbons and Rob Gutmann. We have Amy Lawrence on why last night’s result only matters in the context of Sunday. How much pressure is mounting on Louis Van Gaal, and will it effect his approach. We dip into the Gutter...
LAST year I worked on a report for UK Music, the music industry trade body, that estimated that it would add £4 billion to UK GDP if all parts of the UK generated as much revenue from music heritage activities as Liverpool, writes JONATHAN TODD. All those Beatles...
ROB GUTMANN, Neil Atkinson and Ben Johnson try to answer the age old question, who do you want to win when Everton play Manchester United? The Liverpool Echo’s David Prentice knows. He supports Everton, and is waxing lyrical on how Everton’s young...
THIS weeks Weekend Preview focusses on those setting the pace at the top of the table, expected or otherwise. Rob Gutmann is joined by Melissa Reddy, John Gibbons and Paul Senior to talk about top of the league Manchester City at Spurs, 4th place flyers Leicester...
Liverpool’s Famous Kop & Man City | The Anfield Wrap
Liverpool face a Manchester City side this weekend, a game which would grab the attention of the nation regardless, with City having been found guilty of cheating by the Premier League facing a side that ran them so close on various occasions, the eyes of the nation will be glued to a fixture that promises a powder keg of an atmosphere – but with so many questions hanging over Manchester City, should this fixture even be played at all and what can we expect when the side found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges levelled at them roll in to Anfield?
To discuss all the above, Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons and also Brian Reade to talk not just about the weekend’s clash, but also his new book ‘The Kop’ which explores how and why the Kop became the globally-renowned stand it is today.
Also on the show, Neil chats to Charles and Andrew Hendy of ‘The Mary Wallopers’ to talk about their James Skelly produced new album ‘Paddywhackery’.
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