by Andy Heaton | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie
AFTER 24 hours of rumour and counter rumour, there was more than a touch of surprise and element of trepidation when the teamsheet was released at 2pm. Counter to internet gossip, Sadio Mane’s name was included in a much-changed lineup, with five changes from the team...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
LIVERPOOL’S victory against Crystal Palace felt like a run-of-the-mill win but threw up this question: Is it run of the mill if it actually doesn’t happen very often? It felt like we as supporters had actually forgotten what this sort of thing was like...
by John Gibbons | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
DIDN’T see anyone calling 1-0 in the buildup. Liverpool far from scintillating, but they huffed and puffed and eventually blew the house down. Or at least dismantled it gently and politely, without causing too much disruption to the neighbours. Still unbeaten....
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool got their home campaign off to a positive start with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. Pre match 12.42pm: @robbohuyton: Looking forward to this. Love the first game back after the...
by Rob Gutmann | Aug 18, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD can’t come quickly enough. It’s been a frenetic start to the season, with goals and tension in abundance, but it isn’t a new season until the first ball has been kicked at home. I could go on endlessly about how much and why I love Anfield....
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 18, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player
IT’S the first home game of the 2017-18 season and Crystal Palace are the opponents. The Eagles have won the last three meetings at Anfield but that hasn’t dampened the mood at The Anfield Wrap as Josh Sexton is joined by Gareth Roberts, Jamie Russell and...
by Ben Johnson | Aug 14, 2017 | Footie
“IT’S alright, lad, don’t worry about all this transfer bollocks, the Coutinho will, he won’t he, FSG this, that and the other — the footie starts again on Saturday, everything will be sound then…” (Johnson, August 2017, to myself). The human brain...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 12, 2017 | Podcast, Post-Match Show, TAW Player
NEIL Atkinson was joined in an Oxford Hotel room by Mike Nevin, Rob Gutmann and Steve Graves to work through Liverpool’s very frustrating 3-3 draw with Watford. What did they think of Liverpool’s shape? Who was responsible for what was happening in centre...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL kicked off the campaign with a new look at both ends of the pitch, but while some faces may have changed, much has stayed the same as The Reds turned in a Jekyll and Hyde performance symptomatic of problems that have dogged them for seasons. Poor at...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THERE should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat. In fact, there should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat, after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Because that word is the word. That word is the most the...
