by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
TAW contributors with talking points straight from the ground as Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea. Captain Fantastic Thought Henderson was unreal for us tonight, proper captain’s performance. In the ref’s ear when he needed to be and was making important...
by Andy Heaton | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
COLD light of day and that, but fuck that… Simon Mignolet: 3 (1st half) 7 (second half) Bread, milk, some 60 per cent cocoa Lindt, some soft por… ‘ang on a sec… shite. Lashed his shopping list in the bin for penno, which was nice of him....
by Josh Sexton | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of tonight’s crucial clash with Chelsea at Anfield, we spoke to Oliver Harbord the Chelsea correspondent for Football.London to get the latest on Liverpool’s opponents. Firstly, Chelsea go into this game off the back of a fantastic run of form which...
by Paul Cope | Jan 31, 2017 | Footie
IT was May 3, 2005. I was 24, about to turn 25, and had spent my whole life being regaled with stories told by older Liverpool fans about great league and European Cup victories down the years. I was 10 when we last won the league and remembered nothing of it. I was...
by Rob Gutmann | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
DOES it always come to this? Or does it just feel like it does? A season on that infernal precipice yet again. It won’t hit us for a few weeks that we’re out of all the cups. Just wait till late February, though, when we realise we’ve only seen Liverpool play three...
by Ben Johnson | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
SO, The Anfield Wrap arranged a winter break for me Copey and Neil. A much needed break designed to reduce our stress levels and ensure we are on peak form for Chelsea on Tuesday. They are good like that; good, concerned employers. Well in, the boys. So while everyone...
by Ian Salmon | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
I AM stupid. Uneducated. Not just ‘ill-educated’, which would suggest that Fazakerley Comprehensive didn’t do a fantastic job on me between 1975 and 1983, but uneducated. I simply didn’t go to school. Apparently. According to Twitter, obviously. You know this is...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
THE life of a Liverpool fan is never straightforward, writes JAMIE HOLME. Through my lifetime of supporting the Reds, I’ve become accustomed to the unexpected. Born in 1984, I was too young to enjoy the latter years of our domestic dominance. Instead I have been...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 27, 2017 | Footie
IN English football Liverpool have very few yardsticks, writes JOHNNY MILBURN. In terms of success, only one club comes close — very close. In the final analysis it comes down to the weight you put on things like Charity Shields and World Club Championships...
by Neil Atkinson | Jan 27, 2017 | Footie
I CRACKED a bit on Wednesday. Which was problematic because I cracked a lot on Saturday. There isn’t that much more to crack. I realised I’d cracked when I dropped to my knees on the aisle and slapped the concrete repeatedly after Daniel Sturridge’s...
