Interview: Steve James – Hoop Dreams
AS you’ll hear in a minute when you press play on that thing that accompanies this thing, there will be two voices. One is mine. One isn’t. You’ll soon discover which is mine and which is that of the award winning documentary maker, Steve James. And when you make that...
GLEN McLEOD COOPER JOHNSON – AN APPRECIATION
FOR Liverpool FC fans there was an interesting footnote to the spree of arson and looting which took place in parts of the city early last week. In a commendable if largely tokenistic move, Liverpool and Everton jointly released statements from senior players and...
This week in 1981
Thirty Years On, Has Anything Changed? While many people reading this won’t have seen the League Trophy at Anfield, a few of us here at TheAnfieldWrap have witnessed the memory several times. This last week has seen a few things that have reminded us of days gone by....
Roy Evans on 33 years from player to manager at Anfield
FOUR consecutive top-four finishes, a genuine title challenge, a League Cup in the trophy cabinet and an FA Cup final. It’s a quartet of campaigns that would have fans of clubs from across the land in raptures. Add an exciting brand of football, arguably some of the...
Enemies of Football: Common Sense & Interpretation.
NOT active in the first phase of play. Going away from goal. Allowing the game to flow. Not wanting to ruin the game as a spectacle. What a load of shite. Referees are there to apply to rules, not to 'interpret' them as they see fit, but unfortunately, in an era when...
Interview: Steve James – Hoop Dreams
AS you’ll hear in a minute when you press play on that thing that accompanies this thing, there will be two voices. One is mine. One isn’t. You’ll soon discover which is mine and which is that of the award winning documentary maker, Steve James. And when you make that...
GLEN McLEOD COOPER JOHNSON – AN APPRECIATION
FOR Liverpool FC fans there was an interesting footnote to the spree of arson and looting which took place in parts of the city early last week. In a commendable if largely tokenistic move, Liverpool and Everton jointly released statements from senior players and...
This week in 1981
Thirty Years On, Has Anything Changed? While many people reading this won’t have seen the League Trophy at Anfield, a few of us here at TheAnfieldWrap have witnessed the memory several times. This last week has seen a few things that have reminded us of days gone by....
Roy Evans on 33 years from player to manager at Anfield
FOUR consecutive top-four finishes, a genuine title challenge, a League Cup in the trophy cabinet and an FA Cup final. It’s a quartet of campaigns that would have fans of clubs from across the land in raptures. Add an exciting brand of football, arguably some of the...
Enemies of Football: Common Sense & Interpretation.
NOT active in the first phase of play. Going away from goal. Allowing the game to flow. Not wanting to ruin the game as a spectacle. What a load of shite. Referees are there to apply to rules, not to 'interpret' them as they see fit, but unfortunately, in an era when...