by Ben Johnson | Apr 3, 2017 | Footie
“I KNOW what goes on there.” “And we’ll hang the Kopites one by one on the banks of the Royal blue…” “Oh for fuck’s sake close him down, don’t let him shoot!” Funny, Everton, aren’t they? I mean, if there has ever been a more Everton five minutes...
by Ben Johnson | Mar 27, 2017 | Footie
THE Reds are on holiday again. Say what you want about Jürgen Klopp but he mustn’t half love a bevy by the pool in the afternoon. There is about three fellas not on international duty in the Liverpool team and yet big Jürgen still manages to cobble together a squad to...
by Ben Johnson | Mar 20, 2017 | Footie
WHAT a game. What a game of utterly mad, breathless, end to end, 100 mile an hour, toss of a coin, oh fuck it toss it again football that was. You often hear the phrase ‘that was a real advertisement for the Premier League’ getting lashed about all over the show and I...
by Ben Johnson | Mar 13, 2017 | Footie
I’M fairly sure I have never celebrated a goal as little as I did yesterday. When Liverpool’s equaliser went in I stood and clapped four times. Four times. One clap, two claps, three claps, four claps. No joy, no relief, no nothing. The only feeling knocking about was...
by Ben Johnson | Mar 6, 2017 | Footie
AFTER we played Tottenham at home I wrote an article with the following introduction: “Oh, the Reds. Where do we start with the Reds? The unplayable, unstoppable, aggressive, run your legs off, schizophrenic, frustrating, we will beat anyone apart from if they are...
by Ben Johnson | Feb 20, 2017 | Footie
SO the Reds are on holiday and literally nothing has happened of any note aside from a couple of the players having to jump in a cold pool because they got beat by the ressies and Jürgen Klopp making the players share rooms with each other. That’s it. Imagine having...
by Ben Johnson | Feb 13, 2017 | Footie
OH, the Reds. Where do we start with the Reds? The unplayable, unstoppable, aggressive, run your legs off, schizophrenic, frustrating, we will beat anyone apart from if they are shite (blue aside) Reds. We are one of the hardest teams to play in the world if you are...
by Ben Johnson | Feb 6, 2017 | Footie
“THANK Christ 2016 is over with.” Dickheads. Look at the state of it. I mean, we have got Fascism marching its way across the developed world, led by a fella with the stupidest hair, voice, hands and face combination ever seen in a human being. We have got a Prime...
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 Ben Johnson | Jan 24, 2017 | Footie
MY heart was broken, my heart was broken, Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, My heart was broken, my heart was broken, You saw it, You claimed it, You touched it, You saved it, My tears are drying, my tears are drying, Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, My tears...
