by John Gibbons | Aug 22, 2016 | Footie
JOHN Gibbons is aiming to attend EVERY Liverpool league game this season. With that in mind, we bring you Home And Away – Gibbo’s story of the season following the Reds. And so, the trip to Turf Moor. MY away day starts with the realisation that I haven’t...
by John Gibbons | Aug 17, 2016 | Footie
TO say Ragnar Klavan arrived at Liverpool without much of a fanfare is an understatement. When every newspaper and football website runs a “Who is?” article in the days after a new player joins you know he isn’t exactly the edge-of-seat signing fans...
by John Gibbons | Aug 15, 2016 | Footie
NEW season, new feature. With Five From Fitzgerald no longer a thing, John Gibbons has taken up the baton and is aiming to attend EVERY Liverpool game this season. With that in mind, we bring you Home And Away – Gibbo’s story of the season following the Reds....
by John Gibbons | Aug 4, 2016 | Footie
IT’S sometimes all a bit Blurred Lines at The Anfield Wrap. We very much see ourselves as ‘just a group of lads who go to the game’, but a number of us are full time on this thing now, so are we a media organisation now, or not? How much access to...
by John Gibbons | Jul 26, 2016 | Footie
I DON’T read enough books. I use the excuse that I don’t have enough time but, in reality, if I add up all the time I spend reading newspapers, magazines and Twitter, I could probably polish off War and Peace in a week. Often a trip, even a...
by John Gibbons | Jul 24, 2016 | Footie
JET lag is a killer, isn’t it? It’s not yet 6am and after a long flight to LA and a few beers to try to help me sleep I’ve given up and started writing this. Andy is up, too, making coffee and watching the sun come up over Santa Monica Pier. There is...
by John Gibbons | Jul 4, 2016 | Footie
FOR many Reds, the best news to emerge from the European Championships so far Daniel Sturridge coming back injury-free. That he boarded the plane with nothing more serious than slightly damaged pride and a fair dose of regret should be a blessing for all of us who...
by John Gibbons | Jun 24, 2016 | Footie
TRANSFERS are difficult to keep a secret nowadays. Very rarely are the press caught out with a shock announcement for a first-team player coming to Liverpool. There are just too many people, not to mention too much money, involved in any potential transfer for it to...
by John Gibbons | Jun 20, 2016 | Footie
TWO years ago, a big group of us went to Brazil for the World Cup. I might have mentioned it. We had such a great time, we were determined to head over to Euro 2016 in France, to take part in another carnival of football. A nice weekend in the South of France was...
by John Gibbons | Jun 7, 2016 | Footie
HOW’S the transfer window been for you so far? It’s now an established past of the season — when football teams try to solve all their problems and supporters are glued to Twitter and Newsnow with even the most obscure link only a YouTube compilation...