THE 200th meeting between Liverpool and Manchester United was a huge step towards deciding who would be “best of the rest” in the Premier League. A win for The Reds would have put them a point ahead of their north-west rivals, but it was Jose Mourinho’s side who came...
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR are a very decent side. Our encounter with them on Sunday is the 22nd match we have played since they beat us 4-1 at their temporary home of Wembley Stadium back in October. There’s been an ocean flow under a bridge since then. Spurs arrive to...
Joining Gareth Roberts for our second edition of ‘The Big Question’, where the room discusses the much debated subject of the atmosphere at Anfield, joining Gareth for the discussion are Anfield Wrap regulars Ben Johnson, Steve Graves, Mike Nevin and John Gibbons....
ANFIELD yesterday was the perfect storm of good atmosphere and good performance with one feeding the other to produce a gust strong enough to blow away Manchester City. Fired-up fans desperate for a statement win in the stands working hand in hand with committed...
LIVERPOOL buried a ghost this afternoon on the south coast. A big Toxic Thunder-splashed ghost of Christmas past was well and truly consigned along with the memory of Ryan Fraser embodying a combination of Lionel Messi and David Fairclough at the mere sight of a...
I DON’T know about you, but I’m knackered. This glut of games before New Year isn’t even half complete and I’m flagging already. Imbued with Bill Shankly’s notion of “professional” support; pre-match drills, the matches themselves, and even the warm downs involve a...
TWENTY-SEVEN years. The cross we all continue to bear every day of our lives, writes GEORGE BEVAN. At first this seems a rather excessive remark and a statement that can become somewhat tired, particularly when drawled out endlessly regardless of adequate context, yet...
THE launch of a new ticketing forum along with other focus groups has led to the first steps of investigating the possibility of designated areas for younger fans to congregate at Anfield. There are two teams looking at specific areas – one for allocation, the other...
THEY say that home is where the heart is. That certainly rings true at Anfield where down the years Liverpool have seduced fans, made hearts race with anxiety, and on occasion even broken them. It would be churlish to suggest that The Reds have a shot at the Premier...
EVEN in the impatient world of modern football, Liverpool supporters around the world are still famed for their loyal, unswerving support. Those of us who go to the game however, know a different side to Anfield and as recently as half time against Huddersfield Town a...
