Neil Atkinson is joined by Clive Tyldesley for a chat about how Liverpool have navigated managerial changes throughout the eras. From Paisley to Shankly, to Dalglish to Souness, to Jurgen Klopp to Arne Slot. Below is a clip from the show – subscribe for more...
MAY is anniversary month. Last week saw the celebration of ‘Istanbul Day’ and Reds of a certain age took to social media to share clips of the Gerrard goal and Dudek’s save. A day later Arsenal fans celebrated “Michael Thomas” day while, on the same day, United...
IN APRIL 1981, Howard Gayle was summoned from the substitutes’ bench to play for Liverpool in the second leg of a European Cup semi-final at German Champions Bayern Munich. The previous October, by filling the same role against Manchester City, he became the...
IN APRIL 1981, Howard Gayle was summoned from the substitutes’ bench to play for Liverpool in the second leg of a European Cup semi-final at German Champions Bayern Munich. The previous October, by filling the same role against Manchester City, he became the...
I WATCHED the game on Saturday in our house an hour after it had kicked off. I watched it with my four-year-old son. I didn’t have a drink. These three statements are quite important really, because it didn’t half alter my match-viewing experience. For starters, I had...
I REALLY do not want to be writing this piece. Let me say that first, to get it out of the way. If I had my way — if we all had our way — Liverpool would be cruising at the top of the league and we would all be huddled together talking about the majesty of...
BILL Shankly once likened the pain in the wake of an important defeat to cutting your finger: “It’s very sore to start with. After a few days it heals up. And then after a week you’ve forgotten, until the next match.” One of the great man’s less-heralded quotes, and...
WE HAVE been haunted in recent seasons by the ghosts of Gerrard past contends PAUL LITTLE. The skipper was like a troubled spirit that couldn’t move on, as in some clichéd poltergeist nonsense. The Anfield Haunting, if you like. Clanking his chains round midfield, a...
AFTER four starts without a goal, Emile Heskey scored the first of his Liverpool career as The Reds won 3-0 away at Coventry City on this day 15 years ago. The striker — an £11million buy from Leicester in March 2000 — had fired blanks against Sunderland,...
BOB Paisley led Liverpool out at Wembley for the last time as the Reds took on Manchester United in the Milk Cup final 32 years ago today. 17-year-old Norman Whiteside gave Ron Atkinson’s United a 12th-minute lead in front of a crowd of 99,000, controlling a...
Liverpool 4 Accrington Stanley 0: The Anfield Wrap
The Anfield Wrap’s podcast looking back at Liverpool’s victory over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup before looking ahead to Liverpool’s trip to Nottingham Forest.
John Gibbons hosts Ian Salmon, Ian Ryan and Josh Williams.
Also in the show, John Gibbons chats to LFC Foundation and GP Simon Bowers about the upcoming LFC Legends fixture against Chelsea.