YOU don’t always get what you deserve. You can make an argument that Liverpool have been the better side and deserved to win in every game they have drawn this season. It may not be a winning argument but it is a strong one. Today though, Liverpool didn’t...
Pre Match DID I ever tell you that I’m not a massive fan of Roy Hodgson? Yer, I’m not a big fan. I think I might have gone on record with this at some stage… Anyway, when he was our manager me and my mates used to come up with all kinds of tales to get us...
IT’S about us. It should always be about us. But while he’s kicking, a bit of it will always be about him. It’s small minded in extremis to give a shit about Roy Hodgson now. He is yesterday’s man, if he ever was today’s. He is not our business. Beating Manchester...
Gareth Roberts and John Gibbons speak to Rob Sutherland, online editor of the “Five Year Plan” fanzine, about claims by Sussex Police that Crystal Palace fans were carrying knives and knuckle dusters at their game versus Brighton. Rob and the fanzine...
The Reds appear to have wrapped up their incomings for the summer but there are outgoings to discuss. Mamadou Sakho is on the brink of finally sealing a permanent move away from Anfield, with a £26million fee agreed between Liverpool and Crystal Palace. Gareth Roberts...
THERE is something about the first home game of the season, isn’t there? The excitement builds from early on to get back into the ground, to see what’s changed in there. Have a lovely big count of how many extra sets of lights they have erected on the Main Stand to...
A long look at a rock solid 1-0 win from Liverpool where the manager was able to make 5 changes and see the side be far better than their opponents. Liverpool created a load of chances and turned up the heat on Palace. They also could do with another player which is...
AFTER 24 hours of rumour and counter rumour, there was more than a touch of surprise and element of trepidation when the teamsheet was released at 2pm. Counter to internet gossip, Sadio Mane’s name was included in a much-changed lineup, with five changes from the team...
LIVERPOOL’S victory against Crystal Palace felt like a run-of-the-mill win but threw up this question: Is it run of the mill if it actually doesn’t happen very often? It felt like we as supporters had actually forgotten what this sort of thing was like...
A solid 1-0 win for Liverpool starts their Anfield league campaign and The Anfield Wrap have their post match show here concentrating on Robertson’s debut and Liverpool making it happen by hook or by crook. Neil Atkinson is joined by Si Mooney, Phil Blundell and...
Manchester City And The Valois Dukes of Burgundy: Neil & Jonathan Liew
Neil Atkinson is joined by a special guest to discuss a big football talking point, in the latest episode is a discussion about defining legacy and narratives in football.
