LIVERPOOL FC great Alan Hansen once said that he hated the derby. I hate the derby. We should hang out more, Alan. I can tell you why I hate the prospect of the game itself — the ratcheting up of tension, the strain of watching a match in which you fear the...
I’VE lost count of how many Merseyside derbies I’ve attended over the years. When the memories come flooding back, of course there are the victorious cup finals and semi-finals and a seemingly endless catalogue of Liverpool glory but one date always sticks in the mind...
STEPHEN Warnock is back in the studio and joined by Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope to discuss the Merseyside Derby from a player’s perspective, the importance of rivalries, and how players and managers prepare for local showdowns. If you're already subscribed,...
The next part of our look at Liverpool’s historic rivalries sees Neil Atkinson sit down with Mike Nevin, Rob Gutmann and the Liverpool Echo’s David Prentice to look back at the period of worsening cross-Stanley Park relations from 1989 to 2002. It...
JUDGING the collective psyche of thousands of people is always a dangerous game. And yet, it happens every day. Especially in football, or more specifically in football supporter culture. Take the derby this coming weekend. Anfield will be a sellout for the visit of...
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...
I WAS going to write this piece predominantly on the euphoria of Sadio Mane’s goal on Monday night. It has been said many times since, but there really is no better way to reaffirm your own title credentials than inflicting yet more unbearable anguish in the dying...
SORRY it’s late. I’ve been in the post office. You all bought loads of T-shirts and Christmas subscriptions. Which is very kind of you, but did rather get in the way of, well, just about everything else. It’s not too late to talk about Everton...
ALL wins are equal, but some wins are more equal than others. The nominal value of a League victory never changes. The same amount of points were awarded to Liverpool last night as they were to, say, the Sunderland game. Three. No more, no less. You don’t get bonus...
IT simply doesn’t get any better than that. Just when you’re telling yourself that it’s a tough game, a hard place to go, a point is a decent result and eight points to Chelsea is a gap that can be bridged, Sadio Mane pops up and taps the ball into an empty net. Joel...
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking back at Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Anfield and the wider ramifications after Arsenal again drop points.
Josh Sexton hosts Beth Lindop, Rob Gutmann and Abi Rudkin…
