Gareth Roberts is joined by Rob Gutmann, Steve Graves, Jay McKenna and Dan Austin to discuss The FA Cup in 2018. What is the competition’s status now and why isn’t it what it once was? Is it dead, is it dying and can it be revived? And following the memorable...
Liverpool overcame Everton in a pulsating FA Cup at Anfield to see them progress the Reds progress to the fourth-round of the competition for the seventh year running. In a game that bore little resemblance to the league fixture weeks before, what did both manager do...
With a a club record transfer and a Merseyside Derby victory to discuss The Anfield Wrap isn’t short of material this week. We start with off the field matters. Philippe Coutinho has gone to Barcelona and where does this leave Liverpool’s season? What...
FA Cup ties are all about getting through and The Reds are in the fourth round. Everton? Add another candle to the cake, dickheads. All the best. Loris Karius: 0 After every day in work I like to analyse what I’ve done against my job description. So let’s...
WITH £75million for paper and things, Virgil got his own set of wings, With his feet off the ground, And the corner on flight, With the Blueshite dead tight, He scored at The Kop Virgil van Dijk… Boss that, wasn’t it? The best kind of win. Absolutely shite,...
BY their standards, Liverpool were dreadful. Against the expectations, Everton were quite good. And yet Everton never deserved a result from the game and Liverpool never quite deserved to be punished. This is what it is to be better. It must be heartbreaking for...
WE should only be looking on the bright side. Four wins in five Christmas period games, 15 goals for, just five against. Mo Salah scoring, having fun, Virgil van Dijk signing for £75million. Then very suddenly it all gets a bit murky. From the togetherness in victory...
WHEN I’m asked to write these pieces on old matches there’s usually a process which takes place in my mind. Firstly, I’m tempted to tell the lads that I’m not old enough to remember a particular game and they’ve got me confused with those who remember Billy Liddell...
It’s an FA Cup special, so where else to start but Lincoln City, who became the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarter finals in over 100 years with their win at Burnley. John Gibbons and Mo Stewart speak to a jubilant Gary from the Stacey West Blog...
THAT came as a surprise, didn’t it? Liverpool are actually good at football and not quite as bad as everyone thought. Who knew? I quite enjoyed last night. Good atmosphere, fight, we played well and a penalty save is always good fun. There was one thing I didn’t like...