“HE must be a f***ing winner. We expect those qualities in a player but he must be a winner.” I was told years ago that the above was a response from Joe Fagan to a young scout when he asked what Liverpool looked for in a player. Fagan responded saying,...
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...
IT’S Steven Gerrard’s birthday today and with his farewell on the pitch not working out as expected, Gareth Roberts is joined by Neil Atkinson and Mike Girling to give him a decent send off. Steven Gerrard. And. Could. He. Play. If you're already...
AND so, after all the tearful goodbyes, the mutual appreciation and the predictable, crushing disappointment, the Steven Gerrard farewell tour reaches its final destination. The Britannia Stadium, Stoke. Of all the magnificent arenas Gerrard has graced in a Liverpool...
IT’S over then. The story’s over. All this time that we’ve spent watching him, devoted to him, obsessed by him, believing in him, trying to get inside his head, trying to figure out what makes him tick. Millions of us, worldwide millions, invested in...
ABOUT 12 years ago a solicitor called Matthew Macefield tracked down Lee Mavers, the apparently elusive lead singer of The La’s, to a semi-detached house in Huyton. Intrigued by the myths and legends that surround Mavers, Macefield decided to write a book about his...
YOU turn up vaguely unsure. Because it is a football match and it is an occasion. Football matches are occasions you believe but this is different. The occasion and the match are separate entities. The occasion will be the occasion regardless. Despite not because. You...
LANGUAGE WARNING. Neil Atkinson is joined by Phil Blundell, Craig Rimmer and Rob Gutmann to talk about Liverpool’s performance against Crystal Palace. Which is why there is language. However there is also a load of chat and wine. Wine! Imagine it. Come and get...
THE obvious thing to write this week would have been the sad departure — after his last home game later today — of Steven Gerrard. However, there will be a deluge of articles elsewhere giving Steven’s final act in a red shirt the warranted coverage....
HIS face told the story before his words could; the frown lines deeper than usual, the eyes heavy and wrestling weariness, writes MELISSA REDDY. Steven Gerrard is clothed in anxiety ahead of his Anfield farewell, and the threads are incredible weighty. He tries his...
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek free podcast looking back on Liverpool’s win at Anfield over Leicester City and previewing their trip to West Ham on Sunday.
John Gibbons hosts Rob Gutmann, Neil Atkinson and Beth Lindop.
