Topic: The Anfield Wrap

[Garlic Red]

Virgil as player-manager when Klopp leaves 

I think following it up with Van Dijk would have more respect than Lijnders in the dressing room was the real glacier cherry on top.

[Red_Mist]

Virgil as player-manager when Klopp leaves 

I said this to a fella at work a couple of weeks ago, not long after Jürgen announced he was off. Thought it was a decent shout, but he just looked at me perplexed and told me to fuck off

To be honest I thought, yeah what was I thinking!

[kesey]

Virg as our player manager ? C'mon please is this a wind up ? Kenny had Paisley mentoring him for two seasons and if Klopp is genuinely going which I don't feel that he is then it's a deffo no .

[OkieRedman]

Is there a way to listen to the first Footballing miracle shows?

This only goes back as far back as the fourth show. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/category/podcast-2/football-miracles/page/2/

[red_Mark1980]

Loved Atko "just fucking shut up" on Mondays show.

As for wild shouts about Virgil taking over as player manager, Aldo must read this and went further on the official club post match reaction saying Alisson wouldn't get in ahead of Kelleher currently

[Crosby Nick]

Beth is a great recent addition to the line up.

[Gods_Left_Boot]

Beth is a great recent addition to the line up.

Yeah, she's excellent. Josh Williams is another great addition in the last few months, one of my favourite contributors already.

[Crosby Nick]

Just listening to Neil blamming Jenas. The odd thing about that was he was on 5 Live not long after the final whistle and he was fairly calm, and mentioned more how Forest had themselves to blame for missing chances etc. he’d been watching the games live so it’s not like he couldn’t have been aware of the drop ball. Don’t know what happened between 5pm and MOtD starting but he either developed a strip about it, or they had a wider discussion about making it into a big deal.

[TepidT2O]

Ok, I totally disagree with Sean Rogers about shooting practice.

You can practice it when players are fresh. But then you aren't practicing what actually happens in games.

Practicing in the most similar environment and condition to a match will have the biggest impact.

[killer-heels]

Just listening to Neil blamming Jenas. The odd thing about that was he was on 5 Live not long after the final whistle and he was fairly calm, and mentioned more how Forest had themselves to blame for missing chances etc. he’d been watching the games live so it’s not like he couldn’t have been aware of the drop ball. Don’t know what happened between 5pm and MOtD starting but he either developed a strip about it, or they had a wider discussion about making it into a big deal.

Did he keep his clothes on?

[decosabute]

Absolutely superb Forest needle from Neil on the free show. Love it.

[newterp]

Absolutely superb Forest needle from Neil on the free show. Love it.

Yep. Was quite funny.

[decosabute]

Yep. Was quite funny.

And having finally listened to it now, he was even better on the Weekend.

That stuff with Forest/Clattenburg and the media coverage of it was genuinely bizarre and I think it's great and actually very important that TAW acts as a voice of sense for LFC fans and properly calls this shit out. What happened with Clattenburg and on the likes of BBC and the Guardian was gaslighting, plain and simple, and it's reassuring and enjoyable to hear when TAW talks sense and puts that shit in its place.

[tmsneil]

And having finally listened to it now, he was even better on the Weekend.

That stuff with Forest/Clattenburg and the media coverage of it was genuinely bizarre and I think it's great and actually very important that TAW acts as a voice of sense for LFC fans and properly calls this shit out. What happened with Clattenburg and on the likes of BBC and the Guardian was gaslighting, plain and simple, and it's reassuring and enjoyable to hear when TAW talks sense and puts that shit in its place.

You are being kind and thank you for it but this is where we differ.

I haven't called it out. Calling it out would be doing it on the BBC or on The Guardian. Preaching to the converted every now and again is fun and fine but it is exactly that. So while I got to vent a bit and you may have enjoyed it, it isn't important in the slightest.

Had someone got me on the BBC I would have said something similar but they don't ask people like me on matters like that because I will say things like that.

[Dougle]

Yeah, she's excellent. Josh Williams is another great addition in the last few months, one of my favourite contributors already.

Correct on both counts.

[red_Mark1980]

Christ Rob had a drink.

Kelleher is a great goalkeeper, it's not a slight on him, but show the holy goalie some respect

[Jm55]

Christ Rob had a drink.

Kelleher is a great goalkeeper, it's not a slight on him, but show the holy goalie some respect

I remember after we won away at Porto in the group stages a couple of years ago he described Henderson as the best midfielder in the world.

[Fitzy.]

A great pink given it was possibly the least important game we've had in while

[Crosby Nick]

Christ Rob had a drink.

Kelleher is a great goalkeeper, it's not a slight on him, but show the holy goalie some respect

Got the impression Steve and Neil know how to handle him after a few! All good fun though. Like all of us, at least one eye was on Sunday.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Is there no Friday show this week, or is it coming later/tomorrow?

[zero zero]

I thought the Friday night was brilliant. I had my first nervous pang Friday morning, and my personal life has gone to shit, so I was really happy to share my Friday night with some positive, bullish fellow Reds. Thank you.

[OkieRedman]

I feel Neil owes Endo a massive apologue. 
He was superb.

[ewok-red-97]

Anyone found that AFQ Clare Balding episode?

[decosabute]

Yeah, she's excellent. Josh Williams is another great addition in the last few months, one of my favourite contributors already.

Agree on both. The two of them are analytical and speak well. Not as crazy about some others (well, one) who have popped up on a lot of shows lately, but Josh and Beth are superb.

[decosabute]

You are being kind and thank you for it but this is where we differ.

I haven't called it out. Calling it out would be doing it on the BBC or on The Guardian. Preaching to the converted every now and again is fun and fine but it is exactly that. So while I got to vent a bit and you may have enjoyed it, it isn't important in the slightest.

Had someone got me on the BBC I would have said something similar but they don't ask people like me on matters like that because I will say things like that.

Well, I'm glad for it anyway, and hope you keep speaking truth to bullshit on TAW - speaking for myself (but I think others too), I need that and commend you for it.

[Fitzy.]

Been going to the Flat Iron before games for a good while and I think Gibbo’s mention of it on the Matchday Diary is possibly the first time it’s ever been mentioned on TAW. Nice little boozer.

[Schmohawk]

I hope we get an emergency Gutter regarding the Edwards news.

[red_Mark1980]

Been going to the Flat Iron before games for a good while and I think Gibbo’s mention of it on the Matchday Diary is possibly the first time it’s ever been mentioned on TAW. Nice little boozer.

It's a mad gaff

[Fitzy.]

It's a mad gaff

Is a bit but I enjoy it for a pint.

[Learpholl]

Ken Early back on, brilliant.

[Woody Boyd]

Anyone found that AFQ Clare Balding episode?

I think its this one, Kev Walsh tweeted it after last weeks one.
https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2019/06/afq-big-green-egg/

[Hij]

I thought the Friday night was brilliant. I had my first nervous pang Friday morning, and my personal life has gone to shit, so I was really happy to share my Friday night with some positive, bullish fellow Reds. Thank you.

Hope things pick up for you soon mate. I had that last season, we were diabolical for periods as well so wasn't even like it provided any respite. Things a bit better and calmer for me now which has also coincided with this season building up. Always a distraction.

[decosabute]

Ken Early back on, brilliant.

As someone who's been critical of Ken and stopped listening to Second Captains cos of their unwillingness to discuss or be critical of Man City etc., I was very glad to hear him as the only mainstream media voice calling out the Michael Oliver/UAE situation.

I still find it mad that this even happened in the first place back in the Autumn, but that it can then not be explained away, and the same fella who gets paid for work by City's owners can ref their biggest game of the season months later, is frankly insane.

Fair play to Ken for not holding back about the absurdity of it. Can't believe more aren't even mentioning it.

[red_Mark1980]

Adam Smiths pronunciation of Konate has always irked me. Like your old man's mate who decided Smicer was pronounced "Smirker"

[Garlic Red]

Adam Smiths pronunciation of Konate has always irked me. Like your old man's mate who decided Smicer was pronounced "Smirker"

Alisson as Ali-Son (like the Spurs player) does me.

[lamonti]

As someone who's been critical of Ken and stopped listening to Second Captains cos of their unwillingness to discuss or be critical of Man City etc., I was very glad to hear him as the only mainstream media voice calling out the Michael Oliver/UAE situation.

I still find it mad that this even happened in the first place back in the Autumn, but that it can then not be explained away, and the same fella who gets paid for work by City's owners can ref their biggest game of the season months later, is frankly insane.

Fair play to Ken for not holding back about the absurdity of it. Can't believe more aren't even mentioning it.

Yeah it was a great show, a great conversation. The absurdity of it is maddening. The guy who doesn't give big decisions against Man City is paid by the same guys who own Man City. Not mentioned.

[decosabute]

Yeah it was a great show, a great conversation. The absurdity of it is maddening. The guy who doesn't give big decisions against Man City is paid by the same guys who own Man City. Not mentioned.

I feel like with some shit happening in football right now, if you went back and said it to people even five years ago, they wouldn't believe you. It's mental. And seemingly almost no one sees/wants to see the bizarre conflict of interest. Constantly feel like I'm in crazy town with the way football is covered by 95% of the media.

[Grobbelrevell]

Adam Smiths pronunciation of Konate has always irked me. Like your old man's mate who decided Smicer was pronounced "Smirker"

I had a mates dad round ours for the City game at the weekend.

It is very fair to say that he struggles somewhat with the pronunciation of Szoboszlai.

"Sobslob".

Didn't quite know whether to laugh or cry.

[kavah]

Robbo on the video pink 

[zadian007]

Adam Smiths pronunciation of Konate has always irked me. Like your old man's mate who decided Smicer was pronounced "Smirker"

It’s like I’m the only one who listened to the show with the journalist who told Josh how to pronounce it with the accent over the e…😂