The Anfield Wrap

Top of the tower, top of the hour, albeit a bit late, The Rider is back with tales of weekends long gone and lost, stories of kindness and a Man Called Steve. The full team are around and about and Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons have obviously been on their travels. Adam Melia and Stephanie Heneghan are the stars of the show as per. We have a long chat about Adam's social media explosion. Lukewarm, indeed. The tunes are anything but. Eight crackers. Tracklisting: French Horn Rebellion - Soy Bonita (feat. Marcy Chin) Travis Scott - Stop Trying To Be God Confidence Man - Boyfriend Spesh - Teflon Steve Monite - only you The Kid LAROI - Disconnect Jay Wile - Numb Michael Nau & The Mighty Thread - Less Than Positive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our new free show for every Friday - This is The Weekender. Expect something a bit more raucous than Citytalk but just as informative as The Anfield Wrap looks back on the Liverpool week, gets outside its bubble with Oli Kay, talks men's health with Manwell (thanks to Stuart Fitzgerald and Sean McGivern for coming in for that) and focusses on the weekend and the big start to the season against West Ham United. Hosted by Neil Atkinson with Dan Morgan, Kev Walsh and Adam Melia all kicking back and getting excited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from another positive preseason performance having dispatched Napoli with aplomb by five goals to nil Neil Atkinson is joined for this weeks big show by Ian Salmon, Ian Ryan and John Gibbons for our first ever live streamed podcast. What would Jurgen Klopp have taken from the Dublin friendly apart from a clean sheet on his debut for Alisson Becker, have any of the squad asked questions of the manager or put in enough to potentially change the mind of the manager with West Ham on the horizon? Today’s free Anfield Wrap show was supported by RedsBet. Tailor-made for Liverpool fans, RedsBet are an online gaming platform which seeks to build strong lasting partnerships with supporters that enable them to share 50% of net profits generated from bets to be used specifically for fan causes and other initiatives that matter to supporters. RedsBet offers a fun and innovative take on sports betting. Share the Glory! www.redsbet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A summation of the summer and a look ahead to Napoli and a chat about the evolution of the LFC pre-season fanpark. Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Ste Browne and Dan Morgan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the full room, it's top of the tower. The Rider at its best. Looking back on the United States, looking back on Pride weekend, going through the business that needs to be got through. AND NEW ROBYN! That's right. We are backing Robyn without even having heard it. That's the faith The Rider has in the situation. Mamma Mia. Here we go again. Neil Atkinson hosts - John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia do the business. The tracklisting is here: Eliza and the Bear - First Aid The Internet - Hold On Nilüfer Yanya- Baby Luv Jawjaw - Worse Than It Seems Gilligan Moss - What Happened Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker (Solomun Remix) Robyn - Missing U Bjorn Torske - Fanfatas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's Anfield Wrap takes stock of where Liverpool are at this stage of the preseason. They have bounced through the American tour and enjoyed themselves as they go about their business. Both Sadio Mane and Mo Salah have returned from their summers looking sharp. Daniel Sturridge is still grabbing people's attention and Xherdan Shaqiri did very well on his first start. What should our expectations be for this campaign to come? Should there be a ceiling on those expectations? Are we setting ourselves up for a fall? Neil Atkinson hosts with Dan Austin, Adam Melia and Ian Salmon on the panel. Today’s free Anfield Wrap show was supported by RedsBet. Tailor-made for Liverpool fans, RedsBet are an online gaming platform which seeks to build strong lasting partnerships with supporters that enable them to share 50% of net profits generated from bets to be used specifically for fan causes and other initiatives that matter to supporters. RedsBet offers a fun and innovative take on sports betting. Share the glory at www.redsbet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool's preseason continues apace and now the first game is very much on the horizon. Liverpool face West Ham in less than three weeks. The Anfield Wrap takes stock on Citytalk this week about where those preparations are up to. Both Mo Salah and Sadio Mane have returned to the fold and both looked very sharp against a young Manchester City. We have a clip from our interview with Jürgen Klopp. That talk was fascinating is available in full through our subscription service. We also have the same with Andy Robertson, a man who now feels very much part of the furniture at Anfield even though he has really only emerged this year. We chat about Curtis Jones and Rafa Camacho both making strong claims for themselves being available in Liverpool's first team squad and we dwell on exactly how the United States has been for The Reds. The Anfield Wrap is hosted by Neil Atkinson and he is joined by Gareth Roberts, Craig Hannan and John Gibbons from a Detroit hotel room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider this week sees Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia joined by Joe Connolly to talk about his Port Sunlight life. This mostly consists of tutting at strangers who do not pass Port Sunlight muster and arguing the area is becoming gentrified. They have a Vietnamese don't you know. What else? Well Neil is about to go away (which is real time means he has gone away) to the United States so there is a chat about that. Gig of the week is back, the banger is in there. And there is eight good songs. Which there always is. A genuine pleasure all round. Tracklisting: Lizzo - Boys Ciara - Level Up Strange Collective - Super Touchy Bromheads Jacket - Poppy Bird SOPHIE - Is It Cold In The Water Style Council - Long Hot Summer RAYE - Friends Tirzah - Affection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool fan and WWE superstar Zack Gibson joins Andy Heaton and Neil Docking to talk about his journey so far - including his recent WWE UK Championship Tour success - his first memories of being a Red, how he keeps up with Jürgen Klopp's side on the road and what he hopes the future holds for his career in professional wrestling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool are in America and so are The Anfield Wrap. Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Craig Hannan to discuss Liverpool's defeat to Borussia Dortmund in North Carolina . We also have exclusive audio with Jurgen Klopp and some of the squad after the game. The Anfield Wrap are covering all three Liverpool games from the USA as part of the International Champions Cup. Share the experience with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of Liverpool's American tour there is the good news about Alisson joining the club for a World Record fee. What this means for the club is thoroughly dissected by John Gibbons and Paul Cope. John and Paul though also reflect on the news around Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and his injury woes. They look at what our rivals have been up to so far. Also on the show is Ian Salmon talking about the second run of his acclaimed play Those Two Weeks. Alex Baillee joins us to talk about about his photographs which illustrated Simon Hughes's On The Brink work and which now are exhibited in Central Library throughout August. And we end with Blackburn - Liverpool winning 0-2 with a Naby Keita masterclass. Mo Stewart, Paula Murphy and Kevin Murphy join us for that. Hosted it all is Neil Atkinson. It's everything any Liverpool supporter needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is some anger on The Rider about the general state of things, there is lots of news of lovely weekends filled with Stephanie Heneghan cameos, there is the eight great songs. There is also the fact that we are all together. These times seem rarer and rarer and so they must be enjoyed. Neil Atkinson hosting with John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia in the house. Tracklisting: Whipped Cream - Drag Me Jaden Smith - Breakfast Bellhouse (Mill's, lad) - Mess Mouse on Mars and Eric D Clark - Lost And Found Melody's Echo Chamber - Visions Of Someone Special On A Wall Of Reflections Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman Christine And The Queens - Doesn't Matter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An unconventional Anfield Wrap this week sees Neil Atkinson host a long long at the aftermath of the World Cup along with the realities of squad management that now confront Jurgen Klopp. What does an ideal Jurgen Klopp squad look like? Indeed, can such a thing be possible? The manager himself has changed his approach during his time at the club and looks set to continue that this season. He does so with his long time assistant Zeliko Buvac who will not be returning to Liverpool. Does this complicate things for Klopp? Is there any plan to replace him? We work through this with Melissa Reddy and Paul Hogan. We talk to Rory Smith about Russia 2018 and look ahead to the chaos of a Premier League season no one seems entirely prepared for. We have Matt Jones talking to us about Everton, their 22-0 win and Marco Silva taking stock of his squad. John Gibbons is very excited by the tour which is ahead of the club and The Anfield Wrap as well. It's a taster of a lot of what The Anfield Wrap looks to do on a regular basis, in association with Redsbet. Click here to subscribe and hear shows like this across the course of what should be a marvellous 2018/18 season for Liverpool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Anfield Wrap's Radio Citytalk show we get stuck into: Liverpool's likely signing of Xherdan Shaqiri. How that could feed in tactically. What this means for the prospective Nabil Fekir deal. Who will be able to keep a squad place going into the season from Liverpool's back up forwards. The World Cup Final. Dejan Lovren. Danny Ward getting an opportunity for The Reds. It's a packed show. We have our Redsbet segment in there as well. Neil Atkinson hosts with Mike Nevin, Andy Heaton and Joel Sanderson-Murray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is all going off in the animal kingdom. We think the heat is driving them wild, making them feral. We have news and developments. And those developments have led to us losing Adam Melia for the day. So the show is hosted by Neil Atkinson; John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan are on full Wham duties. Six great songs though. Always them to look forward to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It still feels like we've yet got to the end of 2017/18 yet and we're somehow already playing games of football in the 2018/19 season. Football can't half come at you fast and joining Neil Atkinson for this week's free podcast to talk about how Liverpool fared against Chester and how much is at stake for the future of more than a few Liverpool players this pre-season are Andy Heaton, Andy Kelly, Ian Salmon, Ian Ryan and Paul Senior Today’s free Anfield Wrap show was supported by RedsBet. Tailor-made for Liverpool fans, RedsBet are an online gaming platform which seeks to build strong lasting partnerships with supporters that enable them to share 50% of net profits generated from bets to be used specifically for fan causes and other initiatives that matter to supporters. RedsBet offers a fun and innovative take on sports betting. Share the Glory! www.redsbet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It only feels like yesterday that we were all heading back from Kiev, but Liverpool's pre-season starts tomorrow with a trip to Chester. Dan Austin is joined by Gareth Roberts, Mo Stewart and John Gibbons to look forward to watching Liverpool again, and discuss who might stake a claim in the early games. We also talk about Loris Karius as both Jurgen Klopp and Steven Gerrard come out in support of the German stopper. Although they might not have seen his instagram.... Sandwiched in the middle Neil Docking and Andy Heaton chat to WWE NXT star and self proclaimed 'Liverpool's Number 1' Zack Gibson about his career and following the Reds on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are Neil-less for the week so Adam Melia is in the hot seat, joined by Stephanie Heneghan and John Gibbons. An episode shorter on songs but heavy on fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a brilliant "round of 16" comes to a close John Gibbons is joined by Ian Ryan, Mo Stewart and Dan Austin to analyse all of the games over the last few days, including England's penalty shoot-out victory against Colombia. The lads also pick their team of the tournament so far. Two countries have two players in our side. Can you guess who they are? This Free World Cup show is in association with Redsbet. For daily World Cup specials go to https://www.redsbet.com/en/betting Please gamble responsibly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson, back in the chair after being sacked only days earlier, is joined for a sun drenched Rider, joining him for your usual mix of tunes and sarcasm are Adam Melia, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Gibbons is joined on this week's big show to celebrate the news of Mo Salah's new contract by Melissa Reddy, Adam Smith, James McKenna and Paul Senior. Having joined Roberto Firmino in committing his long term future to the club, the Egyptian has shown his commitment and belief in Jurgen Klopp's project, and with a new deal for Rhian Brewster about to be signed Liverpool are getting their house in order the 2018/19. Also on the agenda is a chat about the Reds only being days away from their first game of the season as Naby Keita and Fabinho report in at Melwood for the first day of pre-season training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined for this weeks City Talk show for a chat about Liverpool's squad next season, or more specifically, those players who might find themselves on the edges of it. In an interview heavy show, Gareth Roberts also speaks to Ste Martin about this years Anne Williams Memorial Goal Day as well as Phil Reade and Andy Grant about Andy's book 'You'll Never Walk'. You can support the Anne Williams Golf Day here https://www.gofundme.com/l96x2o? 'You'll Never Walk' can also be purchased on the following link - http://www.decoubertin.co.uk/AndyGrant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson joined by Rob Gutmann, Ian Salmon, Dan Austin and John Gibbons for the week's big show. On today's show, the panel discuss what Liverpool's options are should they not sign another goalkeeper over the course of the summer and whether any potential deal for Nabil Fekir can be reignited in light of comments from the players camp before having a discussion about Liverpool's wider recruitment strategy. The show is ended with a discussion about the sensitive subject of Liverpool's auto-cup scheme and how the club have chosen to operate the scheme with many critical of season ticket holders getting preference over holders of club memberships, regardless of previous loyalty. Today’s free Anfield Wrap show was supported by RedsBet. Tailor-made for Liverpool fans, RedsBet are an online gaming platform which seeks to build strong lasting partnerships with supporters that enable them to share 50% of net profits generated from bets to be used specifically for fan causes and other initiatives that matter to supporters. RedsBet offers a fun and innovative take on sports betting. www.redsbet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Austin, hosting this week's show, is joined Andy Heaton and Adam Smith as they look towards what Liverpool's forward line and midfield might look like next season and whether either area needs reinforcing. Also in the show John Gibbons talks to Neal Heard about 'The Art Of Football' his book and the exhibition of the same name whilst Neil Atkinson and Gareth Roberts talk to Emy Onuora about his book 'Pitch Black: The Story of Black British Footballers and the ongoing problems with racism in English football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all change for the Rider line up as squads are rotated in the busy summer period. Adam Melia hosts for the "first" time and is joined by John Gibbons and Joe Connolly as they bring you Camden Hip Hop and Aussie Punk Rock mixed with the usual topical chat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s Anfield Wrap is a little bit of everything as Gareth Roberts, Rob Gutmann, Andy Heaton, Melissa Reddy and James McKenna discuss Rhian Brewster’s new deal, the continued links to Xherdan Shaqiri and Xabi Alonso’s suggestion regarding Liverpool’s squad strength. England and the World Cup are also on the agenda, as is Patrice Evra’s reaction to Eni Aluko’s analysis on ITV and opportunities for female pundits in football. Today’s free Anfield Wrap show was supported by RedsBet. Tailor-made for Liverpool fans, RedsBet are an online gaming platform which seeks to build strong lasting partnerships with supporters that enable them to share 50% of net profits generated from bets to be used specifically for fan causes and other initiatives that matter to supporters. With special bets such as Istan-bullseye, Salah-vating and Manéater, RedsBet offers a fun and innovative take on sports betting. Share the Glory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's show focusses on the brilliance of a conversation had between Paul Cope, Gareth Roberts and Stephen Warnock about what it is to be a young footballer, playing for Liverpool or from the area and hoping to go to the World Cup. Stephen has been there and done it and has been opening up on TAW Player about his experience through his career. We have taken this conversation for our listeners as it sets the tone for what so many must currently be going through in Russia. John Gibbons talks to Paul Duhaney about the brilliance of the Africa Oye festival. Paul has run this festival for years and it is a jewel in Liverpool's crown. Jonny Bongo has also been a jewel in Liverpool's crown. His bingo is taking over the world. It's a cast of thousands, hosted by Neil Atkinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a Rider tour de force this week as the Wham keeps coming but the songs are really rather overwhelming. Adam Melia and John Gibbons have a wedding to discuss. A wedding which was drink. John went to Parklife and saw Stephanie Heneghan's brother. You can't write this stuff. Except, of course, we do. Neil Atkinson hosts and here is the tracklisting: MARIBOU STATE – “FEEL GOOD” (FEAT. KHRUANGBIN) Kids See Ghosts - Cudi Montage Saltwater Sun - Hot Mess Colour Me Wednesday - Edge Of Everything Otha - One of the Girls Teleman - Cactus Lykke Li - Two Nights The Rebels Of Tijuana - Et Le Blizzard S'Estompe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the second of two free free Anfield Wrap Special shows for the World Cup looking at the group stage in association with Redsbet. We shift towards the perennial favourites of Brasil and Germany while pondering the impact of their semi final last time out. There is a major defence of Bobby Martinez, a lot of Serbian chat and a good look at the group without a clear favourite - Group H. John Gibbons hosts Dan Austin, Ian Ryan, Mo Stewart and Neil Atkinson in this feast of World Cup excitement. To enter Redsbet's Fantasy Football Game around the World Cup please click on this link - https://www.redsbet.com/en/fantasybet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gareth Roberts speaks to author and journalist Simon Hart about his newly-released book World In Motion: The Inside Story Of Italia 90. Simon talks about the tournament and the many stories that emerged from it ­ – from the shock performances of Costa Rica and Cameroon to the progress of Ireland and England to Toto Schillaci and Roger Milla. He also gets into some of the lesser-known stories in the book, the process of writing it, which took over 12 months and involved visiting 10 countries, and the impact of the tournament on modern-day football. The book is out now, published by deCourbertin Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a free two part Anfield Wrap Special for the World Cup looking at the group stage in association with Redsbet. We do the business in alphabetical order - starting with the group where Salah meets Suarez and moving through looking at all the runners and riders. There is discussion of Deschamps's fixation with Olivier Giroud, the oddness of Argentina being dark horses and a passionate argument for Iran to qualify. John Gibbons hosts Dan Austin, Ian Ryan, Mo Stewart and Neil Atkinson in this feast of World Cup excitement. To enter Redsbet's Fantasy Football Game around the World Cup please click on this link https://www.redsbet.com/en/fantasybet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a show of three parts, Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, Glenn Price from ESPN and Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the Shadow Minister For Sport, to talk the collapse of the Nabil Fekir transfer, the latest on the standing debate and what Jürgen Klopp might do next to improve the Liverpool defence. Monday's Anfield Wrap show is brought to you in association with Redsbet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson was joined for tonight's Radio City Talk Show by Dan Austin and Andy Heaton for a look back at 2017/18 and a look forward to Liverpool's returning swagger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider is continuing to break podcasts into smaller and smaller pieces. But doing so while playing absolute bangers. It's that sort of week. The tunes are spectacular. 8 crackers for it to go right off wherever you are. Neil Atkinson hosts. Adam Melia, Stephanie Heneghan and John Gibbons provide the real and fake laughs. What more could you ask for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All this week we'll be asking as many of our contributors as possible to review the 17/18 season as a whole. On this occasion we have Rob Gutmann, Adam Smith, Fuad Hasan, Craig Hannan and John Gibbons giving their thoughts on what went right for Liverpool and what the team and manager could have done better. Hosting and probing comes from Neil Atkinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson was joined for our latest free Radio City Talk podcast by Andy Heaton, Alison McGovern, Gareth Roberts and Rob Gutmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week The Rider have added Dan Morgan to sit in for the absent John Gibbons. There is a lot of talk of weekend journeys and subsequent hangovers as Dan, Adam Melia and Neil Atkinson have all been doing some travelling across the continent of Europe, one way or another. Stephanie Heneghan is almost patient about this. How marvellous. What else? Rap beef getting out of hand is discussed as is Kylie Minogue in the event of her 50th birthday. Does anyone have a bad word to say about the Princess Of Pop? Dan Morgan gets a section all to himself. There are eight great songs. And they are eight great songs as well. Here's the tracklist: Soulwax - Essential 4 Pusha T -Santeria Casisdead - Sugar Free Kylie - Breathe Dream Wife - Somebody Tracyanne And Danny - 2006 Tirza - Gladly Tom Zanetti - Candy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts an Anfield Wrap in transit across Germany as TAW return from the Ukrainian adventure. Gareth Roberts, Josh Sexton, Ian Ryan and Jon Jones join Neil to talk about the final, the fury and the trip across Europe before focus turns to the summer and what’s next for Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a special Radio City Talk show recorded somewhere in the middle of Europe Neil Atkinson and his merry crew look back of what has been an enthralling European campaign for Liverpool Football Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gareth Roberts is back over the water again to speak to Tranmere Rovers owner and chairman Mark Palios about their return to the football league after a dramatic playoff victory over Boreham Wood at Wembley, a game in which they had to play for 89 minutes with 10 men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a taster of our Champions League preview show in the build up to Wednesday's game against Real Madrid. If you'd like to listen in full, you can enjoy all our build up and reaction show to Liverpool's Champions League Semi Final for just £5 a month. To subscribe go to www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Melia has climbed Snowden. I mean, it was always on the cards, wasn't it? Up Snowden and down dale. It's the culmination of all the walking. And perhaps a new beginning. You want more? We have so much more. Steph Heneghan didn't like a tea out. That wasn't on the cards. But we are where we are. You have to make the best of these things. They've measured another run incorrectly. What are they playing at? John Gibbons this time finds himself having over extended not underperformed. And at the centre of it all Neil Atkinson tries to hold it together and somehow get us from song to song. There is more Wham than a 1984 Christmas Party. And we give it away. Tracklisting: Riton & Kah-Lo - Ginger Charlotte Gainsbourg - Les Oxalis (Alan Braxe remix) The Longcut - Arrows Half Man Half Biscuit - Every Time A Bell Rings Peggy Gou - Travelling Without Arriving SALES - White Jeans Azealia Banks - Anna Wintour Nellie McKay - Small Day Tomorrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every week The Anfield Wrap takes a long look at Liverpool's weekend game and wonders about the approach from The Reds and their opponents. This week though we are looking ahead, imagining we are in the shoes of Jurgen Klopp and Zinedine Zidane and wondering what the pair will be contemplating before this Champions League Final. Klopp has fewer choices; his side plays in his image and he has been loathe to change set up through the season. Zidane has selection headaches but also has selection opportunities. This is a game which looks on paper to demonstrate the Review's consistent maxim that your greatest strengths can be your greatest weaknesses. We discuss that in the context of both sides set ups and focus on Modric and Kroos. Sean Rogers and Paul Cope join Neil Atkinson to be excited about everything in store for us on Saturday night. This show is out as a freebie due to The Anfield Wrap's year long partnership with Redsbet. Today their parent company Fansbet sees the launch of the initiative around Rail Seating they have worked on with Shrewsbury Town. Neil is joined by John Gibbons on discuss this. Fansbet can be found here and Redsbet's Liverpool specials for the final are available here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Anfield Wrap starts to look ahead to the week of Liverpool's eighth European Cup Final filled with excitement, trepidation, joy. All the obvious stuff. We work through all the feelings and get into the facts - how good our opponents are, what this means to Liverpool, what can be expected from the game and how it will be approached. We also speak to the producer of the Mo Salah documentary screening this week on Channel 4. Tony Pastor has years of experience of documenting the brilliance of footballers but he has had to pull this one about Salah together quickly. He lets us know how good it will be on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday. Then we are back at it, back at The Reds and their brilliance. Can they punish any complacency from Real Madrid. Neil Atkinson hosts and is joined by Sanj Shetty, Dan Morgan and belatedly by Stu Wright. The Anfield Wrap is supported by Redsbet this year. Find their Champions League specials here but do remember to begambleaware.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wide ranging Citytalk this week starts off with Ian Salmon and James Sutton talking about the play they are collaborating on called Venus Rising. Then we talk to Samantha Johnson about her experiences making her way through her career as a black woman in sports media. Grant Wahl is on talking about his marvellous book Football 2.0 which asks about what we expect of the modern footballer. Then we end with Michael Lambert talking about his projects with the NHS and PSS. Neil Atkinson hosts our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All back up high, all back in one place. The Rider works through a wide variety of topics including: Coping alcohol Wirral English Childish Gambino It does all the things it tends to do - go off on tangents and play eight great songs. Neil Atkinson does an approximate impression of a host with John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia sit in the wrong place and mess about telling jokes. We're not messing with the format. Just honing it. Tracklisting Young Fathers - Toy Childish Gambino - This is America Oddnesse - Trust Bella Boo - Fire FRANKIIE - Dream Reader Famous Problems - Every Girl Jon Hopkins - Neon Pattern Drum Dj koze- Pick Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a Free TAW Special, Andy Heaton and Neil Docking sat down with WWE Superstar Sheamus, who is in town tonight for SmackDown LIVE at the Liverpool arena tonight. Andy and Neil talk to Sheamus about his career and his path towards becoming a WWE Superstar before verging on to following the Reds from afar, the lengths it goes to watch the Reds on the road and how he think’s they’ll do in Kiev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts the last big show of the regular season to reflect on an utterly dominant display against Brighton & Hove Albion and he is joined by Andy Heaton, Rick McEvoy and Rob Gutmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Citytalk this week presents Liverpool's season which is on the brink of greatness but can still fall apart into disappointment. We have a chat about the allocation from UEFA and what can be done about that before looking ahead to Brighton. Neil Atkinson hosts with John Gibbons, Fuad Hasan and Karl Coppack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A full show but a broken one. We have Friday Night Stephanie Heneghan joining Thursday night John Gibbons and Adam Melia. A bit of everything, a bit of everything you could ask for. The songs are splendid. The best in new music. Neil Atkinson hosts. It's all your favourites. Kluster - In Your Hometown Big Freedia - Rent Park Hotel - Good People Bad Dreams 6 Dogs - Off The Gas (feat. Little Skies) Haley - Bratt The Cyclist - Alabaster Thrones Janelle & Pharrell - I Got The Juice Brand New Friend - Seatbelts for Aeroplanes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices