The Anfield Wrap

‘The Anfield Wrap on Citytalk this week sees Adam Smith, Melissa Reddy and Rob Gutmann look back on Chelsea but imagining how that impacts upon Hull City. Ben Finney also joins on the phone to talk about Hull and their new manager.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider has all the chaos you get used to this week. And still no Adam. Has he left? has he been sacked? Thankfully we have the HR department in. Elsewhere Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan work through the week's issues, much of which are terrifying and distract with some good songs. Some great songs in fact. Here they are: Missy - I'm Better Louis The Child - Love Is Alive (Ft Elohim) BNQT - Restart The Pale White - Reaction Pierre And Bastian - Sympa Luke Sital Singh - Killing Me SKOTT - Glitter & Gloss Dag - Benefits Of Solitude Migos - T-shirt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The morning after Liverpool 1 Wolverhampton 2 John Gibbons is joined by Ian Ryan, Tim Smith and Craig Hannan to analyse where it went wrong for The Reds. We look team selection, approach, squad depth, form and why someone in a red shirt won't put a tackle in. We also look ahead to a massive Premier League game against Chelsea and what fans, manager and players can do to turn Liverpool's season around Ian is @ian1892t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What talk? Radio City Talk. Well Liverpool talk. Tons of it about the Reds. Gareth Roberts, Joel Richards and Andy Heaton drag the ashes of Southampton at home one last time. Then Melissa Reddy rings in from Jürgen Klopp's press conference, Richard Hobbs from Wolves Fancast is on about how they can get a point before the room looks forward to Saturday lunchtime's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The songs are all bangers this week. All killer. No filler. Except the wham. Which gets talked up. As does aborted stargazing, Chinese Supermarkets, The Doomsday Clock (now out of date). Neil Atkinson hosts with John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan all do the business. Tracklisting: Loyle Carner - The Isle Of Arran Wiley feat Ghetts - Bang Kelly Lee Owens - Anxi (feat. Jenny Hval) Maggie Rogers - On + Off Vitalic - Waiting For The Stars Skytone - Lonely Holiday Arcade Fire featuring Mavis Staples - I Give You Power Ronika - Principle Perry Brown - Stable Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GARETH Roberts, John Gibbons, ESPN’s Liverpool FC reporter Glenn Price and Rob Gutmann have an unscripted chat about the Reds’ number 15. Was the striker’s performance against Southampton in the League Cup semi final another signal that his time at Anfield could be coming to an end or should we be more patient with the goalscorer? Has Sturridge’s game changed or is he too conscious of trying to impress Jürgen Klopp? And with Sturridge now 27, and among Liverpool’s top earners, can either party afford for him to be a squad player? Cup of Tea is just one of our subscription shows under the TAW Player podcast package. For £5 per month you will have access to 30 new Liverpool FC shows per month. For more information go to: www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can be said about Liverpool's defeat to Swansea? It's as much therapy session as podcast with Rob Gutmann, Paul Cope and Chris Maguire. Three men in search of meaning, in search of encouragement, in search of finding a way to put a smile on host Neil Atkinson's face. It is another which isn't safe for work. It may not be safe if you are operating heavy machinery. It isn't safe for anyone but we have to start somewhere. There is a look ahead to Southampton also included. It's The Anfield Wrap. It's meant to hurt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Anfield Wrap on Radio Citytalk this week has a fabulous discussion around young players with Mike Girling and Rob Gutmann, gets into the manager's options for the next four games and has a look ahead to Swansea. It was also has Guto Llewelyn letting us in on how Swansea's season has been going. In a word: badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Adam Melia again. He's Swanning off around the globe. Gets slaughtered in his absence obviously. He and you would be disappointed otherwise. So there are nine tunes and nine helpings of wham. What tunes. What wham. It shows no sign of abating. Atkinson, Gibbons, Heneghan. The Stock, Aitken and Waterman of wham. Come aboard. Tracklisting: Uniiqu3 - Tic Tac (feat. Lambo) Julia Michaels - Issues Bonobo - No Reason (feat. Nick Murphy) Dan Croll - Away From Today Yelle - Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now) Floorplan - Tell You No Lie Diplo - Waist Time Ellie Herring - Wheels On Lydia Ainsworth - The Road Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Travelling to Old Trafford and missing half their first choice back four to face a Manchester United enjoying a run of NINE consecutive wins and in the best form since the Champagne Socialist shuffled upstairs.....and yet, and yet, a draw still felt like a defeat. Joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the most intense clash between the sides in recent memory was Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Ben Johnson for an hour that begins with sober reflection and ends in outright defiance and the best rallying call this side of 2017. You can sign up to TAW Player below - https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone in the same room - YES! The Rider are all together and happy to be all together. We have talk of Golden Globes and negative feedback. We have ten great songs. We have Adam about to leave again to go to Australia. We have all the fun of the fair. It is The Rider at its best. Please pass along. Tracklisting: Oddisee - Things Ribongia - We Run Tings Dirty Projectors - Keep Your Name His Clancyness - Dreams Building Dreams Ten Fe - Twist Your Arm Bantam Lions - Checkout Your Mind Georgia - Feel It Blood Orange - Augustine Midnight Magic - I Gotta Feeling SOHN - Hard Liqour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson, Paul Senior and Paul Cope talk through Southampton and look ahead to Manchester United. Steve Armstrong joins the conversation. United back themselves but so should the Reds. Should be a great game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Gibbons hosts a special show looking at Liverpool and Manchester United's rivalry down the years. With Mike Nevin, Steve Armstrong and Rob Gutmann the discussion is as well-informed, open and honest as you'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider this week has no Stephanie Heneghan. She has lost her voice. But Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Adam Melia certainly haven't. They are full throatedly behind 9 excellent songs. John has got stuck into BBC Introducing; a yearly tradition for The Rider. Adam has Gig Of The Me. More journeys to come. Neil has Run The Jewels. Who needs any more? Enjoy! Tracklisting The XX - Say Something Loving The Bay Rays - Satisfaction Callum Easter - Feelings Gone Rachel By The Stream - Reasons To Live Daddy Long Legs - Intergalactic Lover Nadia Rose - Skwod Run The Jewels - A Report To The Shareholders ABRA - Bounty Love Sport - Meat Moon’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the wake of Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle, Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Ben Johnson and Adam Smith as they try and analyse why The Reds struggled to break the League 2 opposition down. As well as this game, we focus on the one's ahead, which fringe players showed they can be of use to Liverpool. and which might need upgrading moving forward. There is also a discussion on Jonathan Northcroft's interview with Jurgen Klopp and his staff from The Times. If you wish to donate to the fund in support of Mick Densmore's family you can do so here. https://www.gofundme.com/84-in-memory-of-mick-densmore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Sexton, Andy Heaton and Jay McKenna to talk about the way the league has shaken out after the Christmas period and in the context of the Sunderland result. Blake Hall also comes in to talk about Plymouth Argyle and what Liverpool can expect. What should The Reds do in terms of selection against The Pilgrims? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson and Gareth Roberts speak to Kev Connolly of Celtic's Green Brigade about Celtic Park's safe standing section, which was introduced this season. With support growing among Liverpool fans for something similar at Anfield, the three discuss the problems with the current set up, the difference it has made at Celtic and how things could move forward south of the border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As 2016 becomes 2017, Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Ms Stephanie Heneghan discuss their highlights and notable music moments of the year. There are 12 songs in all, including some of our favourites others have picked this year, some we missed and, because it's 2016, a few we lost along the way. Thanks a lot for listening during the last 12 months. We'll be powering through in 2017! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘The first Anfield Wrap of 2017 is a chaotic affair, full of excitement after Liverpool ground Manchester City down by one goal to nil. It has Neil Atkinson hosting Gareth Roberts, Rob Gutmann and Phil Blundell. How the game played out the way in which it did is discussed; did the managers have their players too well prepared for one another? Was Klopp thinking about shaking it up against City or did they force the side into that? There is also one and a half eyes on Sunderland. The games come thick and fast and Liverpool are in the ascendancy and it is brilliant.’ The Anfield Wrap is the flagship show for TAW - a weekly free show on The Reds. Other shows are available as a part of a subscription model. For £5 a month you can subscribe here and receive up to 15 new shows a week, along with every show done for TAW Player to date. It's a fantastic world of Liverpool FC content and we hope you can join us for it. You can sign up to TAW Player below - https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts Phil Blundell, Adam Smith and Ian Salmon for the last Radio City Talk show of 2016 to preview Manchester City's visit to Anfield. Neil also talks to David Mooney from Manchester City's popular Blue Moon podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Phil Blundell and Rob Gutmann to look back on Liverpool's 4-1 over Stoke City and begin to look forward towards Manchester City and beyond. Stoke went at Liverpool early and put The Reds under pressure but Liverpool were eventually too strong.’ ‘Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Phil Blundell and Rob Gutmann to look back on Liverpool's 4-1 over Stoke City and begin to look forward towards Manchester City and beyond. Stoke went at Liverpool early and put The Reds under pressure but Liverpool were eventually too strong.’ The Anfield Wrap is the flagship show for TAW - a weekly free show on The Reds. Other shows are available as a part of a subscription model. For £5 a month you can subscribe here and receive up to 15 new shows a week, along with every show done for TAW Player to date. It's a fantastic world of Liverpool FC content and we hope you can join us for it. You can sign up to TAW Player below - https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's here - the 2016 edition of the world famous Anfield Wrap Christmas Quiz with Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons, Rob Gutmann, Ben Johnson, Steve Graves, Paul Senior and Dan Vincent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christmas special from The Rider for you. Twelve songs and loads of the obvious chat. One you can play for the family. Mostly. Er. Tell you what, err on the side of caution. Anyway, much love from us and we will be back next week with our year end show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our Christmas edition of AFQ Friday Neil is joined by Rob Gutmann, Steve Graves, Stephanie Heneghan, Ben Johnson, Adam Melia and Ben Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson was joined by Andy Heaton, Paul Senior and Dan Vincent for a chat about Liverpool versus Stoke and what the Reds can expect from Mark Hughes' struggling side. No ticket for Tuesday's match? You can watch the game online via Now TV. No contract packages start from just £6.99. Find out more at:- http://bit.ly/nowtvtaf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson has Mike Girling, Paul Cope and Paul Duhaney in the studio and Elliott Hackney, Bradley Hayden and Tyrone Marshall to join on the phone to discuss the Boxing Day games. The joy of Christmas football! Liverpool face Stoke City off the back of their Derby victory whereas Stoke City have gone through a second half collapse against Leicester City. Paul Duhaney lets us know what Spurs have been up to and what their Christmas has in store. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Gutmann was joined Melissa Reddy, Dan Austin and Neil Docking for a festive Unwrapped looking again at how Liverpool are faring against their rivals for the Premier League Title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're delighted to be joined by recently departed u23 manager Michael Beale for a special Central League show. We run through all the latest action for the young Reds, but of course gain insight from Beale throughout. Michael gives us his ones to watch, his highlights of 2016 and his hopes for the future at the academy. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The return of Well Read just in time for Christmas sees Neil Atkinson host Anna Walsh, Gerry Donaldson and Steve Graves as they go through three football books. These are: I Am Zlatan by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. http://amzn.to/2hGW87w The Illustrated History Of Football by David Squires. http://amzn.to/2hHb6dO A Season With Verona by Tim Parks. http://amzn.to/2hbJ8bc Spoiler: Listen, we're not messing about. Tell everyone you know you want the Squires book for Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined by Sean Rogers and Paul Cope to pick the glorious bones out of Liverpool's derby victory of Everton by one solitary goal to nil. The Tuesday Review is a considered in-depth discussion of Liverpool’s last match introducing talk around tactics and selection. It’s just one of a string of shows on TAW Player, our subscription podcast service that offers more than 30 shows about Liverpool FC every month. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts after Liverpool batter Everton by one goal to nil. It was a richly deserved win for the Reds who showed they are very much focused on winning the championship in May. He is joined by Joel Richards, Melissa Reddy and John Gibbons as they go through Everton's aggressive start, how Liverpool coped, what options from the bench showed for The Reds and what we can look forward to over Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is the Pink for Liverpool's derby victory away at Goodison Park which the Reds won by one goal to nil. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TAW Pre-Match Special: Everton v Liverpool. Gareth Roberts is joined by Rob Gutmann, Andy Heaton and John Gibbons for an off-the-cuff show full of Derby belly as the nerves kick in before The Reds take on the Blues at a floodlit Goodison Park. Who will start? How will the sides set up? And what does a win over Everton mean to Liverpool in 2016? Our new Pre-Match Special show is the latest addition to our TAW Player suite of of 30 shows a month, all for £5 a month. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It should be one winner, one loser and one who got a draw but it doesn't feel that way this week on The Coach Home. Elliott Hackney from Bearpit TV saw Stoke draw in the most painful circumstances. Talk of straw breaking the back of camels here... Steve Armstrong is pleased with Man United. They've been getting the results his performances have suggested. And Natasha Henry is left with Arsenal being just so Arsenal as she crosses busy London streets. Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons are driving the bus. It is The Coach Home. The Coach Home is our magazine show looking at teams outside of L4 and talking to their best commentators. It’s just one of a string of shows on TAW Player, our subscription podcast service that offers more than 30 shows about Liverpool FC every month. Find out more here. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Steph this week, but Neil Atkinson, Adam Melia and John Gibbons have all the chat and tunes you need to get you Christmas ready. But are the lads as Christmas ready as they thought? They discuss whether they are match fit for the punishing Christmas season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As part of our Rivals series Neil Atkinson is joined by Mike Nevin, Rob Gutmann and David Prentice from the Liverpool Echo to take a long look at the Liverpool and Everton rivalry of the 1980s, specifically while Howard Kendall was in charge of Everton. The two clubs were duking it out not just for dominance of Merseyside but of the whole English game. How did that come about and what were the turning points? 'The Rivals' is a new addition to our TAW Player subscription package of over 30-plus shows released every month to TAW Player subscribers. Just £5 per month (minimum sign up one month) allows subscribers a selection of shows about Liverpool FC past, present and future. Try it! https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Gareth Roberts and Paul Machin to have a lovely chat about Liverpool's demolition of Middlesbrough. The three of them explore which individuals played well as well as the way the whole side functioned. There is also a conversation with Dave Kelly and Ian Byrne from Fans Supporting Foodbanks about the essential work they are doing in the Anfield/Breckfield/Walton area of the city. Melissa, Gareth and Paul also look ahead to the Merseyside Derby. After the main show is finished there is some bonus material with Gareth talking Kenny Dalglish which is exclusive to the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool drop yet more points from a leading position, drawing 2-2 with West Ham. The discussion ranges from why Liverpool drop off, to why the goalkeeper does what he does, to what happens next. It is typically heartfelt. It comes from Rob Gutmann, Adam Smith, Paul Hogan and Paul Senior. Following that Peter Marshall is on the line discussing his documentary into Hillsborough's smears and cover up which airs on Monday at 10.40pm on ITV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts as Mike Girling, Dan Vincent and Josh Sexton discuss Liverpool attempting to get over their defeat on the South Coast. Liverpool are going to be without Coutinho and Sturridge this weekend as they were last weekend. What will they do? Their opponents on Sunday aren't in great shape. West Ham United are very disappointed with their campaign so far. Andy Middleton joins us to talk about this. But the focus is on The Reds. How do they go about their business this weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Gibbons and Neil Atkinson talk toJames McKenna from Spirit of Shankly about ticket issues that have arisen in 2016 at Liverpool Football Club. This includes the infamous walk out in February, the £9 tickets and how well they are working, members sale and how LFC can engage more on all supporter issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Gareth Roberts and Mike Nevin as they try and analyse the madness that was Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3. The lads discuss how Liverpool found themselves two goals ahead on two occasions, and how they contrived to throw it away. In particular they focus on whether it is working up front, how we struggled in the absence of Joel Matip and the performance of the goalkeeper. The show finishes with a conversation with Neil Wilby about Norman Bettison's book "Hillsborough Untold". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson was joined by Heather Carroll and John Gibbons for a TAW Special to catch up with what's going on with Liverpool Ladies FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson is joined by Dan Vincent, Andy Heaton and John Gibbons to talk about Liverpool's game against Leeds and look forward to the weekend against Bournemouth. He also speaks to James Roach who supports Bournemouth and Michael Edward who is putting The Wrong Festival on. http://wrongfestival.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Huge week for The Rider. Ian Skelly from The Coral on the phone talking about their upcoming tour and forthcoming exhibition at Redhouse Originals gallery in Harrogate. It is a show detailing the work on their most recent album Distance Inbetween, showing the work Ian did on the design and the process behind the album. He also talks about that album and how it has been received, along with the whole span of the band and the excitement around the tour with its wide array of supporting artists. More? Of course there is more. The Rider is delighted as a collective to see Adam Melia back from his North American journey. He lets us know what he has been up to. John Gibbons misses the start of the show - he has work going on with the house. Neil Atkinson and Stephanie Heneghan welcome Adam back into the bosom of The Rider family, discuss weekends and moments around Roger Sanchez. Eleven great songs this week. Eleven. Count them. Walk around them. You never know, you could be about to hear your new favourite band. Tracklisting JP Klipspringer - Words For Me Circa waves - Wake Up The Raveonettes - Fast Food Elsa - Never Come Down The Courtneys - Silver Velvet The Coral - Miss Fortune Soft Shug - Hermes Lupe Fiasco - Made In The USA (Feat. Bianca Sings) Lambchop - JFK The Darcys - Miracle BANNERS - Holy Ground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘The Anfield Wrap this week sees Neil Atkinson host John Gibbons, Craig Hannan and Paul Cope as they discuss Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Sunderland. Divock Origi's goal, Jurgen Klopp getting at the fans and Roberto Firmino's brilliance all get discussed at length. Should Liverpool add a player in January? And how did their patience manifest itself against the Black Cats? There is also a chat about the Rainbow Laces campaign. The Reds are bang in the hunt for the title. There are twenty five games to go and everything matters, even at this stage. Let's enjoy it!’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts as Gareth Roberts, Mike Girling and Ian Salmon talk at length about Steven Gerrard, Sunderland and Liverpool bouncing back from their draw against Southampton. Steve Goldsmith from Wise Man Say Podcast lets us know what Sunderland have been up to recently and poses a question for older listeners. What a weekend to look forward to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider has its last special guest for the year and what a special guest it is. Fresh off the back of her appearance on BBC Introducing and in the week her album "The Great Unknown" comes out The Rider is overjoyed to have the brilliant and all round marvellous Natalie McCool join in with all of our nonsense. She talks about what she has been up to, which is releasing a terrific album, picks something from it and begins plans for the next one live on air seemingly. She also picks another lovely new tune for us. The Rider regulars Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan settle into talk of jumpers, weekends and Agatha Christie with one eye on the Christmas horizon. What else? Well the songs. The songs are especially marvellous this week. Natalie's obviously but everyone else in fine form as the music industry moves to a close down. The Rider - Melia back next week, but hasn't everyone been lovely? Tracklisting Loyle Carner - No CD Childish Gambino - Redbone DNCE - DNCE Romare - L.U.V. Natalie McCool – Pins Tobi-Lou - Hopefully Jhene Aiko - Maniac Silent Cities – Petrichor Shovels & Rope - Buffalo Nickel Emmy The Great - Rapids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson hosts as Gareth Roberts, Ian Salmon and Rob Gutmann dissect Liverpool's 0-0 draw away at Southampton. Could changes have come sooner? Does it feel like two dropped points? Who were the stand out performers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Anfield Wrap this week has a new band in Lilium and a new contributor in Nick Illingsworth of Ugly Inside Fanzine to talk about Southampton. However there is also the same old bullishness of Gareth Roberts, studied class of Ian Salmon and stable young hand of Josh Sexton joining Neil Atkinson. All the fun of the fair. Up the Reds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices