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Or so everybody with a Twitter account will have you believe. The difficulty, as we know, is getting the right deals done. It's fair to say, however, that Liverpool have moved relatively quickly in the transfer market and have secured two very different types of players.  One in Emre Can who fits the profile of...

Episode 30: Transfers Then... and Now Date: 10th June, 2014 Hello and welcome to the Anfield Index Podcast. This week on the Anfield Index Podcast Gags Tandon hosts in the absence of John Ritchie with guests Jan Gorski-Mesci, Brian Durand and special guest, Football Editor of the Times, Tony Evans discussing transfers from the past and present! The guys talk...

Amidst the heady concoction of blistering pace, razor sharp attacking and, at times, haphazard defending served up by the Liverpool first team over the past season, it may have been easy to forget that the Reds also had  twelve players out on loan at various clubs, domestically, across Europe, and even in South America....

Earlier in the season, following Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, I wrote an article looking at Simon Mignolet's first season up to that point as the Reds' first choice goalkeeper following his summer move from Sunderland. At the time he had just made himself public enemy number one to a group of fans (oh...

Callum Huckle reviews the transfer window so far and looks at how the new boys could line up for Liverpool next season. Done Deals    Rickie Lambert arrived, a little out of the blue, from Southampton while we’re were supposedly courting Adam Lallana from the same club - but for £4.5 million this could prove to be...

Episode 29: The Transfer Committee Date: 2nd June, 2014 Hello and welcome to the Anfield Index Podcast. So tonight we’re going to do something different. Ever since the transfer deadline day saga in Rodgers first window at Liverpool, the club has adopted a transfer committee. Much of what the committee does is cloaked in secrecy however from what we’re lead to...

To some, the midfield area is one which is overrated. One can look at how many goals a respective team has scored that season, and how many they kept out. Of course, while these spectators acknowledge the importance of a great middle unit, if you are substantially stronger in the first and final thirds,...

Episode 28: Champions League Dreams Date: 27th May, 2014 This week on the show we have special guest Paul Dalglish joined by Fydsy, Brian Durand and host John Ritchie. They cover the massive news that Brendan Rodgers has signed a new long-term contract at Liverpool FC and also talk about their memories and experiences of great European nights...

On looking at the league table, it would be easy to blame Liverpool’s failure to win the title on their defence. It would be easy to do, partly because it’s true. However, there are many things to take into account when analysing why a team concedes the goals they do. What follows is a...

Those tinges of heartbreak from seeing Manchester City winning the league, and not the Reds, were instantaneously replaced by the euphoria of actually being in a title race until the very last day of the season. Universally, nobody would dare say this was a failure of a season in anyway. Not even the judgmental...