Why has 89 replaced 63 as Liverpool's new Magic Number?
Neil Poole explains the significance of the number 63 in Liverpool’s recent history and why 89 is now the new number on the block.
The complete irrelevance of the number 63 in the world is quite startling. At best, it’s the year that Joseph of Arimathea went to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain. Back then you could still pay somebody £10 to climb a ladder over the fence. There was no sitting on ‘GetRinsedTicketing.Com’ for two days …
The Ryan Review | Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6 - Reaction, MoTM, SAS Watch
Anfield Index’s resident Ryans share their thoughts on the weekend’s game against relegation fighters, Cardiff City. Levis and McTernan come together for the ‘Ryan Review’.
Initial Reaction
Ryan Levis: *Takes in a deep breath after the lunacy I’ve just seen* So Ryan mate, initial thoughts after that barmy 90 minutes of football?
Ryan McTernan: Well, Ryan, that was brutal and beautiful all at once. Watching the first half was really deflating in some ways, it felt as though we were …
Relax against Liverpool? All the best!
‘Relax!’
‘Guys, RELAX!’ screamed Ole Gunner Solskjaer as his team lead Liverpool 2-1. The Cardiff manager was visibly distressed at seeing his defence crumble with a mazy run into the box by Daniel Sturridge. The move eventually breaking down, the fear, however, remained.
‘Relax’ he pleaded, ‘Relax’. Alas it was too late. For the Cardiff players had already fallen under the spell of Liverpool’s attacking threat. In reality Cardiff had beaten themselves before they crossed the line.
There’s not a …
Cardiff City 3 Liverpool 6 | Recording of Live Fan Commentary & Analysis!
Anfield Index Commentary: Cardiff City 3 Liverpool 6
Date: 23rd March, 2014
Full audio commentary from Liverpool supporters Gags Tandon (@AnfieldIndex) and Jim Fishlock (@JimFish286) who also analysed the major incidents as they happened from the goal fest that was Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6!
Pre-match show, half time analysis and full time show also included!
A brand new feature bought to you by the Anfield Index Team that we hope to continue if you could leave some feedback it would be …
The Epic Season of 13/14 | The Story So Far for Liverpool FC
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Liverpool FC's Diamond Formation: An Analysis
How very interesting it was to sit down and watch Manchester United in Champions League action against Olympiacos, putting in a much better performance than that of three days previously against Liverpool (you know, the one in which we won 3-0? Remember that? Vaguely?).
After their midfielders got bypassed and played through by Liverpool, they unearthed from the midst of nowhere, a ‘diamond’ system for the Olympiacos game which they reaped the rewards from with a much more fluid and …
Liverpool – A True Underdog Story (in the making)
It’s August 2009 Liverpool travel down to White Hart Lane for the opening game of the Premier League season. Xabi Alonso, Sami Hyypia and Alvaro Arbeloa had all departed Merseyside for pastures new and in came Alberto Aquilani, Glen Johnson and Sotirios Kyrgiakos. Expectation was high after strong previous season with many expecting Liverpool to kick on after narrowly missing out on the title to Manchester United. Liverpool lost the game 2-1, a sign of things to come with the …
One Flew Over the Kolo's Nest
"No no, no no nono, no no nono, no no nono Toure"
Admittedly, that was poor. But then again, it appears Liverpool's resident Ivorian has been playing in a similar run of form leading many Liverpool fans to sit wincing at their television as Kolo Toure runs rings around himself, looking as though he is clenching something between his butt-cheeks for ninety minutes a weekend. He radiates nervousness, uncertainty, and calamity.
But this was not the Kolo Toure fans had …
Glen Johnson: His season so far | Stats
Glen Johnson has come out in recent days to say how he's a massive fan of Brendan Rodgers (who isn't at the moment?!) and that he wants to stay at Liverpool for years to come.
As a solid and reliable right-back for the majority of his Liverpool career, Johnson is hitting the milestone of 50 caps for England, but has had an up and down season for the Reds.
Injuries have got in the way of what could have been …
The Taming of Luis Suarez
There’s a scene in the highly acclaimed political thriller series ‘House of Cards’, where the antihero protagonist Francis Underwood is being told by his soon-to-be adversary Raymond Tusk as to which attributes of Francis’ makes him the compelling candidate for a major role in the White House (bear with me as I try my best to not inadvertently leak out obvious spoilers from this excellent series).
Francis is told, rather directly, that his penchant for pragmatism, ruthlessness to execute, a …