The Anfield Wrap

The Rider: Bouncing As We Go

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, The Rider is being recorded in a different space and at a new time. But we've still got ten great songs and plenty of chat in between. Ne...

The Rider: Monday, Monday

04 Sep 2017

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This week's Rider is recorded before the Bank Holiday Weekend. What does everyone have planned for the weekend ahead? And who played Reading/Leeds in ...

Free Podcast: Transfer Window Winners And Losers

04 Sep 2017

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With the transfer window closed, club's up and down the country will be assessing what they've got, how they did and what they could have done better....

Radio City Talk: Liverpool's Deadline Day Dead End

01 Sep 2017

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With the transfer window now shut, just how did Liverpool do in the market? Some massive positives as well as some crushing negatives, but in the f...

Free Podcast: Rampant Liverpool Dismantle Wenger's Sorry Arsenal

28 Aug 2017

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A fantastic Liverpool performance against Arsenal has, in the eyes of the mainstream media become a story about Arsenal rather than one about the Migh...

Radio City Talk: Champions League Liverpool Face Arsenal Test

26 Aug 2017

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Liverpool take on Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday knowing that a win would top off a successful first month to the Reds campaign. But failure to claim...

The Rider: Hello Cheeky

23 Aug 2017

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Total eclipse of the Rider obviously under the circumstances. But still ten great songs and more Wham than you can shake a stick at. Indeed Stephanie ...

Free Podcast: Sadio The Mane Man As Liverpool Overcome Palace

20 Aug 2017

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A long look at a rock solid 1-0 win from Liverpool where the manager was able to make 5 changes and see the side be far better than their opponents. ...

Radio City Talk: Liverpool Clear Hoffenheim Hurdle

18 Aug 2017

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Neil Atkinson was joined for this week's Radio City Talk show by Adam Smith, John Gibbons and Darren Farley to chat about Liverpool's Champions Leagu...

The Rider: Hello Gents

16 Aug 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Stephanie Heneghan and John Gibbons to play some fantastic songs and find new ways to leave Neil absolutely mortified. It i...

Free Podcast: Stung By The Hornets

14 Aug 2017

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AFTER Liverpool’s opening day fixture offered up a late sting in the tail — hot on the heels of Phil Coutinho’s transfer request — Neil Atkins...

Radio City Talk: Breaking Bad

11 Aug 2017

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As the news breaks so does The Anfield Wrap. Neil Atkinson is joined by Ben Johnson, John Gibbons and James McKenna. What is going on? What do we ...

The Rider: Pictures Of Christopher

10 Aug 2017

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No John Gibbons but The Rider is in great shape with Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia. There is talk of Liverpool Music Week, your...

Free Podcast: Smoke And Mirrors?

07 Aug 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Dan Fieldsend, author of The European Game, John Milburn and Adam Melia to discuss the situation Liverpool find themselves ...

The Rider: Fine For Kittens

05 Aug 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Stephanie Heneghan, John Gibbons and Adam Melia to play ten great songs and surround those songs with lots of talk of hango...

Radio City Talk: Staring Into The Abyss

05 Aug 2017

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Neil Atkinson was joined by John Gibbons and Ian Ryan for this weeks City Talk show. Also in part two, Neil is joined by a cast of thousands in Dub...

Free Podcast: Opening Up The Discussion

31 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts Stu Wright, John Gibbons and Paul Johnson to work out what Liverpool's options, wants and needs are now and how that impacts acros...

Radio City Talk: Buying At The Top

28 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Charlotte Campbell and Paul Duhaney to talk about: Liverpool's Summer Liverpool Loves Roto Premier Leag...

The Rider: Werrrrk

27 Jul 2017

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The Rider this week has nine great songs and Neil Atkinson worrying about Adam Melia making his gig in Manchester but Adam being all very relaxed and ...

Free Podcast: Transfer Request Tackles

24 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson was joined by Jay McKenna, Adam Melia and Karl Coppack for this week's free show to chat about Naby Keita and his training session endin...

Radio City Talk: Standing Start

22 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson was joined for this week's Radio City Talk show by Jay McKenna, Natasha Henry and Glenn Price for a wide ranging show which includes tal...

Title - Corkscrews

21 Jul 2017

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No John Gibbons this week (when will we all be together again?) but Neil Atkinson, Adam Melia and Stephanie Heneghan limp on. Neil has made the gr...

Free Podcast: Squad Goals

17 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Paul Cope, Ian Ryan and Craig Hannan to talk through Liverpool's Lucas Leiva leaving for Lazio, the striker conundrum in fr...

Radio City Talk: Changes

15 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Glenn Price, Paul Cope, and Ben Johnson to talk about another Lucas Leiva impending departure and the plan around central m...

The Rider: Podcasts Under The Bed

14 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is back. But Stephanie Heneghan is away. A real shame but Neil ploughs on regardless with Adam Melia and John Gibbons talking about his ...

Free Podcast: The Long Hot Summer

10 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, James McKenna and Dan Austin to get stuck into Liverpool's slow moving summer. What to discuss? Well: Tr...

Radio City Talk: The Human Side Of Football

07 Jul 2017

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John Gibbons is joined by Gareth Roberts, James Sutton and Craig Hannan for this week's City Talk show. In part one we talk about the image of foot...

The Rider - Bobby Gutmann

06 Jul 2017

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Neil Atkinson is away but Rob Gutmann is in! Everyone's favourite Liverpool mover and indeed shaker joins John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Me...

Free Podcast: Transfers Unwrapped

03 Jul 2017

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It's an Anfield Wrap special on transfers this week and on it we've got four people who are close to the process to tell us what they're all about. ...

CityTalk – Safe Standing: Another Step Towards Rail Seating At Anfield?

01 Jul 2017

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WITH Shrewsbury Town bidding to become the first English club with a safe standing section, West Brom stating their willingness to trial rail seating ...

The Rider: Back Home

30 Jun 2017

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Neil Atkinson and Adam Melia are back from Glastonbury and a little worse for wear. They try and piece together their weekends along with John Gibbons...

Free Podcast: It’s Good To Talk…Or Is It?

26 Jun 2017

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An Anfield Wrap with a difference today, all the transfer tattle is over on our subscription feed, with Rob Gutmann getting ridiculously excited about...

City Talk - One down, How many to go?

23 Jun 2017

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Mohammed Salah has signed for Liverpool. But are we satisfied? Are we ever? Rob Gutmann is joined by John Gibbons, Craig Hannan and Gareth Roberts ...

Mo Salah Reaction Special Preview

23 Jun 2017

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As part of our TAW Player programming, we recorded a TAW reaction special to chat about the arrival of Mohamed Salah from Roma for a reportedly club r...

The Rider - Glastonbury Special

22 Jun 2017

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It's our yearly Glastonbury Rider. Where people who are going and people who aren't tell you who to see and who to avoid at Worthy Farm. Two of ou...

Free Podcast: Ticking Clock

19 Jun 2017

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This week The Anfield Wrap looks into Liverpool's relative inertia to date, imagines what the squad could come to look like and plots the course throu...

Radio City Talk: The Damned Transfer

16 Jun 2017

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Citytalk this week sees Neil Atkinson back from Utah and ready to take stock on the summer to date with John Gibbons and Gareth Roberts. What is happe...

The Rider: Conflicted Drunking

13 Jun 2017

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Adam is in Spain, hopefully going to his own Gig of the Week, so Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan get up on a Sunday to bring you ni...

Free Podcast: Wrapping Up The Rumours

12 Jun 2017

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ROB Gutmann hosts Gareth Roberts, Mo Stewart and Paul Senior as the panel try to make sense of the latest transfer rumours around Liverpool. Could ...

Radio City Talk: Interrupted Reading

09 Jun 2017

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Neil Atkinson was intending on speaking to authors about their books exclusively on this edition of The Anfield Wrap on Citytalk. And then Liverpool d...

The Rider: Primavera

09 Jun 2017

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Steph Heneghan is remarkably chipper post festival with Neil Atkinson surprised and impressed. There is all the usual Wham, Bangers and a Gig Of T...

Free Podcast: Jurgen's Project?

05 Jun 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts Rob Gutmann, Dan Austin and Glenn Price to talk about Jurgen Klopp's talk around the project, Peter Moore's talk around the money ...

Radio City Talk: 125 Years Of The Mighty Reds

02 Jun 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts a special edition of The Anfield Wrap to mark Liverpool's 125th Birthday on Saturday. First he is joined by Gareth Roberts to ...

The Rider: Bob Not Dave

31 May 2017

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Primavera, old Microsoft characters, a virtual running club. The Rider has it all this week. Everything you could want. The hungry four are Neil A...

Free Podcast: Liverpool's Season

28 May 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts our first Season Review on The Anfield Wrap with Paul Senior and Melissa Reddy. What went well for The Reds and what could have go...

Radio City Talk: Buyers Club

26 May 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts as Rob Gutmann, Karl Coppack and Ian Ryan go through the outrageous sums of money Liverpool are being quoted for players this summ...

The Rider: As We Go Along

24 May 2017

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The Rider was recorded prior to tragic events in Manchester but starts with Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and John Gibbons having a conversation a...

Free Podcast: Champions League We're Having a Laugh

22 May 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Gareth Roberts and Ben Johnson to analyse Liverpool's 3-0 victory against Middlesbrough. We discuss the perfo...

Radio City Talk: Shit Or Bust

19 May 2017

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This week on Radio Citytalk Neil Atkinson talks to James McKenna, Steve Graves and John Gibbons about the importance and nature of the game against Mi...

The Rider: There's A Dolphin In The Mersey

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What dolphin? What? What on earth is going on? The Rider this week has 10 great songs, of course it does, but it has some of the finest co...

The Rider: In Pieces...

16 May 2017

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The Rider this week comes separately and late. Apologies for the latter but not for the former. Adam Melia and John Gibbons hold up one side of the ba...

Free Podcast: High Flying Reds Burst Bilic's Bubble

15 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After a fantastic win and performance from Liverpool against West Ham United, Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, Jay McKenna and Rob Gutmann. ...

Radio City Talk: The Biggest Week Of The Season

12 May 2017

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Citytalk this week has everyone talking about Liverpool's trip to West Ham and whether or not they are worried. Neil Atkinson is joined by Simon Hu...

COMPETITION - Win a 2017-18 #LFC home shirt signed by Phil Coutinho!

12 May 2017

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John Gibbons and Craig Hannan tell you how you can win the new 17/18 home jersey signed by Phil Coutinho. For more information, visit www.theanfieldwr...

Exclusive: Ten Years of Lucas Leiva

11 May 2017

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On this day 10 years ago, Lucas Leiva signed for Liverpool from Gremio for a fee of £5million. Back in February, The Anfield Wrap spoke to the midfie...

The Anfield Wrap: Liverpool Draw Another Blank As Saints Survive Anfield Test

08 May 2017

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After another disappointing home result against Southampton, The Anfield Wrap gets stuck right into the issues beguiling this Liverpool side. Melis...

Radio City Talk: Operation Anfield Exercise

05 May 2017

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A four part Radio City Talk show with more comings and goings than Lime Street Station. You really need your wits about you to keep up. The bread i...

The Anfield Wrap: Giving It Wat For

02 May 2017

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GARETH Roberts hosts Tony Barrett, John Gibbons and Mike Nevin as they discuss Liverpool’s gloriously ugly win at Vicarage Road. Just how good w...

The Rider - Park Life

30 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Rider this week has another brilliant guest - Legendary DJ Graeme Park joins over the phone for a lovely chat about the Liverpool Disco Festival w...

Radio City Talk: Watford Trap

28 Apr 2017

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The Anfield Wrap on Citytalk this week features a cast of thousands. The core are the irrepressible John Gibbons and Ian Salmon. Expect loads of refer...

Gini Wijnaldum

27 Apr 2017

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John Gibbons and Craig Hannan bring you details of our afternoon with Gini Wijnaldum and how you can win a signed shirt Learn more about your ad choi...

Liverpool's Shambolic Surrender

24 Apr 2017

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Neil Atkinson was joined by Paul Senior, Gareth Roberts and Ian Salmon to pick through the carcass that was Liverpool's 'performance' against Crystal ...

The Rider - Novocaine For The Soul

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Rider is a little late this week, so apologies for that but it has nine fantastic songs which should warm the cockles, plus a load of General Elec...

Radio City Talk: Liverpool's Crystal Clear Objective

21 Apr 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined by Andy Heaton, Philippa Smallwood and Paul Senior to talk about Liverpool's defensive worries against Crystal Palace and also...

Bobby Boings The Baggies

17 Apr 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts as Philippa Smallwood, Charlotte Campbell and Ben Johnson work through Liverpool's fantastic battling performance and result again...

Hillsborough 28 Years On: Phil Scraton on Owning The Truth Of April 15, 1989

14 Apr 2017

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Professor Phil Scraton, campaigner and author of Hillsborough: The Truth, speaks to Gareth Roberts about the long fight for truth and justice, from th...

Radio City Talk: Can Klopp Prick Pulis Bubble At The Hawthorns?

14 Apr 2017

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Citytalk this week say Neil Atkinson joined by Adam Smith, Dan Vincent and Craig Rimmer to talk about Liverpool's eye on the summer and then move the ...

The Rider - Disco 2 Disco

14 Apr 2017

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The Rider this week has a guest. Alex Lowes, the man behind the legendary Southport Weekender who is now the driving force behind the Liverpool Disco ...

Free Podcast: The Biggest Win

10 Apr 2017

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The Anfield Wrap looks what might well have been both Liverpool's poorest half of football and biggest win of the season. Neil Atkinson is joined b...

Radio City Talk: Sparked Out

07 Apr 2017

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The Anfield Wrap on Radio Citytalk this week is recorded live with Neil Atkinson, Melissa Reddy and Mr Friday Night John Gibbons looking back and the ...

The Rider - For Real

07 Apr 2017

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Everyone together in a room having a lovely time. That is this week's Rider. Stephanie Heneghan has run another half marathon. John Gibbons has had a ...

Liverpool Magic, Everton Tragic

02 Apr 2017

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On the day after Liverpool vanquish Everton at Anfield 3-1 Neil Atkinson is joined by Phil Blundell and Rob Gutmann to pick the bones out of a solid L...

Radio City Talk: The Story Of The Blues

31 Mar 2017

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A look ahead to the Merseyside Derby and to next season with the talk of the war chest from Paul Joyce this week. Neil Atkinson is joined by Paul ...

The Rivals: Everton

30 Mar 2017

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The next part of our look at Liverpool's historic rivalries sees Neil Atkinson sit down with Mike Nevin, Rob Gutmann and the Liverpool Echo's David Pr...

The Rider: Driest Roast

30 Mar 2017

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Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia are without John in the flesh this week but his spirit remains strong. It is his gig of the week in R...

Keeping Up Appearances

28 Mar 2017

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Rob Gutmann hosts Stephen Evans and Andy Heaton for a in-depth chat Liverpool's problem position of goalkeeper and whether we are closer to solving an...

Radio City Talk: Everything And Everyone

24 Mar 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined for a bumper Radio City Talk by John Keith, who is always a pleasure to have on the show, to talk all things LFC and a couple ...

TAW Special - Orient Express

24 Mar 2017

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John and Andy chat to CNN's James Masters about the dire situation at Leyton Orient and what the fans are doing to try and help the club. To help t...

The Rider: A Dab Hand

23 Mar 2017

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The Rider is a full house. Neil Atkinson hosts as John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia play ten great songs and talk all sorts of wham abou...

Ronnie Moran: Mr Liverpool

22 Mar 2017

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Today, Ronnie Moran passed away at the age of 83. He worked consecutively at Liverpool Football Club under nine different managers, from player to ass...

Honours Even At The Etihad

20 Mar 2017

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Breathless, chaotic and ultimately, a point gained rather than two lost. Neil Atkinson is joined by Melissa Reddy, Adam Smith and Mike Nevin to t...

Radio City Talk: Two Massive Games

17 Mar 2017

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Citytalk this week has Neil Atkinson focusing on the battle for top four and the importance of the next two games. He is joined by John Gibbons, Ad...

The Big Reveal - Jamie Carragher On......

17 Mar 2017

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Jamie Carragher joins Neil Atkinson to talk about Xabi Alonso's Liverpool career. The pair go through Alonso's career at Liverpool and beyond but also...

The Rider - Lincolnshire

15 Mar 2017

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No Stephanie Heneghan this week. A massive blow but Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Adam Melia soldier on regardless with lots of big talk about Linco...

Cup Of Tea: Total Eclipse Of The Sun

14 Mar 2017

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Gareth Roberts and Neil Atkinson are joined by Paul Collins and Kevin Melvin from the Total Eclipse Of The Sun campaign to talk about how it started, ...

The Anfield Wrap: A Lovely Drop Of Claret

13 Mar 2017

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Liverpool were abject against Burnley. Liverpool took all three points against Burnley. Liverpool deserved their win against Burnley. To discuss al...

Radio City Talk: Reds Too Hot For Burnley?

10 Mar 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined in the studio by Ian Ryan, Alison McGovern and Rob Gutmann to wonder about Liverpool's consistency and look forward to Burnley...

The Anfield Wrap: Jürgen's Infuriatingly Brilliant Reds

06 Mar 2017

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Liverpool - As infuriating and painfully predictable as they are, at times, brilliant. Neil Atkinson is joined by Rob Gutmann, Gareth Roberts and C...

Radio City Talk: Arse About Face

03 Mar 2017

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Neil Atkinson hosts as Philippa Smallwood and Paul Senior talk through Liverpool's summer conundrums and how last summer played out. They also hav...

The Rider - Everything But The Truth

01 Mar 2017

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Another guest and we are so excited. Author Gillian McAllister in is to talk about her debut novel Everything But The Truth. It's an excellent novel a...

The Anfield Wrap: Out Foxed, Out Thought, Out Fought

28 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hello darkness my old friend. Liverpool were dire at Leicester and the panel on The Anfield Wrap aren't holding back. Joel Richards, Melissa Reddy ...

Radio City Talk: Liverpool To Outfox Leicester?

24 Feb 2017

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Neil Atkinson is joined for a rare live Citytalk by Joe Watson, Mo Stewart and Joel Richards to talk about Liverpool's visit to Leicester and The Foxe...

The Rider - Posh Teas

23 Feb 2017

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This week The Rider gets stuck into tasting menus, something host Neil Atkinson experienced for the first time over the weekend just gone. They also c...

The Anfield Wrap: Jürgen Klopp’s Thinking Games

20 Feb 2017

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GARETH Roberts, John Gibbons and Joel Richards are joined by sports psychologist and author Damian Hughes for an Anfield Wrap with a difference. W...

Sutton United and The Sun: An Indecent Proposal?

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sutton United have reached the 5th Round of the FA Cup for the first time. On Monday night they play Arsenal in the biggest game in the club's history...

Radio City Talk: Klopp's Second Summer

17 Feb 2017

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The Anfield Wrap on Citytalk this week has Sean Rogers and Ben Johnson joining Neil Atkinson to look ahead to the summer for Liverpool Football Club. ...

The Rider - Badly Wiggins

15 Feb 2017

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A guest! We love a guest and this week The Rider is overjoyed to be Mike Carney from Bantam Lions to talk about his fabulous new album Short Stories a...

The Anfield Wrap: Reds Too Hot For Spurs

13 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What a win for The Reds at the weekend and what an Anfield Wrap show we have for you. Looking at what worked and what needs to keep working for this L...

Radio City Talk: Putting The Sun In The Shade

10 Feb 2017

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This week's Citytalk show on The Anfield Wrap has John Gibbons and James McKenna talking about: Liverpool FC choosing to ban The Sun now. FSG's...

The Rider - A Full House

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is in! Imagine the scenes. Neil Atkinson hosts John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia as they get back to basics. There is all the n...