The Anfield Wrap

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

Liverpool crashed to defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and The Anfield Wrap in association with Redsbet are picking the bones out of that result and the wider knock on effects for Champions League qualification this season and beyond. In the end the game was decided by the only goal but Chelsea were able to keep Liverpool at bay. The Reds couldn't make their midfield break the lines and found themselves toiling. The context is everywhere - Liverpool were back from Rome while Chelsea had the week to prepare but Liverpool were thwarted on the pitch. The result also emphasised weakenesses in Liverpool's squad at every level and we have a conversation about Liverpool's likely transfer plans. The we is Melissa Reddy, Adam Smith, Philippa Smallwood and Stuart Wright, hosted by Neil Atkinson. The Anfield Wrap is supported by Redsbet, click here to set up an account. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices