We would like to wish all your visitors and contributors a very Merry Christmas — wherever you’re waking up today, nursing a hangover, opening presents - pretending to be pleased with another pair of socks or aftershave set from a loved one! - and tucking into the turkey and Crimbo pudding…

The Reds kicked off the festive season with a comfortable win over Portsmouth and hopefully they’ll continue that with a good result at Pride Park tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow also sees the website celebrate six years of being online as This Is Anfield. We’ve recently added and improved some aspects of the site to further enhance visitor’s experience and next week we’ll be launching a new photo gallery and chat room. We hope you enjoy the website and we’d like to thank in particular all our contributors; from the regular columnists, forum moderators and admins and those who work behind the scenes.

Merry Christmas Reds!

Matt and Max
TIA Editors and Founders