Blood Red: The Liverpool Fc Podcast

Neil Fitzmaurice is back with his Poetry in Motion podcast and, for this episode, he is joined by Kristian Walsh and Paul Wheelock, who are asked, just what went wrong in Naples last night?Kristian wonders whether we witnessed something Jurgen Klopp rarely does while Paul questions whether the Liverpool players had more than half an eye on Manchester City.Mohamed Salah’s struggles continued in the defeat to Napoli but the lads think the striker should be cut some slack – particularly when his loss in form could be a physical issue as much as anything else.With the front three truly yet to click, Kristian argues the spotlight should be focused further back the field – and he has an interesting statistic to back that up.Fitzy then asks whether Naby Keita has found his best position yet, and whether Trent Alexander-Arnold needs a break, before talk turns to the visit of City to Anfield on Sunday.Paul reckons it could be the first time in the Premier League this season that the Reds unleash the brand of Blitzkrei

Liverpool made the perfect start to their Champions League campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield two weeks ago.But what we witnessed this evening was night and day compared to that as the Reds were beaten 1-0 by Napoli.Jurgen Klopp's side were just moments away from picking up what would have been an excellent point on the road.But Lorenzo Insigne’s injury-time winner ultimately ensured they got exactly what they deserved.As our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce said in his verdict piece on the Echo’s website, Liverpool were vulnerable down the flanks, careless in midfield and toothless up front as they failed to register a single shot on target in Europe for the first time since 2012.Little wonder, then, that the tone of this podcast is different to the ones we have produced so far this season.It is a podcast that features the thoughts of James Pearce, along with six Reds supporters, Graham Agg, Alex Watt, Simon Donnelly, Matt Whitty, Mark Baker and Sam Planche, and whic

Liverpool are back in Champions League action tonight when they travel to Italy to take on last season's Serie A runners-up Napoli - and we have a packed Preview podcast to look ahead to the big match.We kick off by speaking to our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, who talks the club's and Jurgen Klopp's last visit to the Stadio San Paulo, whether the Reds boss will ring the changes with a massive Premier League match with Manchester City to come on Sunday, and why the locals don’t seem to be taking to Carlo Ancelotti.Ancelotti took over Napoli in the summer after Maurizio Sarri left for Chelsea and we get the thoughts of Marco Giordano, a presenter for CalcioNapoli24.it, on how the ex-Chelsea boss is doing and where the main strengths and weaknesses lie in his line-up.And the podcast rounds off with a chat to Italian football expert John Solano, who we first caught up with in the summer as Alisson Becker prepared to make his move from Roma to Liverpool.As well as Alisson and Napoli, John talks Mohamed

A true Liverpool FC legend this week makes his return to the city.Kevin Keegan will be at Waterstones on Wednesday afternoon to promote his brilliant new autobiography, My Life in Football.The book was written with Daniel Taylor, the chief football writer for The Guardian and The Observer newspapers, and the Sports Journalists’ Association Football Journalist of the Year for the past three years.And for our latest Blood Red spin-off podcast, Paul Wheelock picked up the phone to Daniel before he met up with Kevin for the latest leg of the book signing tour.So much of the focus on the book has surrounded the explosive revelations regarding Kevin’s second spell in charge of Newcastle.But as Daniel explains, there is much more to his story, not least the six years at Liverpool that transformed his career and life, and the importance of the manager who signed him, the one and only Bill Shankly.Kevin said recently that Jurgen Klopp is the modern manager he would like to play under most, and in this podcast Daniel t

One man dominates the latest Blood Red podcast, hosted by Joe Rimmer and also featuring James Pearce, Dan Kay and Theo Squires.And that man is Daniel Sturridge after his superb strike earned Liverpool a late but thoroughly deserved 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday night.Sturridge is now second only to the original super-sub, David Fairclough, as the player to have scored the most goals from the bench for the Reds.But can he become a regular starter again for Jurgen Klopp? And is now the time to start talking about a new contract for the revitalised striker?James provides an insight into the burgeoning partnership between Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez and also into another player who impressed at Stamford Bridge, Alisson Becker. But could the Liverpool number one have saved Eden Hazard’s opener?The love-in between Klopp and his counterpart Maurizio Sarri is discussed and the lads ask what was once an unthinkable question: is it now okay to like Chelsea?Talk then turns to Mohamed Salah and the team changes that

What a game. And what a goal.It looked like Liverpool were heading for a second defeat to Chelsea in the space of four days after Eden Hazard, the matchwinner in the midweek Carabao Cup tie between the sides, opened the scoring.But a quite superb strike from substitute Daniel Sturridge a minute from the end of normal time earned the Reds a richly deserved draw.As always we have the view from the pressbox, the stands and the dugout in this podcast.It kicks off with the thoughts of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You then hear from Reds fans Sam Planche, Mark Baker, Alex Watt and, a debutant on this show, Kop season-ticket holder Matt Whitty.And the podcast rounds off with audio from Jurgen Klopp’s top-table press conference that took place after the match.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Hooton is back with his Allez Les Rouges podcast, a little later than usual, but with good reason, as he has been busy promoting his excellent new book, The Boot Room Boys: The Unseen Story of Anfield's Conquering Heroes.And joined by Liverpool season-ticket holders Joe Blott, and Ian Byrne, of Fans Supporting Foodbanks, they kick off another enjoyable show by talking about the book’s launch event, where the last member of the fabled Boot Room, Roy Evans, had the packed-out crowd hanging on his every word.Times have changed, and not just at Liverpool, but the lads can see similarities in the single-mindedness of Jurgen Klopp and the great man who created the Boot Room.While there have been comparisons between Virgil van Dijk and Alan Hansen, Peter reckons the Dutchman could be for Klopp what Ron Yeats was for Bill Shankly.Liverpool are hoping the centre-back is fit for the second part of the double-header with Chelsea later today, but while Peter and Co believe the performance in the Carabao Cup defeat

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce along with ECHO duo Joe Rimmer and Chris Beesley to discuss the last few days of all things Anfield. The team take a look back at the Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea, what Jurgen Klopp could have done differently, and his on-field exchange with Xherdan Shaqiri after the match. There are concerns over Virgil van Dijk and some serious respect for Chelsea's Eden Hazard.Also includes plenty of Alan Partridge references. Including his big plate. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may be less than six weeks old, but it has already been an eventful season for Liverpool FC Women.After a summer of massive change that saw the majority of last season’s squad leave along with manager Scott Rogers, the club was looking to stabilise under Neil Redfearn.But the former Leeds United boss rocked the Reds by quitting after just two games in charge.That left ex-Liverpool and England men’s goalkeeper Chris Kirkland, and Redfearn’s first-team coach Vicky Jepson, to take up the reins on a caretaker basis.And the duo, along with the rest of the backroom staff, have overseen back-to-back victories, which have lifted spirits going into the first Women’s Super League home match of the season against Reading at Prenton Park on Sunday (2pm kick-off).So to preview the game, and to find out what life has been like back at the club he played for and supports, Kirkland speaks to our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.There is also an update on the Reds’ U18 and U23s academy sides.Enjoy. For information

All good things must come to an end, and after seven straight wins, Liverpool have suffered their first defeat of the season after losing 2-1 to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.And in our Post-Game podcast, we get the view from the pressbox, the stands and the dugout on what was a frustrating night at Anfield.The podcast starts with the verdict of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You then hear from four Reds supporters who have phoned into the show – Ross Strachan, who is gutted, Simon Donnelly, who is not, Mark Baker, who works at an academy at a Championship club, and Alex Watt, who could be in for a long few days before Liverpool attempt to exact revenge in this weekend’s Premier League meeting between the sides at Stamford Bridge.There was no doubting the quality of Eden Hazard’s winner.But controversy surrounded Chelsea’s equaliser and Jurgen Klopp spoke about just that in his press conference, which we have audio highlights from, and which rounds off the podcast. For information regarding your da

It’s the first of Liverpool’s big double-header with Chelsea tonight as the clubs do battle at Anfield in the Carabao Cup.And to get the lowdown on the team standing in Reds’ way of continuing their perfect start to the season, we spoke to Nizaar Kinsella, the Chelsea correspondent for Goal.Nizaar talks the revolution new manager Maurizio Sarri is ushering in at Stamford Bridge, whether Eden Hazard will play and the teenage talent tipped to fill the brilliant Belgian’s boots if he doesn’t, how Ross Barkley is getting on, and much more else besides.We also speak to our Liverpool FC reporter Ian Doyle who, with James Pearce having a day off (of sorts), was at Melwood for Jurgen Klopp’s pre-match press conference.He talks the player who is certain to start the tie, a possible full debut for Fabinho, and whether Klopp should target the Carabao Cup for his first silverware as Reds boss.Enjoy this Preview, and we’ll be back after the match with our Post-Game podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, vi

Seven wins from seven, top of the Premier League, and off to a flyer in the Champions League, but have Liverpool hit top gear yet?That is the question Reds season-ticket holders Sean Bradbury, Dan Kay and Paul Philbin answer in our latest View from the Kop podcast.There is no doubt Jurgen Klopp's side played within themselves in the second half of the 3-0 victory over Southampton, which Paul says is exactly the type of one he's been waiting for.It was a victory that also extended Liverpool's unbeaten league run at home to 24 matches, an impressive record of 16 wins and eight draws that make Joey Barton's comments today perplexing.The lads discuss those, and also the difference in atmosphere between European nights and afternoon kick-offs at Anfield, before talks turn to Mohamed Salah, his return to the scoresheet at the weekend and his interesting evening at the FIFA awards.Whether Salah will start Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea is open to question but Sean is certain it is a competition Klopp mus

There is a special guest on the first Blood Red podcast of the week.The Farm frontman and author Peter Hooton joins James Pearce, Connor Dunn and host Joe Rimmer ahead of the launch of his superb new book, The Boot Room Boys: The Unseen Story of Anfield’s Conquering Heroes.But before they get stuck into that, there is the little matter of a history-making seventh straight win for Liverpool to review.The 3-0 victory over Southampton took Peter back to a glorious chapter in the club’s history while James feels it was further proof of how Jurgen Klopp’s style of play has evolved at Anfield.There is plenty of praise for Xherdan Shaqiri, Alisson Becker as well as Virgil van Dijk. But with Dejan Lovren now close to fitness, who should partner the Dutchman at centre-back?Talk then turns to Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea. Connor reckons the Reds should go for it, and Joe does, too, but James insists Klopp should approach it differently, and Peter agrees. However, if the Liverpool boss does ring the change

Today's 3-0 win over Southampton means Liverpool have won their opening seven competitive matches of a season for the first time in the club’s history.And more importantly it means Jurgen Klopp’s side moved two points clear at the top of the table ahead of a Carabao Cup and Premier League double-header with Chelsea and then a trip to Manchester City before the next international break.Little wonder, then, that spirits are high on your latest Post-Game podcast.The show, as always, kicks off with the considered verdict of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You will then hear from Reds supporters Ross Strachan, Alex Watt, Simon Donnelly, Sam Planche and Mark Baker.And we finish off with audio highlights from Klopp’s press conference, in which the Liverpool manager gives his thoughts on a very good afternoon’s work, Virgil van Dijk’s fitness after the centre-back came off against his former club, and the perfect start to the season and the big matches that are to come.Enjoy. For information regarding yo

Liverpool will look to make it a club record seven straight wins to start a season when they welcome Southampton to Anfield this afternoon.And you would not bet against them given the fabulous form Jurgen Klopp’s side are in.But what of the team standing in their way?Well, for our Preview podcast, we spoke to a Saints expert to get the inside track.Adam Leitch is the chief sports writer of the Southern Daily Echo, who can also be found on the Total Saints Podcast, and we talked Southampton’s form, Danny Ings, Mark Hughes, the revolving door at St Mary’s, Virgil van Dijk and much more else besides.You will then hear from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, who sent over some thoughts on the drive back from Jurgen Klopp’s press conference at Melwood. Don’t worry, he was in the passenger seat.Enjoy – and we’ll be back later for our Post-Game show. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce along with ECHO duo Joe Rimmer and Theo Squires to discuss the last few days of all things Anfield. Among the topics up for discussion are the Anfield atmosphere, whether to rest Mohamed Salah, the team to beat Southampton and progress with Liverpool's new training ground.Warning: Includes Joe Rimmer swearing AGAIN, the potty-mouth scamp. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain have made it a superb week so far for Jurgen Klopp’s senior side.But it’s also been seven days to savour for the club’s younger teams.There was a third straight league victory for Barry Lewtas’ U18s before Neil Critchey’s U23s got their season up and running with a success that was aided by the inclusion of a number of first-team players.But arguably the most impressive result of the lot came on Tuesday when the U19s, managed by Lewtas, swept aside Paris Saint-Germain 5-2 in their UEFA Youth League opener.Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce joins host Paul Wheelock to reflect on the hat-trick of wins and give a progress check on some of the starlets currently catching the eye, including Rafa Camacho and Curtis Jones, Bobby Adekanye, Paul Glatzel and Bobby Duncan, as well as new boy Ki-Jana Hoever.James also speaks about Liverpool FC Women, who ended a difficult week, which saw the shock departure of manager Neil Redfearn, on a positive note.Enjoy

Neil Fitzmaurice is back with his Poetry in Motion podcast and for the latest episode he is joined by Dan Kay and reunited with Joe Rimmer.The trio kick off the show by looking back on Liverpool's statement-making victories over the past week.Dan explains why the win over Tottenham was proof positive of the biggest development in Jurgen Klopp’s side and why Tuesday must go down as one of the great European nights at Anfield.Whereas Joe was shocked at just how much better Liverpool were than Spurs but less surprised that Paris Saint-Germain went the way of Roma, Manchester City and so many others.Fitzy reckons someone is going to be on the end of a beating soon and that opens up a discussion about the area that the Reds need to improve despite their perfect start to the season.It is a season that continues at home to Southampton on Saturday and Dan believes this is where Klopp will now really start to earn his corn.Selection for the visits of the Saints, and then Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, is a major talking

It was a special night, so it is only right that we mark the thrilling 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain with a special, impromptu edition of our Blood Red podcast.James Pearce joins Paul Gorst and host Joe Rimmer to assess and analyse a superb victory that underlined why the Reds are now considered one of the top teams on the continent once again.There is plenty of praise for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and, particularly, the indefatigable James Milner.There is also a discussion about the form and mood of Mohamed Salah. But while things are not quite yet clicking into place for Liverpool’s star man, Daniel Sturridge looks a player reborn, and James, Paul and Joe wonder what lies in store for the striker after his goal against PSG.    For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Champions League season, same old, thrilling Liverpool.The Reds kicked off their Group C campaign with a late but fully deserved 3-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.And in our latest Post-Game podcast we look back on yet another European night to remember at Anfield.The podcast kicks off with the thoughts of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You then hear from six Reds fans who have called into the show – Alex Watt, Simon Donnelly, Sam Planche, Mark Baker, Graham Agg and Ross Strachan.And the podcast rounds off with audio highlights from Jurgen Klopp’s press conference.The view from the pressbox, the stands and the dugout... we've got it all covered.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices