Blood Red: The Liverpool Fc Podcast

Champions League football is back with a bang at Anfield tonight as Liverpool take on Paris Saint-Germain in a match that would not look out of place in the later rounds let alone a group opener.The Reds have made a superb start to the Premier League with their perfect record of five wins from five meaning they share top spot with Chelsea.But how are PSG getting on under their new manager Thomas Tuchel? And how are the world’s most expensive footballers, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, faring after their contrasting World Cup experiences?To get the lowdown on Paris and their star-studded line-up, we caught up with French football expert Robin Bairner for our Preview podcast.We last spoke to the Goal reporter in the summer just as it appeared that Liverpool were set to land Nabil Fekir.But while we sneaked in a question about Fekir, and Fabinho’s start to life at Anfield, we mainly talked the team standing in the way of Liverpool this evening.The podcast also features our own James Pearce outside a windy Anfield, as

A win at Wembley is always something to celebrate, especially when it extends Liverpool's perfect start to the Premier League campaign. Host Kristian Walsh is joined by James Pearce and Dan Kay as they pick apart the performance, including a Jurgen Klopp spine which is growing ever stronger. Roberto Firmino is given a moniker nobody has heard before, there's more Gini Wijnaldum love, while Alisson Becker's distribution with the ball raises some eyebrows. There is also discussion on those ridiculous rumours of a Mohamed Salah feud with Sadio Mane, as well as a look ahead to the visit of Paris Saint-Germain. This latest Blood Red episode is the perfect way to kick off another massive week at Anfield. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the impressive Wembley win over Tottenham Hotspur continuing the perfect start to the Premier League season, Liverpool can now turn their attention to their Champions League opener with Paris Saint-Germain.And what a match it should prove to be as Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Co come to Anfield for what could be another European night to remember at Anfield.The ground will be a vibrant sea of colour and noise – and a lot of down will be down to the guests of our latest podcast.We invited four Spion Kop 1906 members, Phil Walton, Sam Evans, Lewis Steele and Patrick Fitzsimons, as well as season-ticket holder Ste Martin, to talk about the supporters group that create and organise flags and banner displays on the Kop.The lads explain how and why the group was formed and what they have achieved in the years since. They also talk about the 77th-minute walkout versus Sunderland in February 2016, which forced Liverpool to make a U-turn over ticket prices and had an impact across the Premier League, and why there h

Well, what a difference a year makes... Or 11 months to be precise.Last October Liverpool lost 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley to slip to ninth in the Premier League and leave them trailing eventual champions Manchester City by a massive 12 points.But fast forward to the present day and Jurgen Klopp’s side sit level on points at the top with five wins from five after they comprehensively outplayed Spurs to maintain their perfect start to the season.Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce kicks off the Post-Game podcast with his verdict on the impressive 2-1 triumph.You then hear from Reds fans Sam Planche and Alex Watt before highlights from Jurgen Klopp’s press conference round off the show.We’ll be back with your next Post-Game podcast after Tuesday’s mouthwatering Champions League opener against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield.But for now enjoy reflecting on what really was a statement of intent from Liverpool. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about yo

Proper football is back as Liverpool travel to Tottenham - and our latest Blood Red podcast has every angle covered.Kristian Walsh hosts with James Pearce, Theo Squires and Caoimhe O'Neill there to discuss a mammoth seven-game stretch.The long-term future of Fabinho is pondered, while the team explore whether the Reds' record at the top six is much cause for concern.There's also a pretty stern message for Gary Neville and his Champions League theory.A must-listen. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Peter Hooton sunning himself in Sicily ahead of the launch of his brilliant new book, the latest episode of the Allez Les Rouges podcast is hosted by a voice that will be very familiar to our listeners.The Liverpool ECHO’s former Liverpool FC editor Andy Kelly made a warm welcome to our studio to record the show, which also features journalist and author, Simon Hughes, Spirit of Shankly committee member Joe Blott, and regular guest and Kop season ticket holder, John Nicolson.And it’s safe to say the lads have a lot to talk about ahead of a run of seven games in 22 days that Andy rightly calls ‘mouthwatering’.Liverpool will go into the first of those games, against Tottenham Hotspur, on the back of four straight wins to start a league season for the first time since 1990.But the panel are of the opinion that Jurgen Klopp’s side have yet to truly get going and they look at the reasons why that is the case.There is no need for alarm – every other club would like to be where the Reds are – but Andy and Co ac

We’re bringing you our Preview podcast a little earlier than usual but after two weeks without a Liverpool match, we’re getting a little excited, especially when a trip to Wembley to take on Tottenham Hotspur kick-starts what could be a season-shaping run of seven games in 22 days for Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League leaders.The show kicks off with a chat with our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce who cannot wait for what he believes will be the Reds’ first ‘proper test’ of the campaign.James also looks back on last season’s corresponding encounter and the lessons that were learned in the aftermath as well as providing an update on the mini goalkeeping scare Klopp has suffered in the lead up to the match.With Hugo Lloris and Dele Alli sidelined, James reckons Mauriccio Pochettino has got bigger problems than his counterpart, and the second guest of the podcast, Alasdair Gold, who covers Spurs for Football.London, would be inclined to agree.While Tottenham have won three of their first four games of the cam

Best Liverpool player so far this season? Joe Gomez would have to be in with a shout, and his fine form was recognised by Gareth Southgate at the weekend when he chose the 21-year-old over Manchester City’s £50m man Kyle Walker to start for England against Spain at WembleyIt continued a remarkable rise for Gomez that started when he landed a deal with his local club Charlton Athletic – at the second attempt – and it is a rise that has been overseen by one of the men who knows him best, Steve Avory.Steve is the long-serving manager of Charlton’s highly successful academy and we spoke to him to get the inside track on the player he calls the ‘ultimate professional’.Steve tells a tale of a level-headed kid who is always able to meet the challenges put him front of him and who boasts the mental toughness to overcome any setback, including the cruciate ligament injury he sustained not long after signing for Liverpool and, more recently, the ankle problem that ruled him out of the Champions League final as well as

Your latest spin-off show to our main Blood Red podcast is a quick catch-up with ex-Liverpool striker Peter Crouch, who has been back in the city to promote his brilliant new book, How to be a Footballer.The former England international talks his Anfield career, how a night out with Jamie Carragher helped get it off the ground, and how he risked the wrath of Rafa Benitez, both then and now.He also explains why he dedicated the final chapter of the book to Steven Gerrard before engaging in a quickfire Q&A including which of his old Reds team-mates were the best to go on a night out with.He also talks the current Liverpool crop and their chances of winning the Premier League as well as giving his thoughts on their big match with another of his former clubs this Saturday.We’re hoping to get Peter in for a longer podcast in the near future, to look back fully on his excellent career, but for now... enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by ECHO duo Kristian Walsh and Paul Gorst along with special guest Caoimhe O'Neill to discuss the form of Brazil duo Fabinho and Firmino, decipher Djibril Cisse's interesting Istanbul tale, debate the impact of the new Main Stand and how it is attracting new fans, and start looking ahead to the weekend trip to Wembley to take on Tottenham Hotspur.Also includes brief discussion about which Liverpool player would be best to go for a pint with. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the dreaded international break now very much upon us, we tried something a little different in our latest View from the Kop podcast.Hosted by Paul Wheelock and featuring season-ticket holders Paul Philbin and Dan Kay, the trio kick off the show by going through each individual player who has started for Liverpool so far this season and rating their performances.Dan and Philbo are very much on the same page when it comes to some – Alisson Becker and Joe Gomez to name two – but surprisingly they have differing opinions when it comes to one key man.The big Reds are massive fans of Roberto Firmino but they also have contrasting thoughts on why the brilliant Brazilian hasn’t yet hit the heights he achieved so regularly last season.Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made his first change of the campaign at Leicester City last time out when captain Jordan Henderson replaced Naby Keita. But should Keita return for the trip to Tottenham Hotspur? And, if so, which midfielder misses out?As the next episode of this bi-mon

Is James Milner getting better with age? Well, the guest of this special Blood Red spin-off show certainly thinks so.Stephen Warnock is a friend and former Aston Villa team-mate of Milner’s and he offers a fascinating insight into the evergreen Liverpool midfielder's character and personality as well as explaining why he should be regarded as world class.Ex-Reds defender Warnock will line up alongside the 32-year-old in this weekend's Match for Cancer at Parkhead, every penny from which will be devoted to tackling the disease through the Celtic FC Foundation, the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation, and the James Milner Foundation.Warnock also played with Petrov at Villa and he speaks openly about the feeling in the dressing room at the time the Bulgarian received his shocking news and the amazing strength of character he has shown since.Former England left-back Warnock also gives his verdict on Liverpool’s flying start to the season, whether their priority should lie in the Premier League or Champions League, Andy Ro

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by ECHO triumvirate Paul Gorst, Dan Kay and the lesser-spotted Chris Beesley to pick the bones out of Neymar's comments about the Reds' Premier League hopes, the injury setback to Adam Lallana, Fabinho's progress, the new contract for Jordan Henderson and praise for the club over ticket prices.Also includes Dan killing off Kristian Walsh For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Fitzmaurice is back with his latest Poetry in Motion podcast and – once he’s allowed to get his words out – he is joined by the returning Dan Kay and debutant Paul Gorst.With Liverpool sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League with four wins from four, it’s all very positive at Anfield going into the international break, so Fitzy decides to play devil’s advocate and look at some of the areas in which Jurgen Klopp’s side can improve.The second-half showings, Alisson’s one mistake of an otherwise superb start to life between the posts, and the performance of the front three are all discussed, before it quickly becomes clear that even the negatives – if you can call them that – can be turned into positives, including the big difference in this Liverpool team this season.Before a ball had been kicked, Dan was gently mocked for suggesting Sadio Mane could finish as the Premier League’s top scorer, but that’s exactly what he’s on course to be after four goals in as many matches, and the trio debate why t

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Wright is the special guest on our latest Verdict podcast.We recorded a podcast with the Academy graduate earlier this summer looking back on his career.But our latest catch-up, at Wrexham AFC’s Racecourse Ground, was all about the current Reds crop and reviewing their season so far.Along with Liverpool’s summer spending, it’s a start that seems to have got under Jose Mourinho’s skin, but Wright has been delighted by the way that Jurgen Klopp has responded to the Manchester United manager’s barbs.He also discusses those comments from Neymar ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s visit to Anfield on Tuesday week and reveals whether words of opposition players and managers are really stuck up on the dressing room wall.Wright called for the Reds to buy a goalkeeper after Loris Karius’ Champions League final mistakes and, while Alisson Becker made an error of his own at Leicester City on Saturday, he feels the Brazilian has already removed doubts in the fan base and, crucially, in his te

We welcomed former Liverpool youngster and current Cardiff City defender Lee Peltier into the ECHO’s studio for our latest podcast.After a trip down Memory Lane with the show’s co-host Paul Gorst, Lee tells the tale of a brilliant career that at the age of 31, now sees him playing in the Premier League for the first time with the promoted Bluebirds.It is a career that started at Liverpool, and while he never appeared for his boyhood club in the top flight, the handful of appearances the Toxteth lad did make were eventful to say the least.From a seven-goal League Cup thriller on his surreal debut at Anfield to a Champions League bow in one of the most intimidating stadiums in Europe, Lee looks back on his 10 years with the Reds and explains what Rafa Benitez was like to work for and what it was like to appear alongside the likes of Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher and the best player he has seen, Steven Gerrard.His final appearance in a Liverpool shirt was unforgettable for the wrong reasons but the experience h

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by ECHO triumvirate Kristian Walsh, Connor Dunn and Dan Kay to look back at the win over Leicester City, debate the merits of Alisson Becker's footwork, salute Joe Gomez, warn Dejan Lovren and ponder the Reds midfield.Note: this was recorded before Liverpool announced Jordan Henderson's new contract, so it's not like we were completely ignoring it! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Liverpool sitting top of the Premier League with four wins from four, Reds supporters can now sit back, relax and watch an Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers that they have more than a vested interest in.Sunday’s showdown represents Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard’s first experience of one of the biggest matches in world football since taking over the Ibrox hotseat in the summer.And, if any was needed, extra spice is added by the fact that the person in the opposite dugout will be Brendan Rodgers, Gerrard’s final manager at Liverpool and the man who has led Celtic to back-to-back domestic trebles.But, as the guest of our latest podcast explains, Gerrard’s arrival in Glasgow has transformed Rangers and, for the first time in years, Celtic can feel their rivals breathing down their neck.Jonny McFarlane works for the Daily Record, and produces and presents the Record Rangers and The Transfer Window podcasts, and he spoke to us on Friday after Rangers secured their place in the Europa League group sta

They were far from at their brilliant best but, for the first time since 1990, Liverpool have made it four straight wins to start a league season.The 2-1 victory at Leicester City also ensured Jurgen Klopp’s side maintained their position at the top of the Premier League table.But as the callers in to this Post-Game podcast make clear, the Reds will need to improve their performances if they are to stay out in front.The pod kicks off with the thoughts of five Liverpool supporters who have called into the show.You’ll then get the verdict of our full-time Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce before the podcast rounds off with audio highlights from Klopp’s press conference.The Reds boss delivers his thoughts on what turned out to be a hard-fought win and the mistake from Alisson Becker that gave Leicester hope after Roberto Firminio and Sadio Mane struck.Enjoy – and the Post-Game pod will be back after the big Tottenham Hotspur match after the international break. For information regarding your data privacy,

Liverpool today take their 100% winning record to Leicester City where they will attempt to make it four wins from four and maintain their position at the top of the Premier League table.And we have the full lowdown on the King Power Stadium clash in our Preview podcast.Our first guest on the show is our man in the know at Anfield, James Pearce, who explains why Jurgen Klopp has relished what will soon will be a rarity and why the clash could be the Reds’ toughest test yet despite the fact that nemesis Jamie Vardy is suspended.James also wonders whether it could be time to bring back the captain Jordan Henderson while also paying tribute to two players who many may not have had down as first-choice picks at the start of the season but who are currently two of the first names on the teamsheet.We then speak to James Sharpe, the Leicester City correspondent for the Leicester Mercury.He talks the Foxes’ start to the campaign, which is in contrast to how they ended last season, and why the loss of Riyad Mahrez to