Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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 Pe...

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 seco...

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 al...

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...

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...

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 alo...

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 D...

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...

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 und...

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 w...

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...

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,...

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...

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 wi...

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 and ECHO hack Kristian Walsh to discuss the Champions League draw, ponder a similarly tricky Carabao Cup assignment, tackle the transfer deadline and look ahead to the trip to Leicester City. Includes Kristian momentarily turning into Ian...

Liverpool’s Champions League group stage opponents are the big talking points in the latest edition of the unmissable Allez Les Rouges podcast. Recorded straight after the Reds discovered they will go head to head with Paris St Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade in Group C, host Peter Hooton and regular guests – and Kop season ticket holders – Kieth Culvin, John Nicolson and Ste Monaghan cast t...

Mohamed Salah could be crowned the UEFA Player of the Year at this evening’s Champions League group-stage draw. Should Salah see off Luka Modric and holder Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the crown, it would continue the Liverpool superstar's remarkable ascent. However, in the build up to the ceremony in Monaco, Salah has been embroiled in a war of words with the Egyptian FA.The dispute goes back furth...

Liverpool’s perfect start to the Premier League season has served only to increase the excitement and expectation surrounding Jurgen Klopp’s side. But is Reds boss Klopp right to strike a note of caution as he did after the win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the weekend? Dominic King, the North West Football Reporter for the Daily Mail, and guest on our latest Verdict podcast, thinks so. But that...

After a Bank Holiday break, the Blood Red podcast is back. Joe Rimmer is joined by Paul Gorst, Kristian Walsh and James Pearce to dissect the victory over Brighton and discuss what's next for Liverpool. The lads chat about Alisson's heart-in-mouth moment at Anfield, as well as the Brazilian's impact in general at Liverpool. There's a discussion on Joe Gomez's partnership with Virgil van Dijk and w...

The special guest on our latest podcast is Rotherham United footballer Jon Taylor. Like so many people from Merseyside, Jon comes from a family featuring both Liverpool and Everton fans. But unlike his brother and cousin, the Huyton lad chose the Reds – and that’s why he will be particularly fired up for Rotherham’s EFL Cup tie at Everton this week. After a trip down Memory Lane with co-host Paul...

Three games played, three wins, three clean sheets and nine points on board. Yes, Liverpool sit top of the table after they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 on Saturday evening to maintain their perfect start to the season. Mo Salah’s 29th goal in 29 appearances at Anfield was enough to settle a scrappy contest and ensure the Reds made the most of Manchester City’s slip-up at Wolves. And in this, o...

With Liverpool unbeaten at Anfield in the Premier League since April 2017 and Brighton & Hove Albion having not picked up three points on their travels in nine months, surely the outcome of Saturday’s tea-time kick-off is a formality? That is the question we put to our two guests – plus many more – on our Preview Podcast. Our own James Pearce gives us the inside track from the Reds camp including...

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 Paul Gorst to discuss the form and possible fear regarding Sadio Mane, the future of Divock Origi, news regarding FSG takeover speculation and looking ahead to the visit of Brighton and Hove Albion. Also...

News broke today (August 24, 2018) that Liverpool have been the subject of a failed £2bn bid to buy the club, which would have been the most expensive takeover in the history of football. Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce subsequently reported that the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, have no intention of selling up, however they would be open to selling a minority stake in return for...

Neil Fitzmaurice is back from sunny Prestatyn for his latest Poetry in Motion podcast and, joined by Paul Wheelock and regular sidekick Joe Rimmer, the trio assess Liverpool’s flying start to the season. Virgil van Dijk was the star of the show at Selhurst Park on Monday night and Fitzy admits he is fast running out of superlatives – and expletives – for the centre-back. Paul likes van Dijk’s ‘arr...