Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Today is the day that Liverpool finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy. It’s the moment that Reds fans have been dreaming of – and we’ll be trying our best to capture that on the Blood Red channel. But on this podcast, we’re going to be a bit reflective, and look back on what has been an incredible season for so many reasons. As well as having a look to the future – and to see what J...

It’s the final Analysing Anfield preview podcast of the 2019-20 season but before Josh Williams and David Hughes get stuck into the games against Chelsea and Newcastle United, they look at just how newly crowned champions Liverpool somehow managed to lose at Arsenal. That then leads into a discussion about Mohamed Salah who, with a third successive Golden Boot potentially up for grabs, seems to be...

One night before Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy following their final home game of the season, against Chelsea, Jurgen Klopp described the feeling as 'like Christmas' at his pre-match press conference today. You can listen to the full audio here, which begins with a message from Merseyside Police Chief Constable Andy Cooke. There will be a special edition of the Liverpool Echo on Thursda...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. On today’s podcast, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss a request from the club to make tomorrow’s Premier League trophy lift extra special; a job offer for Anfield legend Steven Gerrard; the third anniversary of Andy Robertson’s signing; potential back-up for the left-back with Norwich...

Just two more sleeps. Just two more sleeps until Jordan Henderson, finally, gets his hands on the Premier League trophy. Yes, on Wednesday night, the Liverpool captain, injured or not, will lift the title following the newly crowned champions’ final home game of the campaign, against Chelsea. Naturally, then, talk about the moment Reds fans worldwide have been waiting for kicks off the latest Bloo...

Matt Addison speaks to Moneyball pionner Billy Beane, the man who inspired Liverpool's transfer recruitment strategy with his work with the Oakland Athletics baseball team, for an exclusive podcast. Beane is baseball's version of Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards, and was the first to put data, analytics and science into gaining marginal advantages in the transfer market – something the...

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire talks about Manchester City's victory in their appeal to get their Champions League ban lifted, what it means for the future of Financial Fair Play, and the impact it will have on Liverpool. Also on the agenda is the upcoming transfer window and how it could play out for the Reds, given the current climate, and why FSG will have a weight on their minds, if th...

The Blood Red podcast returns to look back on the big Liverpool talking points... from transfers to performances and when fans could return. Host Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Dan Kay as they get stuck into the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday and discuss the need for defensive reinforcements following the news that Yasser Larouci is set to leave. Also on the agenda is the Pr...

Rinus Michels’ Ajax, Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan, Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona. Have Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side missed the opportunity to join that illustrious list with their stuttering end to the Premier League season? Ollie Connolly, Dan Morgan and Joel Rabinowitz bring you the latest Liverpool.com podcast as they discuss the missed ingredient for the Reds plus FFP fallout regarding Man City and w...

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness offers up reasons for Liverpool's uncharacteristic defeat at Arsenal, trophy presentation plans revealed ahead of Liverpool's coronation against Chelsea, plus, we have the latest on the transfer front with the news on Thiago Alcantara as he edges closer to a Bayern Munich exit, and which Reds' 'target' has found a 'complete agreement' over a summer move - and could...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. The defeat means the newly crowned champions can no longer break Manchester City’s Premier League points record. But what a consolation there is to come next Wednesday when Jordan Henderson gets his hands on that trophy following the final home game of the season. We’ll have plenty of build up to that match over the ne...

Liverpool travel to Arsenal this evening, still looking to reach 100 points in the Premier League. The Reds head to the Emirates knowing they need seven points from the final nine on offer to become centurions. Ahead of the match, Guy Clarke - our regular host of the Post-Game podcast and more recently Blood Red too - gives us the lowdown as an Arsenal supporter, speaking with Matt Addison. From r...

Roberto Firmino is one of the first names on the team-sheet for Premier League, European and World champions Liverpool. But after failing to find the net in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley, it means the Brazilian striker still hasn't scored a league goal at Anfield since March 2019. So Josh Williams and the returning Kristian Walsh dig into the underlying statistics to exanube why that is the cas...

Jurgen Klopp has been holding his regular pre-match press conference, via Zoom, ahead of Liverpool's visit to Arsenal tomorrow night. First up for Klopp was a question on his congratulatory video message to Wycombe Wanderers forward Adebayo Akinfenwa before moving onto Manchester City's FFP Champions League ban being overturned. The manager also revealed James Milner will miss the Arsenal lash pri...

Have Liverpool given a transfer hint as images emerge from training ahead of the trip to Arsenal? Are Man City pressing ahead with their re-build under Pep Guardiola after avoiding a Champions League ban? How much longer will Anfield lay empty? And how Jurgen Klopp made Wycombe's Sky Bet League One Play-Off celebrations even sweeter. Join Guy Clarke and Matt Addison as we get stuck into the top st...

Following swiftly on from Manchester City's appeal win, we look into what the news means for Liverpool and the future of Financial Fair Play. Having had their two-year European club competition ban overturned, what does the ruling mean for City and the challenge they pose to the Reds? Join Guy Clarke, Paul Gorst, Connor Dunn and Theo Squires as they explore that as well as whether or not it'll for...

Manchester City have had their two-year Champions League ban overturned and fine lowered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. City had been issued the ban in February after Uefa found they had committed 'serious breaches' of Financial Fair Play regulations between 2012 and 2016. But the ban has been overturned after Cas cleared the Manchester club of "disguising equity funds" through sponsorship...

Fresh from Liverpool winning their first league title in 30 years, the ECHO's LFC correspondent Paul Gorst speaks exclusively with Reds legend Jamie Carragher. Having watched on as Jurgen Klopp ended the Reds' wait for a maiden Premier League crown, Carra shares his views on the job the talismanic German manager has done, the roles played by captain Jordan Henderson and local lad Trent Alexander-A...

Having arrived at Anfield in October 2010, Fenway Sports Group have revolutionised Liverpool and even Anfield itself. Fresh from delivering the club's first Premier League title, ending the 30-year wait for a 19th top-flight crown, Matt Addison explores just how John W Henry and FSG have gone about returning Liverpool to the top of English football. Crossing the Atlantic, Matt speaks with Boston s...

After 18 months, and an incredible 24 straight Premier League home victories, Liverpool have finally dropped points at Anfield. Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to the newly crowned champions’ 1-1 draw at home to Burnley. As always, you’ll be able to hear what our regular fan callers had to say on what ended up being a frustrating afternoon. But we’ll start at Anfield, with the verdict of...

Liverpool host Burnley this afternoon after securing back-to-back victories against Aston Villa and Brighton - with the new champions' primary aim now to beat Manchester City's record of 100 points in a single Premier League season, as well as maintain momentum ahead of 2020/21. Join Matt Addison for the latest instalment of Behind Enemy Lines as Blood Red speaks to sports broadcaster and Burnley...

Whilst Liverpool will be without captain Jordan Henderson for the remainder of the Premier League campaign, the Blood Red podcast is here to react to the news. Guy Clarke is joined by Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst, Caoimhe O'Neill and Theo Squires to discuss the knee injury picked up by the captain away to Brighton & Hove Albion as well as getting on to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane's race for the Golden B...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed captain Jordan Henderson will miss the final four games of the Premier League season as a result of the knee injury he picked up against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday night. Speaking to the media ahead of tomorrow's game with Burnley at Anfield Klopp confirmed the captain will still lift the Premier League trophy and that the injury doesn't requir...

There's just no stopping Rhian Brewster in front of goal at the minute. The Liverpool loanee has been in electric form for Swansea City since the Championship restart, spearheading their play-off push, and taking his tally to an impressive eight goals in 16 appearances since joining in January. So Theo Squires catches up with Wales Online's Swansea City correspondent Ian Mitchelmore to get the low...

It's a special birthday edition of the Liverpool.com podcast as the team celebrate one year of being alive. To mark the occasion, Kristian Walsh, Joel Rabinowitz, Ollie Connolly and Dan Morgan discuss everybody's favourite topics: transfers, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita. The foursome look at all of the Thiago talk, why Salah is the closest thing to Patrick Bateman, and how Keita needs a name-chang...