Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Our Road to Istanbul series comes to a glorious and dramatic conclusion as Guy Clarke and Dan Kay cast their mind back to one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time. Yes, we’ve reached the 2005 Champions League final itself, when Liverpool, inspired by their talismanic captain Steven Gerrard, displayed superhuman-level powers of recovery to come from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with AC Milan afte...

Five years to the day from his final home game in charge of Borussia Dortmund, we look back on Jurgen Klopp's reign at the Westfalenstadion and the links between his spell in charge of the Black Yellows and Liverpool. Host Matt Addison is joined by President of the London Borussia Dortmund Supporters' Club, Benjamin McFadyean, to discuss in detail Klopp's reign at the Bundesliga side, from what he...

For a bank holiday treat on the Blood Red channel, we open the floor to your questions in a Q&A special. From Liverpool's interest in RB Leipzig's Timo Werner, how the Reds will parade the Premier League trophy when it is safe to do so, to whether Harry Wilson, Curtis Jones and Neco Williams get a chance to shine next season... it’s all there! Guy Clarke hosts as Paul Gorst, Joe Rimmer and Theo Sq...

Our latest View from the Kop podcast gives some much-deserved publicity to the ‘Anfield To The Wanda’ charity run/walk currently being undertaken by a group of Liverpool-supporting friends. 24 fans from Spion Kop 1906, BOSS and Up The Reds are running or walking a combined distance of 1,286 miles – the amount from Anfield to the Wanda – in the two weeks leading up to the first anniversary of the C...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. In today’s podcast, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to talk Jurgen Klopp’s comments after his Reds squad reported back to Melwood for the first time in two months; a revealing article written by the ECHO’s ex-LFC correspondent James Pearce about the club’s finances in this new, coronavirus world...

With Bundesliga football back, Analysing Anfield take a look at the action that took place in the German top flight over the course of last weekend. With reported Liverpool target Timo Werner in action for RB Leipzig and Kai Havertz starring in Bayer Leverkusen's win over Werder Bremen, Josh Williams and Dave Hughes take an analytical look over the action. As well as Werner and Havertz, the guys t...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. In today’s podcast, Theo Squires joins Paul Wheelock to talk Brendan Rodgers putting Richard Keys in his place over comments he made about the former Liverpool manager’s working relationship with Steven Gerrard; Jurgen Klopp’s message as the Reds get set to resume training in small groups; concer...

Liverpool can afford to sign Timo Werner this summer despite the ongoing uncertainties around the transfer market. That's the opinion of football finance expert Kieran Maguire, who speaks to Blood Red for this special podcast. The 'Price of Football' author, podcaster and University of Liverpool lecturer gives Matt Addison the lowdown on the impact that the coronavirus crisis could have on Liverpo...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. In today’s podcast, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss comments made by Premier League chief executive Richard Masters about what will happen if and when the Reds seal the title; revealing plans about the next steps in the league’s ‘Project Restart’; why Loris Karius will not be joining...

The Premier League today took another step toward a return to action as it was agreed that clubs will be allowed to return to training from tomorrow. All 20 clubs unanimously voted for the next stage in the process to be activated, meaning Liverpool's players can reconvene at Melwood for training this week. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Dan Kay and Matt Addison as they discuss all the details to eme...

Just over five years on from his final outing at Anfield, the Agenda is back as we discuss arguably Liverpool's greatest ever player: Steven Gerrard. Having come through the ranks at Liverpool, Gerrard went on to captain the Reds for over a decade, leading by example, notably in winning the 2005 Champions League and in the 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham United. Join Guy Clarke and Theo Squires...

19 years on from Liverpool completing their historic treble of cup wins in 2001 under Gerard Houllier, we catch up with Danny Murphy. Having featured in 47 of the 63 games the Reds played in that mammoth campaign, the former midfield man looks back on the season and what it meant to win silverware for Liverpool. Speaking with Guy Clarke, Murphy remembers the 5-4 win over Alaves in the UEFA Cup fin...

The beach ball at Sunderland, the 1965 European Cup semi-final and 2005 FIFA Club World Cup, Liverpool have had their fair share of dodgy refereeing decisions. Join Guy Clarke, Joe Rimmer, Ian Doyle and Theo Squires as they look back on some of the most high profile blunders. They also get into comments from Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane and Watford's Troy Deeney ahead of Project Restart. P...

For our latest podcast we’ve picked up the phone to former Liverpool midfielder David Thompson, who tells Paul Wheelock about coming through the club’s youth ranks alongside the likes of Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen, and the pride he felt at going on to make more than 50 appearances for the first team. Thompson also talks the arrival of Gerard Houllier at Anfield and explains his decision and...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss a report that suggests the Premier League’s restart date could be put back after concerns raised by managers and players; how the city of Liverpool is shaping up for games to return to Anfield and Goodison Park; how Timo Werner has angered Bayern...

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have been crucial to the success Jurgen Klopp has brought to Liverpool, but where do they rank amongst the best strike trios across Europe? From Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale trio and Barcelona's Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery, Josh Williams and...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss the restrictions that will be in place once Liverpool and their Premier League rivals return to team training; a crazy shout about the Reds from a former foe; reports suggesting Dejan Lovren could be off to Italy; and the story of Mohamed Salah’...

Liverpool fans used to call Wembley 'Anfield South' given the amount of journeys their side used to make to the national stadium in the 70s and 80s. But for a number of Reds supporters, they hold just as fond memories of the trips that teams managed by Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez made to the Millennium Stadium at the turn of the 21st century while Wembley was being redeveloped. Two games stan...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss the comments made by the Premier League after yesterday’s big shareholders meeting; player concerns over the league’s return aired by Danny Rose and Raheem Sterling; a report that states Liverpool are ready to resume work on their new training gr...

The government has given the Premier League the green light to restart in June – and Liverpool could yet lift the title at Anfield. A 50-page roadmap was unveiled by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday that could permit ‘cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed doors for broadcast, while avoiding the risk of large-scale social contact,’ after June 1. The Premier League are pl...

With the academy season in English football cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, Blood Red takes stock on the campaigns of Liverpool Under-18 and Under-23s. From the progression of those at the club, like Curtis Jones and Neco Williams, to those out on loan, like Rhian Brewster and Harry Wilson. Matt Addison joins Guy Clarke as we also hand out our own end-of-season wwards for the best young t...

Closing in on almost 50 years as the stadium announcer at Anfield, Blood Red catch up with ‘The Voice of Anfield’ George Sephton. He tells Matt Addison about how he started in his role back in 1971, what it entails on matchdays and how he helps to build Anfield’s famous atmosphere. With this week having also marked the first anniversary of Liverpool’s momentous 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Champi...

It was supposed to be the weekend Liverpool finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy...Yet the Blood Red podcast is still here to react to the latest Reds news. And top of the agenda is the fact that Melwood has been partially re-opened. Paul Gorst brings you the lowdown on that, and along with Guy Clarke, Theo Squires and Dan Kay, talk the return of the Bundesliga and the players Live...

Hello, Blood Red listeners, hope you’re well and enjoying the first anniversary of Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0. I also hope you’ve had chance to listen to our special documentary, looking back on that magical evening, which we’ve called, The Inside Story of Anfield’s Greatest Night. And just to round off the anniversary, we’ve decided to re-publish our Post-Game podcast that we recorded and published...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to reminisce about the famous 4-0 win over Barcelona, one year on, before discussing the return of the Bundesliga, one of the big hurdles the Premier League must overcome if it to follow in the footsteps of the German top-flight; a report linking Liverpool...