Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

After Liverpool took steps to place some of their staff on furlough, the Blood Red podcast is here to pick the bones out of the decisionThe club’s choice to place some of their non-playing staff on furlough as been criticised in many quarters including by the likes of former players Jamie Carragher, Dietmar Hamann and Danny Murphy. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires as they di...

Following Liverpool FC's decision to furlough some staff during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Guy Clarke and the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst talk through the implications of the decision. In furloughing some of their staff, the government will now pay 80% of a salaries, while the club have confirmed they will top-up the remaining 20%. From the announcement, the reaction the club ha...

Liverpool may well have been eliminated from the Champions League prior to football being suspended, but here on Blood Red we continue along the Road to Istanbul. Joining Guy Clarke and Dan Kay, as we look back on Liverpool's 2-1 quarter final first leg win over Italian giants Juventus is ITV and former Radio City commentator Clive Tyldesley. Clive shares his memories of the night, having been beh...

Liverpool have taken the decision to furlough some non-playing club staff – but those affected will continue to be paid 100% of their salary. Furloughed staff will receive 80% of their salary through the government’s job retention scheme – with the Reds making up the difference. Fellow top-flight clubs Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur have also taken the decision t...

On this day, just two years ago, Liverpool welcomed Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals. With the first leg taking place under the lights, the game was to be one of the classic European nights at Anfield. Weeks after the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, with Virgil van Dijk having arrived from Southampton in the same January transfer window, it was to be a breakout night...

With the Premier League confirming it will not resume in early May, the Blood Red podcast is here to look through the statement released by the governing body. Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Dan Kay and Matt Addison also give their take on discussions around a 30% pay cut being discussed by the players as well as the league's £20m donation to the NHS. With Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson having also le...

24 years on from Liverpool's dramatic 4-3 win over Newcastle United at Anfield on 3rd April 1996, we revisit our interview with match-winner Stan Collymore. The former Reds forward joined Joe Rimmer and Neil Jones back in 2018 to look back on the historic moment, as we delve into the archives. Having arrived for a British record fee, Collymore speaks about his strike partnership at Liverpool with...

Whilst we’re on the break from football due to the situation we find ourselves in, every so often we’ll be trying to sprinkle in a chat with someone from within the game, of a Liverpool persuasion. Here on Blood Red Wigan Athletic manager Paul Cook talks to Guy Clarke about what the break in play has been like to deal with from a manager’s perspective, what he makes of Jurgen Klopp’s Reds as well...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, a new podcast on the Blood Red channel, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss why UEFA’s decision to postpone the Champions League and Europa League is good news for Liverpool, why James Pearce is rubbishing reports about Raheem Sterling and Sad...

Don't worry, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino aren't going anywhere. But what if they were? Or even still, if they never played for Liverpool, which players are out there that fit the same profile and ability-level? Josh Williams and David Hughes are here to take on that exact challenge and look through the kind of players they believe Liverpool could well be keeping tabs on, in case...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, a new podcast on the Blood Red channel, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss stories involving a Premier League scenario Liverpool fans will love, the future of the Reds players out on loan, an update on the race to sign Jadon Sancho, and talk...

Join Paul Wheelock and Matt Addison for an Academy Show with a difference. There is a wrap-up of where the Under-18s and Under 23s stood before the season was brought to a standstill; why the first of those two sides, in particular, will be keen for football to return sooner rather than later; the latest on the Reds' search for a replacement for Neil Critchley, as well as talk about Harvey Elliott...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, a new podcast on the Blood Red channel, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss stories involving Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren, a new date for the Premier League’s return, and why, if events had turned out differently, Liverpool would already h...

Following on from England captain Harry Kane's comments that the Premier League should conclude the season, if the suspension of football continues into the mid-summer months, we're here to debate that and much more. Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Dan Kay to talk through the latest Liverpool FC talking points. Not only do we touch on Kane's comments about Premier League football...

On Thursday the FA announced step 3 to 6 of the non-league football pyramid would see their seasons ended immediately. Following that decision, it was also confirmed the seasons in each of those decisions would be declared null and void. Join Guy Clarke and Sam Carroll as they discuss the impact of that. We hear from Mike McGraa, manager of Vauxhall Motors, who had already secured promotion from t...

Reds fans Ross Strachan and Matt Whitty join host Paul Wheelock to talk life without Liverpool, the prospect of finishing the season behind closed doors, and why that Atletico Madrid match at Anfield ever took place given the serious events that followed it, in the UK. Understandably, the first half of this podcast focuses on the impact the coronavirus has had on the club and sport we all love, bu...

From Jurgen Klopp, to transfer tales of years gone by and also, 'support' from Manchester United. All bases are covered on the latest Blood Red podcast. Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Sean Bradbury and Connor Dunn to talk through the latest news regarding Liverpool, before we take a trip down memory lane, once more. First up is reaction from the team to Jurgen Klopp's comments after the Reds...

There's no stopping Fitzy! Even with football suspended, Poetry in Motion continues on the Blood Red channel (with the thanks to modern technology). Joining Neil Fitzmaurice are Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O'Neill as they look back on a rather bizarre two weeks as the Reds have gone from being within days of claiming their first league title in 30 years to now having to wait for football to return. Wit...

For the latest Analysing Anfield we’re heading back to February 2014, as table-topping Arsenal came to Anfield only to be humiliated 5-1. With Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling all taking centre stage it was an afternoon on which Brendan Rodgers’ side outlined their Premier League intentions. Join us as Josh Williams and David Hughes look back on the game and unpick how Rodgers out...

It was eight years ago today that a 17-year-old by the name of Raheem Sterling was brought on for his Liverpool debut by Kenny Dalglish. In doing so, Sterling became the third youngest player in the Reds’ history, and over the next four seasons he went on to make 129 appearances for the club, underlining his status as one of the game’s brightest young talents. However, his actions leading up to hi...

Well, this was meant to be the Monday after the weekend in which Liverpool had won their first Premier League title. Despite that, the Blood Red podcast is here with your regular view on the latest Liverpool talking points. Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Connor Dunn and Theo Squires to talk transfers, great captains and one player who could be on his way through the exit door at Anfield. We g...

With football suspended due to recent events, here on Blood Red we have a new offering for you in the shape of our Red Memories podcast. To kick us off, six years to the day from Liverpool scoring six down in the Welsh capital, Guy Clarke and Dan Kay look back on the 6-3 success at Cardiff City. They talk through the game, of course, but also the significance of the result and the season as a whol...

Thirty years ago today Ronny Rosenthal signed for Liverpool, initially on loan, before his move from Standard Liege was made permanent that summer for £1m. By then, he had already etched his name into Liverpool folklore. In a podcast originally published earlier this year, Matt Addison speaks to the striker who made a late but crucial contribution to the Reds' 1990 title triumph. Enjoy. For inform...

There's bigger things going on in the world right now but it's only human if any Liverpool fan had thought themselves that today was going to be the day they finally got to see their side be crowned league champions once again. Just tws wins away from the Premier League title, the Reds would have sealed top spot with victories over Everton last Monday and Crystal Palace this evening. But, of cours...

With the news that Liverpool will get the chance to be crowned this season's Premier League champions, the Blood Red podcast wonders whether the day every Reds fan has been waiting for will happen behind-closed-doors, and whether it will come with Jurgen Klopp's side wearing their new Nike kit. Also on the agenda is Fernando Torres, on the day of the former Liverpool hero's 36th birthday, while th...