First State Kopites

This week we hear from Keith Salmon, scouser, author, father and Kop Season ticket holder.  His Liverpool story has taken him from an empty Anfield watching reserve team games, to watching the best team in the world. Many tragedies and life experiences along the way - Istanbul, Heysel, Hillsborough.    He leaves us with a serious message about the importance of getting professi...

We are excited to have Cathy Long join us this week - August 23rd, 2020.  She's a scouser, season ticket holder, activist and innovator around fan experience. We especially loved her European Cup Final experience from Madrid in 2019. Thank you for joining us! #YNWA You may recognize her as a regular contributor to @TheAnfield Wrap.  She also appeared on the NBC Sports show 'In the shadow...

Can't find the notes for this episode, but Jason was a great guest.  Charlie, Tim, Sean and Paul have fun conversation covering a bunch of important pre-season topics.

We've been champions for a few weeks now, and it still feels great!    This week's guest is Nabs who is following up his appearances with LFCTV and @TheAnfieldWrap by joining the LFC Delaware crew for a conversation about his history of supporting the Mighty Reds.  He has some compelling stories about becoming a supporter, his trip to Istanbul and creating multiple supporters clubs...

our first August 2020 edition drops. Michael Crump form LFC Atlanta joins us to reflect on the rise of the Mighty Reds over the last five years, the genius of Gini, and how frequently the Barcelona nights have happened and are likely to happen in the future.  Michael shares his own "Corner Taken Quickly' story #CornerTakenQuickly There's no doubt that @LFCAtlanta #LFCATL is a supporters club...

From July 25th, 2020 - where do we begin?  Delighted to have Lingerr from OLSC San Francisco to talk all things Liverpool. One side benefit of the lockdown has been the gift of connecting with Reds around the globe.  We start with a really important conversation about #BlackLivesMatter and branch out into the leadership levels of this team. We celebrate the moments in the last year when...

Recorded July 18th, 2020 before the 2019-20 season had completed In this week's edition of the LFC Delaware podcast we are joined by freelance writer Andrew Beasley, of the Twitter Handle @BassTunedTo Red.  We talk about the increasing use of data to drive decisions over the last 10 years - where in 2011 a list of of the players with most chances created in a season was a great guide as to wh...

Recorded July 12th, 2020 In this week's episode - we talk about why we are the best team in the world and why City should be worried going forward. It's all about about managing the spaces better than anyone else.....  And if someone you know is talking about pass completion, you should stop following them now. We are now focused on xG chain. Turns out the Reds have moved beyond Money Ball an...

This episode comes as some Social Media followers have decided that Liverpool have conceded next season's League title, just a week after winning this season's competition. Need some calm in this madness, we have it here.  Ben talk about how he became a Liverpool fan, the Des Moines Supporters Club and what a great city Liverpool is to visit.   We look ahead at the Villa game - Charlie r...

Today we are joined by Sean Rogers, regular contributor to the Anfield Wrap's Review show.  As usual it's Tim, Charlie, Paul and Sean.  This time the Sean in question is a season ticket holder at Anfield, an experienced coach and is able to share some deep insights into our team and our strategy. We cover the spectrum from Roy Hodgson to Jurgen Klopp, with Benitez, Houllier and David Moy...

This week's edition features Kerry, one of the founders of the Orlando Liverpool Supporters club. We hear her Liverpool story, involving Jurgen and Mo and a lot of air miles - some envy on our part about her interactions with these two.    And of course, we reflect on the Mighty Reds league title. #19 - what it means, what it felt like in the moment and what it might mean in the future....

It's been 100 days since football stopped. We reflect on the Mighty Reds being back in action.  To read some  of the naysayers it feels like they have fallen off a cliff. While they might not be flying right now, we know what they are capable of.  Keita and Minamino potentially show signs of what's to come.  And Charlie reminds us that 3 more draws will be enough to win the lea...

June 14th, we are joined by Neil Atkinson and Craig Hannan of The Anfield Wrap to talk about TAW - it's evolution, its vision and the creativity that the pandemic has spurred - and of course we touch on the return of the Mighty Reds and the joy we've already experienced watching Liverpool Football Club this season.  Vote for The Anfield Wrap in this year's British podcast awards here - https:...

This is from June 6th 2020. This is our first meeting with Haitham Gasim from OLSC Chicago, who now seems like an old friend after all we've experienced together. Real insights from Haitham, helping us to understand more about #BlackLivesMatter. This was such a great episode with the serious subject matter and the fun we were able to have talking football.  Here's the way it was introduced at...

Sean, Charlie, Sean and Paul record this on May 30th 2020.  Lots to reminisce about......

Recorded May 29th, 2020 - In this edition we chat with Simon Hughes of the Athletic, author of a number of Football books including 'Allez, Allez, Allez' and 'Ring Of Fire'.  And most recently he's written ' There She Goes' about the city of Liverpool between 1979 and 1993.  Fascinating insights from one of our favorite writers. He talks about his earliest memories, the part he played in...

Joined by Roy Yates, President of the Florida Supporters Club. Some wonderful conversation about his trailblazing efforts to spread the love of Liverpool across the US, his connections with many great players from LFC past, and reminiscing about the 43rd anniversary of the Reds first European Cup win, and the 15th anniversary of Istanbul - both of which took place on May 25th.   #ReachOutToAR...

Members of OLSC Delaware - Tim, Charlie, Sean, Paul and Sam - meeting to talk Liverpool FC past and present, and how are we coping with the current emergency.   #YNWA #firststatekopites