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Welcome dear listener to the latest episode of the 6th season of the pod. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz, and Justin. And we are 2 for 2, as the Reds return home and collect another 2-0 win over Brentford. We will go into detail on the game, we will preview the United game and will look elsewhere at the weekend and what else is happening in the footy world. Part One - Brentford home: Similar Xg t...

Welcome dear listener to the third episode of the 6th season of the pod. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz, and Enrique. And we are away for 2024-5 - on the 50th anniversary of Bob Paisley’s first game as Liverpool manager, Reds go to Portman Road and win 2-0. We will go into detail on the game, we will preview Brentford and we will look elsewhere at the weekend and what else is happening in the foo...

Welcome dear listener to the second episode of the 6th season of the pod. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. We are days away from the 2024-25 season. And a real game may take away the bad taste of the news around transfers and new contracts.. Part One - pre-season wraps up: Sevilla and Las Palmas Lessons learned: Team selections? Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz Midfield without Zubimendi but with Ry...

Welcome dear listener to the first episode of the 6th season of the pod. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. We are here in the last weeks before the 2024-25 season gets started. It’s been almost 2 months and I think we are happy to have some real content to look at. The US tour has gone very well by most metrics and in 10 days the new season will get underway. Part One - 2024 Pre-Season US...

Welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m Paul and I am joined by Justin and Sean. We are here in the last week of the season. We finished 3rd, and all that’s left is to celebrate the Jurgen Klopp era. We may mention Wolves but we’ll really reflect more widely on the season.  Part One - Recent games: Away at West Ham - 2-2 (xG .70 vs 1.75) Felt like another one we threw away. Rec...

It’s April 17th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Justin and Daz. It’s been a big week in the Premier League and not the right time to stop scoring at home. Before we are done we’ll look ahead to Atalanta away in the Europa League and Fulham away Sunday.  Part One - Liverpool 0, Palace 1 - 2.81 to 1.98 according to FotMob First half looked very flat - Palace h...

It’s April 9th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Justin and Daz. It’s been a big week in the Premier League and we are going look at home wins over Brighton and Sheffield United and a disappointing draw against them. Before we are done we’ll look ahead to Atalanta in the Europa League and Palace at home on Sunday.  Part One - it’s them again: xG of 3.74 vs. 0....

It’s March 23rd - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Daz and Sean. Reds lost to Man United on Sunday and we are now focused on a treble. We’ll look back on that game and the Sparta Prague last 16 tie in the Europa League. And before we are done, let’s take a pulse on how we see the rest of the season playing out. Part One - the FA Cup 6th round - Manchester Unite...

It’s March 11th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Justin. Reds drew with Man City yesterday and are now 2nd in the premier league, behind on goal difference. We’ll look ahead to Man United at the weekend and we’ll look at the state of the Europa League and the Sparta Prague tie. Part One - The Reds should have won this, shouldn’t they? First half...

It’s March 6th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Daz, Sean and Justin. Reds beat Nottingham Forest last weekend to maintain a narrow lead at the top of the premier league. We’ll look ahead to Man City at the weekend and we’ll look at Europa League and Sparta Prague. Part One: Forest - first win since 1984. The year Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain was releas...

 February 29th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Daz. Reds won their 10th League Cup, beat Luton in the League and reached the 6th round of the FA Cup. We’ll look ahead to Nottingham Forest away at the weekend and toward the Europa League return against Sparta Prague before we are done. Part One - League Cup triumph Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1 (xG 2.28 vs 1.78 Opta...

It’s February 20th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Daz and Justin. Reds won away at Brentford at the weekend but at some cost - we’ll review. We’ll then look ahead to Luton tomorrow night and Chelsea in the League Cup Final at the weekend and do the usual wider perspective before we are done. Part One - Brentford 1, Liverpool 4 (Understat 1.7 to 3.09; statsb...

It’s February 13th - welcome dear listener to the latest edition of the pod. I’m joined by Daz and Sean. Reds got back to winning ways against Burnley, a game we’ll review. We’ll then look ahead to Brentford at the weekend and do the usual wider perspective before we are done. Part One - Liverpool 3, Burnley 1 (xG - Liverpool 3.15, Burnley 1.11) Review predictions First Half: Lots of gaps, illness...

It’s February 11th - welcome to the latest edition of the pod, after the Reds get past Burnley to go back to the top of the league and now have a week before Brentford. I’m Paul and I am joined by Lingerr, Haitham and  We’ll talk about the Reds before we are done but after a great tournament we need to talk more about AFCON. Part One - reflections on the tournament: Context, your AFCON experience...

It’s February 8th - welcome to the latest edition of the pod, after the Reds lost at Arsenal and now have a week together before Burnley show up at Anfield.. I’m Paul and I am joined by Sean and Daz. We’ll look at Arsenal and look ahead to Burnley at the weekend. We’ll also do some football finance chat Part One - let’s tackle it head on: Team selection - probably not many other options Formation...

It’s February 1st - welcome to the latest edition of the pod, after the Reds reached the League Cup Final, are in the 5th round of the FA Cup and last night they overwhelmed Chelsea. I’m Paul and I am joined by Sean, Daz and Enrique. We’ll look at Fulham and Norwich, do a deeper dive into the Chelsea game, look at some of the fallout from the Klopp news, and finish off looking ahead to Arsenal at...

It’s January 27th - here's a bonus episode after we woke up yesterday morning to the news that Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of this season. Shock, sadness and maybe a little reflection on this amazing 9 year journey. I’m Paul and I’m joined by Justin and Daz to offer some immediate reflections and maybe some perspective (maybe). Start with our initial reactions: ‘The loss of a...

It’s January 23rd - welcome to an extra exciting show that we decided was necessary after the Reds went to the windswept south coast of England and beat a very dangerous Bournemouth team 4-0. I’m Paul and I am joined by Justin, and Daz. We’ll dissect the Bournemouth game,, look at some wider issues in the game, and finish off looking ahead to a big 2 weeks, with a word in passing about Fulham bein...

It’s January 11th - welcome to the latest show after Liverpool have been absolutely battered in 1 cup game and outplayed in another and miraculously find themselves in the FA Cup 4th round and ahead in the League Cup semi-final. I’m Paul and I am joined by Sean and Daz. We’ll talk about these 2 games and the upcoming Bournemouth game and the 2nd leg of the finely balanced League Cup semi-final. Pa...

It’s January 4th. Happy New Year dear listener. We have now passed the halfway stage in the season’s Premier League.. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Haitham and Daz. We’ll talk about the Newcastle game and we’ll look ahead to Arsenal in the FA Cup and Fulham in the League Cup. Part One - Newcastle 4-2 (xG 6.9 v 0.6 Statsbomb): Best performance of the season...

It’s December 29th and we have reached the half way stage in the season’s Premier League.. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Justin. We’ll talk about Arsenal and Burnley, and we’ll look ahead to Newcastle at home. Part One - Arsenal 1-1 (xG 0.98 vs 0.9): Solid performance from the Reds or a Rice, Saliba masterclass (London newspaper ™) Solid commitment to overs...

It’s December 21st and we are ready to take on the league leaders in 2 days. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz. We’ll talk about United and West Ham, and we look ahead to Arsenal at home and Burnley away. Part One - the United game: It was perhaps too good to be true…. They sat deep, the crowd was not as big a factor ‘Two teams played poorly’ One of them ha...

It’s December 16th and we are in the middle of an intense period. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Justin. We’ll talk about Palace, USG, and we will look ahead to Man United at home and maybe touch on West Ham and the EFL cup. Part One - let’s start with Palace and Union St Gilloise: Reds escaped with a 2-1 from South London and are now top of the leag...

It’s December 7th and we are in the middle of an intense period. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. We’ll talk about LASK, the crazy 4-3 at home to Fulham, solid away performance at new manager boosted Sheffield United, we will look ahead to Palace away and maybe touch on USG and the possible team selection. Part One - let’s start with last week: F...

It’s November 26th and proper football is back. Welcome to the latest edition of our show. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. We’ll talk about the solid away performance at the home of the team with 115 charges, we will look ahead to LASK and Fulham (and maybe Sheffield United away). And maybe cast an eye elsewhere….  Part One - highlights and regrets Team selection  Jet lagged performances...