Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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Blood Red: BREAKING Anfield Road expansion delayed | Premier League timetable to complete season | Greatest LFC managers of all-time Apr 27, 2020

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The Blood Red podcast reacts to news Liverpool have confirmed redevelopment of the Anfield Road Stand has been pushed back by 12 months, with the stand now set for completion by the 2023/24 season. Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Theo Squires to react to the news, as well as discussing news the Premier League are to set out a timetable for completion of the season with games due to begin on the 8th June. Plus we get stuck into where Jurgen Klopp ranks amongst Liverpool's greatest manager of all-time from Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Sir Kenny Dalglish to the modern contenders of Gerard Houllier, Rafa Benitez and Brendan Rodgers. Enjoy.

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Road to Istanbul: Reds travel to Stamford Bridge with score to settle against Jose Mourinho's Chelsea Apr 27, 2020

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Our Road to Istanbul podcast returns, and this episode takes Guy Clarke and Dan Kay to Stamford Bridge for the all-English semi-final that saw Liverpool take on Chelsea on their way to the 2005 Champions League final, 15 years ago. Jose Mourinho's Premier League leaders were favourites for the first leg after beating Liverpool on three previous occasions in the unforgettable 2004-05 season, including in the League Cup final in Cardiff just two months before. But, as Guy and Dan explain, Rafa Benitez's Reds were in no mood to let their dreams of winning the club's fifth European Cup slip away.

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Liverpool and Mbappe | Soumaré, Aouar, Upamecano lowdown | Fekir and what happened next Apr 26, 2020

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In the latest instalment of our special series of transfer podcasts, in which we get the lowdown on players linked to Liverpool, Matt Addison picks up the phone to speak to French football expert Tom Williams. On the agenda are Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, Lyon attacker Hassan Aouar and RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, who are all reportedly on the radar of Jurgen Klopp's European champions. One player Reds boss Klopp - along with every other manager in the world - would like to sign is Kylian Mbappe. The prodigiously talented 21-year-old has spoken highly of Liverpool while Anfield has been touted as his next possible destination. But is there any chance of that happening? Will the Reds' new kit deal with Nike help a possible transfer? And just what makes Mbappe so special? Tom answers those questions as well trying to shed some new light on the Nabil Fekir saga, and what's happened to the playmaker since his dream move to Liverpool fell through. Enjoy.

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The inaugural Liverpool.com Ultimate LFC Premier League-era draft Apr 25, 2020

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With this weekend marking the 2020 NFL Draft, four writers from the Liverpool.com website have decided to have a bit of fun and bring you their inaugural Liverpool FC Draft. Kristian Walsh, Dan Morgan, Joel Rabinowitz and Ollie Connolly each pick their ultimate Liverpool Premier League-era sides and with the likes of Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Steven Gerrard all up for grabs, there are some truly great Reds players to mull over.

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Blood Red: How successful could Harvey Elliott’s Anfield future be, Werner’s flirting and squad no. XI Apr 24, 2020

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After giving his first senior interview, with assistant manager Pep Lijnders, we focus in on how bright Harvey Elliott’s future could be. With the 17-year-old getting opportunities in domestic cups, as well as one Premier League game to his name, there is plenty of hype around the former Fulham starlet. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Caoimhe O’Neill and Theo Squires as they also discuss UEFA’s latest statement on what ‘sporting merit’ could mean for Liverpool’s title hopes. Plus is there any truth in links with a move for Chelsea’s Willian or RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner. Enjoy.

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Red Memories: Ray Houghton reflects on 1987/88 league title win 32 years since sealing No 17 Apr 23, 2020

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32 years to the day since Liverpool sealed the First Division title, Ray Houghton joins Blood Red to discuss being part of that incredible 1987-88 team. Having arrived from Oxford United in the September of that season, Houghton would go on to form a key part of Kenny Dalglish's side as they claimed the club's 17th league title with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 23, 1988. Houghton reflects on the day itself, the season as a whole, as Liverpool went 29-games unbeaten from the start of the campaign, as well as looking to Jurgen Klopp's current crop, who have been compared a number of times with the 87-88 heroes. Enjoy.

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Morning Bulletin: Jurgen Klopp’s wife’s amazing secret act of kindness | Trent helps NHS | Werner says ‘yes’ | Karius to Wolves Apr 23, 2020

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Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss two stories, concerning Jurgen Klopp’s wife Ulla Sandrock, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, that will put a smile on your face and make you proud to be a Liverpool fan. There’s also an update from the government on how Premier League football can return, the latest on Timo Werner’s possible move to Anfield, and reports that Loris Karius could be joining a fellow top-flight English club.

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Analysing Anfield: Nagelsmann, Rose, Pochettino | The men to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield Apr 22, 2020

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To round off a special series of podcasts, Analysing Anfield is here to consider who could replicate Jurgen Klopp’s work at Anfield. Josh Williams and David Hughes have set out their criteria to see what has made Klopp so successful at Liverpool and which other managers could re-create that. RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, who as interested Real Madrid in the past is the frontrunner, whilst Borussia Monchengladbach’s Marco Rose also gets a mention. Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is the ‘wildcard’ selection while the guys also analyse both Klopp’s Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund teams. Enjoy.

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Morning Bulletin: Key Liverpool ‘ally’ UEFA soften stance | Major developments in Holland and France | Shaqiri hint | Karius problem Apr 22, 2020

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Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss the latest from UEFA, now a key ‘ally’ for the Reds in their hopes of getting their hands on the Premier League title, and major, but contrasting, developments from Holland and Italy. Also on the agenda is a big hint about Xherdan Shaqiri’s future plus the tough spot Loris Karius finds himself in.

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Liverpool Classics: Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal | Rafa Benitez, Fernando Torres and the tale of the 2008-09 season Apr 21, 2020

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On this day 11 years ago in 2009, Liverpool draw 4-4 with an-Andrey Arshavin inspired Arsenal at Anfield in one of the greatest matches in Premier League history. The point did take Rafa Benitez's Reds to the top of the table, but in spite of Yossi Benayoun's last-gasp equaliser, the result handed the title initiative to eventual champions Manchester United. However, although Liverpool ended the 2008-09 season empty-handed, it was a season that contained that so many happy memories, which Paul Wheelock and Dan Kay look back on in our latest Liverpool Classics podcast. Also on the agenda are Fernando Torres, the Reds' other two-goal scorer on a night filled with drama, and the manager, himself, and why there was no shame in Benitez being unable to follow up his Champions League success with that prized Premier League title.

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