Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Hopefully you've heard by now, but we're expanding Blood Red, particularly when it comes to video content. And one of the shows we will be shooting in the coming weeks will be called The Agenda, a bite-sized look at the latest Liverpool news and related news before we serve up some of our established productions, like the Blood Red podcast, later in the day. But with the Reds jetting of to States, we thought it'd be good idea to film and record an early edition of The Agenda, featuring Daniel Austin and Joel Rabinowitz of our brand-new website liverpool.com, which is dedicated to the club’s US fanbase. And we liked it so much that we've also decided to stick it on here, as a podcast, too. On the, er, agenda, is Sepp van den Berg, Andy Lonergan and why it's not the first time the Reds have made a surprise move for a goalkeeper, transfers (or the lack of them), Rhian Brewster and, of course, what lies in store in the States. Admittedly, there's no discussion over Philippe Coutinho or the latest comments from his agent. You'll have to wait until tomorrow for that, and a very special Blood Red podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There may have been a Wimbledon classic and a scarcely believable Cricket World Cup final on Sunday but the Blood Red podcast is all about Bradford City 1 Liverpool 3 and the latest talking points from Anfield. In the host seat is Sean Bradbury, and answering the questions are Paul Gorst and Ian Doyle, who kicks things off by assessing the Reds’ pre-season so far. It’s a pre-season that will significantly step up a gear in America, but with trophies on offer so early in the campaign, and the challenge of Manchester City to overcome, is that just what Jurgen Klopp’s side needs? Ryan Kent will certainly be looking to impress in the States but will he be a genuine option for Klopp once the real action gets underway? Ian and Paul discuss that before turning their thoughts to James Milner and what lies in store this season for the evergreen midfielder, ‘proper striker’ Rhian Brewster, and the crossroads Dejan Lovren finds himself at. Also on the agenda is cover at left-back and the goalkeeping issues that have led to the club bringing in a 35-year-old journeyman. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to Liverpool’s win at Bradford City on Sunday afternoon. The 3-1 victory meant Jurgen Klopp’s side continued their perfect start to pre-season after winning 6-0 at Tranmere Rovers on Thursday night. But more important than the result was the fact that the money raised from the friendly will go to the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, which was launched by former Liverpool and Bradford defender Stephen Darby after he was diagnosed with MND and his subsequent retirement from football last September. It is a subject touched upon by both our Liverpool FC reporter Ian Doyle and Reds manager Klopp in their post-game verdicts, which make up the podcast. We start with Ian – and then we hear from Jurgen, who also talks cover at left-back, Adam Lallana in a new position, and Simon Mignolet’s future.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forty days after the Champions League final - Liverpool are back! Back in style, too, as they swept aside Tranmere Rovers in their opening pre-season firnedly on a night that, according to our Blood Red panel, brimmed with possibilities. And what a panel we have, too, as host Sean Bradbury is joined by Caoimhe O'Neill and the returning Kristian Walsh. After reporting on her first Reds match for the ECHO, Caoimhe takes the lead on looking back on a 6-0 success in which a number of youngsters grabbed the opportunity to impress. No more so than Rhian Brewster, whose two goals and all-round performance had Caoimhe and Kristian purring, even if Jurgen Klopp understandably tried to play down the hype. Another teenager, Yasser Larouci, also caught the eye, and Caoimhe reckons, like Brewster, a path to the first team beckons. After a quick chat about the change in Divock Origi, that dovetails nicely into the impending arrival of Harvey Elliott, who watched the game from the stands, and what it says about Liverpool's recruitment strategy. Speaking of which, a section of Klopp's post-match press conference is analysed, which ends with those magic words, Mbappe2020, being uttered. Yeah, we went there. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Close to six weeks since their sixth European Cup success, Liverpool were back in action on Thursday and fittingly they marked their return with a 6-0 victory over neighbours Tranmere Rovers. Ian Doyle and match-reporting debutante Caoimhe O’Neill were at Prenton Park for the ECHO – and their thoughts on what way a very satisfying evening, particularly for the youngest members of Jurgen Klopp's side, gets this podcast under way. We’ll then get the highlights of Klopp’s post-match press conference in which the Reds boss talked the two-goal Rhian Brewster, the business he has done so far this summer and the potential for more signings, and Sepp van den Berg, the club's sole new recruit. Enjoy - and we'll be back on Friday with Blood Red. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you improve a squad that has just won the Champions League and recorded a club-record Premier League points tally? It's a question Jurgen Klopp, Michael Edwards and Liverpool's razor-sharp recruitment team will no doubt have the answer to, but it is also one that forms the basis of our latest View from the Kop fans' podcast, featuring Dan Kay, Paul Philbin, debutant Peter Harris, and hosted by Paul Wheelock. It may not even have been six weeks since Madrid, but one look at social media would suggest that some supporters are concerned that there haven't been any significant additions just yet. Our panel discuss whether those concerns are justified and argue that they while it appears all quiet on the transfer front, important business has been and will continue to be done behind the scenes. And the Reds have proved in recent seasons that when they identify a target, they waste little time in getting their man. But is that task made more difficult this summer? Dan explains why he feels like that could be the case but why any possible recruits should look at the examples of Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi. Speaking of Big Div, we recorded this podcast just before it was announced he had penned a new long-term deal with the club, but rather than editing that section out, we kept it in, mainly for Philbo's description of last season's most unlikely hero. But with Origi sticking around, and with Rhian Brewster ready to step up, Dan asks the question of how many strikers does Klopp need, while Peter talks up the ability of Harry Wilson. There's also time to talk what could be an inter-club battle for the Ballon d'Or plus pre-season memories, including the time Philbo left a friendly after just 22 seconds, battering Barcelona at Wembley, and 95,000 Reds singing You'll Never Walk Alone in Melbourne. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly six weeks since that glorious weekend in Madrid, the best team in Europe are back in action on Thursday night when Liverpool make the short trip to Tranmere Rovers for their first pre-season friendly of the summer. So what should Reds fans heading over to Prenton Park expect? That's the first talking point of another brilliant edition of the Poetry in Motion podcast, hosted as ever by Neil Fitzmaurice and featuring Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O'Neill. There's two highly rated 17-year-old Dutch defenders, there's a Colombian left-back who could be sensing an opportunity now that Alberto Moreno's left, and there is Rhian Brewster, whose role next season comes under big discussion. Fitzy also explains why he's worried about Naby Keita and asks why Liverpool have been linked with big-money moves left, right and centre even though it is becoming clear what the club's transfer policy will be this month and next. Also on the agenda is Jurgen Klopp's faith in Marko Grujic, the importance of Dejan Lovren and Simon Mignolet and whether the duo could and should stay, finding new superlatives for Virgil van Dijk, and how good it would be if the Dutch defender got his hands on the Ballon d'Or. But the talk drifts back to transfers, what the signing of Sepp van den Berg and imminent arrival of Harvey Elliott says, and why it goes to show that Klopp, Michael Edwards and the rest know exactly what they're doing. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first Behind Enemy Lines podcast of the new season. For new listeners, this is the podcast in which we get the lowdown on Liverpool's next opponents, who just happen to be Tranmere Rovers. The League Two play-off winners will play host as the European champions get their preparations for the 2019-20 campaign under way on Thursday night. Regular host Paul Wheelock is joined in the ECHO studio by our Tranmere Rovers correspondent Tom Cavilla for a chat about the friendly, the Wirral outfit's thrilling rise back up the pyramid, and the Liverpool Champions League winner who has just arrived at Prenton Park. You will then be able to hear Tom's interview with Tranmere chairman Mark Palios, who shares his thoughts on the relationship between the two clubs, the support Liverpool showed when their neighbours slipped into non-league, the common bond between the two teams, and why Prenton Park could become a destination for some of the Reds' top young talent. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our first Blood Red podcast of the week - and our first since James Pearce upped and left us. Little wonder, then, that Paul Gorst, Caoimhe O'Neill and Sam Carroll are feeling a little sad. That, and hungover, too, after a long and lively leaving do for our former Liverpool FC correspondent. Now James leaving was a shock for us and Reds fans the world over, but his decision would be eclipsed if Jurgen Klopp called it quits. There is no suggestion - or chance, let's face it - of that happening anytime soon and the club is completely relaxed over the fact that he has yet to pen a fresh contract in the aftermath of the Champions League victory. That's no surprise when his current deal does not actually run out until 2022. Koppites would like nothing more than for the German to remain in charge of the Reds for many years after that. So our panel look at how long the 52-year-old's could stay at Anfield or whether history will repeat itself. Also on the agenda is the imminent arrival of 16-year-old Premier League history-maker Harvey Elliott and what his signing - and that of Sepp van den Berg - could actually say about Klopp's future. Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri returned to training on Monday and Caoimhe and Paul look at what lies ahead for two players whose biggest impact last season came off the bench - as well the pre-season opener with Tranmere Rovers and what kind of team could line-up at Prenton Park. And there's also time to talk the miraculous James Milner, goalkeeper issues, Harry Wilson and Ryan Kent, and the returning favourite who could be the biggest star of the summer. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Hooton is back with his brilliant Allez Les Rouges podcast and for this latest episode he is joined by journalist and author Brian Reade, George Sephton, who has been the stadium announcer and matchday DJ at Anfield since 1971, show debutant Peter Harris, who is the Live Content Editor at the ECHO, and for a little while at least, a certain James Pearce. The podcast was recorded immediately after our now-departed Liverpool FC correspondent delivered a magnificent leaving speech and before he went out and got very, very drunk indeed. But he still found time to pop into the studio to have a quick word with Peter and Co before the show got on the road. James has been covering the Reds for eight-and-a-half years, but for George, his association with the club goes back much longer. It is welcoming, then, to hear what he says about the current crop compared to the great Liverpool teams of the 80s. George then takes us back to that famous win over Barcelona before the panel discuss Pep Guardiola's comments about the ground and the role of Jurgen Klopp in it all. George also recalls some brilliant stories from his many years as the 'Voice of Anfield', including the time he enraged half of Rome, while naturally, there is transfer talk, including a Barcelona player Brian believes the Reds could target, and why pre-season is the perfect opportunity to give the likes of Harry Wilson a chance to show whether he is good enough to play regularly for the European champions. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices