Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent James Pearce and their former colleague Neil Jones – now of Goal – for a special Blood Red podcast recorded in the NSC Olimpiyskiy, the venue for Saturday's Champions League final between the Reds and Real Madrid.
The trio discuss what once could have been regarded as a weakness of Jurgen Klopp is now rightly seen as a strength - and whether Emre Can could be the 2018 Vladimir Smicer.
Neil then leaves to meet up with another former ECHO favourite - Andy Kelly, who is very confident, if his betting is anything to go by - before we hear the latest odds from our sponsors, Paddy Power.
The podcast resumes with Ian and James debating why Zinedine Zidane is wrong to state that the pressure is split equally on both sides, the way Liverpool supporters have been treated in the lead up to the final, and the special bonds that could carry the Reds to their sixth European Cup.
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Two days.
Just two days until Liverpool contest their eighth European Cup final.
And what better way to get in the mood for the massive match with Real Madrid by listening to our latest Allez Les Rouges podcast?
Our host Peter Hooton is joined by Kieth Culvin, Ste Monaghan, and two Nicolsons, John and Danny, for a pre-Champions League final special.
The lads relive the Reds’ past final glories and outline why the ‘Holy Grail’ of European football means more to Liverpool and their supporters than to other clubs.
They are in no doubt that Jurgen Klopp’s side can claim the club’s sixth European Cup on Saturday – especially give they reckon there could be up to 40,000 Reds in the stands – but they also warn of Madrid’s big-game experience and their use of the ‘dark arts’.
The lads praise the club for helping set up the BOSS Night event that will take place in the aptly-named Shevchenko Park before the match as well as discussing the origins of the chant that has soundtracked Liverpool’s glorious march to the final – Allez Allez Allez.
Big Red Jamie Webster set the song to music and his brilliant version can be downloaded from ITunes and the Google Play store. Profits go to the Liverpool-based An Hour for Others charity.
Just like this podcast – it’s a must-listen.
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Two days.
Just two days until Liverpool contest their eighth European Cup final.
And what better way to get in the mood for the massive match with Real Madrid by listening to our latest Allez Les Rouges podcast?
Our host Peter Hooton is joined by Kieth Culvin, Ste Monaghan, and two Nicolsons, John and Danny, for a pre-Champions League final special.
The lads relive the Reds’ past final glories and outline why the ‘Holy Grail’ of European football means more to Liverpool and their supporters than to other clubs.
They are in no doubt that Jurgen Klopp’s side can claim the club’s sixth European Cup on Saturday – especially give they reckon there could be up to 40,000 Reds in the stands – but they also warn of Madrid’s big-game experience and their use of the ‘dark arts’.
The lads praise the club for helping set up the BOSS Night event that will take place in the aptly-named Shevchenko Park before the match as well as discussing the origins of the chant that has soundtracked Liverpool’s glorious march to the final – Allez Allez Allez.
Big Red Jamie Webster set the song to music and his brilliant version can be downloaded from ITunes and the Google Play store. Profits go to the Liverpool-based An Hour for Others charity.
Just like this podcast – it’s a must-listen.
Enjoy.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent – both home and away – James Pearce and ECHO sportsdesk colleague Kristian Walsh for the first of this week’s pre-Champions League final Blood Red podcasts.
Ian and James are fresh back from Anfield where they had attended the club’s media day – and both are struck by just how relaxed the Reds are in the lead up to Kiev.
And who is responsible for that? Well, that’d be the same man that has re-established the key bond between the supporters and the players... Jurgen Klopp.
Ian, James and Kristian also pay tribute to the players themselves, all of who have been written off at some stage of their careers, but who now stand on the brink of winning the club’s sixth European Cup.
Liverpool, of course, are no strangers to this stage of this competition, but Ian argues the Kiev showdown is the biggest game in the club’s history.
James and Kristian do not disagree, and the trio are also on the same page when it comes to the argument that holders Real Madrid are the team with it all to lose on Saturday night.
It’s essential listening as ever. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent – both home and away – James Pearce and ECHO sportsdesk colleague Kristian Walsh for the first of this week’s pre-Champions League final Blood Red podcasts.
Ian and James are fresh back from Anfield where they had attended the club’s media day – and both are struck by just how relaxed the Reds are in the lead up to Kiev.
And who is responsible for that? Well, that’d be the same man that has re-established the key bond between the supporters and the players... Jurgen Klopp.
Ian, James and Kristian also pay tribute to the players themselves, all of who have been written off at some stage of their careers, but who now stand on the brink of winning the club’s sixth European Cup.
Liverpool, of course, are no strangers to this stage of this competition, but Ian argues the Kiev showdown is the biggest game in the club’s history.
James and Kristian do not disagree, and the trio are also on the same page when it comes to the argument that holders Real Madrid are the team with it all to lose on Saturday night.
It’s essential listening as ever. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In the latest episode of Poetry in Motion, host Neil Fitzmaurice is joined by the returning Dan Kay and by Paul Wheelock.
The trio talk the perfect send off to Kiev that was the win over Brighton – and why Liverpool’s performance on the last day of the Premier League season bodes well for the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
The lads all agree on the transformative powers of Virgil van Dijk but they aren't all on the same page when it comes to the Dutch defender’s centre-back partner Dejan Lovren.
The club’s summer transfer business is also up for discussion including the tantalising if unlikely prospect of Luis Suarez returning to Anfield.
Thoughts then turn to the Champions League showpiece and the Madrid players who will pose the biggest danger to the Reds – and not just you know who.
And the podcast ends with a lengthy discussion about the deep disappointment and anger that Liverpool fans are feeling about how much they are being charged to get to and stay in Kiev.
Fitzy kicks it off by calling it a ‘shambles’. It’s a very interesting listen.
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In the latest episode of Poetry in Motion, host Neil Fitzmaurice is joined by the returning Dan Kay and by Paul Wheelock.
The trio talk the perfect send off to Kiev that was the win over Brighton – and why Liverpool’s performance on the last day of the Premier League season bodes well for the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
The lads all agree on the transformative powers of Virgil van Dijk but they aren't all on the same page when it comes to the Dutch defender’s centre-back partner Dejan Lovren.
The club’s summer transfer business is also up for discussion including the tantalising if unlikely prospect of Luis Suarez returning to Anfield.
Thoughts then turn to the Champions League showpiece and the Madrid players who will pose the biggest danger to the Reds – and not just you know who.
And the podcast ends with a lengthy discussion about the deep disappointment and anger that Liverpool fans are feeling about how much they are being charged to get to and stay in Kiev.
Fitzy kicks it off by calling it a ‘shambles’. It’s a very interesting listen.
Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In a Blood Red podcast special, WWE superstar Sheamus joined the ECHO's tag-team of Paul Gorst and Joe Rimmer to speak about his love of Liverpool FC.


The Irishman, from Dublin, grew up a massive Liverpool fan and can't wait to watch the Reds take on Real Madrid in Kiev. The Celtic Warrior has been hugely impressed with Jurgen Klopp's impact at Anfield, as well as the form of some of the Reds' oft-criticised players.


Sheamus also tells us what it's like to follow Liverpool while on the road with WWE, why he is hoping it's not 'Rusev Day' on May 26 and which Superstars fancy themselves at on a football pitch.


There are also great insights into life as a WWE Superstar, his tag-team with Cesaro and whether he'd trade another WWE Championship for a sixth European Cup.


He also has some choice words for former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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In a Blood Red podcast special, WWE superstar Sheamus joined the ECHO's tag-team of Paul Gorst and Joe Rimmer to speak about his love of Liverpool FC.


The Irishman, from Dublin, grew up a massive Liverpool fan and can't wait to watch the Reds take on Real Madrid in Kiev. The Celtic Warrior has been hugely impressed with Jurgen Klopp's impact at Anfield, as well as the form of some of the Reds' oft-criticised players.


Sheamus also tells us what it's like to follow Liverpool while on the road with WWE, why he is hoping it's not 'Rusev Day' on May 26 and which Superstars fancy themselves at on a football pitch.


There are also great insights into life as a WWE Superstar, his tag-team with Cesaro and whether he'd trade another WWE Championship for a sixth European Cup.


He also has some choice words for former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In the latest Blood Red podcast, regular host and Liverpool reporter Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce and ECHO duo Kristian Walsh and Joe Rimmer to look back at an impressive win over Brighton and Hove Albion, show a lot of love for Andy Robertson, ponder Mohamed Salah once more and look at some less good news.


Also includes a phrase from Kristian that nobody really likes. At all. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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