Welcome to the First State Kopites podcast. It’s episode 3 of season 3 - a podcast for Liverpool supporters in Delaware and their friends. Thanks for listening on your preferred platform. 

Today Paul and Sean welcome Daz and  for the first time, Mark from the Delaware Supporters Club.  

Pre-season draws to a close - we explore what we learned and what expectations it’s raised: 

Chance to reflect on hopes and expectations for the new season: 

Last word on the pre-season review: 

Quick round - with some things that caught your eye this week: 

Thanks to all our guests - if you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend. Follow us on Twitter @firststatekopites - we only tweet and re-tweet from sources we think are credible - so no Fabrizio Romano I’m afraid.