Liverpool snatch a wild late win at Newcastle as 16-year-old Rio Ngumhoa announces himself in the Premier League. We get into the chaos of stoppage time, the Reds’ resilience, Konate worries, Wirtz watch, Ekitike’s hot streak, and whether the Geordies really are “rivals.”

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Mo & Robbo look back on Liverpool’s late heroics in the first game of the new Premier League season, and ahead to a massive game at St. James's Park next week. 

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The new Premier League season is upon us, with Liverpool kicking off their defence of the title with an Anfield showdown with Bournemouth on Friday. But are The Reds ready? Are you ready? Do we need more players? We also discuss the latest round of people getting offended about pantomime noises in relation to a song about a sausage-fingered relic and other matters arising.

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Mo and Robbo talk about the remarkable impact of teenage tyro Rio Ngumoha, and the complications surrounding Benjamin Sesko, and what it means for Liverpool signing Alexander Isak

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Gareth Roberts and Mo Stewart are back to talk about Liverpool selling, Liverpool spending, and Liverpool still somehow upsetting people. We’re asking: was the Luis Diaz deal a smart bit of timing, or a player undervalued? Who’s next out the door? Who else is actually coming in? And what’s the latest on Isak, Rodrygo, and the club’s quiet chase for a centre-half?

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Mo Stewart is joined by an old friend to discuss Liverpool's big moves in the transfer market for Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak. We'll also take a look at the big music story of the week, and wonder how Marcus Rashford ended up in Barcelona...

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Gareth Roberts and Mo Stewart talk about Liverpool’s return to action at Preston North End and the brilliant displays of respect and affection for Diogo Jota.

Taking the piss out of Donald Trump is also on the agenda.

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Mo Stewart and Gareth Roberts reflect on the devastating deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva. They talk through the shock, the tributes, and the emotional impact — trying to make some kind of sense of it all. 

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We cover:

    🎸 Paul’s first ever live gig at The Jacaranda – same as someone else you might’ve heard of…
    🎤 Stand-up, self-expression & doing daft things on the internet
    🤯 The Mick McCarthy wormhole 

⚽️ Football chat includes:

   - Harvey Elliott’s breakout U21 Euros – but is it time for him to move on?
   - Liverpool’s summer spending spree – Wirtz, Frimpong, Kerkez… £170m and counting
   - What does Arne Slot really think of Elliott?
   - The state of the squad, transfers, and whether LFC are building from strength
   - Man City’s £289m splurge in 2025 and the shadow of 100+ FFP charges
   - Club World Cup chaos & Klopp’s blunt verdict: “Worst idea in football”
   - US-style gimmicks invading the Premier League – and why we keep saying "oh f*ck off football"

📊 Plus: Football finance, Werner's wild New York plan, and the latest from the madness of modern footy.

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Gareth Roberts is joined by a TLC debut-making Stu Wright to talk all things Liverpool FC, including a new record signing, more transfer tittle-tattle and we also get stuck into your questions. 

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