Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, a new podcast on the Blood Red channel, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss transfers, transfers, transfers: the price tag Wolves have put on reported Reds target Adama Traore; the young Spanish winger supposedly catching the eye of Jurgen Klopp and many of his top managerial counterparts, and a link to a highly-rated Borussia Monchengladbach duo. And there’s also news of a noble gesture from Steven Gerrard and his Rangers staff. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have reversed the controversial decision to furlough the club's non-playing staff. It was announced on Saturday that around 200 of the club’s workers were to be placed on the scheme that would see the government pay 80% of their salaries. Liverpool pledged to supplement the additional 20% to ensure no staff members was adversely affected by the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. But the decision to use the job retention scheme put in place by the Conservatives was criticised widely criticised by supporters and by former players like Jamie Carragher. And now FSG have opted to perform a U-turn on their decision while CEO Peter Moore has written an open letter to supporters in which he says the club is ‘truly sorry’. The Liverpool ECHO’s Paul Gorst joins Guy Clarke to react to this breaking news. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Liverpool took steps to place some of their staff on furlough, the Blood Red podcast is here to pick the bones out of the decisionThe club’s choice to place some of their non-playing staff on furlough as been criticised in many quarters including by the likes of former players Jamie Carragher, Dietmar Hamann and Danny Murphy. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires as they discuss that issue and player wage cuts too. That’s before talking about the latest from FIFA and UEFA and Liverpool’s links with producing young talent after Harvey Elliott turned 17 on Saturday. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following Liverpool FC's decision to furlough some staff during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Guy Clarke and the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst talk through the implications of the decision. In furloughing some of their staff, the government will now pay 80% of a salaries, while the club have confirmed they will top-up the remaining 20%. From the announcement, the reaction the club have received and whether or not they could yet go back on their decision, all matters are looked at. The significance of the Reds decision is also analysed with fellow Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Newcastle United and AFC Bournemouth all having taken similar action. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool may well have been eliminated from the Champions League prior to football being suspended, but here on Blood Red we continue along the Road to Istanbul. Joining Guy Clarke and Dan Kay, as we look back on Liverpool's 2-1 quarter final first leg win over Italian giants Juventus is ITV and former Radio City commentator Clive Tyldesley. Clive shares his memories of the night, having been behind the mic for ITV as Sami Hyypia and Luis Garcia put the Reds into an early 2-0 lead on a raucous Anfield evening. Having covered Liverpool and Juventus' previous meeting, the 1985 European Cup Final at Heysel, Clive recollects the feeling prior to the game with this being the first time to two sides had met, almost 20 years on from the disaster that led to 39 people losing their lives. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool have taken the decision to furlough some non-playing club staff – but those affected will continue to be paid 100% of their salary. Furloughed staff will receive 80% of their salary through the government’s job retention scheme – with the Reds making up the difference.Fellow top-flight clubs Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur have also taken the decision to furlough staff after the Premier League was suspended following the coronavirus outbreak. The Liverpool ECHO’s chief LFC writer Ian Doyle reacts to this breaking news. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this day, just two years ago, Liverpool welcomed Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals. With the first leg taking place under the lights, the game was to be one of the classic European nights at Anfield. Weeks after the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, with Virgil van Dijk having arrived from Southampton in the same January transfer window, it was to be a breakout night for the Reds as they demonstrated the quality that's now become synonymous with the side. Join Guy Clarke, Paul Philbin and Matt Addison as they look back on the game, going back to when the draw was made, all the way through to the opening 31 minutes in which Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane's goals gave Liverpool a 3-0 lead, plus the context of the result with Klopp's side making their way to the 2018 Champions League final in Kiev. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Premier League confirming it will not resume in early May, the Blood Red podcast is here to look through the statement released by the governing body. Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Dan Kay and Matt Addison also give their take on discussions around a 30% pay cut being discussed by the players as well as the league's £20m donation to the NHS. With Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson having also led on the issue, by contacting the other 19 club captains around the Premier League regarding the NHS, the pnale talk about the personal qualities behind Jurgen Klopp's skipper. And 24 years on from Stan Collymore's last-minute winner against Newcastle United at Anfield, the podcast rounds off by looking into some of Liverpool's other great Premier League wins. From the 3-2 over Man City in 2014 to the 5-1 against Arsenal weeks before, as well as Merseyside derby wins and much more besides. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 years on from Liverpool's dramatic 4-3 win over Newcastle United at Anfield on 3rd April 1996, we revisit our interview with match-winner Stan Collymore. The former Reds forward joined Joe Rimmer and Neil Jones back in 2018 to look back on the historic moment, as we delve into the archives. Having arrived for a British record fee, Collymore speaks about his strike partnership at Liverpool with Robbie Fowler, how close he felt Jurgen Klopp's side were to success back then, prior to reaching the 2018 Champions League final in Kiev, as well as why under Roy Evans the Reds were perhaps never quite able to take the final step to securing major silverware. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whilst we’re on the break from football due to the situation we find ourselves in, every so often we’ll be trying to sprinkle in a chat with someone from within the game, of a Liverpool persuasion. Here on Blood Red Wigan Athletic manager Paul Cook talks to Guy Clarke about what the break in play has been like to deal with from a manager’s perspective, what he makes of Jurgen Klopp’s Reds as well as what makes them such a formidable unit, plus he gives his thoughts on the qualities captain Jordan Henderson brings to the Reds. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices