This is the Ali La Rouge Podcast on the Blood Red channel, bringing you the view from the

terraces at Liverpool FC.

Hello, welcome to another edition of Ali La Rouge where I'm joined this afternoon by

Joe Blot, the chair of the Sp British Shankly, Steph Jones, a journalist and also a cop season ticket older, and Jared Miles, who are believed

as a cop season ticket older in the mainstand.

Okay, so we're recording this the day after the unbelievable game at Anfield with Liverpool

went out of the European Cup.

Unbelievable game but with everything dominated at the moment by the threat of

coronavirus so even discussing football seems a bit strange but you know first

of all are you surprised the match went ahead?

Jared.

Not really, no because at the moment I don't think it's really kicked in here.

Well it's hadn't kicked in although it's had in Spain I'm surprised they were

allowed their supporters in.

Yeah.

Without any testing to be honest with you like, yeah.

Joe, I mean, did you?

Yeah, it's a mixed one isn't it?

I mean, I think personally it's about the inept approach of our central governments at the moment.

Yeah.

Complacency, yeah.

It is, yeah, in the worst part of leadership, you know, it's about the worst decision you can make is no decision and that's what they did.

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