Allez Les Rouges: Jurgen Klopp, the power of Anfield, and why Harry Wilson and the likes must be given a chance in pre-season

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News

4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Peter Hooton is back with his brilliant Allez Les Rouges podcast and for this latest episode he is joined by journalist and author Brian Reade, George Sephton, who has been the stadium announcer and matchday DJ at Anfield since 1971, show debutant Peter Harris, who is the Live Content Editor at the ECHO, and for a little while at least, a certain James Pearce. The podcast was recorded immediately after our now-departed Liverpool FC correspondent delivered a magnificent leaving speech and before he went out and got very, very drunk indeed. But he still found time to pop into the studio to have a quick word with Peter and Co before the show got on the road. James has been covering the Reds for eight-and-a-half years, but for George, his association with the club goes back much longer. It is welcoming, then, to hear what he says about the current crop compared to the great Liverpool teams of the 80s. George then takes us back to that famous win over Barcelona before the panel discuss Pep Guardiola's comments about the ground and the role of Jurgen Klopp in it all. George also recalls some brilliant stories from his many years as the 'Voice of Anfield', including the time he enraged half of Rome, while naturally, there is transfer talk, including a Barcelona player Brian believes the Reds could target, and why pre-season is the perfect opportunity to give the likes of Harry Wilson a chance to show whether he is good enough to play regularly for the European champions. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:09.0	Welcome to another edition of Arla Rouge for the Liverpool Echo and we are still
0:14.2	basking in the glory of being champions of Europe. I'm delighted to be joined
0:19.2	today by George Sefton, the voice of Anfield. Author and Janeless Brian Reed, Echo Jailers Peter Harris.
0:26.0	I'm delighted to say, not delighted that he's leaving, but we've got James Pierce,
0:31.0	whose last day at the echo is today, and he's just made an absolutely brilliant speech,
0:35.8	very emotional about leaving the Echo. 14 years, James, I mean, you already done a podcast about your history at the echo, but I mean what's it feel like actually on the day leaving?
0:47.0	Yeah, I've got it very emotional to be honest, yeah, just, it's kind of the day of, obviously, when I made my mind up to go and do something new and
0:57.6	take on a new challenge, it was the day I've kind of been dreading a little bit, kind of saying
1:02.4	goodbye and even yesterday sorting out your desk
1:04.8	after 14 years. I don't realize how much stuff had accumulated over that period. But,
1:11.3	it's just been a fantastic time and I don't think it gets any better than been able to say
1:16.3	your last match for the echo was watching them lift the European Cup.
1:19.8	Yeah, I mean amazing I mean if you look back to 2010 when the we had the Spers Shankly Independence Day rally
1:29.0	could you ever imagine in nine years time that you know the club would be in position it is now no
1:34.1	no chance it seemed like an absolute pipe dream didn't it back then you know I took over as
1:39.2	the LFC correspondent kind of early 2011 and even then the club was in a mess then of course
1:45.4	you know got rid of Hicks and Gillette and and finally got rid of Hodgson as well but
1:50.4	now Liverpool was playing catch-up to such a huge degree not on the pitch and off it as well in terms of the mess the club was in financially
1:59.7	And then just been an incredible journey, been able to follow them around ever
2:04.8	ever since then when you think you know obviously Kenny kind of masterminded that
2:09.9	initial resurgence and and put something in the trophy cabinet and then obviously
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