Allez Les Rouges: Mission impossible achieved, the Gini gamble, and chance for real fans' say with FSG

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Peter Hooton is joined by Kieth Culvin, Ste Monaghan, John Nicolson and Ian Byrne for the first Allez Les Rouges podcast since Liverpool pulled off their ‘mission impossible’ to qualify for the Champions League. So just how good an achievement was it by Jurgen Klopp and his players? The panel discuss that, looking back on the key moments on the end-of-season run-in, including Alisson’s wonderful winner at West Brom, and the difference the returning fans made to the team – and in particular Sadio Mane – in the final-day win over Crystal Palace that ensured the Reds finished third. Talk then turns to transfers, including Ibrahima Konate, Nat Phillips and Ozan Kabak, and whether it’s a gamble not to offer Gini Wijnaldum a new deal. There’s also a lot of praise for Thiago, before Peter and Co pick out some of their highlights of their campaign. And the must-listen podcast ends with Ian, who is the MP for Liverpool West Derby, speaking about the Spirit of Shankly supporters’ union’s meeting with Liverpool FC chief executive Billy Hogan, and the announcement of a new fans’ board.***Please note this podcast was recorded on the evening of Tuesday, May 25. The following day two retired police officers and an ex-solicitor accused of altering police statements following the Hillsborough disaster were acquitted. The ruling has been met by dismay.Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCSign up for our Liverpool FC newsletters: https://data.reachplc.com/210734476470860Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Ali La Rouge Podcast on the Blood Red channel, bringing you the view from the
0:07.2	terraces at Liverpool FC. Welcome to another episode of Ali La Rouge. I'm your
0:14.8	host Peter Hoop and I'm joined by a very happy group of podcasters
0:18.9	including regulars Keith Coburn, John Neverson, Stephen Monaghan and Ian Bain, founder of the
0:26.3	Fan Support Through Banks committee member for the Spility Shankly and also does
0:31.1	something as an MP or something I don't know.
0:33.4	But what a difference of fortnight makes.
0:37.0	I mean our last podcast was just before the United
0:39.5	game at Old Trafford.
0:41.0	I mean we said there's nothing to fear and John Coleman the
0:45.4	Atkinson manager was saying you know he taught there's not to fear but you know after
0:50.0	the United Victory went on a four-game winning run to make a third in the Premier League and
0:57.1	the celebrations on Sunday night were absolutely brilliant. I mean to get into
1:02.3	Champions League from where we were a few months ago,
1:06.0	it definitely seemed like Mission Impossible. So I think that's the relief of making it, you know. So, after two disappointing draws against Leeds in Newcastle,
1:16.5	which we should have won anyway, I think, we went on to win five in a row and that was
1:21.3	eight wins out of our last Sam games. So John Nicholson do you think I mean was it
1:28.3	always going to be or do you think it's one of the great achievements of those in the last few years?
1:35.0	Yeah, great achievement.
1:37.0	You know, I thought we'd lost it after we didn't beat Newcastle
1:40.0	and the way in which we lost the points to Newcastle.
1:43.0	You know, Leeds also really, bit of a disappointment,
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