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

terraces at Liverpool FC. Welcome to another edition of Ali La Rouge. I'm joined by regular guest, John Nicholson, Keith Colgan and mono.

And special guest, Jay Lisson, Brian Reed. I'm your host Peter Hooten.

And what can I say, a couple of weeks ago we were hoping this

would be a temporary blipin form but now we're after our fifth home league defeat in a row.

It's really depressing times

if you look for a fan, but I think before we look into that

we've got to pay tribute to a club legend who sadly passed away this week

arguably one of Liverpool football club's most important signs and I think the

important order of tributes in the media and on social media as well is

testament to how much he meant to people not just as a Liverpool player but as a

broadcaster as well, I think he left us at the age of 82.

And Brian, Reed, you know, you wrote a very touch and piece, short piece in the Daily Mirror about how the Saints sparked

your interest in football. I mean what did he mean to you and what did he mean to the

Liverpool Club, Brian? We've had a lot of death lately, haven't I mean, I'm very clemice, Gerard too.

I mean, I'm really gussed to hear about Ian St. John.

Because he was such a live while, such a character,

such charisma.

And it's true, he really was,

it was my first hero.

I mean, the first game I remember going to

is a way to, in the in the FA Cup on the run to

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