Hello everybody. Welcome to your Blood Red podcast. I'm Andy Kelly. I'm joined by James

Pearson. I'm joined by Christian Walsh and we're here to preview Liverpool's trip to Chelsea on Friday Night Football.

James is our first double at Friday Night Football in the sort of sky sense.

Obviously we were on the beeb at Exeter last season which you'll remember from a

press box which included you typing on your knee in the middle of the crowd I think.

It is yeah yeah I think people probably split on the merits and kind of pitfalls of Friday Night Football and I must think it's probably

it's one of those ones that's probably great for the armchair fan

not so great for those who follow their team all over the country.

What was it a few weeks ago? I think you had Southampton fans trying to get to Old Trafford on a Friday night game, which was obviously a nightmare for them.

Similarly for Liverpool fans trying to get across London in rush hour on a Friday won't be much fun.

And obviously no chance of getting a train back home after the game.

But you know it's just the way the game's going isn't it?

It's here to stay I think it's I don't think there is a day in the week now where where it's here to stay I think it's I don't think there is a day in the week now where

where it's a football free zone and you know certainly you can understand the

thinking behind it because it will certainly command huge TV viewing figures.

Christina, isn't it?

I mean, loads of fans be really looking forward to a Friday night game,

you know, if they're in the parental stage

and Friday nights aren't what they used to be in terms of getting out, you know,

Liverpool on the telly is a great Friday night, you know, throwing a chippy tea and you're boxed off,

aren't you?

But it is hard for those fans who are trying to get down there

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