George Sephton: 'The Voice of Anfield' on almost 50 years as stadium announcer and the Kop's greatest moments

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 9 May 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Closing in on almost 50 years as the stadium announcer at Anfield, Blood Red catch up with ‘The Voice of Anfield’ George Sephton. He tells Matt Addison about how he started in his role back in 1971, what it entails on matchdays and how he helps to build Anfield’s famous atmosphere. With this week having also marked the first anniversary of Liverpool’s momentous 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League, we relive that experience. Plus, George explains how and why he came to play ‘Imagine’ at the end of that match whilst the fans remained inside the stadium.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: bit.ly/lfcnewsletterJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks for taking the time to listen to our latest content here on the Blood Red channel, Guy here with just a quick message.
0:06.5	Do you want the very latest Liverpool FC news directly into your inbox?
0:11.2	We will then sign up to our daily LFC newsletter which will bring you the breaking news
0:15.4	and big events from around Anfield.
0:17.8	To subscribe just go to bit.le.
0:20.3	forward slash LFC newsletter that's BIT dot LY
0:24.6	or click the link in the description of this podcast
0:30.2	and pop in your email address it It really is that simple. That link once more,
0:35.2	bit dotly forward slash LFC newsletter. Well thanks for your time and on with the podcast.
0:50.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield. Hello and welcome to a special podcast on the Blood Red channel and as those of you
0:54.6	watching on YouTube will be able to see I'm delighted to have alongside me a man who has
0:58.7	become a real part of the furniture at Anfield over the last half a century or so. George Sefton has been Anfield match they announced
1:06.0	us in 1971, making his debut the same day as legendary striker Kevin Keegan.
1:11.7	And since then, the Reds have won six European
1:13.9	Cups 11 League titles, six FA Cups, 8 League Cups, 3 Europa League titles
1:19.4	and this season of course the FIFA Club World Cup 2. George thanks so much for joining us it's
1:24.9	great to have you on the podcast. Good to be here. Got to be speaking to the
1:28.9	outside well. Yes we're obviously in very strange times at the moment and it's really difficult for everyone,
1:36.0	but you know, how are you getting on during the lockdown?
1:38.0	Strange, relate, it's okay.
1:48.9	My wife is looking after me. We, by strange coincidence, we started going back to the old-fashioned way of having milk and newspapers delivered about a month before
1:56.2	lockdown. So we're doing okay. Obviously once in a while you want to start the screaming hab-dabs you just want to go out.
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