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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Kop Outs SPECIAL: Liverpool against homophobia, Jurgen Klopp leading by example & why it's time to leave that Chelsea chant in the past

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Paul Amann, Founder of Kop Outs, joins Guy Clarke to look ahead to Liverpool's early season battle with Chelsea at Anfield. Following on from homophobic chants towards Chelsea loanee Billy Gilmour at Norwich City on the opening day of the season, Paul explains how the club immediately called out the chants and reached out to the organisation. Having been invited down to Kirkby to speak with manager Jurgen Klopp, Paul talks about the experience and the importance of making football an inclusive environment for all communities, including the Reds' LGBT supporters. Enjoy.Get exclusive podcasts direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukWatch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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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.

0:08.0

Liverpool v Chelsea, one of the stand-up fixtures of the Premier League era,

0:12.8

but as the Blues head to Anfield,

0:14.4

eyes and ears will be watching and listening out

0:16.7

to the Champs from the Stands.

0:18.4

I'm Guy Clark.

0:19.4

Welcome along to the Blood Red channel

0:21.2

as we look ahead to this evening's Titanicanic tussle as Tukles team come to town.

0:26.5

Joining me is Paul a man, founder of Liverpool's LGBT plus fans group copouts as we'll be talking

0:32.4

through those chants towards

0:33.8

Chelsea Loney Billy Gilmore at Carra Road on the opening day. Discuss why it's time to

0:38.2

leave those songs in the past as well as meeting Yergenklopp down at Kirby.

0:43.0

First things first, thanks a lot for joining us here

0:46.2

on the Blood Red channel to talk about what

0:48.3

is a very sensitive and very important topic

0:51.0

that sadly read its head on the first day that fans were allowed

0:54.3

back in mass in their Premier League stadiums. Absolutely. It is a real shame to be

1:00.4

here for the first time on this topic in many senses but it's a really

1:04.6

important topic as Liverpool fans we are renowned for having a lot of noise a

1:11.3

lot of fantastic, a lot of fantastic chants, great singing, and that particular chant doesn't make it, doesn't make the cut on so many levels.

1:21.0

One, it's cheap and it's a bit lousy. Language that had been used to describe it by others has been a lot stronger, but keep it a bit tamer today. But the impact of that chant is really problematic. I remember first hearing it at the

1:40.2

Chelsea match when Tottes came back to Anfield the first time wearing a blue shirt.

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