Hello everybody. Welcome to your Blood Red podcast. I'm Andy Kelly and

well within three days of getting football back and we can finally look forward to

a game for the Reds after what seems like an incredible amount of time without a game

I'm joined today to look ahead to that game by our full-time Liverpool reporter both home and away James Pierce you are

James and by the echoes one of our digital gurus Paul Gorse you're right Paul

Paul Paul Well typical Liverpool about to go to Leicester

James and there's always seems to be a story and straight away and the big news in football of course has been

Claudia Ragnieri's sacking did you see it common and did you agree with it?

No and no.

I thought the other night against a really good severe team

they put up a decent fight in that second half

and I think to come away from that game with a two one defeat

left them banging that tie and

the for men to pay the price on the back of that you When you think, I know they've struggled this season,

but I just think it's a ridiculous decision.

The amount of credit he should have in the bank

after what he achieved their last season for

nine months or later to be treated so shavily. You know he's a class at Ranieri and

the statement he's put out today just underlines that, you know, no hint of bitterness or regret.

Brilliant, isn't it?

Yeah, just thanking people and, you know, talking about his love for the supporters and

cherishing what they achieved there but it just shows

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