This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

So Blood Red Podcast, courtesy of the Liverpool Echo, I'm Guy Clark. Welcome along. We're out on the road today at the

Penny Lane Hotel thanks to the Stephen Gerard Academy. We'll be talking about the work of the

Academy, what it's like to be involved in the courses and plenty more besides.

We're focusing in on the women's game today here on the Blood Red Podcast with Euro-2020-22

underway as well and I'm pleased to say I've got Will Pickworth along with me for the

ride we're going to be chatting to plenty of people will we're going to speak to students

coaches and a Liverpool women's player as well who is also already alongside us.

But yeah, really exciting to A, be out and about and B talk about a growing part of football.

Yeah, hi guy, yeah, it's brilliant as you mentioned there briefly the women's Euros kicked off this week and seeing so many fans at Old Trafford was brilliant and

Liverpool women just got promoted back to the WSL. It's a really exciting time.

Yeah, definitely is a really exciting time to be involved.

And first up to join us, Liverpool women's Missy Bo Ken's.

Missy Bo, thanks for joining us and in terms of the season you guys have had,

you must be really looking forward to all be it's pre-season now.

What's ahead to come?

Yeah, so it was my first day in pre-season today. Last season was very successful. We've done well as a team and all our hard work paid off, but now the celebrations are holidays it's over and we're

back in now we've got a eight week pre-season and we're ready to kick off in the top

league I think it's going to be challenging and something to look forward

for us all to see where we're actually out we proved ourselves against WSL 1 teams

last season in the club so now in a league it's completely different so I'm

really looking forward to it yeah well great to be her isn't it actually

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