Story of the Liverpool fans who make the Kop look special – and the importance of getting the next generation to the game

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

With the impressive Wembley win over Tottenham Hotspur continuing the perfect start to the Premier League season, Liverpool can now turn their attention to their Champions League opener with Paris Saint-Germain.And what a match it should prove to be as Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Co come to Anfield for what could be another European night to remember at Anfield.The ground will be a vibrant sea of colour and noise – and a lot of down will be down to the guests of our latest podcast.We invited four Spion Kop 1906 members, Phil Walton, Sam Evans, Lewis Steele and Patrick Fitzsimons, as well as season-ticket holder Ste Martin, to talk about the supporters group that create and organise flags and banner displays on the Kop.The lads explain how and why the group was formed and what they have achieved in the years since. They also talk about the 77th-minute walkout versus Sunderland in February 2016, which forced Liverpool to make a U-turn over ticket prices and had an impact across the Premier League, and why there has been an improved relationship with the club in the years after.The panel all welcome the club’s decision to slash ticket prices for the upcoming Carabao Cup tie with Chelsea but, while accepting it is not an easy problem to solve, they are worried the next generation will not be able to get to the game regularly, given the unavailability of tickets and given the other distractions young fans now have.The podcast rounds off with some football talk, including memories of last season’s run to the Champions League final, and why Jurgen Klopp has been central to bringing everyone together. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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	Hello and welcome to a special Blood spin-off podcast.
0:12.0	My name is Paul Relock and I'll be co-hosting
0:14.1	this show along with Paul Philbin and our special guest this evening are four
0:18.7	members of the Spinecock 1906 supporters group Phil Walton.
0:22.3	I don't know Sam Evans. 2006 supporters group. Phil Walton. I know.
0:23.2	Sam Evans.
0:24.2	Yeah.
0:25.2	Liberty Steele.
0:26.2	I am.
0:27.2	And we're also delighted to be joined by Liverpool Season Dick and older Steve Martin,
0:32.2	who's voice you'll know from
0:33.2	I'm field FM. Well we'll kick off with the the story of the Spank of
0:37.7	1906 and how each of you got involved and we get a lot of listeners on
0:42.0	our podcasts from around the world who know about the football club
0:46.3	but may not know so much about the culture and the sports group behind it.
0:49.1	So can you just talk us a little bit about what you're doing and what you've been doing?
0:52.4	Yeah, fits a lot. Talk us a little bit about what you're doing, what you've been doing.
0:53.0	Yeah, pretty much.
0:55.0	We started out as a group, well, I'm sure, it was like four or five years ago now,
1:00.0	maybe a little bit longer, just a group of heads. So I got together there.
1:04.0	There are different coaches, you did different sorts of things
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