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

Very good afternoon and welcome to this Friday edition of the Blood Red podcast coming to you, as always, from the Liverpool Echo's offices in the heart of Liverpool City Centre.

I've got that Friday feeling.

And to share that, I am joined today by the bassist from popular beat combo Finch,

who also had a spell as Liverpool FC writer Ian Doyle.

Yes, I return to be part-time job today. She'll be writing about Liverpool. How many years have you been writing about Liverpool? 26. Yeah, 26 years. Wow, you get light for that, wouldn't you? Well, I feel as though I have done, to be fair. I did do Evan and as well for 18. I did tram me here for two before that. Two, two. And hey there, John Alder.

Yes.

Jolla was the, was the man.

Any Wembley trip?

No, they wouldn't let me go to Wembley. Oh, fair. Which was a little bit frustrating, but, you know, it's more than made up for it. You've been a few times in Liverpool. I think we can establish. Yeah, the only reason I introduced like that, because I read your rather amusing Roy Keene's story this week in which you introduced them as former Celtic midfielder Roy Keene, who had a spell at my chest.

It's the old favourite, isn't it? I do like to do stuff like that now and again because just to amused myself, basically, because I'm pretty sure Roy Keen will be reading that story. If he does, I'd like to think he has little thoughts of himself about that being a whimsical jape. We'll see if we can get his feedback. Very whimsical book, Roy Keem, yeah. He's renowned. He's run aflislaid back, here. There are two words I've never put in the sort of grouping at any point in my life. I'm also joined by a man who got absolutely plastered after the Merseyside Derby win. We're sticking with that stuff away. Yeah. Well, renovating his house is what I mean, of course. It's Mark Jones. I'm going on here, you all right. Not too bad, yeah. Good to see you back. Thank you. I mean, I knew in you a lot at the minute. I feel like I never leave this seat.

I feel like in part of the renovation.

It's like a DIY SOS. It's almost done now. Almost done. Yeah, we're nearly there. Nearly there. Do you reckon they'll ever finish in here, by the way? I'll move on to this project next. Not in our time. No, no, no, no.

I'll move on to this next, so I went it's all done.

See what we can do.

Good man.

How are you, by the way? I'll move on to this project next. Not an art sign. No, no, no, no, no. I'll move on to this next time when it's all done.

See what we can do.

Good man.

How are you, by the way?

I forgot to ask.

I'm all right, yeah. I'm not seeing you since the Derby. I'm okay. Yeah, I believe that you were, without wishing to, you know, dig you out. I'm going to.

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