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Scouser Tommies: FESTIVAL OF HATE
Jim Boardman is joined by Jay Reid and Tony Evans as the Reds prepare for the visit of that lot from down the East Lancs, stirring up memories of so many past encounters. As rivalries go, what sets it apart from the one with that lot from across the park? Also, is it okay to speak ill of the dead when they spent so many years speaking ill of ours?
Scouser Tommies: THE ANFIELD GROAN
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back with the latest on Liverpool FC from Merseyside, where all there is to cling to is another clean sheet and the reassurance that no matter how bad it gets, there’s always the neighbours. Next up Wolves, Everton’s relegation rivals, before the clash against the old enemy from down the Lancs, but which one will the Reds make hard work of the most?
Scouser Tommies: MONUMENTAL
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back for another episode of Scouser Tommies in the week the Reds beat the blues yet again in what might be the last derby for a while. There’s a look ahead to Newcastle and Real Madrid, as well as plenty of thoughts on UEFA’s belated corporate apology for putting fans lives at risk almost a year ago. Meanwhile, why do the FA seem more focussed on Andy Robbo laughing at England’s keeper than on the kind of chanting that brings genuine disrepute to the game?
Scouser Tommies: CHICKEN AND CHIPS
Jim Boardman, Jay Reid and Tony Evans are back to chat all things LFC from a Scouse perspective. As derby day looms large there couldn’t be a better time for the Reds to finally find their feet - but will they? With some club’s finances and breakaway leagues back in the news what does it all mean for Liverpool? Also, is there any truth in the social media theories that fans from out of town aren’t welcome?
Scouser Tommies: CECIL’S BANNER
As takeover talk dominates the football conversation, not just for Liverpool, Jim Boardman and Tony Evans look back to the last time it happened to the Reds and the destructive, vicious, build up to the sale. More headlines on the business pages than the back pages, talking more about Wall Street than Anfield Road, two cowboys fighting each other and the banks with the help of their posse and none of them caring about the club they bled dry. With paranoid dossiers, threats to fans, and more liars than goalscorers, we’d have gone mad if we weren’t so mad.
Scouser Tommies: TAKEAWAY
Tony Evans joins Jim Boardman and Jay Reid to discuss the latest goings on at the best city’s best club. Have FSG had any luck from their fishing trip for buyers of Liverpool FC - or will they have to go the chippy for their tea? Takeover sagas aren’t always what they seem. Meanwhile, it looks like Jurgen Klopp won’t be able to make any repairs to his tired and broken midfield, so is it time to look at new ways of spending the spare change from the club’s ever-growing revenues? As always, no matter how bad it feels for Reds it’s always worse across the park, but has it gone beyond a joke now?
Scouser Tommies: EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Tony Evans joins Jim Boardman and Jay Reid as Scouser Tommies returns for a look at what’s been going on lately from a Liverpool point of view. With reports of fan safety concerns at Hillsborough yet again, can we trust the FA to investigate and act appropriately? Is Liverpool’s transfer window activity as over as Jurgen Klopp suggests, or might there be some tricks up some sleeves? And it’s not just comedy from the neighbours this week, as we hear about a new recruitment drive from LFC HQ.
Scouser Tommies: ALWAYS SOMEONE
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return for a look at all things Liverpool FC from Liverpool. A brand new year began with a brand new signing and all the excitement that brings, swiftly followed by an embarrassing away defeat and all the frustration that comes with that. Jay and Jim try to work out if there’s any cause for Reds optimism, but with a glance across the park remember some very wise words that will help.
Scouser Tommies: FESTIVE DOUBLE ISSUE
With the World Cup finally over and proper football about to return, Jim Boardman and Jay Reid look ahead to what the festive period will bring for the Reds as an incredibly intense spell of games begins. Jay and Jim also look at recent examples of why the phrase "Don't buy the Sun" continues to be excellent advice, as well as sharing concerns at how once again claims of "ticketless fans" were shared by the media as an adequate excuse for people dying at an entertainment venue, this time at a gig in London. On a much lighter note there's a quick review of commentary in the World Cup - look away now if you were broadcasting to the UK - and as always there's something to laugh about from across the park.
Scouser Tommies: WORLD CLASS REDS
In the latest episode of Scouser Tommies, Jim Boardman and Jay Reid pick their best-ever LFC XI to have played in a World Cup. The only rule is they had to be a Red when they played a game in FIFA’s magic money tree, so whether they were any good for their countries that summer (or winter) is another matter. Which formation do you go for, who do you leave out, and just how many amazing players don’t even qualify? Before that, there’s a quick look at what’s going on in Liverpool FC’s world right now, with some of the squad playing in a lucrative but meaningless tournament in the Middle East and the rest of the squad playing in another one just down the road.
Scouser Tommies: MONEY AND MEDALS
In the latest episode of Scouser Tommies Jim Boardman and Tony Evans discuss the latest goings-on with Liverpool FC, including some insight and musings on the current owners, what is it that really motivates a footballer to pick one club over another, and some totally impartial analysis of past and present England managers, especially the one who briefly managed the Reds. As always, there’s also stuff to smile at from across the park.
Scouser Tommies: SCOUSER TOMMIES: CATALOGUE SHOPPING
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return for another episode of Scouser Tommies in the middle of the mid-season pre-pre-season. Their efforts to avoid going stir crazy in the midst of the Winter World Cup might be failing as talk turns to getting new signings out of the Argos book, but there is still loads of real Liverpool stuff to talk about. There’s a new club doctor, ex-Reds getting out into the managerial world, thoughts on the importance or otherwise of retaining the domestic cups and as always a splash or two from the free-flowing rivers of comedy from across the park.
Scouser Tommies: END OF PART ONE
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back for another look from Liverpool at what’s going on with LFC. The Reds ended the first part of the season with a win against Southampton, but although things are finally turning around as the players head off into this unnatural break, have lessons been learned that might stop any of the rot from coming back? There’s praise for Liverpool from some unexpected quarters, an update of sorts on Club Ownership Saga 2022 and, as is the norm in these parts, more laughs at the larks from the narks across the park.
Scouser Tommies: ANOTHER QUIET WEEK
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back to discuss the goings on in and around Liverpool with Liverpool FC. In a week that saw the Reds beat Spurs and Derby to keep their little winning run going, learn who they’ve got next in the Champions League and League Cup, find out who’s getting sent to Qatar for World Cup duty and even get put up for sale, there’s no shortage of stuff for Jay and Jim to talk about. Extra time might be needed to look ahead to the visit of Southampton, and the end of part of this stupidly interrupted season.
Scouser Tommies: FREE JURGEN KLOPP
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back for another episode of Scouser Tommies as the rollercoaster season continues for the Reds. Pyro is making a brief comeback in Liverpool, but it’s because Bommy Night’s looming, not Jurgen booming. Defeat against bottom three Leeds was followed by a win over all-conquering Napoli, so have Liverpool turned into a big game side - and is Spurs away a big enough game to draw a performance out of them?
Scouser Tommies: NOT ENGLISH
Jim Boardman is joined for the first time on Scouser Tommies by Anfield Index’s newest columnist Tony Evans. With the recent increase in anti-Hillsborough chanting at home and away games, do the perpetrators realise the impact it has, not just on those they are targeting but potentially on people much closer to home for themselves? Also, just how far back can we trace ‘Scouse Not English’ - the feeling, not the slogan - and what does it really mean?
Scouser Tommies: MISCHIEF
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back to despair over Liverpool’s defeat at Forest and to delight at the win over Ajax, but left wondering whether it’s going to be Jekyll or Hyde against Leeds and then Napoli. With Liverpool assured of the Champions League knockouts, maybe there’s room to rest some of the depleted squad, but was prioritising that to blame for the horror show by the Trent?
Scouser Tommies: SINGLE MINDED
In the latest episode of Scouser Tommies Jim Boardman and Jay Reid look back at events from the last seven days, including a couple of much needed wins, more vile chanting from guests in our house, pathetic attempts to deflect from it all and an ex-Red going to a pub on his day off. There’s also a look ahead to the Reds’ next couple of games, as the relentless schedule continues.
Scouser Tommies: JAM BUTTIES
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back from the best city in the world to discuss the latest happenings in an eventful if not yet satisfying season for Liverpool. A loss down south was followed by a high-scoring win up north, and whilst Jurgen Klopp had already conceded the league title the win in Glasgow was enough for the Reds to get at least one foot in the Champions League knock-outs. Back to the league next, and what might have been billed as an early title decider - if it wasn’t for LFC’s stuttering start - is a huge test. Are the lads ready for it?
Scouser Tommies: LOWER LEAGUE BINGO CHANTS
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back once again to discuss all things LFC from Liverpool, in the wake of the first ever competitive encounter with Glasgow Rangers and before the trip to that London to face Arsenal. Did the Rangers ‘ultras’ intimidate the Reds or give us all a laugh? What are you going to do when you hear one of Scotland’s biggest clubs singing one of Ingerland’s favourite songs? Meanwhile, out of all the times we’ve played Arsenal, what are the memories that spring to mind?