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On this episode of Money Talks, Mo is joined by fellow Anfield Index contributor Jay Reid to discuss LFC's decision to furlough some of their non-playing staff and seek government financial support. A variety of topics relating to the matter are discussed, including how much money the club could access on behalf of employees, the reaction on social media and whether it is justified, whether the club is right to access this support, the row over players' earnings and whether their pay should be cut, the actions of other clubs plus more besides. It's a thorough and comprehensive discussion over a contentious issue- and as ever, AI is not afraid to address a difficult subject head-on.

Jim Boardman is stepping in for Trev Downey for this edition of The Interview, he is joined by Liverpool legend Phil Thompson. In part 1 they discuss Phil's journey from Sunday league football, to becoming Liverpool captain and winning everything on the way. 

Dave & Karl are back to answer listener questions from Twitter & Discord. They answer a variety of questions from Torres under Klopp - Klopp & Simeone switching places.

Jim Boardman welcomes the Redmen TV's Chris Pajak to the show from lockdown in Liverpool, home of more than just the Mighty Reds. In these strange times football feels like a million years ago - until you get talking about it all over again.

Gags and Dave are back to talk some nostalgia as well as going Fantasy Football mode. They discuss how good this current Liverpool FC side is and compare back to Reds' sides this century but then go back to 90's and 80's too. They then have their own mini transfer window podcast and Dave goes through a list of players that can transform the squad and improve it further. The Mbappe question then comes up - how do Liverpool FC make it happen? Is it even possible? Finally they discuss who would win a Royal Rumble of managers and liken managers to popular wrestlers. Finally they discuss what they've been doing whilst practicing social distancing during the lockdown. All this and more on Old Skool!

In the second half of this massively engaging conversation with Jason McAteer, Trev Downey talks at length to the former wing wizard about his days with that exciting but underachieving Liverpool squad, the heart-wrenching departure from The Reds, his twelve years of success with Ireland's international side and his work with LFC in promoting mental health awareness. Jason is on great form in this honest and entertaining chat - don't miss your chance to listen!

Jim Boardman is joined by Liverpool legend Steve McMahon to answer questions from Twitter on a variety of subjects, 

The A Team are back and Gags hosts Dan Kennett, Simon Brundish and Dan Rhodes as they get assigned a player each to analyse and put forward their arguments to crown them as LFC's most valuable player so far this season. - Simon Brundish analyses Jordan Henderson - Dan Kennett analyses Sadio Mane - Dan Rhodes analyses Trent Alexander-Arnold Listen in as they present their analysis and then debate which player deserves the MVP award. Gags makes his decision at the end but you listeners will need to get in touch to let us know who you think wins out of the three players discussed. Make sure you tune into the MAIN EVENT next week where the guys analyse and debate Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker as Liverpool's 2019/20 MVP! Oh and please, Stay Home and Save Lives.

Sir Kenny Dalglish is back for his latest Anfield Index ‘The King & AI’ podcast. Paul Dalglish makes his long awaited return, with Eddie Gibbs hosting and special guest Chris Pajak from TheRedmenTV. Discussion includes: - COVID-19, when will the Premier League return and how? - Player contracts & wider implications for the game. - Sir Kenny's ‘Stay At Home Keepie-Uppy Toilet Roll Challenge’. - Kenny wants VAR for his disputed Scotland goal versus Wales! Was it going in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc_vkYUJc9E - you decide? ‘The King & AI’ podcast is provided to increase awareness and raise funds for the Marina Dalglish Appeal, please donate at https://anfieldindex.com/mda Please send your feedback to AI:PRO on our free-to-join Discord community at https://anfieldindex.com/discord or direct to Sir Kenny via @KennethDalglish or @AnfieldIndexPro

Unbeaten Half Season The first half of season 2019/20 was been beyond any of our wildest dreams and we have broken so many records along the way. Today we look at the first half of this season as a culmination of the cultural revolution that Klopp has instigated.