In the second part of this interview with John Aldridge, Trev Downey talks to Aldo about his role in one of the greatest Liverpool sides of all time, his impressive international career with the Republic of Ireland, the harrowing experience of the Hillsborough tragedy and its aftermath, his unpleasant departure from Liverpool after just two successful seasons, his foreign adventure with Real Sociedad and there’s even a story about how the two lads had previously met on a Ryanair flight. Trev also quizzes John on the current Reds set-up and asks him what changes he believes need to be made.
In the opening part of this two-part interview with John Aldridge, Trev Downey talks to Aldo about his early days at Newport and Oxford. Goals were in abundance from the start and John speaks about some of the people who influenced his development and turned him into such an admired poacher that his hometown club signed him with a view to replacing the great Ian Rush. The footballing transition was seamless for John but he is very candid about how there was definitely a rite of passage to endure before he was fully accepted by his new teammates.
In our final show before Christmas Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon return or a quick-fire preview of Liverpool's next game as they take on bottom side Swansea at Anfield on Boxing Day.
They discuss the individual mistakes that cost the Reds 3 precious points at Arsenal; is it now time for Karius to get a run in the side? There’s also look at the form of Sadio Mane and question what looks like an overreaction from much of the fanbase.
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Trev Downey steps in as host and has a very engaging chat with Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson about the 3-3 draw at The Emirates. Mark runs the rule over the question of Simon Mignolet’s repeated blunders, the mental difficulty the Reds seem to have with closing games down, the question of whether the manager’s selections are an indicator of dubious judgement and the far more pleasing nature of another outstanding attacking display. There are listeners’ questions for our esteemed guest to field, some insightful anecdotes about Mark’s days as a player and he makes a remarkable promise to Trev about Mo Salah’s form involving a deeply unpleasant meal!
Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon are back for a quick-fire preview of Liverpool's next game as they travel to take on Arsenal at The Emirates.
They discuss the injury updates from Klopp's press conference at Melwood, the probable setup from both managers; and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on his return to take on his former club.
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On this week's Media Matters, Sachin Nakrani talks with Andrew Mangan, the man behind the long-running, influential and hugely successful ​Arsenal fan site, areseblog. Andrew gives the low down on Arsenal's start to the season, focusing on the form of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette in particular, as well as his views on the man in charge - Arsene Wenger. He also discusses the origins and rise of arseblog as well as Arsenal fan media in general. Sachin and Andrew finish up by previewing Friday's big game at the Emirates and why they hope it finishes in a 4-4 draw.
Gags Tandon welcomes back the Dan Kennett and Simon Brundish onto another AI Under Pressure Podcast doubleheader as they discuss the draw against WBA and the big win against Bournemouth. They discuss the starting line-up and the changes made for each game where Si gives his thoughts on Jurgen's rotation so far. They then move onto on-ball and off-ball for each game too with some interesting insights from the guys. A couple of amazing stats on this show! Get ready for a super show - 98 minutes!
On tonight’s festive edition of Molby On The Spot, a man-flu-addled Trev Downey talks to Jan Molby about the latest Reds’ victory over Bournemouth. As ever, The Great Dane’s analysis is insightful and full of wit but the lads don’t just limit themselves to the 4-0 win. There’s talk about African adventures, Mo Salah’s struggles with Scouse and how Roberto Firmino would’ve fitted right in at an 80s LFC Christmas party. There’s even a frankly scandalous musical admission from Jan, right at the death. Thank you to our subscribers for a brilliant season thus far on AIPro and all the best from Trev and Jan for the holiday season.
This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the West Brom and Bournemouth matches. Two very different tactical approaches from the opposition are picked apart as well as the usual team selection discussion, the key chances, the importance of various roles within each game. Also, a tangent on awarding points for goals scored to incentivise teams to attack!
Peter Beardsley returns for another Legends Lowdown Podcast with Eddie Gibbs once more posing the questions to the former Liverpool forward.
The Liverpool legend is back to give his views on the previous 4 Liverpool matches. There are recollections of Peter's Merseyside Derby games on both sides plus a chat about refereeing decisions following his predictions on the previous show.
Eddie also touches on the upcoming Bournemouth and Arsenal matches and asks Peter if he really was "taking the pi**" with his goal in the 2-0 win over the Gunners in 1987/88 season. All this and a lot more on this episode of Legends Lowdown!
