After more of that timeless VAR controversy Jim Boardman was joined by Carl “Carlos” Woodward of Radio Merseyside Sport to talk about the Reds season so far, including the depth of the squad in light of recent injuries. Also is football in empty stadiums better or worse with the fake crowd noise and does it matter if the odd bit of football language goes out on air?
Jim Boardman is joined by Jan Gorski-Mescir for a chat that sometimes gets onto football. They talk about what sets Liverpool apart from the rest of England, at least in their view, and they don’t mean Covid restrictions, and how the current Reds boss compares to the man who turned the club around so much in the sixties, Bill Shankly. Also, did the Premier League clubs get right with the PPV plan - or could it have been even worse?
Jim Boardman invites Anfield Index legend Nina Kauser onto the show this week, to find out how she became a Liverpool fan despite living at the “wrong” end of the East Lancs Road in Manchester, and how she made the journey into becoming presenter of her own regular show, one of the most popular on Anfield Index. Also, Nina has to pick her all-time LFC XI, will there be any surprises?
Jim Boardman and Karl Coppack return to talk about Karl’s earliest memories of becoming a Red and if there was ever a chance he might have been drawn to the “wrong” side of Stanley Park. Also, Karl discusses what it’s like supporting Liverpool far from home, before deciding who has to be left out as he names his all-time LFC XI.
On this week’s episode of Scouser Tommies, Jim Boardman is joined by BBC radio producer Carl Woodward, who has been behind the scenes covering matches for the Reds and Blues for local radio in Liverpool for the last two decades. Carl explains how there’s always a need to ensure both clubs get equal coverage, regardless of which one is doing the most trophy lifts. He also talks about how he picks the tunes for those inspirational audio montages, including those ones that end in a trophy being lifted!
Jim Boardman is joined by the Podfather himself, Gags Tandon, as Scouser Tommies continues its look at what makes Reds become Reds when not living on Anfield’s doorstep. Gags also shares some of the background on what drove him to create AI and make it into an established success, before sharing his all-time LFC XI - and his pain at who he had to leave out!
Jim Boardman is joined by Karl Coppack as they discuss if it’s time for Graeme Souness to be reconciled fully with the club he won so much at as a player. Also, is the price of Premier League success paid in shirts and what exactly is it that makes a certain former Reds left-back cause so much annoyance years after he left?
Mike Nevin was joined by Alieu Melody to discuss his "SONG FOR LIVERPOOL". Mike asks Alieu about supporting the Reds in Sierra Leone, and how he became a Liverpool fan, and Alieu gives us a performance of the song on the podcast!
Jim Boardman and Mike Nevin turn their attention this week to some of the Anfield matchday traditions that are hopefully coming back after lockdown, including the usual welcome given to ex-Reds, and wonder if the Kop’s long-standing tribute to opposition keepers is slowly dying out. Also this week, the two talk about the parallels between this league title and some of the near-misses over the past few decades.
Jim Boardman and Mike Nevin return for another look at life as a Red in the hometown of the current champions of England, Europe and the World. Topics under discussion this week include Graeme Souness’s recollections from before his time at Anfield and of being a young player under the legendary Jack Charlton. Also, tributes needed paying - and get paid - to Clive Tyldesley, for the way he always made his 1980s Merseyside audience feel they were behind the Iron Curtain with him as the Reds went ventured to faraway places in the hunt for precious silver. And of course, his words in 2005.
