RECOGNISING LEGENDS
The return of Anfield Index's local take on all things Liverpool FC returns with Jim Boardman and Jay Reid discussing the impact of Mo Salah on the Reds' latest title bid and the risks that might come the longer his contract situation remains unresolved. Also, how does Mo rank alongside some of the Anfield greats to have gone before him - and can LFC do more to recognise those legends?
Jim Boardman was joined by Karl Coppack for some much-needed therapy as the Reds go through a spell nothing like the one they were going through 12 months earlier. The word “injuries” hasn’t been used this much at Anfield since Graeme Souness and Phil Boersma were together - but is that all there is to Liverpool’s troubles in this pantomime of a pandemic season?
Jim Boardman is joined by Dave Hendrick and Simon Brundish in a special episode remembering Gerard Houllier, the Liverpool manager who brought smiles and silverware back to Anfield and paved the way for his successors to bring more of the same. A Kopite himself, Houllier loved the club and wanted success as much any other supporter, as happy as any of us to see the club do well, even after his departure. 2001 was the standout year of Gerard's time in the Anfield hotseat - five trophies in six months, before cruelly taking ill during a league game and being rushed to hospital for heart surgery. Jim, Dave and Simon look back with fondness at the career of a man his former players still call "Boss".
Jim Boardman is joined by Gags Tandon as they grab with both hands the chance to talk once more about last season after getting a sneak preview of the soon-to-be released Liverpool documentary “The End of the Storm”. The feature-length film charts the journey to the end of that 30 year wait for LFC and features exclusive interviews not only with the likes of Klopp, King Kenny, Hendo, Ali, Sadio and Virgil, but also members of the club’s worldwide fanbase, including one of the Wuhan Reds. But did a movie filled with insight into that historic season win Gags and Jim over?
Jim Boardman is once again joined by Jan Gorski-Mescir as they continue the discussion of Jan’s time as a Liverpool fan, including his move away from the city and his support from further afield. Also, Jan gets an opportunity for the somewhat tricky task of choosing his all-time LFC XI, in his case made extra difficult by having more years as a match-watching Red to choose players from!
Jim Boardman is joined by Jan Gorski-Mescir for another of the special “back stories” episodes. In the first of two parts, Jan explains what it was that turned him into a Liverpool fan and it is arguably the most unique, definitely the most moving, of all the stories we’ve shared so far. Once he had become a Red, what was it about Anfield that kept him going back, and what was it like to be on the Kop in the era the nation, indeed the world, found out how special it was?
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.
