Welcome to the sixth edition of Blood Red – your new monthly publication from the ECHO covering everything you need to know about what’s happening at Liverpool FC. You can buy the January issue here.
As ever this month’s offering is packed full of exclusive interviews, expert insight and nostalgia.
In January’s Blood Red, we have an exclusive chat with Bill Shankly’s grandson, Chris Shankly-Carline.
Chris tells Blood Red what it was like growing up with one of the most famous names in football, why the family are fighting to protect the Anfield legend’s legacy and the new film they hope will show the man behind the myth.
He also discusses ‘The Lost Shankly Tapes’, a collection of interviews between the great man and guests like George Best and Gerry Marsden that the family discovered on cassettes in Bill’s old West Derby house.
Elsewhere, Andrew Beasley examines the opposition tactics that have caused the Reds trouble this season and how Arne Slot’s team can overcome them.
With the Reds’ squad looking light Chris Smith urges Slot to recall Harvey Elliott from his loan spell at Aston Villa.
With the transfer window set to open this month, we look back at one of the most dramatic deadline days in the club’s history 15 years ago, when Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez arrived on the same day that saw Fernando Torres join Chelsea.
It’s also 15 years since the return of Sir Kenny Dalglish. Dave Usher recalls how The King helped to heal the club but why it also means that FSG will be unlikely to ever turn to Steve Gerrard in a crisis.
Our panel of experts also look back at an eventful year for the Reds and what the New Year might bring.
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The ECHO’s Blood Red channel is one of the top-rated and most popular LFC podcasts on the market.
It has been covering everything Liverpool for nearly a decade, as the guys sit down at least twice a week to record – and also interact live with supporters.
Predominantly recorded live on YouTube – on an ever-growing channel boasting 175,000 loyal subscribers – on Mondays and Fridays, the panel reacts to all the latest news as they chew the fat over everything to do with the Reds – breaking news, transfer talk, match previews, reaction, fiery debate and so much more.
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