Honestly: Scouser Tommies

Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back to discuss all things LFC and that is a long list of things to discuss this week – hence the bumper episode!

First of all there’s a look back at the last couple of games, the contrasts of three points courtesy of Darwin’s 99th winner against Forest, which itself was courtesy of Ally Mac’s sublime lofted pass, and that 5-1 win in Prague, a game that could have had any number of other scorelines.

Those wins seem to have teed the Reds up nicely for the big one coming next, the visit of Manchester City to Anfield for what Sky will definitely bill as the title decider, before billing another game as the same thing a week later, regardless of the score. But it is a big game, of course, so has it arrived at just the right time for Klopp and his players?

Off the field and Trent has certainly wound up the less famous of the two Manchester sides, after some of them homed in one sentence from a cover story and 12-page spread featuring the Liverpool vice-captain in Four Four Two. Between their mad outrage at what was basically a very simple truth from Trent, and their calls for extra protection for the team bus on its way to the ground, you started to wonder what’s in their heads. Us?

Good times these might be for the Reds right now but as much as we all try hard not to think about it, Jurgen Klopp won’t be manager forever and the club need to make sure they’re ready to keep things going once he’s gone. News that Michael Edwards could be retuning definitely sounds interesting, and it all starts to conjure up happy memories from many years ago in LFC history.

This week:

• LFC 1-0 v Forest

• Forest fans chanting

• They should know better, and some do, but clearly not enough

• The reaction to the late, late goal – away from the ground

• The more you hate us the sweeter those moments get

• LFC 5-1 v Sparta Prague

• They know how to support their own team

• A good night in Czechia, what a way to warm up for Sunday

• Mac Allister – bargain of the summer?

• Darwin making fools of people

• Is rotation still a new concept for some on TV?

• Michael Edwards back in a new role?

• Richard Hughes part of the new setup?

• What does it kind of remind us of?

• City next – options for Klopp?\

• Trent didn’t need to try hard to get into City’s heads

• It’s going to be loud

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