Scouser Tommies: PHONING IT IN

Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return for another episode of Scouser Tommies, this time trying to make sense of a Liverpool side that feels stuck between reputation and reality. Recorded in the wake of a 1-0 first-leg defeat away to Galatasaray, the lads reflect on another night where an early burst of promise quickly gave way to slow football, set-piece frailty and a familiar sense of collapse. There’s plenty of focus on the growing idea that “Anfield under the lights” is no longer enough on its own, with Jim and Jay questioning whether supporters can still be expected to carry the team through big European nights when the football itself is so flat. They talk about the mood in the ground, fans losing themselves to their phones, and the broader sense that the passion and enthusiasm are being drained away by a side that gives precious little back. Looking ahead, attention turns first to Spurs and then to the second leg against Galatasaray, with both matches feeling huge in different ways. As Jim and Jay discuss, Liverpool’s season is balanced on a knife edge, with top five now looking like the priority and the danger growing that even that could slip if the same mistakes keep being repeated. Ultimately, the conversation circles back to Arne Slot, his team selections, his in-game management and the increasingly strained relationship between his words and what supporters are seeing on the pitch. With accusations of stubbornness, a squad that feels underused, and what Jay calls the sense of a “messy divorce” hanging over everything, the question is no longer whether Liverpool have problems, but whether this manager is capable of solving them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices