First State Kopites

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We are members of OLSC Delaware - the First State's home for supporters of the Mighty Liverpool FC. We talk Liverpool FC with well known Liverpool fans, members of other supporters clubs and we generally have fun chatting about the Reds. The opinions are our own.

  1. 2D AGO

    Looking for clues to assess Liverpool’s season S7 E34

    Welcome to the latest episode, Liverpool’s losing run comes to an end at home to Fulham, with a 2-0 win. A lot more control about that performance than many of late. The defeats to City and PSG didn't feel great. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Justin. It’s been a month since the last episode. I think it’s fair to say that some disagreements about where the team is at and conversations about blame have got in the way of pulling a pod together. This one is an attempt to move beyond that. Part One: Fulham have been a challenge at Anfield in recent seasons We did have a bench. Rio, Mo and Florian Wirtz all looked sharp Jones/Szobo midfield duo looked solid in the first xG 1.59 to 1.04. 3 big chances missed to 2 (in the second half). Usual Anthony Taylor foul count - 10-4 against us. Part Two - ‘Anfield won’t save Liverpool from PSG’ was the London Times podcast title. PSG home: Early goal needed? Any lessons from Galatasaray at home? Enough rotation against Fulham? Starting line up? Does the Hillsborough remembrance change things for Slot in choosing his lineup The first Derby at the Hill-Dickinson Obviously they will be right up for this They are 1st or 2nd on aerial duel wins. The laissez-faire refereeing has helped them (and Brentford and Arsenal) We do have 5 days between these games.  Part Three - wider view with at least 7 games left Champions League qualification? 3 points behind Villa now. Marmadashvili The greatest team we may ever have seen continues to build an alumni - Robbo and Mo - 256 goals for Liverpool now, 192 in the league. The football structure - Hughes, Edwards and Slot all have 1 year left on their contracts What do we think will/would like to happen? We will likely be back after the PSG game. Thanks to Justin and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    46 min

  2. MAR 9

    Four straight wins ended by the ‘worst’ team in the league S7 E33

    Welcome to the latest episode, Liverpool’s winning run comes to an end at Wolves. Conceding another 90+ minute goal - feels yuk. The 5-2 over West Ham offered quite a different feeling. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Justin. Part One - First half - slow and predictable said the captain. Slot was very upset, we are told. Play Frimpong and give him the ball before the final third too many times First half - felt very safe - Wolves xG 0.0 - overall 0.44 for Wolves and 1.83 for us and 4 big chances. Second half better but still didn’t create a lot. At least we got wide more. Great clearance from Cody… Salah as a wide player…. Bad first goal to concede The pushing for a winner strategy has really hurt us this season: Chiesa chaos No Konate Part Two - West Ham at home (xG 1.84 to 1.86) They are a difficult team - but our set pieces were outrageous National narrative - ‘Liverpool didn’t play very well’ and now we make a note of the xG First half key moments: 5 minutes - great composure from Ryan and Hugo.  25 minutes - VVD finds another header. What was VAR doing? 43 - love a goal where the ball doesn’t hit the ground Good moves in between - Cody finding RG and Hugo’s big chance Second half - much closer: Soucek goal probably changes the sub plans Alisson makes a save at 4-2 that was important Frimpong and Gakpo goals and Nyoni, Rio cameos were positive Part Three - Other business: Arsenal - breaking down what their anti-football entails Time wasting Collapsing with contact while mugging opposition forwards in the box The Tottenham Hotspur train wreck comes to town Galatasaray starts next week Our midfield - overplayed: And what has happened to Alexis Mac Allister?\ Why not Curtis Jones? We will be back after the Galatasaray away game. Thanks to Justin and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    44 min

  3. FEB 25

    Lots of bitching and moaning about the Heist

    Welcome to the latest episode, after Liverpool win 2 successive away games against shitball teams - the Reds got a late winner and people were doing cartwheels about the ‘bank robbery’ that took place in Nottingham on Sunday. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Justin. Part One - First half - not our best 45 minutes: Had a week to prepare? Balls jumped off our feet’. Curtis started too optimistically?Felt like the impact of no Florian was big Somehow our pass completion was 85% Forest had the new manager with the first win on Thursday -  could claim we knew how they were setting up? Forest created less than the narrative would have you believe.  Hudson-Odoi chance after 4 minutes was a quarter of their xG. 0.33 of 1.27 Some long range shots. But they did have 3 corners and 2 long throws This has never been an easy ground for us - 1 win in 6 before this in the league. 5 of our 8 premier league goals have been from set pieces. Part Two - 2nd half, was completely forgotten that we were the ones with the big chances - 4. Jones chance from a Gakpo/Salah set up. Why not more of these? Lot of chat about the Rio sub in particular. Created problems when he was moved to the right. Mac Allister should have been replaced, shouldn’t he? The disallowed goal. Feel like if it’s Chelsea or City we quickly move on and it's a goal. Led to a 3rd clean sheet in a row, and the first 90+ minute winner for months Lucky - don’t feel like the National media was saying we were unlucky when conceding in shite moments against Bournemouth and Fulham Part three - state of our nation: 6th place, same points as Chelsea, 3 behind the Mancs, 6 behind Villa with 11 to play Round of 16 UCL opponents Athleti or most likely Galatasaray Florian and Jeremie Frimpong back for West Ham. quickly followed by Wolves away.We will be back after the West Ham game.. Thanks to Justin and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    47 min

  4. FEB 13

    Three wins in 4 - is that the way we should view the recent results?

    Welcome to the latest episode of this, the 7th season - after Liverpool finally overcame a shitball team away from home - after the low of the City match, the boys in Red rallied to produce a really solid away performance at Sunderland. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Alex.  Part One - Sunderland away (xG 0.63 to 2.53) Solid in the first half, aside from 1st minute foul throw Less control in the second half ‘Carbon copy of the City game’ - some really solid defending and control from out boys here - Gomez, Jones and Chiesa subs all seem to help Virgil, Florian, Konate More penalty nonsense - what does a handball for us look like? Endo - foot injury Part Two - Brighton, Forest: FA Cup - 4th round, how much do we commit to this? Forest away after a week break. Can we give these bastards what they deserve? No Dyche, Victor Perreira 12 matches left…  We will be back after the 22nd with a review of the Forest game, maybe do some bits in between assessing where the team is and what we can hope for. Thanks to Alex and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us. If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    56 min

  5. FEB 11

    Another late one - please can we buck this trend?

    Welcome to the latest episode of this, the 7th season - after Liverpool had a tough weekend - after wins over Qarabag and Newcastle bumped back down to earth with a bizarre finish to the City match. I’m Paul, joined by Daz and Sean.  2nd best in the first 30 minutes 35 minutes in the second half Seemed to throttle back in intensity and territory after the goal  Big miss from Hugo?  We’ve dropped 8 points in 5 games in added time this season. Bug or feature? No Darwin threat Refereeing: The penalty The other ‘penalties’ and red cards Fitness levels? Tough away especially where the team are No Dom. No confidence in Ramsay. Perhaps no Mo (death in the family/compassionate leave) — thin squad is now emaciated.  Part One - Manchester City at home Part Two - Sunderland:We will be back next week with a review of the Sunderland game. Thanks to Daz and Sean for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    39 min

  6. FEB 7

    Have you missed us? Meanwhile, the Reds make progress in the Champions League

    Welcome to the latest episode of this, the 7th season - after Liverpool had a big week with wins over Qarabag and Newcastle. I’m Paul, joined by Daz. We are going to review the last 6 - Barnsley, Burnley, Marseille, Bournemouth, Qarabag and Newcastle. Barnsley - went strong, could have been a walk in the park…  xG 2.04 to 1.41 (although 0.9 had to be the goal) Burnley - reaction in the ground seemed more intense xG 3.18 to 0.4 - and big chances (3) don’t match the narrative of those at the game The refereeing in these 2 games: Does Andy Madley read Paul Tomkins? Played with more freedom in the UCL? Joe Gomez, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez Able to bring on Cody and Curtis xG 1.46 to 0.87 (15 shots) - 3 big chances to - and Alisson was Fotmob’s MoM Bournemouth - bad weather day Part three - Big week at Anfield: Qarabag - easy or accomplished performance Szobozlai wants to play in the champions league final in Budapest Newcastle (2.28 vs 0.36). Ball 40 minutes in play. FIrst half looks like we are under pressure And then Wirtz and Ekitike Part four - looking forward Part One - Barnsley and BurnleyPart Two - Marseille away - Beatles Tifos - and BournemouthWe will be back next week with a review of the Man City and Sunderland games. Thanks to Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    44 min

  7. JAN 7

    Not what we hoped for, but some bright spots? S7 E27

    Happy New Year to all our listeners!! We are here with the 27th episode of this the 7th season - between games 19 and 20. We are going to review the state of the nation after those 19 league games and 6 champions league games. I’m Paul, joined by Enrique and Daz. We aren’t going to do much of a specific review of the Leeds game, although some of the themes we will talk about were very evident in the 0-0 draw. Part one - Bad Points Dealing with adversity: Impact of the summer?  4 late goals conceded Ability to hold onto 2 goal leads - last 10 minutes Officiating - penalties awarded Coaching: Defensive mistakes; set pieces Ability to score against the low block Awful’ said one pundit - how awful exactly? 3 defeats by 3 goals in successive games  Recruitment? Part Two - Good Points: Created more xG than anyone apart from City. Hugo Ekitike was 3rd in the scoring list. A goal every 125 minutes. Till he seemed to become our only option. Top 4 is well within our grasp, 8 games unbeaten Champions League qualification - Inter and Real Madrid victories Florian Wirtz And our Expectations…… We will be back next week with a review of the Fulham game. Thanks to Enrique and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    1h 6m

  8. 12/31/2025

    Liverpool have 'crashed' the Top 4.. Aren't we the Champions? E7 E26

    We are back with the 26th episode of the 7th season - making up for lost time. I’m Paul, joined by Sean and Daz. We are going to do a review of the Spurs and Wolves games, and a look ahead at Leeds on New Year’s day. After the Leeds game we’ll do a bit of a state of the nation after 19 league games and 6 champions league games. Part One - Spurs away.   Line up and approach Injuries didn’t leave a lot of options. Lost Bradley and Isak in this one Spurs - 1 win in 7 (we now have 3 in 7) played like a desperate team.  Frank appears to be under pressure - not good when the previous guy hired you The controlled aggression of his Brentford team doesn’t look good here Who scores the first goal once again significant The last 10 minutes - how do we make sense of that? Part two - Wolves at home Worst team in the league (potentially in league history) Seemingly less options Good points - bad points (Good half/bad half?) Diogo tribute Florian Wirtz Weird refereeing decisions  We’ve ‘crashed’ the top 4 Part three - Leeds at home with 5 day break Leeds have looked better. Calvert-Lewin’s goals Our approach, line up Virg’s comments re set pieces We will be back next week with a review of the Leeds game. Thanks to Sean and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us. If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic

    1h 4m
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We are members of OLSC Delaware - the First State's home for supporters of the Mighty Liverpool FC. We talk Liverpool FC with well known Liverpool fans, members of other supporters clubs and we generally have fun chatting about the Reds. The opinions are our own.

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    First_State_Kopites
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    238
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