Sweet Silver Song Mark Kerr

Once Bill Shankly arrived at Anfield, things changed rapidly. Host Mark Kerr, and fellow Anfield tour guides John Coburn and Bob Williams talk about how Liverpool gained promotion and established themselves among England's football elite.  
This episode includes all of the following: 

The 3-2 comeback derby match of 1970, Golden Goal, John Toshack,  Chris Lawler, Steve Heighway, and Peter Thompson - the white Garrincha.  
 Ian St John & Ron Yeats sent off - see https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kvrx - and Ian Callaghan’s one yellow card against Nottingham Forest in 1978 
From nearly signing Brian Clough and Frank Worthington to Kevin Keegan, UEFA Super Cup glory v Hamburg, Tony Hateley and rumours about the Anfield postcode. The new team Shankly built with Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd and Alec Lindsay. The captaincy changing from Tommy Smith to Emlyn Hughes and later from Sammi Hyypia to Steven Gerrard.
We look at the stylish Willy Stevenson, compare Ian St John to Roberto Firmino, and choose all time greats in John Barnes, King Kenny and Luis Suarez, culminating in our classic 5-1 win against Arsenal in 2014 - watch the match highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-tP9FAbipo 

Life at Liverpool FC has not always been 6 times European champions. There was a time before the Reds had won any European trophy or even the FA Cup. Host Mark Kerr, and guests John Coburn and Bob Williams discuss the dark days at Anfield followed by the golden dawn of Bill Shankly. 
This episode includes all of the following: humiliating defeats at Birmingham City 9-1, Worcester City 2-1 and Ajax 5-1; double headers; Billy Liddell, Fred Molynueux, Bert Slater, Dick White, Alan A’Court and the impact of the arrival of Bill Shankly, 
Own Goals by Sandy Brown, Tommy Wright, John McLoughlin and Jamie Carragher. Tony Hateley and the Anfield postcode, changing the kit colours, goalkeepers such as Tommy Younger, Bert Slater, Jim Furnell and Tommy Lawrence and ending with the great Billy Liddell.

Back by popular demand, George Scott, The Lost Shankly Boy, was described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world. George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongside local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys.
In this episode we explore the characters in George’s memoir, including Ephraim Longworth and club secretary Jimmy McInnes.
We discuss: 
Wembley tickets for the 1965 FA Cup final, Istanbul and Athens. You’ll Never Walk Alone, Steve Heighway, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan & Peter ThompsonThe Shankly formation, Ian Ross at Bayern Munich, Shankly v Klopp, Shankly’s words, playing in South Africa, Tranmere Rovers and Brian CloughThe Anfield dressing rooms, the 1965 Inter Milan semi finalSteve Peplow, Vitoria Setubal, No Surrender, On the toss of a coinPenalties - good and bad – Tommy Smith, Ronnie Moran, Gordon MilneShankly Hotel
Bonus audio after the main episode – how and why George came to write his book plus more Bill Shankly

Described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world, George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongisde local lads Chris Lawler and  Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys. 
We cover our first FA Cup final win, our first FA Youth Cup final and our first ever European tie.
 
George and host Mark Kerr discuss Gerry Byrne, Gordon Wallace’s two historic goals, Viva Bobby Graham, our first FA Youth Cup final against Harry Redknapp and John Sissons. 

George’s wedding on the day England won the World Cup, Peter Thompson, Denis Law, George Best and St Etienne.

Shankly builds an Anfield dynasty, The Boot Room, Melwood Training with Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett, a bastion of invincibility, the Kop, the band box and the pulpit.
We talk about George's fantastic book about his life at Anfield and and and afterwards, The Lost Shankly Boy, the link to buy the book is below.
https://amzn.eu/d/gm9xQqf

The legendary Tom Finney said it was one of the finest team performances he had ever witnessed, this extraordinary league match saw Kenny Dalglish's revamped Reds run riot at Anfield. This was the season after Ian Rush had joined Juventus and in came John Aldridge, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley. There were some fine performances from lesser lights like Nigel Spackman, Gary Gillespie and a rampant Ray Houghton. Nottingham Forest were no mugs, they were one of just two teams to beat Liverpool in the league that season, but not on this night. Three season ticket holders discuss the match, for Lee Birkett it was a right of passage - his first game without his Dad, for John Green it was his 25th season as a Kopite and as for the host Mark Kerr, he had to wait to watch it on Match Of The Day.
 
You can watch the full match here:  https://youtu.be/uITSWaBwS7k?si=NthU0aDhAIpJsHwW
https://sweetsilversong.co.uk/

Was this the greatest night in the club's history? It was certainly the most memorable Champions League final ever. How did AC Milan dominate so completely and how did Liverpool manage to turn the tide and pull back a three goal deficit? Why did we field a side that had never played before? What happened at half time in the stadium, back home and how did some Evertonians celebrate in the city? Hear about the tactical changes, the heroes, the villains and the bewildered. Listen to two lifelong fans, John Green and Lee Birkett,  who were in the Attaturk Stadum and Mark Kerr who watched it in his local pub.
 
You can watch the full match here: https://dai.ly/x2ikxi8
https://sweetsilversong.co.uk/