Series 4, Episode 3 - Your Position Is Untenable (with James Pearce)

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It was inevitable Sachin would do another episode on Liverpool and here it is, and yet again he is joined by an excellent Red to talk about the Reds. First it was Kevin Sampson; now James Pearce.

James has been a much trusted and respected voice on Liverpool for more than a decade now, first in his role as the Echo's LFC reporter and, since 2019, as The Athletic's man at Anfield. It has been, and remains, a dream existence for the boy from Bath who grew up wanting to watch Merseyside's finest as often as possible.

That process started with a bang; a 6-1 victory over Coventry at Highfield Road in May 1990. James talks about seeing the then recently-crowned league champions in full flow and how it was the start of everything.

That has meant some lingering lows, most notably the regret of not being in Istanbul for Liverpool's greatest ever night. But there has also been plenty of highs, including forming a relationship with Kenny Dalglish following his return to the club in 2011. James spoke to the King on a regular basis having finally landed his dream job at the Echo and tells a brilliantly amusing story about one conversation they had over the phone.

It's then onto the joy and privilege of following Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool - that game against Barcelona, that final in Madrid - before James reflects on how he is making an incremental and fun return to watching his boyhood club as a fan rather than a journalist. From the Kop as opposed to the press box.

James also talks through his all-time Liverpool XI, which includes a brilliant centre-midfield partnership but one that perhaps asks a bit too much of a legendary former captain.

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