We Are Liverpool Podcast Ep2. John Barnes | 'He knew the problem but wouldn't tell us!'

John Barnes, a total Liverpool legend. His influence hopefully continues in the club.

When people ask me why an East Londoner like myself supports Liverpool, my answer is always John Barnes.

First footballing idol for me. His stepovers, the deft touches and jinking feet, and let's not forget the iconic rap haha. Absolute legend.

As a black man that loved Rush it filled me with so much joy watching this Great man running from the half way line or deep in his own half to score. One of the greatest Liverpool players ever!

Since the age 5 until 45 John Barnes has been my hero and always will be!

Love this podcast. John Barnes is a legend. Can't wait for Robbo

Glad Barnes is back at the club in an official capacity.

Glad to see and hear John Barnes talk about Liverpool fc squad in the past and looking at the present. He had so much deft touches and an absolutely great style. An icon of Liverpool fc forever.

John Barnes, Hero of The People, King of The Kop, Legend of ANFIELD Forever! YNWA

American Red here, this is UNBELIEVABLE. I never thought I would hear Bsrnes be this honest. Amazing pod

Lord King Baron Barnes and Beardsley combined with the 1987-88 midfield and defence. Aldo and Ray Houghton. I turned 15 in May 1988 and that was the best LFC team I saw in the flesh. I didn't start going the match all the time until the 1984-85 season when we got banned from Europe. I'd just turned 12 at the time of Belgium and never went abroad.

Barnes is a real boss, love this guy ❤ ynwa

Johnny barnes Johnny barnes my hero My best ever Christmas present when I was a kid “the John barnes story “

Barnes and Beardsley One of the best combination in English football, maybe in the world. They were poetry in motion

40 years supporting Liverpool. My favourite.

Digger was one of the finest players I ever saw to grace the hallowed red shirt on the pitch. Totally mesmerising to watch him perform such magic.

That Barnesy on Marvin Gaye "he couldnt side step his dad"... Savage stuff

"'Players like John Barnes come along just once in a lifetime,' - Sir Tom Finney. May I add, his awareness and ability to articulate his experiences in football and beyond add to Johns legacy x

Loved absolutely every second. Respect to my 🇯🇲 brother

John Barnes, a great footballer and an even better man.

our very own Liverpool Hero John Barnes 😍 i can listen all day long when John Barnes talking, Fantastic player, very honest human being.

It was also a great combination Barnes and Aldridge together. The only game made me sad and shocked was the final game at Anfield in 1989 when Liverpool lost the Championship to Arsenal by ONE goal. Nowadays Var would have disallowed that goal of Alan Smith 😊

Barnesy and Robbie together on a podcast, my favourite two players growing up. 😁

I remember watching John Barnes at Anfield what a LEGEND and what a lovely bloke ....... John Barnes and Stevie G my hero's

"I always wanted to be remembered as a member of a Liverpool team" Sorry Digger, never going to happen, you'll always be remembered as one of our greatest players, greatest wingers. I know I'm a Liverpool fan, but your goal in the Maracana actually made me cry as a kid, I never expected an English player to be that good, only South American's were supposed to do that. So much love for this man

What a great sit down, two of my heroes, Barnes and Robbie, what fantastic players they were, we sure could need them now in their prime 😜

I'd love a podcast with Barnesy and Jürgen, just the two of them talking LFC history and how the game and everything around it changed. John could tell him so much about old LFC, the greats and the struggles the city of Liverpool went through aswell. Having a beer ofc :)

What a great player he was, one of my favourites of that era, and what a nice man he seems to be.

I love hearing Barnes talk

I really enjoyed this when I watched on LFCtv. Something that stood out for me was when he talked about being “a Liverpool player”. He’s right. There are some brilliant players who, if they played for us, would never be a “Liverpool player”. I think Christiano is a football genius, but would never be a Liverpool player. Messi would because it’s a mindset. You can be a football genius and still play for the team. Christiano plays for one person. Himself. Salah is a genius who recognises his abilities, but he plays for the team. So did Sadio. I don’t think Mbappe would fit in here either for the same reason. It’s in our DNA as LFC.

Great interview. Always great to hear from John. Barnes at his best in the late 80s was arguably our greatest ever player in one of our best ever teams.

Gotta love John Barnes ❤️

As someone who was born on the other side of the 'iron curtain' in communist Poland, I'd fallen in love with John's football when he played for England and than it natrually transformed into love for LFC that lasts 'till now. Thank you John.

John Barnes....not just a footballing hero but also a very intelligent man.

A true legend, gentleman and all around nice guy. Love John Barnes ❤

That bit about the chippy order before the game had me howling 🤣🤣🤣

John Barnes was without doubt one of the greatest English players ever ( who else can´t forget that goal against Brazil in the Maracana!) but his humility and over-riding belief that no-one is bigger than the team is what shines through. Amazing free spirit on and off the pitch ... would like to see a podcast with him and Roy Keane.

One of the biggest influences of my footballing life. A rocket of a left foot with the finesse and grace to glide across the pitch.

John Barnes. A true great for our club..!

John Barnes was the Man back In the day Boys and Germs...

The heroes' hero. What a treat. Thanks guys

Absolute legend. 24:58 “We ran 10 miles, lifted weights and fought each other”😂😂😂

One of my favourite Liverpool players when I started watching LFC in the 80s.

Amazing person and player, a Liverpool legend ! Thanks for the great podcast

Loving these podcasts so excited for future presentations YNWA 🔴

What a great podcast. Just how good and illuminating a talker is John Barnes? A class act on and off the field. Respect!

What an insight. Loved every second of that!

Barnes my favourite LFC player of all time.

Lovin this podcast series

My absolute idol was lucky enough to meet him in Sydney a few years ago.

Fair play to John for popping down the local charity shop for that denim jacket

Barnes in full flight down the wing, in that red Candy shirt in the late 80s was what made me fall in love with football

Nice to have a pod that doesn’t stop every 10 minutes to flog ball trimmers or mattresses! 😅👍🏼

An amazing player as well as an amazing person.

Always enjoy these! 👏🔴👍

Great interview. Love the podcast. Growing up I was always John Barnes on the wing.... Also love the Jimmy Case mention. Always used to drink with him in Villamartin before he went dry. Great fella. Great times.

That was a brilliant listen, ta very much.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Superb player John was I still Think Today he should of been offered a coaching job at LFC. A great player

One of the best moments of my life was seeing him in restaurant in Liverpool when I was a 9 year old , visiting from Ireland on my birthday present from my mom , couldn’t get tickets to the match but saw my idol near our hotel , I told my wife and friends in a dinner party in New York recently what was one of the best moments in your childhood, I saw seeing John Barnes at a restaurant, that’s how much I loved him as a kid !!

Brilliant series this lfc , keep it going Ive loved both of them

Love John Barnes never seen him play in the Liverpool shirt but the stories I have listened to unbelievable player and human

I have John Barnes one spot higher than Robbie Fowler in my all time Liverpool goat list. Top 3 is obviously Gerrard/Dalglish/Rush. But these two are in the next tier of players in that top 4-8 zone.

Respect John Barns…. Keep talking….. your talking History 👍

John Barnes - My Hero 🙏🏿

When I was on primary school team here in Ireland , I played left wing. My hero was John Barnes. A TRUE LEGEND and what a player.

During otherwise devastating childhood and teen years, Liverpool FC was my brigth light and source of happiness, and John Barnes was one of the most vital parts of that club and the team at the time. When Liverpool won, everything was fine for a while, I felt happy and powerful, and as long as we had player like Dalglish and Barnes and McMahon (player like whom I would´ve wished to be as a player) and all the rest, there was going to be a lot of wins. What little stability and "safety" I had in life was produced by those lads.

This is a really fantastic podcast. I only (relatively) recently started following football and Liverpool, been a fan since 2013. But this is great to learn the history of the club and what makes Liverpool, Liverpool. Love it

John Barnes: on his day the best player in the world, genius left foot, very good right foot, could dribble past anyone majestically with power and pace, a brilliant footballing brain, and he was great in the air, and of course those free kicks and other spectacular goals, my favourite all time LFC player, im 47, digger was and still is my idol

John the legend, one and only 👍🏾🇯🇲

One of the many legends of the club and a top bloke if you ever meet him we need a part 2!

Earlliest memories of footie for me are early 80s onwards and in my footie watching lifetime, he's the most skilful player I've ever seen at Liverpool. So skilful he would have walked into most Brazilian teams at his prime. Above all, that what a classy down to earth good guy. A true Liverpool legend

John Barnes will forever be a liverpool legend and a genuine amazing person and robbie to 🤣 only jokin rob ..god 🙌❤️

Johnny Barnes, put a good few years more onto our success, without him, we,d have fell off before we did! It’s why we live him still

This was brilliant. John so articulate and grounded.

Digger , pure class on & off the pitch. A class act - what a player .....legend.

The period when Graeme left Rob and Evo came in it is when a great team impeccably failed we'd be having a historic legacy more than Real Madrid but look at us now

John Barnes and Ian rush were my 1st 2 favourite player's rush 4 his goals and Barnes 4 his skill absolute LEGEND 💯 OUR97🙏YNWA

Was my fav player as a kid, happy to see now I'm older that he's a awesome fella too.

Best player I've seen in a Liverpool shirt. Equally a top fella. Legend.

I remember the game in Brazil with England when Barnes tore them apart

John Barnes, for me he is the best that i have ever seen.

John Barnes in his best was unplayable.

Love John ❤️

Please please tell me your getting ( Aldo ) John Aldridge Liverpool born player that won lots if a sort time at the club. Legend

Brilliant podcast - cant wait for more

This guy was the real deal. John Barnes in his pomp was unplayable. He was a Superstar.

John Barnes....pure class! 😎

Legend.

Barnes is a great speaker

Along with Stevie Highway on the wing John Barnes is equally another player that made many (me) fall in love with the club.

Barnes is absolutely spot on regarding Robbie!!!

One of a kind him. What a legend!

The first football team that I ever supported was Liverpool, and it was partly because my favourite colour is red and they seemed to win all of the time. I was only about 6. And my favourite player was John Barnes. It was mainly because of his smile and body language, and the way he moved around the pitch. I knew he was a cool guy when I was 6 years old. Children are psychic for sure

Everyone loves a bit of Barnsey... the footballing voice of reason.

Gutted I am too young to have seen John Barnes play live, but I could listen to him, his stories and views/opinions all day!

Two legends of Liverpool.

A great player and a gentleman

My favourite player of all time.

When he speaks...it's just like he's singing & when plays...it's just like he's dancing...that's John Barnes...my all time hero

John Barnes ........ so much more than a Liverpool FC legend