FOOTBALL farce is set to return to the big screen with the release of Merseyside feature film, Reds and Blues (The Ballad of Dixie and Kenny).

Anfield and Goodison legends including Phil Thompson, Howard Kendall and Ian St John all put in cameo appearances in the tale of cut-throat but comic rivalry between Reds and Blues.

The film was written and produced by Dave Kirby, the man behind the hit Liverpool FC DVD, Fifteen Minutes that Shook the World.

The full-length movie saw playwright Kirby resurrect his partnership with Liverpool businessman Paul Flannagan, who acted as executive producer on the latest project.

But the pair of passionate Liverpool supporters admitted they had to bring a bluenose onboard, in the shape of director Ian Lysaght, to get the balance of the film right.

“I was really careful,” Kirby admitted.

“I’m a Red and Ian’s a Blue. Over the eight drafts [of the script] it was diluted and diluted and Ian was a massive help in that process with his Blue allegiances.”

Paying tribute to his rival supporters, the producer added: “The Blues are great, great Scousers.

“I’m also a Scouser as well, and I want this to be for the whole city.”