This is Barry's seat.
Barry usually never misses a game, whether it be here at Anfield,
at home with family or at his friend's house.
I remember it was a really important game and I scored a beautiful goal.
The fans were really loud.
Unfortunately, Barry wasn't at the stadium.
Yeah, I remember it well. He turned round and goes like this.
Wish Barry had been there to see that.
He hadn't been there for a long time.
Mo gave me a perfect assist and I only had to put in,
and we could celebrate with the whole stadium.
But one of the members was missing, and this was Barry.
I definitely think he was making excuses.
Was he lying? I don't know, but he was making excuses.
There was always a different reason as well, he was getting inventive with his reasons.
I will never forget this first time when I entered Anfield.
The first five minutes, I forgot the game,
I just watched around me.
I heard everyone in the stadium.
But on this day, Barry was not here.
In the last three to four years, I had got to the point where if Liverpool won or lost,
it didn't have any relevance
in my life, I just didn't feel anything.
Depression, it just clouds over everything,
and one of those things was Liverpool Football Club.
The first time I went back to Anfield I was apprehensive in some ways.
Because I was going back to something that I'd loved so much, then I'd stopped loving it.
Would I still love it the same as I did?
Hi, Baz, how you doing, mate?
- Great to see you back. - Glad to be back.
Your seat's been empty for too long.
I just can't wait for the kick-off.
You know how much I love Liverpool and love going to the game.
We missed you, but you know what? We're not the only ones who missed you.
Nice to meet you!
So, Barry, can you tell us what happened to you?
Yeah, probably over the last couple of years my mental strength struggles came to the top,
just struggling generally, I was depressed, down, I was anxious.
But it came to the point where it was affecting my life, I was going to lose my wife.
And then you have to think, "Let's stop, let's get back
"and think how I can get back to the person I was."
But now, thankfully, I'm in a good place.
But how did you do it, to get better?
First thing I done is, I went to a local charity called Flourish & Succeed,
and just speaking to people about how I felt.
Just the power of conversation, the power of talking.
The first thing to do is talk - to your friends, to your family...
For me, injuries or something, you don't play good,
my wife, my family know how to really catch me up, and I'm really grateful for this.
Yes, I think this can happen to everybody.
Sometimes it's hard to see what happens with your friend or a family member.
Last year we lost my father, so we tried to be this support for my mother.
For different situations people struggle in their life,
so I think it's important to be in contact with the people you love.
Just about supporting each other, but, yeah, it's being honest with yourself...
And that's the hardest step.
Yeah, that's the hardest step.
Wish I'd seen the signs a little bit sooner, but if that seat did go empty again
it wouldn't be two or three weeks down the line,
I'd sent a text, I'd knock on the door now.
It's just a slow change.
And I just look at life differently now, every day I'm thankful.
I'm standing here now talking to you guys,
if somebody would have said that to me 18 months ago,
I never would have believed that.
Thank you, Barry, for sharing your story with us,
welcome back, and if you need help we are here for you.
Thank you.
And, yes, I hope your seat will never be empty again.
Thank you. See you at the game.
One of the big things that you do is check in with each other.
You just send that text message: "Is everything OK?"
It might be on the bus, you might see somebody every morning,
they're not there on a particular day - why aren't they there? Are they OK?
Just that little message to somebody. "I didn't see you last week, is everything OK?"
It makes a hell of a difference, because somebody thinks that you actually care.
CURTIS JONES: If you know somebody who is no longer watching the games with you,
make sure you check in on them.