Istanbul - Part 2

“Please Get off the stage or you will die” was the cry coming over the tannoy system. The stage which had been erected to provide pre-match entertainment, had been taken over by the travelling Kop. The Turkish organisers were in a frantic panic, worried it was going to collapse. But the joyous reds fans ignored [...]

 
Istanbul - Part 1

If Hillsborough was the worst day of my Liverpool supporting life, then the trip to Istanbul on 25th May 2005 was definitely the best. When Liverpool won the 1984 European Cup against AS Roma, I remember, as a 6-year old, sitting on my dad’s knee watching the TV as the penalty shoot-out unfolded. When Alan [...]

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