“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 [...]
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 [...]
A few weeks ago we published Istanbul 2005, 48 Hours in the Life of an Armchair Supporter Part 1. Now you can read the exciting 2nd part of the story written by Ian Young! The Fourth was there for us I wanted it so badly, “We’re going to win this now dad i can see [...]
I woke at 6am that day, there was absolutely no way my excitement would let me sleep any longer today. The first thing i did was reach for the remote turn on the television, as always my tv was already on sky sports news. The Champions League Cup Final build up had already begun (well [...]