Surely get a feathercut, and a tartan cap for authenticity.
Let's hope all the pups end up with a story to tell.
Strange! That 72/73 season began with City at home. "Big Mal" was in charge and he swaggered down towards the Kop before the game in a cowboy hat (Fedora?) and a cigar the size of a Sayers sausage roll. Trying to wind up the crowd. Some lad was sat on a barrier smack in the middle of the Kop looking up with his back to the pitch. He looked over his shoulder at Big Mal and shook his head, he then made a big headed gesture. It seemed like the whole Kop burst out laughing. Mal looked up, and quickly left the pitch, piss taken. The game was notable for Davies, the City centre forward, head butting Larry Lloyd for no reason; the ref sent him off, along with Lloyd who was just regaining consciousness on a stretcher. Shite refs even then.
My first ever game at Anfield. I'd seen the Reds away at Huddersfield, Leeds and Sheff U but never at the cathedral itself. That head butt took place a few feet from where I was standing, right up against the fence in the Annie Road. I can still hear the sound of clashing heads.
There were 56,000 in the ground that day too - as there were 3 days later when we played Man Utd at home on the Tuesday night. Both games were electric. What an introduction to Anfield for a kid.
More often than not we win these highly-charged affairs and I think we'll do it today. We can sometimes talk blithely about the Kop being 'the 12th Man', but it's absolutely true on occasions like this. It will be today. Our lads will get that extra kick, that extra yard and some of there fellas will freeze. It only takes a couple to be put off their natural game for a massive advantage to emerge for the Reds.