Topic: Atmosphere at Anfield

[Scouser-Tommy]

I bought a scarf a couple of years ago before the Dortmund 4-3 game. First one I'd bought in years. I wore it when I went the games after and, from memory, we were undefeated when I wore it the game. Last year my dad for one reason and another ended up in intensive care, about 4 days before the European cup final. I was going off to Madrid for the final [I'd ummed and aahed about going given his condition, but as he's a massive red and indeed the reason I am - I decided he'd obviously want me to go] so I left the scarf with him on his bed for the final. We all know how the final went. Dad got a lot better over the summer, came out of ICU and he's back home doing grand now [like a cockroach my dad I swear, borderline un-killable].

Boss to hear that mate. The scarf I mentioned was actually bought for me by my dad at a league cup final a good few years ago and is the reason I'm a red too.

[Gladbach73]

The next thing we know it won't be scarfs, it will be a white shirt and a tie, just like the sixties black and white newsreels of the Kop. Might draw the line there😂😂😂😂😂 wife's Dad took her and her brother to Rome in 77 and he wore his suit, shirt and a tie. In that bloody heat as well. Don't think that may make a comeback eh?

[andyrol]

Gonna dig out my first ever scarf, 1979 with the team names and autographs. I've never washed it though so I'll apologise in advance! Be great if even 1 in 10 bring a scarf for that day.

[Yorkykopite]

Gonna dig out my first ever scarf, 1979 with the team names and autographs. I've never washed it though so I'll apologise in advance! Be great if even 1 in 10 bring a scarf for that day.

Love how this is turning into a scarf thread.

Best one I ever had was one of those red and white ‘college scarves’ that loads of Kopites wore in the mid-70s. You don’t really see them now, unlike the bar scarf which also ‘died’ in the 90s when all the fancy and wordy footy scarfs became popular, but which made a comeback just before Istanbul. I left my ‘college scarf’ on a Kop barrier after Hillsborough with thousands of others.

Still got my ancient bar scarf tho, along with the old silk (see above). My mum sewed all the cloth badges on (‘Shanks Red Army’, ‘Liverpool Rule OK’ etc). There’s a nasty hole in part of the fabric. Might be moths, might be where a Leeds fan tried to grab it off me at Leeds station circa 1975.

Last time I wore the silk was at that wretched Cup Final where Cantona got the winner. The scarf was ancient enough even back then to draw comment. The wool one I occasionally wear just for old time’s sake. If I somehow land a ticket for the title run I’ll don ‘em both.

[kesey]

Gonna dig out my first ever scarf, 1979 with the team names and autographs. I've never washed it though so I'll apologise in advance! Be great if even 1 in 10 bring a scarf for that day.

I had a few silk scarfs as a kid but don't know what happened to them. Me uncle got me a 1979 League Champions one but it somehow ended up in our kids ( RIP ). It's with all his stuff in me Da's or uncles loft so may try and get it for when we are crowned.

[kesey]

Think me Mum has one of those red ones with two white stripes at the top and two at the bottom ones. Early 70's I think.

[rob1966]

How can she move them?

If its anything like when I was going, loads would come from other parts of the Kop and either stand in the aisle or squeeze into your row, which is dangerous.

[Red_Mist]

Think me Mum has one of those red ones with two white stripes at the top and two at the bottom ones. Early 70's I think.

Love those. Think that’s probably the one yorky’s on about. I’ve got one from the 60s, my grandad’s which is similar in that the stripes run lengthways , but they’re just 2 white stripes equal distance apart. It goes to the match with me when I go and will be round my neck when we win it and I’m trying to bunk in at the end of the match

[andy07]

Really hope all the old banners come out for title winning day.  And I don’t just mean The Kop, so that includes the Upper Centenary boys and girls.

[Red_Mist]

Or maybe I’ll take the “Record 11 times Champions” one, which was one of the first to include a yellow stripe. It’s got Kenny’s head superimposed on one end. Looks nothing like him!

[CHOPPER]

Really hope all the old banners come out for title winning day.  And I don’t just mean The Kop, so that includes the Upper Centenary boys and girls.

Can't recall ever seeing that one fella.

[kesey]

Love those. Think that’s probably the one yorky’s on about. I’ve got one from the 60s, my grandad’s which is similar in that the stripes run lengthways , but they’re just 2 white stripes equal distance apart. It goes to the match with me when I go and will be round my neck when we win it and I’m trying to bunk in at the end of the match

Last 20's.

[kesey]

cheap gas shell near me

[Son of Spion]

cheap gas shell near me

I've still got the original vinyl of that. 

[Son of Spion]

Think me Mum has one of those red ones with two white stripes at the top and two at the bottom ones. Early 70's I think.

I've still got one from around 1975 that I used to wear to school. All the Reds and Bitters would wear our scarves to school and keep them on in lessons until the headmistress eventually banned them from being worn in the classroom.

Mine was red with two parallel white stripes running the length of the scarf near the top, and another two near the bottom.

I also used to have a few silkies, but I don't know what happened to them. One or two might be packed away somewhere in the house.

I had attempts to nick a couple of silkies off me when I was a kid. Once queuing up outside the Road End against Boro. Some twat made a grab but I fought him off. Another time was in Stanley Park when another, much bigger and older, Red tried to mug me for my silkie. I managed to talk him into only nicking my rosette instead. 

[kesey]

I've still got one from around 1975 that I used to wear to school. All the Reds and Bitters would wear our scarves to school and keep them on in lessons until the headmistress eventually banned them from being worn in the classroom.

Mine was red with two parallel white stripes running the length of the scarf near the top, and another two near the bottom.

I also used to have a few silkies, but I don't know what happened to them. One or two might be packed away somewhere in the house.

I had attempts to nick a couple of silkies off me when I was a kid. Once queuing up outside the Road End against Boro. Some twat made a grab but I fought him off. Another time was in Stanley Park when another, much bigger and older, Red tried to mug me for my silkie. I managed to talk him into only nicking my rosette instead. 

I remember in 1985 when we played Austria Vienna at home. Me best mate bought a Austria Vienna hat from a stall by the Kop. We started walking down by the Kemlyn and a few lads ran past and swiped it off his head. We pegged it after them and wipped one of them up but he wasn't the lad who had it so we just left him alone. We still speak about it to this day. In our hotel in Genk this season when we were both proper barnetted it popped up once again in conversation . 

 

Those days will never leave us and this is what is so special about this thread right now . It's happening. Me and me Mum were on the phone a few days ago and trying to work it out where and when we will win it. I said to her ... Mum.. let's just  absorb the fact that we are having this conversation.... a little silence then a bit of giggling.

It's boss .

 

[Son of Spion]

I remember in 1985 when we played Austria Vienna at home. Me best mate bought a Austria Vienna hat from a stall by the Kop. We started walking down by the Kemlyn and a few lads ran past and swiped it off his head. We pegged it after them and wipped one of them up but he wasn't the lad who had it so we just left him alone. We still speak about it to this day. In our hotel in Genk this season when we were both proper barnetted it popped up once again in conversation . 

 

Those days will never leave us and this is what is so special about this thread right now . It's happening. Me and me Mum were on the phone a few days ago and trying to work it out where and when we will win it. I said to her ... Mum.. let's just  absorb the fact that wecare having this conversation.... a little silence then a bit og giggling.

It's boss .

 

Yep, they were great times and, thankfully, the great times are back for us all to enjoy once more. 

I really do hope at least some of the old scarves and banners make an appearance when we lift the trophy. 

It's mad just how prevalent scarf/hat nicking was back then. I never wore a hat, but I remember when the Kop would surge forward, hats would get swiped off heads. I know taking opposition scarves as trophies (or to set on fire) was a thing then, but you also had to watch your back for fellow Reds at times.    It was a jungle out there for a youngster.

[Son of Spion]

Starting to get a horrible feeling the atmosphere at Anfield in the coming weeks might be a bit on the eerie side.

I hope not. It'd be a massive pisser winning the league while playing behind closed doors, but as long as this group of players get their winners' medals that's all that really matters to me. This is the greatest league campaign ever witnessed.

Just a heads up, but there's a bit of a ban on talk of you know what, on here at the moment.

[kesey]

I've still got the original vinyl of that. 

Missed this post.

We had it in our house when me an our Alan were kids. We used to put it on at full blast and open the windows and play footie outside .

Boss memories .

 

[kesey]

Starting to get a horrible feeling the atmosphere at Anfield in the coming weeks might be a bit on the eerie side.

I hope not. It'd be a massive pisser winning the league while playing behind closed doors, but as long as this group of players get their winners' medals that's all that really matters to me. This is the greatest league campaign ever witnessed.

Do one.

[kesey]

Yep, they were great times and, thankfully, the great times are back for us all to enjoy once more. 

I really do hope at least some of the old scarves and banners make an appearance when we lift the trophy. 

It's mad just how prevalent scarf/hat nicking was back then. I never wore a hat, but I remember when the Kop would surge forward, hats would get swiped off heads. I know taking opposition scarves as trophies (or to set on fire) was a thing then, but you also had to watch your back for fellow Reds at times.    It was a jungle out there for a youngster.

A jungle indeed. Me and a few of the lads from our estate use to get the 12 or 13 from Canny Farm and get off at the Belmont and walk down. We were hard knocks like but going into L4 and the match back then was a different pan of Scouse ( just made that up )  .

This is thread seems to be heading into an unofficial bring your old stuff thread . Is right .

Let's hope the old hot dog fellas are there.

[Red_Mist]

Yep, they were great times and, thankfully, the great times are back for us all to enjoy once more. 

I really do hope at least some of the old scarves and banners make an appearance when we lift the trophy. 

It's mad just how prevalent scarf/hat nicking was back then. I never wore a hat, but I remember when the Kop would surge forward, hats would get swiped off heads. I know taking opposition scarves as trophies (or to set on fire) was a thing then, but you also had to watch your back for fellow Reds at times.    It was a jungle out there for a youngster.

I remember one game queuing up for the Kop with a couple of mates (Jason67 off here and his brother Paul) and it had been one of those long queues that went all the way down the Kemlyn.

For some stupid reason (I think my head was freezing), just as we got near the turnstiles I broke ranks and legged it over the road to buy a ski hat, a two-thirds LFC, one third Rangers one. This was stupid for three reasons, 1) no matter how cold it was you were always fuckin roasting on the Kop, 2) by the time I’d bought it they were going through and I had to do a mad run and dive in like I was queue jumping and risked getting collared and sent back, and 3) I preferred Celtic!

Anyway, five minutes in and Liverpool score, big surge, usual chaos and celebrations and eventually settles back down and Jason starts laughing, ‘your fuckin hat’s gone’. Look around and can’t see it, then about 10 mins later and this big fella nearby is wearing a Liverpool/Rangers ski hat covered in dust and crap, sweet wrappers and fag ends stuck to it. I says to him, ‘I think that’s mine mate’ and he just goes, ‘no mate it’s mine’...and that was the end of my very short-lived ski hat wearing days!

[Red_Mist]

I've still got the original vinyl of that. 

Same here

[Red_Mist]

Last 20's.

👍

[Zeppelin]

Same here

and me!

[andy07]

Can't recall ever seeing that one fella.

If I am not mistaken didn’t a banner appear in the 2005 CL SF against Chelsea?  Draped over the balcony.

[RainbowFlick]

A catchy new song would be boss for the tail end of the season. You know, the type of Allez Allez Allez song that gets everyone going, even the hospo.

[Timbo's Goals]

I remember one game queuing up for the Kop with a couple of mates (Jason67 off here and his brother Paul) and it had been one of those long queues that went all the way down the Kemlyn.

For some stupid reason (I think my head was freezing), just as we got near the turnstiles I broke ranks and legged it over the road to buy a ski hat, a two-thirds LFC, one third Rangers one. This was stupid for three reasons, 1) no matter how cold it was you were always fuckin roasting on the Kop, 2) by the time I’d bought it they were going through and I had to do a mad run and dive in like I was queue jumping and risked getting collared and sent back, and 3) I preferred Celtic!

Anyway, five minutes in and Liverpool score, big surge, usual chaos and celebrations and eventually settles back down and Jason starts laughing, ‘your fuckin hat’s gone’. Look around and can’t see it, then about 10 mins later and this big fella nearby is wearing a Liverpool/Rangers ski hat covered in dust and crap, sweet wrappers and fag ends stuck to it. I says to him, ‘I think that’s mine mate’ and he just goes, ‘no mate it’s mine’...and that was the end of my very short-lived ski hat wearing days!

Ha ha.

Funny stuff Misty lad

 

[Theoldkopite]

Celtic, Rangers, Celtic, Rangers, Celtic, Rangers...............Livvvvvvvvvveeerrrrrrrpoooooollllll

[Son of Spion]

Missed this post.

We had it in our house when me an our Alan were kids. We used to put it on at full blast and open the windows and play footie outside .

Boss memories .

 

When we were kids we'd come home for dinnertime. Our parents were at work, so a few of us would put the Kop Choir album on full blast then stand on the couch with our scarves up singing YNWA. 

[Son of Spion]

I remember one game queuing up for the Kop with a couple of mates (Jason67 off here and his brother Paul) and it had been one of those long queues that went all the way down the Kemlyn.

For some stupid reason (I think my head was freezing), just as we got near the turnstiles I broke ranks and legged it over the road to buy a ski hat, a two-thirds LFC, one third Rangers one. This was stupid for three reasons, 1) no matter how cold it was you were always fuckin roasting on the Kop, 2) by the time I’d bought it they were going through and I had to do a mad run and dive in like I was queue jumping and risked getting collared and sent back, and 3) I preferred Celtic!

Anyway, five minutes in and Liverpool score, big surge, usual chaos and celebrations and eventually settles back down and Jason starts laughing, ‘your fuckin hat’s gone’. Look around and can’t see it, then about 10 mins later and this big fella nearby is wearing a Liverpool/Rangers ski hat covered in dust and crap, sweet wrappers and fag ends stuck to it. I says to him, ‘I think that’s mine mate’ and he just goes, ‘no mate it’s mine’...and that was the end of my very short-lived ski hat wearing days!

 

I wonder what the life expectancy for a hat on the Kop was back then?

I'd see scalls eyeing up a hat a little further down the terrace. A surge kicks in and said hat goes west.

[Son of Spion]

A jungle indeed. Me and a few of the lads from our estate use to get the 12 or 13 from Canny Farm and get off at the Belmont and walk down. We were hard knocks like but going into L4 and the match back then was a different pan of Scouse ( just made that up )  .

This is thread seems to be heading into an unofficial bring your old stuff thread . Is right .

Let's hope the old hot dog fellas are there.

I'd hate to have been an away here fan in those days. 

We used to walk through the park to get the bus at Spellow Lane. It could be scary on a dark, winter night.

My cousin married a Manc, and he came down with United and the Road Enders hung him up in a tree by his scarf in Stanley Park. 

[kesey]

When we were kids we'd come home for dinnertime. Our parents were at work, so a few of us would put the Kop Choir album on full blast then stand on the couch with our scarves up singing YNWA. 

I reckon we done something similar. We also had the Bruge 78 game on vinyl. The amount of times we pretended to be Kenny when he scored was erm... a lot. I do remember my Da pointing to him on the Kop Choir cover. Thats another thing I dont know what happened too.

[Timbo's Goals]

She drinks in the Tia post match do you want here number ?     Kidding. She had brown hair mate. She actually met me Da at the aways in 1967 so he beat you to it mate.

Shit.

Ah well, can't win 'em all...er...what's that Julie doing these days Kes

 

[Yorkykopite]

That Kop album was brilliant for playing subutteo to. Even the little players seemed to respond.

I never had subby stands like some kids did. They got in the way of your technique. But I did sometimes create my own one-dimensional stands by building a sort of permiter fence with pencils and then packing the enclosures with marbles. Blue marbles behind one goal and then loads of red ones in a massive sort of Kop behind the other. Marbles are great for creating a ‘surge forward’ following a near miss. When you got the Kop Choir belting out the Dambusters tune on the vinyl as well the atmosphere was absolutely electric. All in your own living room too.

[kesey]

Shit.

Ah well, can't win 'em all...er...what's that Julie doing these days Kes

 

 

Me mum is single though . Are you minted ?

[Red_Mist]

at the last two posts

[Red_Mist]

That Kop album was brilliant for playing subutteo to. Even the little players seemed to respond.

I never had subby stands like some kids did. They got in the way of your technique. But I did sometimes create my own one-dimensional stands by building a sort of permiter fence with pencils and then packing the enclosures with marbles. Blue marbles behind one goal and then loads of red ones in a massive sort of Kop behind the other. Marbles are great for creating a ‘surge forward’ following a near miss. When you got the Kop Choir belting out the Dambusters tune on the vinyl as well the atmosphere was absolutely electric. All in your own living room too.

“....and your travelling army of synthetic supporters marbles would be taken away from you and thrown in the bin”

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[Son of Spion]

Me mum is single though . Are you minted ?

[Zeppelin]

Not sure where to put this, but it's The Mission playing 'Draped in red' written by Wayne Hussey, a life long Red after Istanbul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNyTvn2y7cc

I've never heard it before - perhaps not their greatest song musically, but lyrically...