From Bootle to Boarding Cards in 40 hours

[Guest Snorky]

My Champions League experience started really on the Friday night beforehand when I attended the pre-Athens meeting as a steward. I was given a day in ? day out trip from Stansted. I was slightly disappointment having to travel 50 odd miles outside London from Liverpool, but hey so what I was getting there and the nervous tension soon started and I began to look forward to the game.

 

I was picked up on Stanley Road, Bootle by the three other stewards I was travelling with at 22:00 Tuesday night and we set off for Stansted for our 6am flight via SatNav.

 

We arrived at the airport in good time for our pre-arranged meet time of 3am, we went to the hotel next door and freshened up and changed into our working gear. The first sign of problems happened within an hour of getting to the airport. We had hi-viz orange vests on so quite a large number of people thought we were airport staff that caused a few funny moments, but more on that later. One fan couldn?t find his flight on the departure board and approached me for help. His flight was definitely not on the board and he had the proper letter of confirmation, everything ? 7:00 Stansted to Athens. There were a few representatives from the travel company around, and they were very good. I explained the situation to the one in charge, and the fan was put on a flight that was 10 minutes away from leaving. It appears that a flight was cancelled very late and the new arrangements were not delivered in time to around 40 or so people.

 

As we were walking around the terminus, I was asked by two elderly women if I could get them a wheelchair as they were all not locked up, but parked up and taped off. I was about to tell them that I wasn?t Airport staff but you can?t do that especially when one of them was on crutches and was having difficulty standing never mind walking, and also I was brought up not to walk away from situations like this. So I got rid of the tape and acquired the said wheelchair and pushed the lady to the rest of her friends who were on a trip to Lourdes. They were so glad of the assistance they said they would pray for a Liverpool win, sorry girls, you either forgot or never prayed hard enough.

 

Our flight left about 30 minutes late, but we were off. The flight was a good one, but not much space to stretch the legs and the food was awful. Now I?m a fan of airline food, I actually like it. But this was slop, hot beans, lukewarm bacon and cold egg all in the same foiled container.

 

The arrival at Athens airport was very straight forward, given a green armband and a tag to wear around your neck for some reason that was never fully explained to us. Once through passport control it was straight onto the buses and dropped off right outside the ground. Honestly, you cannot fault the arrangements one bit.

 

The first lot of ticket checks was not yet open but it was manned by around 30-40 Greek police who looked like they meant business. After hanging around for about 30 minutes and meeting other stewards coming in we decided to try and get a bite to eat and drink around the ground. Mission accomplished in about 10 minutes as we found a nice little shop/bakery.

 

We walked back to the ground and they were letting fans in to the Fan Park, although once in you couldn?t get out, so we needed to ensure that our passes let us do that. The first impressions of the grounds surrounding the stadium were good, there was so much room and they seemed to have everything in order. We walked around the Fan Park and you couldn?t move for sponsors shoving gifts into your hands, from yellow inflatable bananas, blue pump bags and padded cushions. The blue pump bag came in handy as everything fitted in nicely.

 

We had a few hours to kill, so we went back outside and found a little restaurant. By this time I was knackered as I had already been up and awake for over 24 hours. I overdosed on Red Bull and crisps and made my way back to the ground for our 6pm meeting.

 

Apart from the weather, there was nothing wrong with the day at all. We decided not to go into Athens after finding out that it was apparently 20 stops and a change of train, and we didn?t want to arrive late at the ground, also my phone would not pick up any signal over there so I couldn?t get hold of anyone anyway. There was nothing I could see or was told at that time of any trouble or any sign of trouble, how wrong would I be.

 

After our meeting had finished I was assigned to assist the Greek stewards checking the tickets with the ultra violet gadget before the final security check by the Greek police. This was about a quarter of a mile at least from the outside turnstiles. Before I go on I?ll try to explain and describe the layout.

 

The grounds surrounding the stadium is massive, I have never seen such a vast expanse of area in a closed ground before, it was a huge complex. The walk to the stadium took about 10 minutes and as we neared it we could see 15 maybe 20 big blue police buses parked up either side of the walkway to the ground. There were two entrances for Liverpool fans, one off the road and one off the train station, both leaded into grounds close to the Fan Park.

 

The final ticket/security checks were yards from the stadium. You were funnelled into an area surrounded by grilled metal fencing and there were barriers across the walkway manned by Greek stewards, they should have been checking tickets but I never actually saw them doing it, but they were stopping fans going towards the next check were I was about 10 yards ahead. The barriers here were not square to the fence but diamond shaped forcing fans to go in one at a time in a ?v? kind of shape. They checked the tickets with their UV gadget and if they found a forged ticket, instead of the fan being moved out of the way by designated stewards or police, the fan was actually allowed through the check and told to wait to one side of the next enclosed area ? one step away from actually getting into the ground! The police waited until there was about 10-15 of them before they were escorted off the premises, but by now we could see fans scanning the system and a few of us voiced our concerns, but that?s as far as it went.

 

This must have been around 2 hours before kick-off when we heard a load of whistles and turned around only to see around 20 or so Greek police running out of the stadium obviously going to trouble somewhere, and they didn?t care who was in their path. A few minutes later another load of Greek police did the same thing, definitely some trouble somewhere. By now the fans at my checkpoint was becoming impatient and growing in numbers and stories of the fences going down and fans breaking in, fighting etc were being told to us several times by those getting in. We were also getting told of people being attacked and robbed of their tickets by other Liverpool fans. At first I couldn?t believe it, but some still had the scars of their assaults. One fan even told me that he saw a man with his seven year-old son attacked for their tickets. The Greek steward I was standing next to let in quite a few fakes, I know that because one fan who was turned away because the area were those fans who had fakes was not cleared. He told me that I should do my job and let him in! I looked at him in disbelief and shook my head. Next thing I knew he was back in the queue and the same steward let him through! By now the crowds were getting to large to be controlled properly and you could sense the tension in the air. We were actually moved out of the first enclosed area into the second and final enclosed area for our own safety.

 

After about ten minutes the Greek stewards had lost the first checkpoint and the crowd had moved forward en-masse. We were moved out of the last enclosed area for our own safety again. It was a good job because moments later the last ticket checkpoint had been breached and the fans were now up against the last turnstile before entering the ground. They were about 10 deep pushed up against the metal grilled fencing; yes it was just like watching Hillsborough all over again, it was frightening and it was upsetting to watch, never mind actually being in the middle of it. The Greek police tried to gain control but the whole situation was lost and they had no option but to open the last security check to free the trapped fans. This check remained open for what felt like 5 minutes at least and thousands poured into the ground in that time and headed straight into the ground. Just as the Greek Police did not care who stood in their way, these fans had the same mentality but wore a different uniform.

 

That was my stint on the turnstiles for the evening. So many stories were now reaching us about assaults, ticket snatching, bunking in, fencing being kicked down and rushed by other fans. I saw several fans with bumps on the head and bleeding wounds after having their tickets robbed.

 

We found a safe area behind the police buses, but not before I found a fan in tears. He had a proper ticket but had been caught in the crush at the turnstiles and he had completely lost it. All he wanted to do was go home to his wife and kids. I tried to comfort him as much as I possibly could, even gave him hugs which must have looked a bit weird, but who cares, this was a Liverpool fan in distress and I couldn?t leave despite being told to get away from the scene. We actually managed to keep him with us until he calmed down and quite a few other stewards kept talking to him and making sure he was alright. I still don?t know if he got in or not, or if he got another pair of sun glasses that I actually broke. Well how was I to know he kept them in his hat?

 

It was decided to do a roll call and went to retrieve the other stewards from the other areas, this was were it really hit me. So many fans pleading for assistance, but I couldn?t do a thing to help them. The police by now were acting like sharks do when they get the scent of blood in the water. You were scared to look them in the eye in case they put a truncheon on your head.

 

By now the game had kicked off and we were being escorted into the ground to get to our positions around the running track. We went to two separate turnstiles before being told to walk back outside and around to another gate. As we began to walk outside a mob of around 30 or so tried to bunk in by kicking down the fences, they faced the full force of the Greek police before either running away or getting caught. As we walked around the ground, about 200 yards away another mob of Liverpool fans came running towards the ground, we were not in the middle but close enough between them and the stadium. The amount of abuse we took was obscene. If these were ticketless fans trying to bunk in then it was disgusting, however if these were fans with genuine tickets caught up in the situation caused by those ticketless fans, then it?s understandable. I didn?t want to turn around and face them as I didn?t want to make the situation worse.

 

In the distance though we could see the police buses had been moved to form a barrier and we could see the tear gas in the air. It looked like something you expect to see on the news in some war-torn city in the Middle East. I thought at the time that these fans were trying to bunk in, not once did I think that they had proper tickets to get in. This only came to light with the stories back at the airport coming home.

 

We finally got into the ground and I walked to my position, I looked at the Liverpool fans and our end was packed compared to the Milan end. You could distinguish rows in the Milan end, but in our end you couldn?t even see were the gangways started or ended. It was just a mass of fans jammed together like sardines.

 

We left before Kuyt scored to get to the coaches, we heard the cheer but I thought it was 3-0. It was only after several mobiles went off that we got the correct score. I was one of the first to get to the airport and even though there were not that many fans in the tent yet, you knew by the way the fans were coming from the ground on buses in a constant stream that it was soon going to Istanbul all over again.

 

Coloured wristbands! Don?t make me laugh; they might have a chance of working if you give fans the correct colour for a start. My flight back to Stansted was due to take off around 5:30; it was now midnight or just passed it. We were not allowed into the tent to get refreshments or to get information to pass to the now growing mass of fans outside. After an hour of mingling outside and talking to fans, we got told of stories about it kicking off at the ground again, but I have not seen or heard anything yet to back this up.

 

Then one of the travel reps asked me if I would get a flight to Liverpool as there were no stewards on board and it wouldn?t take off without one. I accepted the offer, as did another steward and we got given a written boarding card each and was told to get to the front of E6. Eventually after pushing my way to the front as politely as I could so as not to offend anyone, I found myself outside the tent where the buses were taking fans to the planes.

 

It wasn?t that the plane wouldn?t take off without a steward on board; it was because the Greek Airport authorities had lost control of the departures and needed help as fans were trying to get on any plane. It transpired that my plane hadn?t even started boarding yet, so there I was trying to control with another steward and two travel reps the chaos caused by the Greek Airport Authorities. I was actually collecting boarding cards, checking it was the right flight etc. Surely this must go against some kind of airline safety rules?

 

I finally got on my new plane and it took off 2 hours late, but I was going home. The flight home was bad, not the fans but the turbulence. I?m not the best of fliers, but this was the worst I?d experienced, it was like a rollercoaster at times. What made me worse was looking at the faces of the crew, they looked concerned as well. After about what seemed an eternity things calmed down and the crew continued the trolley service and I finally managed to get some kind of sleep.

 

Finally put my foot in my house at 7am, still tired, still angry and still upset over what I had witnessed over the previous 12 or so hours.

 

I just don?t know why this should happen again after Istanbul, the airport I mean. Why should Liverpool fans be given temporary measures, tin pot organisation, makeshift tents etc and the Milan fans are given the main terminus with all its facilities and comfort when we have so many more numbers?

 

UEFA need to look at themselves, they need to realise that taking 50% of any allocation for themselves and their cronies and sponsors is going to cause trouble. It causes a touts paradise and opportunities for other scams. If they gave fans more tickets, it wouldn?t stop those travelling without tickets but it would make policing those determined to get it at all costs a lot easier. They need to realise that a stadium designed and built for athletics is not an ideal arena to hold the biggest football match in Europe. But will things change? They don?t live in ivory towers, they live in an ivory world, and have ivory cars and ivory houses and ivory wives with 2.4 ivory children and have an ivory dog or cat and eat ivory biscuits and drink ivory tea.

 

However, we have a horrible element amongst Liverpool fans that are determined to get into matches like these at any cost. They don?t care what they do or who they hurt. They are prepared to put others in serious danger to achieve the own selfish goals. Will they change their attitude? I don?t think so, but if they aren?t prepared to change then how can we expect UEFA to?

[Spike]

Kinell, between this and the other accounts I'm glad I didn't go. Thanks for posting Kev.

[lawrie]

Gutted by it all, by the result, by the c**k up of the UEFA ticket allocation, by the ballot fiasco, by the behaviour of the Greek officials but mainly by the behaviour of some of our fans, just gutted.

[pipnasty]

Thanks for taking the time to post that, Snorky.

[Mike]

there were thousands of fans at the stadium without tickets. the reason for this is simple: everyone knew that uefa and the greeks had been allocated some 20,000 tickets, so the thinking goes that the black market is going to be flooded out in athens. then all these fans in athens days before and the day of the game are finding out that actually...there were no touted tickets doing the rounds in downtown athens at all, and if they were they were going for 1000s of euros. so the thinking then goes: the place to get black market tickets is at the ground, must be, and theres been stories going round about 8000 returned tickets from milan going on general sale at the ground on the day of the game etc.

so what happens next? bad news - there's no black market tickets at the ground either...so you've got 1000s of fans without tickets at the ground...theyre all pissed up...its hardly surprising whats going to happen next is it? the ground, by the way is in the middle of nowhere so once they were there, they had nowhere to go. if there was a big screen up with the game on outside there's a chance none of this s*** would have happened.

im not defending the scallies and rogues we've got following us here, just explaining why it turned out like it did.

my story is different, in that my ticket got pick pocketed in syntagma square by some little feral c*** in the day. i didn't realise till i got to the ground where my world fell apart briefly.

however, due to the chaos and general ineptitude of the night i managed to watch the match.

the night didn't end for me there though, but thats for another time.

however

[Tetti]

Kev, I was waving like a demented woman at you when you arrived in the ground and at half time.

[sutty]

Kev, I was waving like a demented woman at you when you arrived in the ground and at half time.

 

 

So you were just waving then?

 

Cheers for the text

[Tetti]

Cheers for the text

 

You know its true though I

[floyd the barber]

thanks for the post......depressing though having to read it.

 

Many liverpool "fans" were to blame, as were the greek authorities.......as were uefa.

 

The question is.....will this situation ever be fixed, so many causes, so many issues.....and this of course isnt something new..it happens constantly on european away trips.

 

There isnt a quick fix, there are simple steps....first being to play the champions league final at a ground well equip to deal with these situations...police who deal with this throughout the year..

[Tosh]

Snorky

 

Can I suggest that you write this out for the club - I am sure if you and the other stewards write it out in a detactched way, the club may have some more ammo in their PR battle with UEFA

 

Shame on the fans causing trouble but it sounds like the archetypal UEFA Piss Up in a Brewery, and while individuals must take their share of the blame, unless UEFA get told this by clubs, the organisation will get worse as they stick their collective heads up Platini's a***

[charlie clown]

Snorky

 

Can I suggest that you write this out for the club - I am sure if you and the other stewards write it out in a detactched way, the club may have some more ammo in their PR battle with UEFA

 

Shame on the fans causing trouble but it sounds like the archetypal UEFA Piss Up in a Brewery, and while individuals must take their share of the blame, unless UEFA get told this by clubs, the organisation will get worse as they stick their collective heads up Platini's a***

 

agree 100% - do what you can to make this known at the club Kev.

[sutty]

agree 100% - do what you can to make this known at the club Kev.

 

The problem is, of course, that them who the club distributed tickets to weren't the issue.

[Tosh]

The problem is, of course, that them who the club distributed tickets to weren't the issue.

 

Sure but creating a situation ripe for touting, not clamping down on forgeries, not checking tickets on entry to the ground, creating bottlenecks outside, putting people in a holding pen at the airport while not UEFA issues per se, need to be addressed and as UEFA decides the venue, future venues need to be made aware of some of the likely issues.....

[Buzz]

Thanks for the post Kev and glad you made it back in one piece.

[Mike]

some random thoughts on how to stop this happening in the future:

 

UEFA need to realize that there are a small handful of clubs in England (LFC and MUFC) who have an enormous worldwide following and these teams take 10?s of 1000s of fans with them from all over the world ? and the stadiums chosen for these finals need to be taken into account. They need to use very large football stadiums with proper turnstiles and not average sized athletics stadiums which are simply not suitable.

 

There were 1000?s of fans in Athens without tickets because they were convinced there would be 1000?s of black market tickets for sale because 30000 went to UEFA and Greek supporters ? more than either than the two teams were allocated.

 

lastly, there needs to be legislation to stop fans traveling without first having proof of a match ticket, which means the tour operators who make huge profits from these events can not sell flights and accommodation to fans without a ticket.

[matty]

In terms of the stadia chosen to host these games, UEFA have learnt nothing from Heysel. OK, maybe the Athens stadium wasn't crumbling, but they must have good security, and be rigorous checking.

 

Problem is UEFA never learn and never admit their mistakes. Clowns. They're holding an 'investigation' into the final, but Gaillard the t*** has already decided Liverpool fans are to blame.

 

Can I suggest that people write to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 c***spur Street, London, SW1Y 5DH. Detail your experiences and demand that UEFA is held to account for its lack of consideration for supporters.

[Paul B]

All those who moaned at the fact they couldn't go should be pleased. You are going to receive numerous accounts of bad experiences and mine is certainly no exception. Too tired to write any great account now but last night at Athens airpoort was truly one of the most unpleasant of my life. There were groups of passengers on our plane fighting, I mean mad, rollignover each other 20-30 strong, punches and kicks flying at the check-in for the actual plane desk! Even the presence of the Greek police who arrived mob-handed didn't do much to calm them down. I know what the situation was over but FFS!

[Hightown Phil]

Kev, did you end up on my plane, or were you on the one with the club staff?

 

Forgot all about you after I'd fallen asleep on the runway, on the plane mind.

 

I'm an incredibly lucky t*** with flights, first flight back from Istanbul, 2nd or 3rd back from Athens. Jammy.

[Stevie H]

uefa seem to consider that issuing a statement saying 'we advise fans without tickets not to travel' covers their arses each year, irrespective of the venue that's been awarded the final and how suitable it is to hosting a major event.

 

the other thing that sticks in the craw about the CL these days is the feeling that it's uefa's annual jamboree and the clubs and supporters are priveleged to have even been invited to take part in it. gaillard's arrogance and detachment is hugely symptomatic of this.

[Dan]

When was the last final to be played in an under developed country?

 

We've been to the last two with Istanbul and Athens.

 

I know Arsenal were in Paris last year......but i'm presuming the organisation there was a lot more efficient.

 

It would be interesting to know what went on in previous years with other clubs in sh*te venues.

[Stevie H]

When was the last final to be played in an under developed country?

the 2003 final was held in manchester.

[Mike]

the 2003 final was held in manchester.

 

and they are underdeveloped c~nts. you can't win.

[Cunny]

I got back at 4am this morning after a fecking fiasco at Athens Airport yesterday.

I'll post more later after breakfast but need less to say UEFA are a shambles, the Greek authorities were not prepared but most of all what I saw of our own fans filled me with utter shame to be associated with them. Basically robbing real fans by getting in with blag tickets or no tickets is a disgrace. Lads with HJC tickets charging the barriers with loads of kids in the crowds is shameful.

I went in Gate 1 and it was hugely overcrowded on the stairwells. I believe other areas were worse. One young lad, about 8, was in tears after being involved in the crush. We did our best to comfort him. I couldn't give a feck about the result really and I doubt I'll go to another final. I rarely go to aways and if this is what our support is like, I'm not really going to bother.

Do these people no what they are singing about when they chant 'Justice'.

Fecking unbelievable.

[Hightown Phil]

DS77. Since 94 they've been in Athens twice, Istanbul, Manchester, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Turin, Amsterdam, Munich, Glasgow and Rome.

 

Just our luck we end up in Athens and Istanbul.

 

Kev, just remembered I got on our flight, one of the first on the MYT plan, to see 6 or 7 stewards sat there doing nothing, despite the fact that at the foot of the steps there was a crush going on.

[Guest L7_rdn]

I am normaly just a lurker on these boards and think the site is fantastic, but after just getting back from Athens, i have to post. It's long, really long, but I need to write how I feel.

 

As soon as we beat Chelsea the chaos that we saw in Athens started.

 

Flights immediately on sale, at ridiculous prices. People booked them not knowing if they had a ticket or not. Liverpool released details the following Tuesday, 1 week after we got through!! Surely when the 4 semi-finalists are known, UEFA could give each details if they are to get through. Selling arrangements could then be given out the day after the Semi 2nd leg? no? Then came the famous ballot. My dad, brother and I, along with 4 others had 7 tickets in the draw after being to all 7 home games including Haifa. We have had season tickets since they were first introduced in the 80's. We have been everywhere with liverpool, were at Hillsborough where my dads mate died, we went to Istanbul where we had the time of our lives. But only 1 out of 7 came out of the ballot. I read all the messages on here, RAOTL and RAWK. Agreed with what was said, Sack Parry!! We resigned ourseleves to not going. Thne last Friday we get a phone call from LFC, we have 2 tickets in the ballot. We go and pick them up, book a day trip with Largeportion, so me and my brother are on the way to Athens.

 

To the day, we had our homemade banner "I am not an Athenian or a Greek but a citizen of the Kop!", excited, the Euorpean Cup on its way back home. Arrive at John Lennon Airport 3am, try to find Check in desk 62-63. Eventually find out we are in a tent on the side. Check In to open at 3:25, 4.15am it opens. Eventually get through to another tent! Carlsberg on Tap so have a few while we wait to board. Flight takes off at 6:25, arrive Athens 12:00 local time. Ushered off the plane, given a lovely yellow wristband, an anti-violence T-shirt, which would fit 3 of us at once, and some colourful leaflets. Out on a bus for 30 minutes not knowing where we were going. Eventually arrived at the stadium. Now if there was a final at Anfield or Old Trafford, te gorund would be surrounded by banners and signs directing fans where to go. Athens had nothing, if you drove past it you wouldnt have known there was a final, only for tha fact that there were loads of Liverpool fans there wondering how the hell we get to Athens Cuty centre!

 

I phoned a mate who was in the city centre who told me to head to Syntagma square, but beware as everyone was getting pick pocketed! An hour later we were in the square, atmophere brilliant, flags, songs, singing, what Euopean finals are all about. We found a good little bar called the Cotton club, had a few drinks and enjoyed the atmosphere.

 

At 6.30 Greek time we headed for the stadium. Train was packed and far too hot. One fella fainted and punched his mate on the way down! Got out at the Metro station at about 7.15 to be met by a line of Greek Police. "Can you tell me where Gate 4 is?", police just pointed the other way. Headed that way and asked another policeman. He pointed me the other way! Eventually worked our way round to where the rest of the fans were heading. under the white arch thingy.another police line faced us. We gathered in the queue, but no-one was going through. More scousers arrived and a crush developed. Despite the shout of "NO PUSHING", the crush was relentless. Kids were crying and I was fearing of another Hillsborough situation. Greek Police tried to get in amongst us to break it up but just made it worse. After 45 minutes of being crammed in, my brother briefly shown his ticket and got through to the next check. It was now 9:pm so he shouted to me he was going in and he would see me there. We thought the stadium was just through the next check!! 10 minutes later I got through. My genuine ticket was checked with a UV light. As mine was checked 3 or 4 people went through unchecked. I went through thinking I was there.

 

Only then did I see that I was still miles away from the ground. A vast open space of ponds, pretty lights, basketball stadium instead. I made my way hoping to reach my brother. I saw a load of Liverpool fans in the distance, I thought great another queue. As I got closer, I could see a few people getting hit with police batons. I immediately tried to contact my brother, with no joy. The tanny system announced the stadium was full, there was no more entry. I had a genuine ticket I was fuming. Still couldnt get my borther as more fighting broke out. Tear Gas was let off then I saw my brother running, I grabbed him, played hell with him for going off on his own, but was made up to see him. He then told me that he had asked a copper why he couldnt go in with his ticket, only for the copper to put his mask on and set the tear gas off! The scenes were chaotic and I couldn't even see the ground! I saw women get battered by the police, tear gas, men with blood pouring from their heads. it was like a warzone. After half hour of getting nowhere we left the stadium complex. By now I didnt care that my beloved Liverpool were playing in the Euopean Cup Final, to be honest I wanted them to lose. I was so angry with Uefa, with Rick Parry, with Liverpool.

 

We walked to a local bar, the game was on but I didnt watch, I didnt care, just wanted to get home. We saw it finish then got a train to the airport. After 4hours of chaos in more tents, we eventaully took off, getting back to JLA at 5:45 UK time. I was just glad to be home safe.

 

If, on tuesday evening before I left, I had tried to envisage the worst possible day ahead of me, I would have thought of a Milan victory. The reality turned out to be a lot worse. And I paid £550 for the privilege. I still have my GENUINE ticket in one piece. What do I do now, I want my money back. UEFA have already laid the blame with us. Despite every news channel carrying our stories, Liverpool haven't even relasesd a statement to say how sorry they feel for us and that they will investigate. I lay alot of the blame with Rick Parry and the Liverpool staff. We only had 17,000 tickets but the way in which they handled them was ridiculous. Will LFC give me my money back?

 

In less than 2 weeks, my season ticket renewal form will arrive, it wont be renewed by me, I will give it one of my dads mates. My whole life is Liverpool, but a part of that died outside the so-called Olympic stadium the other night. It is a night that will live long in the memory, but not for the right reasons!