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[matlfc]

REDS TO CELEBRATE EURO TRIUMPHS

Liverpoolfc.tv 19 June 2007

Despite their 2-1 defeat at the hands of AC Milan, Liverpool will be showing off the European Champions League trophy again on Wednesday.

Stars from Liverpool's European Cup winning sides of 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984, together with the trophy from that amazing night in Istanbul in 2005, will board a 'Champions of Champions' bus to celebrate the club's contribution to European football.

 

The five time European Champions have teamed up with Stagecoach Merseyside to celebrate the success of the club in Europe's most prestigious competition.

 

Their five stunning victories will be commemorated on a specially commissioned Stagecoach double Decker bus that has been wrapped to look exactly like an open topped vehicle.

 

Images of the greatest players in the club's history will bring the bus to life in a series of portraits that will adorn the top of the vehicle making it look like the genuine article.

 

Tom Wileman, Regional Director of Stagecoach Merseyside said: "Liverpool's achievements in European football have been fantastic not only for the city, but for the whole region and we wanted to recognise and celebrate that. Liverpool FC's success has not only put them on the European map but has also given them recognition globally. They've had many cultured sides over the years and it's fitting, in the thirtieth anniversary year of their first European victory, that we celebrate them as the Cream of Europe."

 

Les Wheatley, Finance Director of Liverpool FC said: "We are delighted to be working with Stagecoach Merseyside in highlighting the remarkable success that Liverpool has had on the European stage. It is something that everyone associated with the club can be justifiably proud of."

 

Former players who will be riding on board the bus include Alan Kennedy, Phil Neal, David Fairclough, Chris Lawler, Ian St John, David Johnson and Ian Callaghan.

 

The specially commissioned buses will be available for the public to ride later in the afternoon.

[Guest Kaizer]

The plot thickens as the smokescreens starts to hit full effect.

[cymrococh]

It's obviously been booked since before Athens.

[honourablegeorge]

Bit embarassing, really. Just take the stickers off the bus and be done with it.

[charlie clown]

no need, it'll be covered in bitter blueshoite grafitti a week later anyway.

Edited June 19, 2007 by charlie clown

[matlfc]

Bitters will have a field day but f*** em. Bit short notice tho isnt it. Should have done it this weekend.

[smithdown]

Makes no sense this. Is it just going to be going round town in the day or something?

[Tim]

someone would think it was an anniversary year or something.

 

Wait a minute it is, 30 years since Rome.

[fyds]

Exactamundo, Tim - winning it this year would have just nicely iced the cake

[smithdown]

Saw the bus yesterday on Everton Road - I think it was a 17c for those who need to be in the know - and it does actually look surprisingly good for a bus.

Edited June 23, 2007 by smithdown