Back in the day...

[matchworks]

..the only entertainment for the working man was footy. We have all heard the stories of how one week it was Goodison then the next week it was Anfield. Probably by looking at attendances ( no inquiry done into capacity), it seems the tricky blues had the edge in the years up to the 50's and early sixties. There must be certsin things what tipped the attendees to go on way or the other. A tackle, a save, a jammy clearance, a rebellion in teenage years to your arl fella.

 

[Eggs]

...being born.

 

[NCLBlue]

Here since 1991...

My aunty’s (now ex) husband bought me an RS beach towel when I was aba 5/6 and I was absolutely fuming and refused to have it in the house.

There’s just no way. I missed the glory days but I’d rather be dead than red and all that!

 

[Seathestars]

I still remember that feeling, 40 odd years ago, walking up those steps and the pitch appears in front of you. Still gives me goose bumps now.

 

[maccavennie]

I still remember that feeling, 40 odd years ago, walking up those steps and the pitch appears in front of you. Still gives me goose bumps now.

There's a bad draft at those street end exits mate

 

[mrb85]

..the only entertainment for the working man was footy. We have all heard the stories of how one week it was Goodison then the next week it was Anfield. Probably by looking at attendances ( no inquiry done into capacity), it seems the tricky blues had the edge in the years up to the 50's and early sixties. There must be certsin things what tipped the attendees to go on way or the other. A tackle, a save, a jammy clearance, a rebellion in teenage years to your arl fella.

We had the bigger support base way beyond the early 60s. In both 1963 and 1970 when winning the league we had attendances averaging 50,000. But even ignoring that (and you had to bear in mind that Anfield had a smaller capacity anyway) it was the case that the majority in the city were Blues. We were a proud, nay, regal, club. They were the paupers. The turning point retrospectively was Shankly's appointment. But even then it took them a long time to get on level terms with us, before Shankly's successors took them ahead. Even so, in those pre-Sky/PL days you supported the team you were born to support. International followings were non-existent. The present day superiority in the size of their support derives from our banning from European competition and general demise on the field after the PL was formed, plus their continued trophy successes. It was the nature of The Fluke in Istanbul that really ratcheted their national and international support base and helped push their support to levels way beyond our own.