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ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

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wainy said:
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Except to west ham
It was during this season Liverpool Football Club only took 14 fans to Boleyn Ground stadium for a game against West Ham United (a game which ended 0–0). An article in the Liverpool Echo explained how Lawrenson's Coaches had to cancel coaches a few days before as they had received no bookings. 5 'specials' were put on by railway services, however only one left the station. When it arrived at London for the game only 14 fans left the train to meet the escort. There has often been a debate about why this happened, some blame it being a mid-week game, others talk about it being a protest against how the club were treating Bill Shankly and others claim that the fans were intimidated by the hooligans of West Ham United.
 
They were 3 games away from the league title. Chelsea B team at home, Palace away, Newcastle at home. You’ve won 11 in a row. You only need 7 points from the three to guarantee the league.

You get 4.
 

4737carlin said:
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It's not just the slip, its the un-Scholes like control before the slip.

Gets better every year.
 
jaycee said:
Except to west ham
It was during this season Liverpool Football Club only took 14 fans to Boleyn Ground stadium for a game against West Ham United (a game which ended 0–0). An article in the Liverpool Echo explained how Lawrenson's Coaches had to cancel coaches a few days before as they had received no bookings. 5 'specials' were put on by railway services, however only one left the station. When it arrived at London for the game only 14 fans left the train to meet the escort. There has often been a debate about why this happened, some blame it being a mid-week game, others talk about it being a protest against how the club were treating Bill Shankly and others claim that the fans were intimidated by the hooligans of West Ham United.
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I remember the banter in school between away match going blue and red mates in those days.They got beat by Aston Villa on the Wednesday 5-1 and I slaughtered my mate the next morning in school because he'd bunked off to go.The next match for them was West Ham away on the Saturday just before Christmas and he'd booked the special train only to be told only 14 had booked as he turned up to go.They were allowed onto the normal train to London though.By the way mate no one took 5 specials to London in them days.
 

Sheepted said:
I remember the banter in school between away match going blue and red mates in those days.They got beat by Aston Villa on the Wednesday 5-1 and I slaughtered my mate the next morning in school because he'd bunked off to go.The next match for them was West Ham away on the Saturday just before Christmas and he'd booked the special train only to be told only 14 had booked as he turned up to go.They were allowed onto the normal train to London though.By the way mate no one took 5 specials to London in them days.
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Not many teams brought 5 specials anywhere,maybe the odd cup match
 

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