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

[Blues Harp]

Here comes the pain, Kopites.

Wrong.......yet again.

 

[anton66]

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-fans-warning-after-being-14602744

Liverpool fan's warning after being 'attacked with metal bar' in Rome.

A Liverpool fan who was ‘attacked with a metal bar’ in Rome has issued a warning to supporters travelling for the Champions League semi-final.

Carl Johnson, from Prescot , is one of at least 5,000 Liverpool fans who’ve travelled to the Italian capital ahead of the Reds’ second leg clash with Roma on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old says that he was attacked with a metal bar while walking back to his hotel with his friend Peter Saunders, 29, at around 10.30 last night after leaving The Drunken Ship Pub.

So far it appears to be an isolated incident, and fans in Rome have reported a ‘great’ atmosphere with no violence so far.

Neither Peter or Carl were wearing anything which could identify them as Liverpool supporters and at this point it is not clear whether the attack was football related.


Carl told the ECHO: “We came out of the pub at around 10.30. Not many Liverpool fans were out so the two of us were on the way back to the hotel.

“We got a few hundred yards from the hotel which is on Violo Del Gallo and two scooters came out of nowhere. The two passengers on the back got off and attacked us, one had a small metal bar.

“We tried to fight back but the drivers got off. We ran off.”

Luckily for Carl, he received only minor bruising from the incident, however he contacted the ECHO in the hope of warning other fans to stay safe and in large groups.

He added: “We were wearing no LFC colours or clothing. We both had jeans and dark coloured jackets.

“I would just like to warn people to stay in numbers. It seems like the only way these cowards don’t attack.”

Despite the incident, Carl and Peter have said there’s a “great” atmosphere in Rome, and that the vast majority of fans have been polite and friendly.

Wouldn’t put it past the bar staff to tip off the cowards who attack innocent fans.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Bayern were the best team over 2 legs, but once again the know how, luck, big game experience, call it what you want and real are through to another final. However real are going to have to up their game significantly in the final. Bayern were missing 5 starters tonight and yet still were the better team.

 

[Dannymini]

Bayern were the best team over 2 legs, but once again the know how, luck, big game experience, call it what you want and real are through to another final. However real are going to have to up their game significantly in the final. Bayern were missing 5 starters tonight and yet still were the better team.

do we think liverpool will be able to control the game like munich

 

[summerisle]

Ermm.

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

Ermm.

Not to mention all those World Cup medals...

 

[PITA]

Seen all the roma players trained today in “forza sean” tops

Nice gesture

Agreed. I remember another football club wearing T-shirts to offer support to another victim.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Ermm.

Just that competition he had about 20 cracks at and only got near it once. Yeah not failed at a thing.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Irony of Liverpool fans calling Madrid players disrespectful for wearing ‘to number 13’ tshirts in the semi. This from a group they wave banners with 6 stars on, got league winners t shirts printed when they hadn’t even won anything and already talk about themselves as in the final.

 

[FC sexy xxx]

Just that competition he had about 20 cracks at and only got near it once. Yeah not failed at a thing.

He failed to win the league
Failed for England
Failed to stand up straight
Failed in America
Failed to keep Alex away from pancakes

 

[larbert toffee]

Ermm.

Picking no mark Murphy as one of his mouthpieces is one of them.

 

[Harryflashman]

Irony of Liverpool fans calling Madrid players disrespectful for wearing ‘to number 13’ tshirts in the semi. This from a group they wave banners with 6 stars on, got league winners t shirts printed when they hadn’t even won anything and already talk about themselves as in the final.

I’m loathe to say anything that can ever be construed as supporting that shower but there is a difference between fans banners and the players or club doing something , we still laugh at them with the bus .

That said Real have that arrogance of success about them that’s fed into their success , one feeding the other so you can see why they do it , I certainly hope the t-shirts are proved right .

 

[Steve0]

Irony of Liverpool fans calling Madrid players disrespectful for wearing ‘to number 13’ tshirts in the semi. This from a group they wave banners with 6 stars on, got league winners t shirts printed when they hadn’t even won anything and already talk about themselves as in the final.

Its also ironic because they're implying its disrespectful to them when they aren't in the final yet.

 

[The Speke Spectre]

Fair play to Roma putting "Forza Sean" on their training tops. Touch of class that, like it was when they visited the Hillsborough memorial before the first leg.

 

[toffeejack]

Irony of Liverpool fans calling Madrid players disrespectful for wearing ‘to number 13’ tshirts in the semi. This from a group they wave banners with 6 stars on, got league winners t shirts printed when they hadn’t even won anything and already talk about themselves as in the final.

Offended by utterly everything.

Klopp saying today that losers aren't remembered, is he trying to say we everybody has forgotten to him and his 6 consecutive runners up medals?

Whichever way, its a stupid the whole world knows about them losing the title when gerrard slipped.