Sorry to disrupt you guys.
In the fan community of the Danish side Aalborg we're often chatting about Aalborg's 2-1 defeat away against Everton.
Since it's 53 years ago (and 11 years before I was born), and a very dramatic night at Goodison and a Danish team very close to do a huge sensation, with no BBC cameras inside (and that means: very few Danish witnesses) - and one Aalborg player sent off by the referee - it has become a mythological event among Aalborg supporters.
What a legendary night at Goodison. A milestone in our club's history.
But since it's such a mythological event there are many myths about that night with a seriously lack of confirms.
1. A travelling journalist from the local newspaper "Aalborg Amtstidende" (non existing media since 1971) claimed that 5000 supporters of LFC came to Goodison to strongly support the red striped team from Denmark with chants and shouts. It has since become a myth. But none of other Danish newspapers wrote nothing about it. A friend of mine in the fan community who has travelled to English football matches since the early 80's consider the myth as "simply unimaginably." 5000 LFC-support should have payed by gate and entered Goodison among 30.000 in blue which could lead to trouble. He also claims that the football reporter from Aalborg Amtstidende (who spelled The Kop as "The Cop") was a notorious mythoman.
What's fact? What's not?
2. Alan Ball did a proto Maradona and scored the winning goal with his hand. Heini Hald, the Aalborg player with number 6 on his back, is still claiming that today. The picture below cannot confirm it. The local newspaper Aalborg Stiftstidende which still exists today claimed that a pass from Johnny Morrissey hit another Everton player's hand and changed direction to a scoring Alan Ball. Still, Heini Hald claims that the goal was scored with his hand.
3. BBC was not allowed to enter the cameras due to a conflict between the big Merseyside clubs and the broadcasting corporation. Do any living pictures exists? Did the club recorded anything?
Best regards.
In the fan community of the Danish side Aalborg we're often chatting about Aalborg's 2-1 defeat away against Everton.
Since it's 53 years ago (and 11 years before I was born), and a very dramatic night at Goodison and a Danish team very close to do a huge sensation, with no BBC cameras inside (and that means: very few Danish witnesses) - and one Aalborg player sent off by the referee - it has become a mythological event among Aalborg supporters.
What a legendary night at Goodison. A milestone in our club's history.
But since it's such a mythological event there are many myths about that night with a seriously lack of confirms.
1. A travelling journalist from the local newspaper "Aalborg Amtstidende" (non existing media since 1971) claimed that 5000 supporters of LFC came to Goodison to strongly support the red striped team from Denmark with chants and shouts. It has since become a myth. But none of other Danish newspapers wrote nothing about it. A friend of mine in the fan community who has travelled to English football matches since the early 80's consider the myth as "simply unimaginably." 5000 LFC-support should have payed by gate and entered Goodison among 30.000 in blue which could lead to trouble. He also claims that the football reporter from Aalborg Amtstidende (who spelled The Kop as "The Cop") was a notorious mythoman.
What's fact? What's not?
2. Alan Ball did a proto Maradona and scored the winning goal with his hand. Heini Hald, the Aalborg player with number 6 on his back, is still claiming that today. The picture below cannot confirm it. The local newspaper Aalborg Stiftstidende which still exists today claimed that a pass from Johnny Morrissey hit another Everton player's hand and changed direction to a scoring Alan Ball. Still, Heini Hald claims that the goal was scored with his hand.
3. BBC was not allowed to enter the cameras due to a conflict between the big Merseyside clubs and the broadcasting corporation. Do any living pictures exists? Did the club recorded anything?
Best regards.
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