I remember one disastrous evening kick off in 1981 and I am pretty sure that had a 7.30 kick off.
It was the Saints replay.....the one when Eamon O’Keefe scored the winner down the Street in extra time.
Everyone knew the place would be packed that night....replays happened a few days after the first match and we had drawn 0-0 down there on the Saturday.
On the way back home, everyone said they were going the replay.
Around the city over the next few days, every Blue you met said they were going.
We had beaten Arsenal and the RS in the first two rounds.....we drew at Saints at a time they were one of the country’s top teams...a home tie in the 6th Round against City was the reward for the winner.
Everyone knew it would be a massive crowd....except Everton Football Club.
They only opened half the turnstiles and by 6.30 the queues were stretching for what seemed like miles, with more arriving all the time.
49,000 people showed up that night....and many of us missed the first half hour
But at least we won in the end