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Leonmc0708 you have obviously been there on a number of incredible nights watching Liverpool why not tell us about one of them?

[Leonmc0708]

Leonmc0708 you have obviously been there on a number of incredible nights watching Liverpool why not tell us about one of them?

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[2520years]

The one for me that was the biggest event was the opening game in Euro '96.  England drew with the Swiss, who surprisingly actually managed to score a goal.

In the context of this season, I saw Robbie Fowler's first goal on his return to Liverpool, and he celebrated right in front of me which was good of him
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I despair I REALLY do...............

I reckon the opening game of one of only two international football tournaments ever to be staged in my country is a significant event.  It would have been more significant if we'd have won it, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

What's up anyway Leon?  After all the training you've given me, all that you, in your wisdom, you've taught me I've let you down?  Please, I'm begging you to teach me more!  Your camp comments hurt like a dagger through my heart.  I can't express how upset I am that I've disappointed you.  The thought that I've made you lose all hope is just too much to take.  I'm going to end it all...right now!

I mean that in the last five to six years I have been to Dortmund, Istanbul, Cardiff a few times, Monaco and Anfield on some amazing European nights and you are on here trying to tell me that the sunny afternoon that you spent in a bombed out pi.ss stinking stadium with a load of southern shandy supping ponces with no ambition for their home town teams singing commercialised remakes of old old old cra.ppy songs was what your going to tell your kids about AND you claim to be a Liverpool fan.

This, this is why I despair !

So you're suggesting I should tell my kids about YOUR experiences, as they're so much better than mine?  The thread is about relating personal experiences.  My best experience was probably supporting England in a major international event, that doesn't actually mean that I can't call myself a Liverpool fan.

I was a Liverpool fan before you were born Leon, but if it makes you happy to go on a forum and boast about how you're a better Liverpool fan than someone else, go ahead.  It doesn't make any difference to me one way or another.

Maybe you read it wrong, but I meant that if I have been lucky enough to witness all those amazing games, and experienced those atmospheres then surely as a red who has been "going the game since before I was born" (which for the record co-incided with our first European Cup win) YOU must have more to tell your son than "I went to an England game in 1996 at Wembley and it stunk of rat pi.ss" ?

We've all got different circumstances.  I couldn't afford to go to games as a kid, and my parents didn't think it was safe either as football violence was taking off in a big way.  I met my wife when I was only 17 and she's not really into football.  Now I've got a daughter who isn't into it at all.  My spending money goes on trips abroad with them, rather than to football matches just for me because that's how I choose to set my priorities.

I haven't been "going the game since before you were born", that's a mis-quote.  I've been supporting Liverpool since then, but I've never been to see them abroad.

So, in conclusion, my best football experience that'll I'll tell my son about (if I have one) is the opening game of Euro '96.

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Thanks Leonmc0708 I dont go on the advanced forum so I would never have seen that . Great read you should do one more often ( but maybe thats up to Rafa ) Which one is you, and are there any other forum members in the pics?

[Leonmc0708]

Thanks Leonmc0708 I dont go on the advanced forum so I would never have seen that . Great read you should do one more often ( but maybe thats up to Rafa ) Which one is you, and are there any other forum members in the pics?

I am the big ugly fu.cker in the red top and Murf (Murphy0151)is the one toungeing the manequin ....

[Leonmc0708]

The one for me that was the biggest event was the opening game in Euro '96.  England drew with the Swiss, who surprisingly actually managed to score a goal.

In the context of this season, I saw Robbie Fowler's first goal on his return to Liverpool, and he celebrated right in front of me which was good of him
.

I despair I REALLY do...............

I reckon the opening game of one of only two international football tournaments ever to be staged in my country is a significant event.  It would have been more significant if we'd have won it, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

What's up anyway Leon?  After all the training you've given me, all that you, in your wisdom, you've taught me I've let you down?  Please, I'm begging you to teach me more!  Your camp comments hurt like a dagger through my heart.  I can't express how upset I am that I've disappointed you.  The thought that I've made you lose all hope is just too much to take.  I'm going to end it all...right now!

I mean that in the last five to six years I have been to Dortmund, Istanbul, Cardiff a few times, Monaco and Anfield on some amazing European nights and you are on here trying to tell me that the sunny afternoon that you spent in a bombed out pi.ss stinking stadium with a load of southern shandy supping ponces with no ambition for their home town teams singing commercialised remakes of old old old cra.ppy songs was what your going to tell your kids about AND you claim to be a Liverpool fan.

This, this is why I despair !

So you're suggesting I should tell my kids about YOUR experiences, as they're so much better than mine?  The thread is about relating personal experiences.  My best experience was probably supporting England in a major international event, that doesn't actually mean that I can't call myself a Liverpool fan.

I was a Liverpool fan before you were born Leon, but if it makes you happy to go on a forum and boast about how you're a better Liverpool fan than someone else, go ahead.  It doesn't make any difference to me one way or another.

Maybe you read it wrong, but I meant that if I have been lucky enough to witness all those amazing games, and experienced those atmospheres then surely as a red who has been "going the game since before I was born" (which for the record co-incided with our first European Cup win) YOU must have more to tell your son than "I went to an England game in 1996 at Wembley and it stunk of rat pi.ss" ?

We've all got different circumstances.  I couldn't afford to go to games as a kid, and my parents didn't think it was safe either as football violence was taking off in a big way.  I met my wife when I was only 17 and she's not really into football.  Now I've got a daughter who isn't into it at all.  My spending money goes on trips abroad with them, rather than to football matches just for me because that's how I choose to set my priorities.

I haven't been "going the game since before you were born", that's a mis-quote.  I've been supporting Liverpool since then, but I've never been to see them abroad.

So, in conclusion, my best football experience that'll I'll tell my son about (if I have one) is the opening game of Euro '96.

Fair play, just as a scose red, England does not even come into the equation for me.

[The Red Baron]

Liverpool v St.Ettinne European Cup 1/4 final 1977

Anfield is renown for its "Special European nights" but this really was something special.The gates were locked an hour before kick off and the Kop was in full voice for the visit of the French Champions,the previous years beaten finalists.Trailing one nil from the first leg we knew we had a game on our hands.
    Kevin Keegan opened the scoring after 2mins with a scrappy goal to send the place wild I had never experienced anything like it.The French wernt done with though Bathanay equalised and gave them the precious away goal.Those of you at the Chelsea semi final will remember the atmosphere it was very much like that,the exception being the Kop was standing then, it was a heaving mass for 3 hours,singing and swaying.Ray Kennedy put us 2-1 up, level on aggregate but they had the crucial away goal.We were on our way out.Davy Fairclough was brought off the bench and lived up to his title of Supersub by netting the winner.
  I have been lucky enough to attend major finals at home and abroad,but this game still holds special memories for me.

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Liverpool v St.Ettinne European Cup 1/4 final 1977

Anfield is renown for its "Special European nights" but this really was something special.The gates were locked an hour before kick off and the Kop was in full voice for the visit of the French Champions,the previous years beaten finalists.Trailing one nil from the first leg we knew we had a game on our hands.
    Kevin Keegan opened the scoring after 2mins with a scrappy goal to send the place wild I had never experienced anything like it.The French wernt done with though Bathanay equalised and gave them the precious away goal.Those of you at the Chelsea semi final will remember the atmosphere it was very much like that,the exception being the Kop was standing then, it was a heaving mass for 3 hours,singing and swaying.Ray Kennedy put us 2-1 up, level on aggregate but they had the crucial away goal.We were on our way out.Davy Fairclough was brought off the bench and lived up to his title of Supersub by netting the winner.
  I have been lucky enough to attend major finals at home and abroad,but this game still holds special memories for me.

Twice I have sat outside Anfield having not been able to get in, the Barcelona game (Cryuff played) and the StEtienne match. The noise was incredible on both occasions but the one home game when I wish I could say "I was there" was the StEtienne game. You Jammy b*stard. 

[The Red Baron]

Liverpool v St.Ettinne European Cup 1/4 final 1977

Anfield is renown for its "Special European nights" but this really was something special.The gates were locked an hour before kick off and the Kop was in full voice for the visit of the French Champions,the previous years beaten finalists.Trailing one nil from the first leg we knew we had a game on our hands.
    Kevin Keegan opened the scoring after 2mins with a scrappy goal to send the place wild I had never experienced anything like it.The French wernt done with though Bathanay equalised and gave them the precious away goal.Those of you at the Chelsea semi final will remember the atmosphere it was very much like that,the exception being the Kop was standing then, it was a heaving mass for 3 hours,singing and swaying.Ray Kennedy put us 2-1 up, level on aggregate but they had the crucial away goal.We were on our way out.Davy Fairclough was brought off the bench and lived up to his title of Supersub by netting the winner.
  I have been lucky enough to attend major finals at home and abroad,but this game still holds special memories for me.

Twice I have sat outside Anfield having not been able to get in, the Barcelona game (Cryuff played) and the StEtienne match. The noise was incredible on both occasions but the one home game when I wish I could say "I was there" was the StEtienne game. You Jammy b*stard. 

Yeah the days of the lock-out.No such thing as tickets then mate you queded up and took your chance.

[supersub]

Liverpool v St.Ettinne European Cup 1/4 final 1977

Anfield is renown for its "Special European nights" but this really was something special.The gates were locked an hour before kick off and the Kop was in full voice for the visit of the French Champions,the previous years beaten finalists.Trailing one nil from the first leg we knew we had a game on our hands.
    Kevin Keegan opened the scoring after 2mins with a scrappy goal to send the place wild I had never experienced anything like it.The French wernt done with though Bathanay equalised and gave them the precious away goal.Those of you at the Chelsea semi final will remember the atmosphere it was very much like that,the exception being the Kop was standing then, it was a heaving mass for 3 hours,singing and swaying.Ray Kennedy put us 2-1 up, level on aggregate but they had the crucial away goal.We were on our way out.Davy Fairclough was brought off the bench and lived up to his title of Supersub by netting the winner.
  I have been lucky enough to attend major finals at home and abroad,but this game still holds special memories for me.

dancing in the "Yellow Mersey" at the final whistle and getting a clip round the ear off my mother for wrecking my school kecks....what a night!

[kobashi]

The Semi at Old Trafford v Chelsea.

[murphy0151]

There are to many to try and name them all but for me the two recent ones have got to be purely for the atmosphere on the night.   Chelsea at home in the champions league semi final.  I dont think there will be an atmosphere like it again at Anfield and also the Benfica game at Anfield this year.  I know we got beat but it was of them games that made me proud to be a red as we carried on singing at full belt even though we had just been beat.   

Ive been to loads more aswell heres just a few.  3-3 draw with man utd comeback game, semi at old trafford agaimnst chelsea.  Istanbul, bloodyhell i could go on for days here.

[kobashi]

How about Stan Collymore's debut v Sheffield Wednesday.  I was so excited as I thought Stan was the final piece of the jigsaw.

[madred]

This is a game that isnt really up there with the most memorable nights but i always think was the one of the great come backs in Liverpool's great european nights and probably Souness' greatest moment as manager apart from his f.a cup final victory. I think only 29.000 turned up that night when we played Auxerre in 91-92 uefa cup but even with a low crowd the roof came off when Liverpool scored the third goal and win after a 2-0 loss over in France. Most definetely was the high point of Mark Walters terrible time at the club also when he raced through to slot home that winner. Just wondering if anyone went to that game?

[adamnbarrett]

There are so many. Olympiacos where gerrard scored third to send us through, great atmosphere tense all the way through. The Juventus at anfield game in europe, it will be remembered for obvious reasons. Chelski in the champions league semis at anfield, the atmosphere is something I will never forget. Chelski at old trafford, great atmosphere and great the way we invaded mancland. The recent 3-3 FA Cup Final. The 2-0 win over the mancs at Cardiff in the worthington cup. The Worthington Cup when we beat Birmingham on pens. The day John Arne Riise scored THAT GOAL against manure in a 3-1 win. Probably the recent 3-1 derby win will stick in the memory because it was a great atmosphere and great the way the players fought on without the captain. I will always remember us beating Barca in the UEFA Cup semis in 2001, a gary mac penalty, I was right at the back of the kop and even now can picture the penalty from my seat. The night against Birmingham when God came back will always be remembered, the atmosphere was unbelievable when Robbie was standing on the sidelines waiting to come on.

There are probably many more aswell.