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by **Dalglish** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:20 am

Another spine tingling post and the forum at it's best..............

In a sea of soundbites on here sometimes you come across a post or two which portrays the raw emotion and touches on what it REALLY means to support this great club.....this is such a post
As many on here know I wasn't able to make Istanbul for personal reasons but it's the first final I've missed since the FA Cup Final in 92 but you know something , I didn't feel robbed or ever had regrets for not having been there. When I attended the parade the following day and stood on the corner of St John's Market and Lime Street and watched as the Bus inched slowly up the hill from Willaimason Square, the night was drawing in yet the trophy glimmered and glistened in the night air and in that moment for me at least it was the culmination of a dream i thought would never be realised in my lifetime ........

The EUROPEAN CUP for fecks sake !!!!!!!!!

The one with the big ears was being shaken violently by Garcia who was going mental yet I stood quietly, reverantly almost and took in the sight..............and what a glorious sight.

I thought about my time watching LFC, the trials and tribulations, the agony and the ecstacy, the wins and the losses. The long drives home after a shocking performance, the bewildering analysis on matches that had gone wrong and the exhiliration when it had gone so very very right as it did in Istanbul. I thought about the defining moments in my life watching LFC, my survival at Hillsborough and my subsequent loss of confidence in crowds and my self imposed exile from football for 3 years, the treble of trophies in 2001 when in one week i saw us win the FA Cup on Saturday, travelled to Germany and saw us beat Alaves on a mad night in Dortmund and then over to Charlton to see us win 4-0 and qualify for the CL.....I thought about the KOP against Chelsea of which Mourinho was forced to quip "The power of Anfield , I felt it". And there in the cold night air standing on Lime Street with thousands of fellow fans and the Champions League trophy for company I too felt the power of Liverpoool Football Club and the tears flowed ...........

Where do you begin to fully explain the events of May 25th 2005 except to say "Some men are born into greatness and some men have greatness thrust upon them "

To see players of average ability like Smicer be transformed in a moment from Lamb to Lion is hard to explain except to say he fulfilled his destiny on that night as did so many others..........

In years to come people will ask what the side of 2005 meant to me and I will reply " They were the team that reminded us all of how great and rich in history and tradition Liverpool football Club really are.

Walk on .................

by **JBG** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:13 pm

A bump by The Lump.

Excellent read Keith.

by **LFC #1** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:24 pm

Several parts of Leon's recount are in one of the feature articles on lfc.tv today.

Istanbul in 8416 of your own words.

Well doen Leon mate, it's a great account, and deserves the recognition from the club site.

by **Dundalk** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:22 am

What a read fooking brilliant

by **coddy** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:53 am

Leonmc0708 wrote:

Excellent read, This picture made my stomach turn in excitment. :bowdown

by **supersub** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:46 pm

bump for leon

by **Leonmc0708** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:48 pm

Cheers

by **zarababe** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:57 am

looking forward to your Athens adventure Leone - 6th victory tail and mad taxi drivers etc etc - I'm sure we won't be disappointed

by **jonnymac1979** » Tue May 08, 2007 12:24 pm

Was only thinking of this thread yesterday. Looking forward to your next composition already mate.

by **IstanBuL-FenerBaHce** » Sun May 13, 2007 12:23 pm

Leonmc0708 wrote:On the way back we noticed a protest going on, you know the sort loads of people with banners and stuff. A perfect photo opportunity, so I made my way over to join in, hoping it was not a protest against English people or tourists. As I went over, I was initially pleased to see it was all longhaired women, wouldn’t mind getting in amongst them I thought. Then I realised that they where indeed longhaired, but women they were not. They were transvestites. What they where protesting against or for I do not have a clue, but I joined in anyway much to the amusement of the locals and press there. Great photo to follow…

Anyone translate the signs ?

Leon, at the moment you started the topic, you didn't put these pics - i suppose.

Haha mate, it was a protest from "lamda" club, which asks for gay&bi rights.

here are the translations:
on the red one; " stop the 'forced sex slavery' "
the purple one; " stop the torturer cops "
and the pink one; " homosexuality cant be a reason for being unemployed "

by **babu** » Sun May 13, 2007 12:28 pm

jonnymac1979 wrote:Was only thinking of this thread yesterday. Looking forward to your next composition already mate.

me too. I really hope he manages to get himself a ticket. Give a fuck if anyone thinks that's a.rse-licking, but that was a fantastic post.

by **Sabre** » Sun May 13, 2007 12:51 pm

IstanBuL-FenerBaHce wrote:
Leonmc0708 wrote:On the way back we noticed a protest going on, you know the sort loads of people with banners and stuff. A perfect photo opportunity, so I made my way over to join in, hoping it was not a protest against English people or tourists. As I went over, I was initially pleased to see it was all longhaired women, wouldn’t mind getting in amongst them I thought. Then I realised that they where indeed longhaired, but women they were not. They were transvestites. What they where protesting against or for I do not have a clue, but I joined in anyway much to the amusement of the locals and press there. Great photo to follow…

Anyone translate the signs ?

Leon, at the moment you started the topic, you didn't put these pics - i suppose.

Haha mate, it was a protest from "lamda" club, which asks for gay&bi rights.

here are the translations:
on the red one; " stop the 'forced sex slavery' "
the purple one; " stop the torturer cops "
and the pink one; " homosexuality cant be a reason for being unemployed "

Were the people in the demonstration too friendly after you joined mate? :laugh:

by **Ciggy** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:22 pm

IstanBuL-FenerBaHce wrote:
Leonmc0708 wrote:On the way back we noticed a protest going on, you know the sort loads of people with banners and stuff. A perfect photo opportunity, so I made my way over to join in, hoping it was not a protest against English people or tourists. As I went over, I was initially pleased to see it was all longhaired women, wouldn’t mind getting in amongst them I thought. Then I realised that they where indeed longhaired, but women they were not. They were transvestites. What they where protesting against or for I do not have a clue, but I joined in anyway much to the amusement of the locals and press there. Great photo to follow…

Anyone translate the signs ?

Leon, at the moment you started the topic, you didn't put these pics - i suppose.

Haha mate, it was a protest from "lamda" club, which asks for gay&bi rights.

here are the translations:
on the red one; " stop the 'forced sex slavery' "
the purple one; " stop the torturer cops "
and the pink one; " homosexuality cant be a reason for being unemployed "

by **red till i die!!** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:17 pm

by **woof woof !** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:12 pm

Ciggy » Sun May 13, 2007 2:22 pm wrote:
IstanBuL-FenerBaHce wrote:
Leonmc0708 wrote:On the way back we noticed a protest going on, you know the sort loads of people with banners and stuff. A perfect photo opportunity, so I made my way over to join in, hoping it was not a protest against English people or tourists. As I went over, I was initially pleased to see it was all longhaired women, wouldn’t mind getting in amongst them I thought. Then I realised that they where indeed longhaired, but women they were not. They were transvestites. What they where protesting against or for I do not have a clue, but I joined in anyway much to the amusement of the locals and press there. Great photo to follow…

Anyone translate the signs ?

Leon, at the moment you started the topic, you didn't put these pics - i suppose.

Haha mate, it was a protest from "lamda" club, which asks for gay&bi rights.

here are the translations:
on the red one; " stop the 'forced sex slavery' "
the purple one; " stop the torturer cops "
and the pink one; " homosexuality cant be a reason for being unemployed "

Few people realise that Leon brought that sign back to the uk with him and carried it on every visit he made to the job centre. Did it help ? :no

they sent him on a 13 week pole dancing seminar.

Can only hope we hear more from Leon.

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