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Good publicity for the area. - The dark side of anfield
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:52 pmby Paul C
http://www.epltalk.com/the-dark-side-of-anfield-that-no-one-wants-you-to-see/3167
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:07 pmby Lando_Griffin
Well that journalist obviously did his research... 
Those houses are owned by the club, hence the reason they're uninhabited.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:09 pmby GYBS
you can never let a good bit os specualtion get in the way of the truth - it ruins the story then
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:33 pmby Number 9
All working class cities have their rough areas,its nothing to be ashamed of.Its a fact of life.
FFS ya wanna see some of the parts of belfast and dublin is just as bad!
Working class "ghettos" are as much a part of a cities culture as its fancy theatres and restuarants! 
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:38 pmby Ciggy
I know LFC is to blame for the Anfield area, but other areas are just as bad, for the Capital of Culture they have only invested in the city centre and not the out skirts.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:02 pmby GOAT_2.0
Does nobody talk a walk around the city once in a while, there are many places like that
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:06 pmby GYBS
GOAT_2.0 wrote:Does nobody talk a walk around the city once in a while, there are many places like that
all cities mate not just liverpool
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:00 pmby Emerald Red
They wanna go to Belfast and have a look at some of the houses and areas over here.
I mean, f*ck building that wall and fence you always wanted out your back yard, here it's all part of the package.
Even budding Rembrandt's get in on the act by painting their houses lovely shades of colors to spruce the place up a bit.
What a masterpiece, eh?
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:25 pmby Ben1988
bit different realy tho isnt it.... "football club lets society fall a little on the way side shown in comparison with all out religious war that has gone on for god knows how many years and seen a lot of blood shed, that is just being cleared up. Its a little bit like saying "u think liverpool is bad.... take a look at baghdad" i no Belfast isnt as run down as baghdad but u know what i mean.... ther has been a lot of 
happen there. u cant say the imediate area surrounding anfield isnt bad bcos places in Belfast are worse.
in my opinion the club should have sorted it a long time ago.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:38 pmby Emerald Red
Ben1988 wrote:bit different realy tho isnt it.... "football club lets society fall a little on the way side shown in comparison with all out religious war that has gone on for god knows how many years and seen a lot of blood shed, that is just being cleared up. Its a little bit like saying "u think liverpool is bad.... take a look at baghdad" i no Belfast isnt as run down as baghdad but u know what i mean.... ther has been a lot of happen there. u cant say the imediate area surrounding anfield isnt bad bcos places in Belfast are worse.
in my opinion the club should have sorted it a long time ago.
Yeah, true. But I wouldn't say what went on here was "all out religious war". Wasn't like that at all.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:47 pmby GYBS
Emerald Red wrote:Ben1988 wrote:bit different realy tho isnt it.... "football club lets society fall a little on the way side shown in comparison with all out religious war that has gone on for god knows how many years and seen a lot of blood shed, that is just being cleared up. Its a little bit like saying "u think liverpool is bad.... take a look at baghdad" i no Belfast isnt as run down as baghdad but u know what i mean.... ther has been a lot of
happen there. u cant say the imediate area surrounding anfield isnt bad bcos places in Belfast are worse.
in my opinion the club should have sorted it a long time ago.
Yeah, true. But I wouldn't say what went on here was "all out religious war". Wasn't like that at all.
it wasnt far off mate .
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:47 pmby Ben1988
yeh ur right.... suppose we are all allowed to exagerate... just to be clear i meant belfast not liverpool!
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:50 pmby SouthCoastShankly
Yeah the article is written as if Anfield is the only place to host a big football club but be in the middle of a an area that can only be described as a dive.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:52 pmby Ben1988
yeh i was gettin off the point realy.. i think its bad... i would prefer our club to sort it out but as you say it is certainly not the only club to play at a ground surrounded by a little bit of a dump! although i have to say i love match day and i love anfield, it doesnt spoil the magic of an of it
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:54 pmby Emerald Red
SouthCoastShankly wrote:Yeah the article is written as if Anfield is the only place to host a big football club but be in the middle of a an area that can only be described as a dive.
You should see Landsdown Road. Even the area around Celtic Park is a dive, so I'm told.