Your Era

[jonric]

The first Liverpool game I can remember watching was the 1971 FA Cup Final - my Dad borrowed a Colour TV from work to watch it on (yes kiddies,not only did many TVs only show black & white pictures but we only had 3 channels too!).
By the time of the 1974 FA Final I was 10yrs old,had been to a few matches and was a serious fan. If I could not go to the match then I was often to be found kicking a ball around my Nan's backyard in L4 listening to the roar of the crowd. My hero was Kevin Keegan and when he left I was devastated and thought we would never win anything again - along came King Kenny and we went on to even greater things.
The 80's were great and the 1990's less so - especially since the Mancs were winning lots and their fans were crowing - we had some great players (Fowler & McManaman to name but two)and great games but little success.
Ged, for all his faults, at least brought us some success and now Rafa will hopefully bring us even more.
Another generation of LFC fans is growing up - my daughter is a Red and she plays football herself - hopefully going onto LFC Ladies in a few years.

[Los Rojos]

I was born in 1971 and saw my first Liverpool match in 1978 when my Grandfather took me for the first time.

The team which beat Real Madrid 1-0 to win the European Cup in Paris are the team which I idolised (probably still do) as I child.

I started going to watch the reds regularly in the mid 1980's, standing on the Kop, right behind the goal, eyesight in line with the crossbar - great days, absolutely fantastic days.

I didn't go as much late 80's/early 90's whilst a student but got back into watching as many home games as I could at Anfield mid 90's.

My most memorable live game was 2001 UEFA Cup final in Dortmund - a truly memorable day - not just the game, but the atmosphere down in the square, mingling with the Alaves and Dortmund fans. I didn't get to Istanbul (wife had booked a holiday to Lanzarote in January when nobody though we'd get to the final), but I was at Anfield for the rest of 2005 campaign, including the semi against Chelski.

My best away game was beating the Blue****e 3-1 at Goodison after we'd gone 1-0 down (Sept 2001 I think) - really sweet as I come from a family of Evertonians.

[mersey86]

I was born in '68. Early memories are of the 1976 league title and my Dad going to Wolves on the night we won it. I remember the excitement before and after the St Etienne game and then being allowed to stay up and watch the final against Moenchengladbach. I have strong memories of that time of people sticking up the Echo specials for the final in their windows at home, as well as flags and scarves everywhere.
I went to my first game in '77 v WBA. I think the Kop got spoiled a little by success - it was a magical place to be growing up but there were just so many moaners by the '90s (maybe that's just my viewpoint as I noticed more getting older, but I don't think so).
Still, in the '87-'88 season nobody had anything to moan about. That was the best football I've ever seen, though May 10 1986 remains the best day.

[Los Rojos]

I think the Kop got spoiled a little by success - it was a magical place to be growing up but there were just so many moaners by the '90s (maybe that's just my viewpoint as I noticed more getting older, but I don't think so).
Still, in the '87-'88 season nobody had anything to moan about. That was the best football I've ever seen, though May 10 1986 remains the best day.

I don't think many of us appreciated how good the success of the late 70's and the whole of the 80's was at the time.

I agree about the moaning as well - there was too much of it in 90's but it was hard not to at times, watching that drivel which Souness served up for us.

[wavydavy]

Started going in 78 aged 11. Lived in Anfield all my life. I have NEVER forgetten how fortunate I was to have been born at that time and to have lived in that place. It was just amazing. I used to "mind" cars off Pinehurst Ave. Contrary to popular belief there was never anything sinister in that. We thought we were offering a useful and competitively priced service. What we neglected to tell our punters was that, more often than not, we'd run up to the ground at ten to three or twenty past seven (that's a sign of the times, isn't it!) and leave the ground and beat them back down to their car to get paid. Some guy's would get parked early and actually play footy with us till kick-off time. Another guy would leave his window down an inch or two and leave his radio on so we could listen to the match! I still see highlights on the telly like Souness's hat trick vs CSKA and find it hard to believe I was actually there. From the Anny Road end we used to see **** all. I had to go home and watch it on "Sportsnight" with Harry Carpenter to see the highlights otherwise the lads in school the next day wouldn't have believed that I'd even gone. Best ever was Scotland v Wales in 77. The Jocks were just fantastic. I remember one had me on his shoulders for about half an hour outside the Willow Bank and he gave me a scarf, which he let me keep, to put round my neck. Can you imagine that happening today. I look at the game today and, although I'm as passionate about Liverpool as I always was, I feel like crying. Forty or fifty quid to get into a game. Do you remember Shanks saying how he reminded his team time and time again that they were privileged to play for us. The guy would be turning in his grave if he knew..........................

[kanban111]

Top post mate,how times have changed

[RedJedi]

Started going in 78 aged 11. Lived in Anfield all my life. I have NEVER forgetten how fortunate I was to have been born at that time and to have lived in that place. It was just amazing. I used to "mind" cars off Pinehurst Ave. Contrary to popular belief there was never anything sinister in that. We thought we were offering a useful and competitively priced service. What we neglected to tell our punters was that, more often than not, we'd run up to the ground at ten to three or twenty past seven (that's a sign of the times, isn't it!) and leave the ground and beat them back down to their car to get paid. Some guy's would get parked early and actually play footy with us till kick-off time. Another guy would leave his window down an inch or two and leave his radio on so we could listen to the match! I still see highlights on the telly like Souness's hat trick vs CSKA and find it hard to believe I was actually there. From the Anny Road end we used to see **** all. I had to go home and watch it on "Sportsnight" with Harry Carpenter to see the highlights otherwise the lads in school the next day wouldn't have believed that I'd even gone. Best ever was Scotland v Wales in 77. The Jocks were just fantastic. I remember one had me on his shoulders for about half an hour outside the Willow Bank and he gave me a scarf, which he let me keep, to put round my neck. Can you imagine that happening today. I look at the game today and, although I'm as passionate about Liverpool as I always was, I feel like crying. Forty or fifty quid to get into a game. Do you remember Shanks saying how he reminded his team time and time again that they were privileged to play for us. The guy would be turning in his grave if he knew..........................

****en hell take a breath.

[Red_Al_77]

Born in the 60s. Followed the club religiously from about 75 onwards but only started going to matches from about 78 onwards. Could never go regularly. From 86 work got in the way of everything. Lost a bit of interest in the mid nineties with the kids etc. Football keeps me sane....well until about 10days ago.