Liverpool FC at Goodison: Welcome to the worst idea of the week
Jul 26 2008 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo
HAD it not been for Gordon Brown agreeing to a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher, Liverpool's idea to use Goodison Park for corporate entertaining would be comfortably the worst idea of the week.
And, whereas Maggie's coffin being paraded through the streets of London would mean she could no longer do this country any more damage, there are no silver linings to the proposed joint initiative by the Mersey rivals.
Thankfully, the ridiculous idea has been shelved as word leaked out that it was about to happen, and Everton officials failed to hold their nerve upon realisation that a massive public backlash was about to come their way.
But what the hell were they thinking about in the first place? How could Everton even consider decking out a marquee at Goodison in L iverpool colours so that the red-shirted overflow from Anfield's own prawn sandwich brigade could munch their way through seafood and quaff champagne in the shadow of the Gwladys Street on a match day?
And what possessed Liverpool to believe their high rolling fans would want to part with fortunes to spend pre-match at the home of their greatest rivals?
Had this story broken on April Fools Day everyone would have seen straight through it as a wind up – and not a very good one at that.
The fact that it came out in mid-July and actually turned out to be true is as scary as a night out with Amy Winehouse.
As soon as football turned into a corporate cash cow many fans believed it was the end of the game they love, with many foreseeing a future in the needs of traditional supporters being trampled on by a mad dash for money.
It is ideas like this one which make such fearful forebodings seem visionary.
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This would have been wrong on so many levels, i'm surprised the idea got past the thought process of who ever dreamed it up.
I mean pre match at Goodison ffs, both clubs must be seriously out of touch with fans to even consider they would accept something like this, daft as **** imo.
Jul 26 2008 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo
HAD it not been for Gordon Brown agreeing to a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher, Liverpool's idea to use Goodison Park for corporate entertaining would be comfortably the worst idea of the week.
And, whereas Maggie's coffin being paraded through the streets of London would mean she could no longer do this country any more damage, there are no silver linings to the proposed joint initiative by the Mersey rivals.
Thankfully, the ridiculous idea has been shelved as word leaked out that it was about to happen, and Everton officials failed to hold their nerve upon realisation that a massive public backlash was about to come their way.
But what the hell were they thinking about in the first place? How could Everton even consider decking out a marquee at Goodison in L iverpool colours so that the red-shirted overflow from Anfield's own prawn sandwich brigade could munch their way through seafood and quaff champagne in the shadow of the Gwladys Street on a match day?
And what possessed Liverpool to believe their high rolling fans would want to part with fortunes to spend pre-match at the home of their greatest rivals?
Had this story broken on April Fools Day everyone would have seen straight through it as a wind up – and not a very good one at that.
The fact that it came out in mid-July and actually turned out to be true is as scary as a night out with Amy Winehouse.
As soon as football turned into a corporate cash cow many fans believed it was the end of the game they love, with many foreseeing a future in the needs of traditional supporters being trampled on by a mad dash for money.
It is ideas like this one which make such fearful forebodings seem visionary.
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This would have been wrong on so many levels, i'm surprised the idea got past the thought process of who ever dreamed it up.I mean pre match at Goodison ffs, both clubs must be seriously out of touch with fans to even consider they would accept something like this, daft as **** imo.
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