BEARGER 1,830 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Liverpool played "absent friends" over the anfield tannoy at half time today, in memory of the 66 who died in the ibrox disaster. The song is from the hillsborough ibrox memorial groups new charity cd that was released just last week. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/late...r-hillsborough True class from Liverpool F.C. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was always under the impression that Liverpool were the Celtic of Liverpool and Everton the Rangers. Great for the respect for the 2 disasters. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,830 Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Many years ago it was thought that it was Rangers/Liverpool & Celtc/Everton although now they both probably are not interested in either. There are a few fans who wear Rangers/Liverpool scarfs etc. at Anfield. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was always under the impression that Liverpool were the Celtic of Liverpool and Everton the Rangers. Great for the respect for the 2 disasters. If the English (and us I suppose) gave a fuck then demographics would point to Liverpool being the Protestant club and Everton being catholic. Outside of NI and Glasgow Liverpool has the largest Orange Walks and lodges etc. YNWA tie in is a fallacy. I think religion mattered many moons ago in Liverpool but not now. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was always under the impression that Liverpool were the Celtic of Liverpool and Everton the Rangers. Great for the respect for the 2 disasters. It's the complete opposite Pete although both clubs are originally from Methodist leanings. The huge influx of Irish immigrants in recent decades though to the city of Liverpool just muddles things up a bit but Liverpool were always our friends and Everton theirs. Evertons club anthem is actually "It's a grand old team to play for, if you know your history and all that sh*te". YNWA was originally a Man Utd song, taken by Liverpool and stolen again by Celtic. I wore my Liverpool/Rangers scarf to the match at Anfield a few weeks back and the only funny looks i got were from an older lady with a Liverpool/Celtic scarf! 3 of Liverpools greatest ever in Hanson, Dalglish and Souness were all Bluenoses too. They were also founded by a Protestant Freemason. John Houlding. We have some great historical links with them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggordy 0 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 It's the complete opposite Pete although both clubs are originally from Methodist leanings. The huge influx of Irish immigrants in recent decades though to the city of Liverpool just muddles things up a bit but Liverpool were always our friends and Everton theirs. Evertons club anthem is actually "It's a grand old team to play for, if you know your history and all that sh*te". YNWA was originally a Man Utd song, taken by Liverpool and stolen again by Celtic. I wore my Liverpool/Rangers scarf to the match at Anfield a few weeks back and the only funny looks i got were from an older lady with a Liverpool/Celtic scarf! 3 of Liverpools greatest ever in Hanson, Dalglish and Souness were all Bluenoses too. They were also founded by a Protestant Freemason. John Houlding. We have some great historical links with them. ....As was my old pal Stevie Nicol. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC 150 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 When I was going to games, as the 60s became the 70s, Rangers fans often wore Rangers and Liverpool (separate) scarves. I had a traditional Rangers scarf round my neck, a blue and white scarf on one writs and a red and white one on the other. Septic fans, for obvious reasons, did not carry Everton scarves but there was no doubt that we tool Liverpool's side and they Everton's or, as TV highlights drove things: they took Busby's Rags while we took Shankly's Liverpool . Our highlights in those pre live TV games' days were two channels each with an English and Scottish game - very often this was Liverpool, Man U, Us and the unmentionables. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,742 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Fans of Rangers and Liverpool unite to remember Hillsborough victims of stadium tragedies , so at least that bit of fan-friendship is developing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 ....As was my old pal Stevie Nicol. I forgot about Mr Nicol. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 850 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I never thought there was any Liverpool-Rangers or Liverpool-Celtic / Everton-Rangers or Everton-Celtic relation. I just saw it as some scousers had Rangers as their Scottish team some had Celtic as theirs. You would always see scarfs of both a games. It has basically just been Liverpool trying to have a good relationship between both. Celtic invited Liverpool to Parkhead in the first game after Hillsborough but Liverpool have also had ex Bears like Souness. The club I always got the impression Rangers were linked with was Chelsea. I remember wearing my Gers top in London in 1989 and had about 3 different Chelsea fans giving me a pat on the back. One thing Liverpool and Everton do show us though, and the rest of the country, is how to have a rivalry. Being able to sit in with your family in the home end or vice versa is always good to see during the Merseyside derby. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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