As a Utd fan

That's brilliant. Given the amount of footballers that watch league I'm surprised that there isn't more comment about the good quality of our playing surfaces compared to football. Ours are like carpets to their municipal efforts e.g. DW, The Swamp.

By the sounds of it, If Liverpool Reserves played Everton or United Reserves, we could get a huge crowd. I would prefer the occasional match played at Langtree Park, rather than a full time deal.

When hey played at Warrington there was a crowd of over 10k for the Liverpool v Man U game, however that dwindled the next season and the novelty had worn off.

A bad winter and the pitch was an absolute disgrace too. As you say, if you could get a deal for the odd game, that would probably work better.

Yes I went to LP for a look simply because the game had been well promoted in both the press and on Talk Sport radio (Hawksbee and Jacobs).

I was expecting to be entertained and impressed with fancy footwork/skill and the rest, but as I joined the massive que to get in I met up with a chap who I used to work with who is an LFC SEASON TICKET HOLDER who said don't expect to much as the u19's had lost 4 matches along the way and were lucky to still be in the competition.

I must admit I spent most of the match talking with a chap sat behind me who had been going to watch the Saints for more than 50 years,,,,,,Van Vollenhoven et al


I stayed to the end unlike most of the 'faithful' who legged it with 20 minutes to go just as the 4th Ajax goal went in,,,,,

I learned a valuable lesson that night that modern day Super League rugby even when you are on a losing streak is still a roller coaster of emotions and has been for me ever since I got to watch my first live game 28 years ago .

As for football I can take it or leave it.


Regards, Jock