The 60's were so important for our City. From being a City that was just a City with a History we became famous again not only for the Fab four but in 1959 some bloke from Scotland came to Anfield and decided that this city and it people were so special he would make us world famous. In 1966 some of our boys made History and my first Idol Sir Rodger Hunt played his part . How I wished I could still cheer on England but how could anyone despise Terry and then cheer him on for England. I wish we could all relive those special days of Shankly and Hughes /Yeats and Smith because we were at the very beginning of what we all wish for today.The very best of England means the very best of LFC
Just saw a report on the news regarding a new documentary about Bobby Moore. Struck me just how normal and humble they all were back then. I always remember drawing a sketch of Moore for a school history project about the 50s and 60s and for when I was 10 such was the iconic status of these images and the players that made them.
And what a paradigmatic change the mid 60s were for Liverpool as well. The success that Callaghan and Hunt lived on taking it into and out of the English national setup came at just the right time for Liverpool. The football club symbolised the resilience and brilliance of that city at a time when its identity was under threat because of deindustrialisation. Reading histories of the great city makes you realise that Liverpool FC acted as a guardian for the great place at a time when it needed heroes and its people needed something to cling onto. That communal spirit, collective identity and defiance channelled through one football team is why it's beauty and brilliance shines brighter than ANY sporting institution across the world.
It's a cliche I know but we can learn so much and get to the heart of what football really means by looking back into that era. That's why no one should heed the ignorant naysayers who I can only say are light on their history and the importance of it, who bang on, telling them (England fans) or us (Liverpool fans) to stop talking about something that happened x amount of years ago. F**k them. Whether it's the England of Moore, Charlton, Ball and Banks or the Liverpool of Callaghan, Hunt, Yeats and St John - spread the word. We can learn so much from those players and those supporters who witnessed such great feats.
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