Great thread.
Well, Merseyside has always played a big part in my family. My family are all from the Wirral, but they moved to Preston when my mum was 15. I was born many years later in Preston.
My Uncle and his family are all Blues, with season tickets but my grandparents were Reds. My dad was never really into football, and he separated from my Mum when I was only young. I used to go round to my grandparents house after school sometimes as a youngster and watch the football and my Grandad would tell me all these stories of the great Liverpool teams of the 80's. I became a red. My Uncle and the cousins weren't happy.
My first game was a mersyside derby at Goodison because one of my cousins couldn't go through illness so I took his ticket. We won 3-1 I think, Gerrard scored a screamer. I tried my best not to celebrate.
I started supporting Liverpool when I was about seven, and at 18 my passion has only intensified, they will be with me for the rest of my life, through the tough times and the not so tough ones.
Being at University, I now have a sense of freedom and independence I didn't have before and I go to games regularly by my bill, getting a train from Sheffield.
It was a really sad moment for me late last year when my Grandad passed away, his influence pushed LFC onto me and I'm more grateful than he could ever know. We're going to scatter his ashes back at Caldy in the Wirral soon so that'll be an emotional day. I'll sing YNWA for him.
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