You Know Your A Liverpool Fan When........

1. You wouldn't ever have a 'blue' car.

2. You arrange your holidays to coincide with where Liverpool are playing in their pre-season tour.

3. You call your pets names like Paisley, Shankly, Kenny.

4. You call your kids after your hero(s)

5. You pick up the newspaper, and turn to the back page first.

6. You have a 'hot' date on a Wednesday night, but Liverpool are playing, so you turn it down.

7. You get up early on a Sunday morning to catch last night's MOTD to see all of  the 3 minutes they devote to Liverpool thrashing Chelsea  4-0.

8. You support the most successful team in English Football; 18 times League Champions, 5 times European Cup Winners, 7 times F.A. Cup winners, 7 times League Cup Winners, 3 times U.E.F.A Cup Winners.

9. You log on to LFC reds.com every day to catch up on all the news on the Reds.

10. You know all the words to 'Poor Scouser Tommy'

11. You will defend your team to anyone who tries to put us down.

12. We will never forget the 96 that died at Hillsborough 15th April 1989.

Just a few reasons why I love Liverpool Football Club. Born and Bred a Scouse, your either a Red or a Blue, it's drilled into you from the day you were born, I am so glad that I'm a Red through and through. My Grandad would be so proud of me, following Liverpool, he told me so much about the Reds when I was a young girl, sadly he didn't get to see our glory years.

In times of need, we all pull together, the Liverpool spirit, the Liverpool way.
It doesn't matter where you live, who you are, if you follow Liverpool you will never walk alone.
We are all so lucky to support this great team........now let's make it great again.

 


Mods please feel free to move this, if you feel it's in the wrong place, and I apologise for waffling on.

Excellent Shout Missy!

It's not in the wrong place. The Liverpool spirit is unique, in a good way!
I feel that our relationships with blue fans off the field is quite a good one, unlike Arsenal Spurs

Good post MsG!

Number one is so real it's unbelievable. There is no way at all in the world I could ever have a blue car!! No matter what car it was. I've had three cars. Two of them red and the other was black with red trim. 

Not sure if I could ever call a pet Kenny though. That would be confusing for both me and the pet.

Your grandad would be proud. No doubt about it.

Another one I'd like to add. People who don't live in Liverpool might not know this. There is a number 17 bus that goes past Anfield heading in and out of town. And there is a number 19 bus that goes past goodison heading in and out of town.
Where I live, it takes the same amount of minutes walk to either the 17 or 19 bus stop. I'll ALWAYS go to the 17 bus stop if I'm heading into town and not driving.
Funny thing is, not so long ago, one certain number 17 bus got decorated officailly with the colour red and images of Crazy Horse lifting the European Cup on the side of it and the Shankly statue as big as they could print it on the back of the bus. Brilliant. I can't help smiling if I ever see it.
They've recently done the same thing for the bitters on a number 19 bus. Makes me laugh when I've seen it and there isn't any big cups printed on it. Basically it's a load of crap to look at.

If that was the last bus on earth and I was soaked to the bone in the freezing cold, with a broken leg, I'd rather walk home.

Good post MsG!

Number one is so real it's unbelievable. There is no way at all in the world I could ever have a blue car!! No matter what car it was. I've had three cars. Two of them red and the other was black with red trim. 

Not sure if I could ever call a pet Kenny though. That would be confusing for both me and the pet.

Your grandad would be proud. No doubt about it.

Another one I'd like to add. People who don't live in Liverpool might not know this. There is a number 17 bus that goes past Anfield heading in and out of town. And there is a number 19 bus that goes past goodison heading in and out of town.
Where I live, it takes the same amount of minutes walk to either the 17 or 19 bus stop. I'll ALWAYS go to the 17 bus stop if I'm heading into town and not driving.
Funny thing is, not so long ago, one certain number 17 bus got decorated officailly with the colour red and images of Crazy Horse lifting the European Cup on the side of it and the Shankly statue as big as they could print it on the back of the bus. Brilliant. I can't help smiling if I ever see it.
They've recently done the same thing for the bitters on a number 19 bus. Makes me laugh when I've seen it and there isn't any big cups printed on it. Basically it's a load of crap to look at.

If that was the last bus on earth and I was soaked to the bone in the freezing cold, with a broken leg, I'd rather walk home.

You made me laugh so much Kenny with that last line..... I've heard about these buses but never seen them, well I wouldn't want to see the blue bus, only the red one

My Auntie had a cat called Keegan, and we had a rabbit called Kenny

Good post Cas!

Kenny they were my exact thoughts when I was in town the other week.  I seen the number 19 decorated to the bone in blue.  I felt sorry for any LFC fan that was on the bus!

I'm sure mrtommo mentioned he's got a dog called Paisley?

I bet that rabbit you had was the most intelligent and gifted rabbit there ever was. Good job it wasn't named after me eh! 

Good post Cas!

Kenny they were my exact thoughts when I was in town the other week.  I seen the number 19 decorated to the bone in blue.  I felt sorry for any LFC fan that was on the bus!

Shame on them if they got on that bus mate.

Ohh ill add another one my personal experience.

You know you are a Liverpool fan when;

Your ex-girlfriend calls you from London and you are in Sydney its 5 a.m. and you are so deep in to watching the Semifinal against Chelski to tell you she just had all her personal items stolen and you say yes thats good and hang up because the penalty shoot out is about to start. Then you get a txt msg an hour later saying that your an asshole and that its all over. Well all good, I have no regrets at all if i could i would do it all again. LFC over women any day.

LFC over women any day.

Ummm, gee, all I can say is maybe you need a Liverpool gal...(she wouldnt have called during the game..!!!)

a few and far between here in Oz, but a great Gal in a Liverpool shirt just has that certain something......

Going there in July actually after the Euro never been to Liverpool before, nor to Anfield so im thrilled allready that i will get a chance to see it in 5 months. I will also be on the hunt for a Liverpool lassie never know might find one. 

my fiancee being from the borough didn't really care too much for football but in the last year or so she's been watching the matches with me and putting on the red jersey. she gets into it and yells as well now so I'm pretty lucky i don't have to worry about her when a games on now. shes amazing really, i knew i'd convert her over hehe.

Great post msG, and yes my cat is called Rafa and I would never ever have a blue car both mine and my daughters are red with liverpool crests in the back window. In fact all of those I pretty much do except for MOTD as I watch it if its on but dont go out of my way to watch, I Record the whole game off of the LFC.TV channel now :-).

Exellent post mate!

But I heard about one player (or the coach) in Havant & Water that had 11!!! names, his father gave him all the names from the starting line up in QPR in ´73 I think, that gives me an idea for my next kid...... (different team of course...) 

YNWA

Great post.

Listen I have a solution to your hot date scenario on Wednesday's.

My place or yours?

... I'll bring the beer ...ok...and the flowers too!

So true i arranged my wedding to be when Liverpool were playing away and my kids christenings have been planned around dates of the Liverpool games.

Good Post MsG

You know Your a Liverpool fan when you feel sick with nerves days before a big game

Excelent MsG! I love it!

I can say when some my students call me Liverpool or Liverpool are the champions, it makes me feel fine. It's the best nickname I have ever got!
I love when some of them tell me they will support Liverpool!

About newspapers it's true. I buy them only for read something about Liverpool even if it's a little article!
I know I am a Liverpoo fan when I buy new cloths red colour magically draw my attention, even I have already got many things of the colour... I simply can't resist to that red feeling!

I drive past the stadium every day to and from work, I could go a different more straightforward route but I love the feeling I get passing the ground every day - twice a day !!!   

I have remembered another case when I know I am a Liverpool fan. Once when I entered a class room, Champions League anthem started to sound. So I was met by that anthem it was funny and made me laugh! Another day one my group made a remake of Belarus anthem singing instead of "Belarusian people" "Liverpudlians"!

Cracking post MsGerrard!

1. You wouldn't ever have a 'blue' car.

I changed driving instructor because his car was blue!

2. You arrange your holidays to coincide with where Liverpool are playing in their pre-season tour.

I re-arranged a surgery because we got to the UEFA Cup final!

6. You have a 'hot' date on a Wednesday night, but Liverpool are playing, so you turn it down.

I'm pro-active! I make them watch it! (Done that 3 times now! )

Just a few reasons why I love Liverpool Football Club. Born and Bred a Scouse, your either a Red or a Blue, it's drilled into you from the day you were born, I am so glad that I'm a Red through and through. My Grandad would be so proud of me, following Liverpool, he told me so much about the Reds when I was a young girl, sadly he didn't get to see our glory years.

Your Grandad would be so proud hun, and made up that you got to experience our glory years on his reccomendation! My Grandad seen a lot of our glory years! He was so much of a Red that he turned down trials from Everton (telling them, in true family fashion I might add, to 'shove them up their arse' ) and held a season ticket in the Kemlyn Road for 30 years! Sadly he died a few years before we won the Champions League in 2005, but I know exactly what him and my Dad felt back in the 70's and the 80's! Fingers crossed my kids will be jealous of me, living through a few more of our glory years!

YNWA! 

1) You tell your non Liverpool supporting mates that Liverpool come before Ireland every time

2) you come close to moving to Liverpool (also the city itself was a factor)

3) you face a bollicking in work for being on the internet every day to see whats happening in the club

4) you shed a tear of joy (istanbul 05) and one of sorrow reading stories of hillsborough

5) 90% of books you own are about Liverpool and about 50% of your dvd collection is Liverpool

6) You fight the clubs corner even tho you know the people you are defending it to havent got a quater of the passion for there club you have for Liverpool

There is loads more you could use really isnt there. Theres a saying here in Dublin "proud to be Irish but blessed to be a dub" well I can add to that honoured to be a Liverpool fan.

What a club great topic

Y.N.W.A

Good post MsG!

Number one is so real it's unbelievable. There is no way at all in the world I could ever have a blue car!! No matter what car it was. I've had three cars. Two of them red and the other was black with red trim. 

Not sure if I could ever call a pet Kenny though. That would be confusing for both me and the pet.

Your grandad would be proud. No doubt about it.

Another one I'd like to add. People who don't live in Liverpool might not know this. There is a number 17 bus that goes past Anfield heading in and out of town. And there is a number 19 bus that goes past goodison heading in and out of town.
Where I live, it takes the same amount of minutes walk to either the 17 or 19 bus stop. I'll ALWAYS go to the 17 bus stop if I'm heading into town and not driving.
Funny thing is, not so long ago, one certain number 17 bus got decorated officailly with the colour red and images of Crazy Horse lifting the European Cup on the side of it and the Shankly statue as big as they could print it on the back of the bus. Brilliant. I can't help smiling if I ever see it.
They've recently done the same thing for the bitters on a number 19 bus. Makes me laugh when I've seen it and there isn't any big cups printed on it. Basically it's a load of crap to look at.

If that was the last bus on earth and I was soaked to the bone in the freezing cold, with a broken leg, I'd rather walk home.

Ive seen them buses, funny how the 19 is always empty.

You also no that your a red when you don't watch Match Of The Day, just because Liverpool got beat. All my mates are the same.

You know you are a Liverpool fan when:

1) There is always something about your dress code that reminds everyone around you that you support the LFC; even if it is the small pin-up badge (Crest)

2) Every match for you is a sign of better performances to come.

3) You know that every Liverpool player is a quality player regardless of the bad spells/runs they might be having.

Great post.

Listen I have a solution to your hot date scenario on Wednesday's.

My place or yours?

... I'll bring the beer ...ok...and the flowers too!

Hey Don.....That sounds like a invitation to me........Champagne, Red Roses and Chocolate please.....I have expensive tastes

Good Post MsG

You know Your a Liverpool fan when you feel sick with nerves days before a big game

Don't remind me Venison......It's two weeks before the Inter Milan game and I 'm getting nervous and excited at the same time ......already  yikes !!!

Lovely to see lots of positive thoughts and happiness coming through on this thread.......now let's all work together in sending positive messages through to our lads for that next big win

1. You wouldn't ever have a 'blue' car. - I would, but for the Bluebirds

5. You pick up the newspaper, and turn to the back page first. - always

6. You have a 'hot' date on a Wednesday night, but Liverpool are playing, so you turn it down. I will be turning down socials/nights out with housemates when CL is back that's for sure..

7. You get up early on a Sunday morning to catch last night's MOTD to see all of  the 3 minutes they devote to Liverpool thrashing Chelsea  4-0. f*ck yeah

11. You will defend your team to anyone who tries to put us down. hell yeah!!

12. We will never forget the 96 that died at Hillsborough 15th April 1989. Yes. YNWA.

Great post MsG! No wonder you're on almost +90 rating now

my fiancee being from the borough didn't really care too much for football but in the last year or so she's been watching the matches with me and putting on the red jersey. she gets into it and yells as well now so I'm pretty lucky I don't have to worry about her when a games on now. shes amazing really, I knew I'd convert her over hehe.

I wish I could convert my boyf to liking Cardiff City more!!

4) you shed a tear of joy (istanbul 05) and one of sorrow reading stories of hillsborough

Hell yes.. not forgetting many tears last year watching the CL final

Great post MsG! No wonder you're on almost +90 rating now

Cheers Nic    90 +    I wish

Wonderful post MsG!! You always seem to take the words right out of our mouths, YNWA!!

Cheers Nic    90 +    I wish

+1 to help you with that.


I missed my year 12 yearly exam to stay up untill 4 am to watch Liverpool play a Craling Cup match. Sweet talked into letting me sit it.

I drove my blue company car and parked it on my boss's front lawn and left a note saying, 'i need some paint, untill then i am unable to work'

Changed a mate's wedding colours from blue to red, best man 1 wife 0.

Cut my mate's Everton shirt into 5 pieces and wrote on it each year we won Europe after Istanbul. (Hid his new one before Athens last year)

I know my passion for the club is nothing compared to a true Scouser but from little old Aussie, i do anything and everything the Liverpool way.


Cracking post MsG.

Ill Give you 1 too...

Great post MsGerrard, Unfortunatly I don't have kids, or a car yet, or do I get to decide the names of the pets in the household or I don't get to plan our trips, yet. For if i did my family would live in Liverpool. I can't log into LFCreds.com every day but I try my best, now that school is back, and busy.

Thankyou Batman0077......for your kind words.......I try

Crouchinho......I'm quite sure your feelings for Liverpool are  just as passionate as the next fan, wherever you are in the world. 

Anfield Warrior.....Thanks for giving me one

benforrest.....You are with us in spirit and that's all that matters.

You'll Never Walk Alone Lads if you keep supporting the Mighty Reds

 

Anfield Warrior.....Thanks for giving me one

About that Wednesday date - well if the CL game is on - we can have the chocs and champs at my place - I've got internet access too... so I could also give you one ...and then watch the game (we might miss the first half.................... ...................... as the ADSL line is very slow)  ....what *were* you thinking....!

Smile on!

About that Wednesday date - well if the CL game is on - we can have the chocs and champs at my place - I've got internet access too... so I could also give you one ...and then watch the game (we might miss the first half.................... ...................... as the ADSL line is very slow)  ....what *were* you thinking....!

Smile on!

Very cheeky Don  .......I was actually thinking, get yourself over here and we could go the match together, the champers can be opened afterwards to celebrate the victory

Very cheeky Don  .......I was actually thinking, get yourself over here and we could go the match together, the champers can be opened afterwards to celebrate the victory

Keep it 'G' rated here guys!

When you come down in the morning with red eye's after a night out at the red lion....

7. You get up early on a Sunday morning to catch last night's MOTD to see all of  the 3 minutes they devote to Liverpool thrashing Chelsea  4-0.

In a fantasy world maybe

Cheers Nic    90 +    I wish

Well you have hell of a lot more than me!

I named my hamster after an ex-Cardiff player if that counts hehe

Great post MsG..you got a plus vote from me too, mate.


You know you're a Liverpool fan when:

1) You know the game is on at 2 am in the morning here, you can't sleep because you've go so much adrenalin pumping, the match finishes at 4am and you get an hour and half sleep before having to wake up at 5.30am for a 6.30am start.

2) You get to work and before you've taken a call, you log on to the internet to catch up with as much LFC news as possible. You even put your phone in to beak mode between calls to read LFC stuff and you get told off every day by your boss for doing so, but wait till he walks away and then do it again.

1) You know the game is on at 2 am in the morning here, you can't sleep because you've go so much adrenalin pumping, the match finishes at 4am and you get an hour and half sleep before having to wake up at 5.30am for a 6.30am start.

And doesn't it kill us, when you watch the game, staying up that late, only to realise that Liverpool only took a point from the game. It makes the day more tiring and more annoying ever, but winning gives you the most satisfaction for the whole week!

And doesn't it kill us, when you watch the game, staying up that late, only to realise that Liverpool only took a point from the game. It makes the day more tiring and more annoying ever, but winning gives you the most satisfaction for the whole week!

My next day depends on the result we had. Loss means sh*t for a few days, draw means grubby for a day, win? F***ing ECSTATIC!

My next day depends on the result we had. Loss means sh*t for a few days, draw means grubby for a day, win? F***ing ECSTATIC!

Had we not won againest Sunderland my week would have been the worst for me. I have just been getting waist deep of homework files this week, just terrible and tiring, only the win has put a positive in my week. A winning streak, oh wouldn't we all love.

You know your a Liverpool fan when most of your family are blues and your the singled one out. But you get to be the only one laughing when your team beats Everton at Goodison Park haha

1.No matter how much the wife begs no blue lights as decorations at Christmas only red ones are allowed. (Our house looks like downtown Amsterdam at Christmas time!)

2.Your dog is called Paisley and the father of his litter was called Shankly. Other pets have included Rushie the hamster and Kenny the budgie, and without being xenophobic Gerard the albino frog!

3.You stop the car on a dual carriageway and tell your eight year old son to get out because he asked “can I support Man United?” (Bit harsh I know) he did try to rectify it with a “how about Everton then?” but as I pulled away he changed his mind.

4.You tape over a christening video with the UEFA cup final against Alaves because you won’t be home to watch it. (Because I was in Dortmund watching it!) My Mrs doesn’t understand that just being there isn’t enough you need to watch it again.

5.Seeing your son born then jumping in a transit van to go to Wembley for a cup   final with Arsenal.(What! I was there for the birth she just had to wait a couple of days for her grapes!)

6.In the early days of marriage being on the bones of your arse money wise, bills up the wall, getting hounded by the mortgage but always making sure I had a season ticket each year! (Any single lads make sure your wife’s a good red as mine has always understood my passion for Liverpool)

Great Post Glenbuck.....

This topic has brought out the best in people, it's great reading everyones stories 

Agreed! Excellent post Glenbuck!

It's a cracking topic this!

I passed my AS Level Psychology in a very... intoxicated manner! It was in the morning of..... 26th May 2005! I'll let everyone do the Math!

One lad even got back from Istanbul in the morning on one of the only flights to leave Turkey on schedule. Needless to say though, he was a bit distracted in his exam and failed! To this day, all you get from him is 'Worth it!'

4.You tape over a christening video with the UEFA cup final against Alaves because you won’t be home to watch it. (Because I was in Dortmund watching it!) My Mrs doesn’t understand that just being there isn’t enough you need to watch it again.

5.Seeing your son born then jumping in a transit van to go to Wembley for a cup   final with Arsenal.(What! I was there for the birth she just had to wait a couple of days for her grapes!)

6.In the early days of marriage being on the bones of your arse money wise, bills up the wall, getting hounded by the mortgage but always making sure I had a season ticket each year! (Any single lads make sure your wife’s a good red as mine has always understood my passion for Liverpool)

quality ha ha ye still married mate!! Great stories

quality ha ha ye still married mate!! Great stories

Yes mate 23 years on Saturday, we did go to one league game just after we had started courting but i dont think she liked how this quiet caring lad became a screaming singing idiot for 90mins so we just went to testimonials or charity games after that, oh i did take her to a reserve game on her birthday once! well if its good enough for Shanks

Once bought tickets outside Spurs only to find they where in their end so went in anyway anyone else been in the wrong end at a game? 

Once bought tickets outside Spurs only to find they where in their end so went in anyway anyone else been in the wrong end at a game? 

I was in the Everton end at the 1986 FA Cup Final, but I suppose it didn't really matter because it was all mixed Red and Blue everywhere anyway 

was in the gladwys for the 3-1 win December 05. That was an experience of hatered! My girlfriends a blue when she asked if I wanted to go to the derby couldnt say no didnt know till that evening where I'd be sitting. Great win tho 

Once bought tickets outside Spurs only to find they where in their end so went in anyway anyone else been in the wrong end at a game? 

Exact same thing happened to me and my brother at White Hart Lane a few years back - my brother bought the tickets on the web and hey presto we are sat in the middle of the worst of the Yids.

We had drunk a couple of pints before the game and I told my bro "don't shout out for Liverpool if you value your life in here" ....two minutes into the game, I hear my brother shriek "Youuuuuuuuuuu Reds" at a corner that had just been won... all hell broke lose.

Coppers waded in and we made out we were lost Spanish tourists... I think (know) they felt sorry for us... and guess what (true story), we got move to the very front row of the stands where there were a couple of free seats right next to the special needs section - result!

Smiling so much as I typed this one up, fond memories or near death experience - not sure!

Agreed! Excellent post Glenbuck!

It's a cracking topic this!

I passed my AS Level Psychology in a very... intoxicated manner! It was in the morning of..... 26th May 2005! I'll let everyone do the Math!

One lad even got back from Istanbul in the morning on one of the only flights to leave Turkey on schedule. Needless to say though, he was a bit distracted in his exam and failed!

To this day, all you get from him is'Worth it!'

Quality! 

You never get fed up talking/listening about CL 2005.

You always have a big grin on your face when reading about it - anywhere !! - CL 2005

When watching the DVD the hairs still stand up on your neck when that final whistle goes !! - CL 2005

No matter how badly we play, you won't hear a bad word said about the Reds.

You always wear something red on Match Day, no matter how insignificant

The first thing you do when you get a new car is get your LFC paraphinalea (is that how you spell it ?)  stuck in the window !

 



 

Once bought tickets outside Spurs only to find they where in their end so went in anyway anyone else been in the wrong end at a game? 

Yeah but not on accident hehe. Birmingham last season, was in the home end. Rubbish as they won

Exact same thing happened to me and my brother at White Hart Lane a few years back - my brother bought the tickets on the web and hey presto we are sat in the middle of the worst of the Yids.

We had drunk a couple of pints before the game and I told my bro "don't shout out for Liverpool if you value your life in here" ....two minutes into the game, I hear my brother shriek "Youuuuuuuuuuu Reds" at a corner that had just been won... all hell broke lose.

Coppers waded in and we made out we were lost Spanish tourists... I think (know) they felt sorry for us... and guess what (true story), we got move to the very front row of the stands where there were a couple of free seats right next to the special needs section - result!

Smiling so much as I typed this one up, fond memories or near death experience - not sure!

Hahaha that's brilliant!! A Cardiff fan would never get that sorta treatment I tell you!!

Agree with you MsG on the CL things.. love reading or even just thinking about it

Brillian post Glenbuck, still laughing mate...cheers 

Been in the spurs end in the 70s and in the saints end at the dell, same era. Bollocks to em. Never take my reds scarf off at a match for anyone. Never got any trouble though. Don't know why.

haha great post! im sure you'll all know this one...

you know your a liverpool fan when you've spent 120quid on new clothes, spent an hour getting ready to go out, spent 25quid on taxis, spent 20quid entry fee to a club and head straight to the smoking area to spend the night arguing with your non-liverpool mates! i missed the new year's countdown just like that!

you can't decide to have 5 European Cups tatooed under your liverbird tattoo, or should you wait until we get the 6th one to make is symetrical

great post and my dog jerzy dudek would agree too

When I go to the gym I always put my stuff in locker number 8.......I wonder why   and if that one's in use I'll go to locker 23, or locker 9