I got told about that after the game, but didn't here it myself, as I was still coming through the turnstiles in the Kop end, shame that, that had happened, but I think that there were a lot of disgruntled Swansea fans, in and (1800 or so) outside the ground that were very disappointed at the poor allocation given to us that day, other first Division established teams were regularly given far more, than 2000 allocation, if my memory serves me correct!........ please log in to view this image
Aussie chill out ffs, we all know Liverpool are a massive club that has underachieved for many a year now, if Liverpool play to their best then we wont have much chance against them,,,but the thing is you have to believe and like leighton James says .." Liverpool are a big club but are beatable" we all know that and the pressure is on them at the end of the day, i have very fond memories of Liverpool even though i use to support everton as a kid, they have an history second to none but thats all it is is history, the swans will go there and give it a good go thats for sure but as fans you have to have faith in our team against the odds that we will get something from the game, if we don't then its not the end of the world. nobody expects us to get anything anyway...KTF...
Your memory seems to be fading dragon,in 1981 we paid through the turnstiles in the Kop,Anfield Rd and Paddock. Only the Kemlyn Rd and Main Stand were ticketed in those days. You were given half of the Anfield Rd terrace which was the norm back then(cup matches away teams got 25% allocation).
We never had a ticket, not sure what your point is here, but yes I paid cash to get in, when I say allocation, I don't mean ticket, I mean seat allocation (2000,You could have allocated us more than that), think that's where the confusion is!..................... please log in to view this image
Hell so I did, sorry mate, see where your coming from now, my mistake, yes old age don't come alone aye!............... please log in to view this image
Now Page! You have to remember that his story has been refined in the mist of time. He probably can't remember that with half of the Anny Road and 4000 stand seats they'd have had to bring their wives and grannies to have filled their allocation. As for the booing at the match i remeber it well. I was in The Kop that day and we could all hear it distinctly. I just hope that since then they have learnt some manners and respect.
they were booing tosh for being so stupid for leading the swans team out in a liverpool shirt, what the hell was he thinking the idiot, can you imagine your next derby match and kenny leads liverpool out in an everton shirt, your fans would go crazy and rightly so. He said it was a tribute to shanks but come on he could have paid his tribute in some other way. he will always be remembered by many for that ill judgement stunt......we all respect shanks he was a great man and one of the best managers that has ever been......tosh was wrong and the swans fans let him know about it.....
Gtf,Tosh was an ex Shankly boy,an ex Red and a favourite of the Kop. Your small minded to begrudge what he did to show his respect to his friend and mentor.and the Swans there that day should have "let him know" at a later date not during a minutes silence. So you compare Liverpool v Swansea to Liverpool v Everton?. The Everton theme(Z-Cars)was played at Anfield not so long ago to remember and celebrate the life of a little Evertonian boy that was murdered(Rhys Jones),The blues raised their scarves to You'll never walk alone at Goodison to remember the victims of Hillsborough. Your way off the mark with your assessment of the unity that exists between LFC/EFC when the time comes.
Correct. Sorry dai, I know I disagree with 90% of what you say and this one's no exception. I don't mean to, honest! ".....he will always be remembered by many for that ill judgement stunt" Maybe you didn't quite mean it that way but he'll be remembered as the Manager that took us through all the Divisions and completed a remarkable achievement (we won't mention what happened after!)
he had no reason leading the swans out in a Liverpool shirt, that showed utter disrespect to the players,fans and the city of Swansea, why the hell did he get the reception from the swans fans like he did.....It was the most stupidest thing he could have done and will never be repeated by another manager.....he was the laughing stock after that and lost a lot of respect from many fans and rightly so.....
I can understand some people feeling that way but I'd be surprised if the majority do. I don't remember him being a laughing stock but others may disagree. The shirt was a mark of respect to his mentor - a legend in the game. I don't think that equates to disrespect for the Swans players or Swansea people at all. Toshack was and is a Liverpool legend. To pretend otherwise would have been unthinkable imo. As others have pointed out he had a particular connection with Shankly , and the shirt was obviously worn as a mark of respect to the man, not so much the team. That's my take on it.
Well said HTR. If Tosh had wanted to show disrespect to Swansea that day he'd have done his best to make sure they lost. The fact that the Swans played well and went 2-0 up against us at Anfield(a fortress in those days)proves the opposite.
i could not give a fig that he was a legend with liverpool, he was the Swansea manager and should have showed some respect, even high profile liverpool staff were shocked. it made the national papers home and abroad. he embarrassed himself and the fans and the swans fans let him know all about it, he quickly put on his track suit top when he saw the feelings of the away fans and even some liverpool supporters thought it was an odd thing to do.....stupid man....
You, and the Swansea fans who booed that day, truly are pathertic. It wasn't ANY Liverpool shirt. It was HIS Liverpool shirt. It was worn as a sign of respect for a man who clearly meant a great deal to him. There was no disrespect for Swansea or its football team. Immediately after the silence he changed! Thank goodness that the majority of the Liverpool fans there that day recognised it as the tribute it truly was.
I can see where he's coming from though, it was probably more to do with Liverpool being a bigger club than Swansea. If Brendan Rogers had managed Carlisle or something and you drew them in the Carling Cup and he pulled a similar stunt but with Carlisle shirt then you wouldn't have been bothered I bet. It was almost as if your manager was accepting that Swansea were inferior to Liverpool, and that he cared more for Liverpool than Swansea, so I can understand why some Swansea fans would be pissed off by it, even if I don't agree with it.
