Monday, October 27, 2008
London Bridge has fallen down!
London bridge has fallen down
Fallen down fallen down
London bridge has fallen down
The reds brought it down!
I wanted to post this entry right after the final whistle but the over dose of euphoria in my body and the fact that I was totally 'wasted' after the game made it impossible. Few would understand the magnitude of the game resulting in immerse passion and crazed actions throughout the red mist yesterday that was East of Anfield, also known as Harry's bar at Chijmes. It was my second time watching a big game there and I would like to think I've clearly found my lucky place to watch big games outside with other fans.
Yesterday's game was a big one for alot of reasons. For 4 years 6 months and 8 days, no team have ever beaten Chelsea at their home ground. It was a top of the table game and there's alot more at stake besides bragging rights, points, and pride.
Jeri and I had arranged an outing for the forummers to watch this game and in order to get the best possible seats we were at the bar as early as 6pm, more than 3 hours before the game. And by 9pm which is 30 minutes before the kick off, the near empty bar had transformed into a sea of red mist. Songs and chats filled the air, people came in their dress code for the night - red liverpool jerseys old and new, liverpool polo t-shirts, sweaters, caps, anything that is red and has the liverbird on it is deemed appropriate. And then a female Man U fan came in with her red Man U jersey to absolute boos, mockings and taunts from the crowd - friendly ones though.
For 90 fucking minutes, strangers were going to become friends, enemies were going to be united and any form of unhappiness is going to vanish into thin air. The mission was simple - to turn down stamford bridge and to roar the reds to victory.
As usual, the official anthem "You Will Never Walk Alone" was belted out in full voice that could have blew the roof off. Everyone had their arms around the nearest person they could reach as we sang the anthem feeling as sense of pride and brotherhood gushing through our blood.
Then the game started and after 10 minutes, Alonso scored as the roof immediately went off. It was a miracle that our table supporting bottles and glasses of beers and drinks managed to stay intact amid the wild celebrations. The next 80 minutes saw the usual chants and songs belted out, fingers and fists raised at the screen whenever a bad decision came from the referee, claps whenever Liverpool made a good move and abuse like "fuck off" being shouted from all parts of the place. And when the final whistle came, everyone went bonkers, and before I knew it I found myself up on my feets dancing, jumping and hugging everyone that I could reach. We had done the impossible, we had written history and we have beaten Chelsea, one of our main rivals at their home ground where no team had managed to for 4 fucking long years!
I thought my behaviour was crazed enough but I was wrong. Jeri totally outdone me as did many others including a guy who looked like he's in his early 40s jumping totally non stop like a Duracell Rabbit waving his big Liverpool flag. As most of the crowd exited the bar, a number of us stayed back to celebrate and the most memorable thing worth noting was when everyone stood up some 40 minutes after game had ended, arms in arms, forming a huge circle and singing You Will Never Walk Alone with pride and joy. I believe there is going to be a video or clip made from occassions like this as I saw a professional camera/video guy filming the Liverpool fans the whole night.
Overall, last night had surpassed the nigh we beat Man U and it was a surprise considering how bitter the rivarly is between Liverpool and Man U. Nevertheless I couldn't be bothered as long as we are kicking the asses of these shitheads. Long may these memorable nights continue! But there was downside to it all - I had made the mistake of not checking my camera before bringing it out and the battery was totally flat!
An hour after the game, people were still jumping up and down!!
Fallen down fallen down
London bridge has fallen down
The reds brought it down!
I wanted to post this entry right after the final whistle but the over dose of euphoria in my body and the fact that I was totally 'wasted' after the game made it impossible. Few would understand the magnitude of the game resulting in immerse passion and crazed actions throughout the red mist yesterday that was East of Anfield, also known as Harry's bar at Chijmes. It was my second time watching a big game there and I would like to think I've clearly found my lucky place to watch big games outside with other fans.
Yesterday's game was a big one for alot of reasons. For 4 years 6 months and 8 days, no team have ever beaten Chelsea at their home ground. It was a top of the table game and there's alot more at stake besides bragging rights, points, and pride.
Jeri and I had arranged an outing for the forummers to watch this game and in order to get the best possible seats we were at the bar as early as 6pm, more than 3 hours before the game. And by 9pm which is 30 minutes before the kick off, the near empty bar had transformed into a sea of red mist. Songs and chats filled the air, people came in their dress code for the night - red liverpool jerseys old and new, liverpool polo t-shirts, sweaters, caps, anything that is red and has the liverbird on it is deemed appropriate. And then a female Man U fan came in with her red Man U jersey to absolute boos, mockings and taunts from the crowd - friendly ones though.
For 90 fucking minutes, strangers were going to become friends, enemies were going to be united and any form of unhappiness is going to vanish into thin air. The mission was simple - to turn down stamford bridge and to roar the reds to victory.
As usual, the official anthem "You Will Never Walk Alone" was belted out in full voice that could have blew the roof off. Everyone had their arms around the nearest person they could reach as we sang the anthem feeling as sense of pride and brotherhood gushing through our blood.
Then the game started and after 10 minutes, Alonso scored as the roof immediately went off. It was a miracle that our table supporting bottles and glasses of beers and drinks managed to stay intact amid the wild celebrations. The next 80 minutes saw the usual chants and songs belted out, fingers and fists raised at the screen whenever a bad decision came from the referee, claps whenever Liverpool made a good move and abuse like "fuck off" being shouted from all parts of the place. And when the final whistle came, everyone went bonkers, and before I knew it I found myself up on my feets dancing, jumping and hugging everyone that I could reach. We had done the impossible, we had written history and we have beaten Chelsea, one of our main rivals at their home ground where no team had managed to for 4 fucking long years!
I thought my behaviour was crazed enough but I was wrong. Jeri totally outdone me as did many others including a guy who looked like he's in his early 40s jumping totally non stop like a Duracell Rabbit waving his big Liverpool flag. As most of the crowd exited the bar, a number of us stayed back to celebrate and the most memorable thing worth noting was when everyone stood up some 40 minutes after game had ended, arms in arms, forming a huge circle and singing You Will Never Walk Alone with pride and joy. I believe there is going to be a video or clip made from occassions like this as I saw a professional camera/video guy filming the Liverpool fans the whole night.
Overall, last night had surpassed the nigh we beat Man U and it was a surprise considering how bitter the rivarly is between Liverpool and Man U. Nevertheless I couldn't be bothered as long as we are kicking the asses of these shitheads. Long may these memorable nights continue! But there was downside to it all - I had made the mistake of not checking my camera before bringing it out and the battery was totally flat!
An hour after the game, people were still jumping up and down!!
posted by mango at 9:49 PM
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