Monday, December 14, 2009

So that was the last time Liverpool won a game...

The Kop | Panorama 1964 from WhatEverTrevor.co.uk on Vimeo.



So I make it a rule to rarely poach two video's from the same blog in close proximity, but today I'm making an exception. Mainly, because this blog (I'll give you a hint, its the only soccer blog I'm on record as "following") had some gems today, the other one being directly below this post (and I could have made it three videos).
This one is great for a couple reasons. First of all, I'm a Liverpool fan. Secondly, It's awesome to see English stadiums prior to the installation of the current all seater set up. In this video, you can see the legendary "terraces". To give you a little frame of reference the Terraces were simply series of concrete steps that spectators were allowed to stand on while watching the games. These were typically the cheaper seats where the younger and poorer fans watched. The trouble with the terraces was also the attraction to many clubs, you could pack a ton of people into them, making them almost as valuable as the more expensive bleachers or seats. The concrete steps would become slippery and people would be crushed once they fell. The proverbial nail in the terraces coffin was the Hillsborough Disaster, killing 96 Liverpool fans. After the report on the disaster was published, the terraces were largely phased out and replaced with seats.
So enjoy the video.

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