Well, I would think any Red over 25 would remember it pretty vividly.
As for Everton, I don’t think they were known as the Bitters before that season! Losing out on playing in the CL with their Cup Winner’s Cup winning team has had a long and traumatic effect on them.
Everton got in as fourth placed team, which at the time had to go through qualifiers. Which they of course ballsed up.
Our entry into the tournament started earlier. There was some talk of Liverpool taking Everton’s place, but in the end UEFA relented and allowed us entry, albeit starting in the first round of qualifying in July.
Yes and don’t they just love whinging about that? Because, according to them, they would’ve won the European Cup that year as they were easily the best team in Europe. So funny
Yep, July 13th. My wedding anniversary. I was sat having a romantic meal when we beat TNS 5-0. I’d wanted to go to the game as some of the TNS side were lads who my Son had been team-mates with in his schoolboy footy days.
But yanno, an anniversary must come first.
The FA/Premier League a bit of a blinder there. They dug their heels in and said that the teams who finished in the top four would be their representatives in the tournament. If UEFA wanted their champions to defend the trophy it was their problem to deal with. Of course they had to relent, and England ended up with five teams in.
Leccy Legs a big Blueshite fan…
Any visitors to Liverpool (and youtube), may have seen this guy shake his moves in the pubs and clubs… I suppose finishing tenth does have some merit eh :0)