Seven European Cup finals. Seven fans. Seven amazing adventures following the team they love. This book celebrates the achievements of Liverpool FC in Europe, and in particular a love affair with Old Big Ears - the European Cup. It's an ongoing affair that began with the legendary and, in those days, unprecedented exodus of 30,000 Liverpool fans to Rome in 1977, has taken in the glories of Paris and Istanbul, endured the horror of Brussels, and still burns as brightly today with Athens 2007, just the latest staging post of Liverpool's trans-European express. Above all, Here We Go Gathering Cups In May tells of the bond between a club and its fans: the lengths those fans will go to in order to be there at the final to cheer on their team, vivid accounts of what happened along the way, their escapades in some of Europe’s iconic capitals, and their recollections of those historic nights – nights of glory and, sometimes, nights of tragedy.
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"* 'A book written by a group of Liverpool fans recording their travels around Europe is destined for the bestsellers' list. Here We Go Gathering Cups in May is a supporters' record of how Liverpool FC reached seven European Cup Finals, a feat that no other British club has ever come close to achieving.' - Liverpool Daily Post * 'All [seven writers] are worth reading, especially to any student of football culture.' - Times Online Fanzine"
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By kopite4ever
Format:Paperback
Quite simply, a trip back in the good old days of football specials, blagging into grounds, onto trains and ships and witnessing Liverpool's finest triumphs. It was all captured well by these traveling Reds and it makes me sad for the new generation of Reds who will never feel what we did in the 70s and 80s, with the innocence, passion, and sense of adventure all lost by capitalistic means. It's just a day out for the middle class and wealthy now. Even the way we dressed back then has been lost on the new Reds. Too many replicas on display today and too many new fans who will never know what it really meant to be Kopite, Anfield Road Ender, or a casual. Today, they sing Rafa songs, much to my dismay. We used to sing for Liverpool, now we sing for a Spaniard who has spent millions on nobodies and not won anything in 4 years, playing counter attacking football, when we used to win something every season with players who were attack minded and independent, and could pull out a display of football that was a clinic in one touch passing. Today's fans haven't a clue what it was like for us following our Red Men around the globe, but this book brings some perspective on it. Now, we just need the full length movie.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is definitely a must buy for every Liverpool fan walking this earth. Different authors tell different cups and each individual sets the scene as if you were at the game. All of the different parts of the book tells the cup tale in a liverpudlian way. I recomend this to all LFC supporters and it reminds you of the 5 most important cups LFC have won.
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By Iain Mac
Format:Hardcover
I follow the Glasgow Rangers in europe and this is by far the best football book I have read. It has everything, the worry about the money to get there,travel,hotel,the lot. But only those British fans who have made the journey in europe to watch their team would draw similarities and laugh. In our case just a few finals less than Liverpool. Its a couple of days off work and on the beer with your mates, the match is just a small part of it. I would like to say to Liverpool fans though that having praised everything in the book I m sure every football fan in Britain thinks the team they support is special. Follow Follow
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Not for the Faint Hearted
A candid in depth description of ordinary (dyed in the wool RED) supporters as they followed Liverpool FC in their European campaigns. Read more
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Published on 3 Feb 2008 by traveller
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Brings back the memories
Well what stories and what memories. I was there at all seven and hope to live long enough to see seven more. The book covers all aspects of being a true Red. Read more
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