On 24th March 1997, Robbie Fowler was awarded a penalty in a top of the table clash against Arsenal after being apparently tripped by Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman. However, instead of appealing for a penalty like most would, Fowler got up immediately and wanted to get on with the game only to be told that a penalty was to be awarded. He then turned to the referee and waved dismissively, indicating that it was not a penalty and Seaman should not be penalized. He had simply tripped and Seaman had not touched him. Despite Fowler’s honest dismissal of the ‘foul’, his protest fell on deaf ears as the referee ultimately awarded LFC a penalty. Modern footballers could seriously take a leaf out of Fowler’s book and start displaying such sportsmanship rather than dive and roll all over the place at the absence/slightest of contact.
#ok but robbie fowler is hardly the epitome of brilliant sportsmanship lol #but no this was nice #robbie fowler #liverpool fc
a particularly good episode of HankGames in which John talks about why he’s a Liverpool fan — may or may not have made me cry like a little girl. For years and years when I was little I’d sit on the sofa and watch West Ham play with my dad and sing I’m forever blowing bubbles and later, paolo di canio x4083980 and it’s just such an important part of my childhood. My grandpa was an Everton supporter and in Mexico everyone I know supports the Pumas — you have your team, you have your ties. I’d never really thought of that being one of my earliest introductions to fandom, fan history and so on, but I suppose it was.
(Thanks, Rosi.) I think one of the things that is underappreciated in fan communities like the HP fandom or Doctor Who or whatever is the extent to which it really IS similar to, say, the Liverpool fandom. Obviously, I’m not defending all of sporting fan culture, but to me it has been a way to connect to a story (the history of my football club) in a deep way that also connected me to other people (fellow supporters) and allowed me to feel like a participant in the narrative (In soccer, fan support really is the lifeblood of a club, because the club is not guaranteed to continue as a professional organization the same way teams are in most American sports.)
Anyway, in the end, my relationship with Liverpool is not so different from my relationship with Harry Potter.
#john green #liverpool fc #i just love how much he loves steven gerrard
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#why does this have so many notes tho #liverpool fc
New Liverpool FC home kit, 2012-2013.
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#idk the collar looks stupid #it looks like something a professional golfer would wear #idk #though i also hate the kit we have at the moment because they're form fitting and that high-neck-rounded-collar was THE WORST #i miss u addidas/carlsberg ~otp always #liverpool fc
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#nooooooooo #no #i refuse #football is the worst #THE WORST #liverpool fc
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#ooh this one is fancy #liverpool fc
“I’m not the most important player here but they are the biggest family in the world.”
— Brad Jones.
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#feelings explosion #liverpool fc
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#stevie hasn't had any legit spidermonkey-ing to do since the days of peter crouch #and andy's like: i'm emotional can you not act like a 5yr old right now #steven gerrard: constant rainbows and sunshine #lol not really #liverpool fc
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#loolllll i can't #and in that moment #we facepalmed as one #liverpool fc
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#ohhhhhh this is a good picture #haven't spammed liverpool in SO LONG #liverpool fc
