Much more than a shutout

Although it is late March which usually means one thing to any person from the South...March madness is in full effect!

On Sunday I woke up at 7:15 to get up early and go to the Waverly Train station in Edinburgh with Amanda and her friend Lizzie. We were on an adventure for football, but not just any football game...the greatest team in all of England if not the world. Liverpool FC is the squad that I follow just as hard as I do with my beloved Panthers or Tarheels. We faced a 5 1/2 hour train ride there and the same on the way back. Arriving at 1:56 and our train departing at 6:22. This was not a trip for sight seeing nor a trip to enjoy the city where arguably the greatest band of all time was created (as in The Beatles).

We arrive and catch a taxi with this really nice woman who happened to be a season ticket holder. I was asking a bunch of questions like "Do you go to away matches?", "Did you get to go to Istanbul in 2005?", "How long have you been a holder?, "Do you ever hit Man. U fans with your car?" (I didn't really ask that last one)

We arrive and the streets are completely packed with a see of red and people just excited to see the mighty mighty reds play Aston Villa FC from Birmingham (sitting at 5th in the table when Liverpool are 3rd). We asked the woman in the taxi where to go to have a good time and she told us to go
to a place called "The Park" so as we are walking I recognize a song that is sung in the crowd through out the match, we step into this pub and find out it is The Park. The standing room only pub that seemed more like a to crowded rock show was amazing. All the windows bled sweat from all the heat trapped from the over 300 people that had to be inside. Amanda purchased me a beer for about 45 minutes we stayed in their singing and chanting while teaching Amanda and Lizzie the songs they would soon be singing inside Anfield. We decided to leave and head out to our seats...we were seated in block 226 on the Anfield Road side, which meant we didn't have the ideal seats and would be close to the Villa supporters. However this did not effect my opinion of our seats. The were perfect seats. Good view and good atmosphere.

The next 90 minutes were spent singing and chanting for Liverpool FC on their way to a 5-0 route of Aston Villa. A beautiful game on a beautiful day for football. I look forward to going to many more games (cross my fingers). I also am excited for the chance to possibly see Liverpool lift the cup in May (something they have not done since 1990). It is a great time to be here and a great time to just take in everything that is going on around me!

Cheers