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Where’s Our Famous Atmosphere?

Mike Bartram

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 The old Kop I loved as a young fan.
26 thousand Reds in a sardine can!
I started out in the lofty Boys Pen.
Along with lots of middle aged men!

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 But in 71’ a full time Kopite I became.
Liverpool v Forest, was my first game.
To the sound of The Spion Kop roars.
My hero Keegan, scored early doors!

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 St Etienne in 77’ the highlight for me.
To get in, I queued up from half past 3!
Under the Anfield lights, what a night.
The Kop in full glory, an amazing sight!

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Fairclough left their defence in its wake.
A difficult chance, with ease he did take!
It was bedlam when that 3rd goal went in.
As that was the goal that sealed our win!

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 As our ‘12th man’ The Kop was known.
Our players never felt they were alone.
When we cranked up the pressure and heat.
Teams would often crumble to defeat!

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 So…fast forward to nearly 50 years on.
Where’s our famous atmosphere gone?
Local fans priced out, is mostly to blame.
Mates standing together at every game.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Footy has reverted to a middle class affair.
It’s too costly now, but owners don’t care.
I miss those days, neath the old kop roof.
Am I just living in the past, is that the truth?

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Can we turn back the clock, don’t think so?
The game lost many diehard fans, years ago.
A tourist attraction, has become The Kop.
It’s just an extension to our souvenir shop.

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 The Kop brings in fans from far and wide.
The Anfield tills ring, but it’s hushed inside.
Likewise, famous terraces all over the land.
It’s a problem club owners, don’t understand.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/wheres-our-famous-atmosphere/

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