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MICHAEL SHIELDS IS INNOCENT

Casey

Friday, June 10th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Just a young lad like you or me
On the way home from following his beloved team
Just a young lad like you or me
Forget the colours its all football you see
Frightened and lonely could be you or me
Accused of a crime but this lad’s NOT GUILTY
Follows the reds now a nightmare his dream
Just a young lad like you or me.

Notes

from “RED ALL OVER THE LAND”

“I am making an appeal on behalf of my cousin’s son and his family, and hope somebody somewhere can help.
As many of you may have read in the Echo, eighteen year old Liverpool fan Michael Shields is being held in police custody in Bulgaria, accused of a violent crime he did not commit. This incident occurred in Golden Sands on the 30th May 2005, while Michael was enjoying the remainder of his holiday after the match, like so many other of his fellow reds.
The Bulgarian police refuse to consider releasing Michael until they have found the real culprit of this crime – which, according to the laws of their country, is entirely legal: they can hold a suspect for up to two months without making any formal charge and as is the case at the moment, without any proof of culpability.
We are appealing for anyone out there who can help in seeing justice done. Michael’s family are totally devastated and just want their innocent son back home. A trip to see his beloved Liverpool Football Club has totally destroyed this young man’s life. Please, if you can, come forward and help.
Any information you can give will be gratefully received by Michael’s family, who can be contacted either by telephone on 07939 951 583 (Laura or Sylvia), or by email: freemichaelshields@hotmail.co.uk

Tony”

Source: https://footballpoets.org/poems/michael-shields-is-innocent/