ILSA news archive - September 28th to October 31st
24/10/02
Valencia tickets for next wednesday's game are now on general sale.
Ring the Champions League credit card line on 0870 220 0034.
24/10/02
Liverpool reserves take on Newcastle tonight at Chester's Deva Stadium
at 7pm.
22/10/02
Middlesbrough away (9/11) ticket info - the club has received an allocation
of 2820 tickets priced as follows: adults £23 child £14
senior citizens £14. Voucher B. Serial numbers 2,
3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Fan card
operational. On sale Thursday 24th October by post and in person
at the ticket office.
22/10/02
FHM Australia have issued an apology, withdrawn the offending issue,
offered frank apologies and will make donations to the HFSG and HJC.
Full story here>>
21/10/02
Basel away (12/10) ticket news - the club have received an allocation
of 1391 tickets priced at £24. Priority for independent travellers
will be given to those who have urchased tickets for both the away fixtures
against Valencia CF and Spartak Moscow.
21/10/02
Further Valencia home (30/10) ticket details -following the initial
sale from Wednesday (23/10) tickets will be on sale from the ticket
office to those holding either a Basel or a Spartak stub.
Postal applications should be received by Thursday October 24th.
18/10/02
Leeds away - both Arriva Trains and First North Western Trains will
be suffering industrial action tomorrow. As a result there will be no
services from Liverpool to Leeds and you are advised to travel by car/coach.
16/10/02
Advice ahead of Moscow
Our tickets are in section 30 and 31 of the East Stand of the Dinamo
Stadium - entry is via gates 8 and 9. The stadium is uncovered and has
no refreshment facilities. At this stage there is no guarantee of toilet
facilities either.
Carry your passport with you at all times - leave a photocopy of the
passport and visa at your hotel. Ensure your hotel registers your visa
and passport when you arrive. Also declare all foreign currency on arrival
at the airport and fill out and have stamped your customs declaration
form. You'll be fined and have your money confiscated if you don't provide
a stamped customs form on leaving.
If in any trouble (detained, arrested etc) insist on contacting the
British Embassy - they have a 24 hour manned phone line, Moscow 956
7298, and can advise and help.
Some things to look out for - pickpockets, police trying to impose
on the spot fines (they cannot), the problem of spiked drinks bought
by strangers (similarly beware of leaving drinks unattended), smoking
in Red Square (you'll be arrested), anything drug/theft related (penalties
are severe).
And finally the weather - latest forecasts for early next week are
predicting temperatures hovering around zero during the day and -10
at night. Snow is expected. Latest forecast here>>
11/10/02
The Anfield-Breckfield Regeneration plans are available to download
as a pdf file from the Liverpool City Council site>>
11/10/02
Spartak Moscow away news - club has announced we have an allocation
of just 786 uncovered seats at the Dinamo stadium priced at £6
each. Priority will be given to those who went to Valencia. Apply immediately
if you haven't already. You need to be an ETC member or Season Ticket
holder to apply.
11/10/02
Stadium move news
From the Echo/Post website: "Liverpool Football Club will today
be given the green light to leave its Anfield home for a new stadium
in Stanley Park. A report is expected to reveal that the public of Anfield
have backed an option for the club to move to the new 55,000-seater
stadium.
The Daily
Post understands that around 58pc of residents in the Anfield and
Breckfield area have indicated their support for the club building a
new ground at the car park end of Stanley Park. The results of a consultation
exercise with 19,000 local residents will go before the city council's
executive board this morning .
It is also expected to reveal strong support for a major housing demolition
and regeneration programme and improvements to the area's transport
system. As reported in May, a draft report was put together by Manchester-based
consultants GVA Grimley on behalf of Liverpool City Council.
The company examined the two options being considered by the club -
to expand on the current site or build a new stadium on Stanley Park.
Both options have proved controversial. If the Anfield ground was developed,
houses nearby would have to be demolished, while a move to Stanley Park
will infuriate environ-mentalists and many community groups.
The Grimley report was put out to public consultation, the results
of which will be revealed today. It was hoped more than 6,000 local
people would respond - a goal it is understood has been met.
Yesterday, Coun Richard Kemp, executive member for housing and community
safety, said: "We have listened to what local people have said
in a three-year consultation process. We have not taken everyone on
board with us but we never do. I think there is a consistent majority
for us now to continue. We have got to act to ensure that the deterioration
of the area does not continue."
"The housing work will hopefully start next summer. We recognise
the legitimate rights of the community and the legitimate rights of
the football club, both of which are equally important."
But Anfield ward councillor Joe Kenny believes the consultation was
flawed. He said: "The consultation was not independent and we knew
it was designed specifically with one result in mind. There should have
been an independent referendum with every resident receiving a postal
vote."
But one theme on which there is agreement is that the Anfield and Breckfield
area is in need of regeneration. Anfield ward councillor Kiron Reid
said: "I would say that the consultation about regeneration is
about a lot more than Liverpool Football Club. It has always been made
clear by the Government that there is no regeneration money unless there
are also private partners - but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact
that the club is only a part of it."
Breckfield ward councillor Frank Prendergast, a Labour stalwart and
former council leader, agreed. He said: "I do believe the majority
of people want Liverpool Football Club to stay in the area, but a smaller
quantity would say expand on Stanley Park. But this is not just about
Liverpool Football Club's relocation. There are so many other issues
to consider including transport, housing, shopping and the environment,
and there have to be job opportunities".
Peter Bevington, of Anfield and Breckfield Community Steering Group,
is one of those eagerly waiting for the publication of the report. He
said: "I am hoping to see has been a good take-up rate so there
is a good sample represented. I am also hoping that marily people are
going to support the regeneration"
Liverpool Football Club declined to comment last night.
If the public does back the move to Stanley Park, it is thought a move
in time for the 2006/7 season is most likely.
10/10/02
The date for the 3rd Round Worthington Cup fixture against Southampton
at Anfield has been confirmed as Wednesday 6th Nov 2002, kick off 8:00pm.
7/10/02
The Echo has said that the results of the public consultation exercise
about the future stadium plans of the club are due out at the end of
this week.
7/10/02
Valencia home ticket news - Tickets go on sale today, Monday 7th October,
for Shareholders and ST holders, spare voucher CC. Postal applications
should be received by 9th October.
General Sale from Friday 11th October, stubs required Basel AND
Spartak. Anyone who obtained tickets online for Basel and Spartak will
need to apply on line for Valencia as the stubs are not valid for general
sale (as was the case last season).
Also PTS tickets for Sunderland match will now go on sale tomorrow
Tuesday 8th October not today as originally advertised.
4/10/02
What are the issues facing Liverpool in its treatment of fans?
and what areas would you like to see ILSA pursuing? We want to try
and get a "state of play" for LFC and fan issues. We have
our ideas but we'd like to hear yours by
email
4/10/02
Further Leeds away ticket news - the club have a limited number of tickets
remaining in the family section and restricted view areas. As such they
have extented the called serial numbers to numbers: 9, 0, and
1. Voucher 25 and fan card required.
30/9/02
An Update from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign
Just a quick note to say a big thank you to everyone who has donated
or bid in the Hillsborough
Justice Campaign auction. We are currently collating all the cheques
and sending goods out but as a rough idea we have had a total of about
£1050 in, have £400 or so still outstanding and around £450
still bid on the auction
board. When this figure is added to the £850 raised at the
end of last season it can be seen that a more than substantial sum has
been raised.
These funds will be used to ensure that the fight goes on. The HJC
will continue to pursue Justice for the families of the 96 people who
died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, the bereaved families, the
survivors and those unfortunate people still suffering from the ensuing
trauma of the crisis. Fund-raising does play a crucial role in the organisation
and provides the ability for sustained activity.
Over the coming weeks Ann
Williams solicitors will be submitting a memorial to the attorney
general to have the legality of the inquests into her sons death. The
truth about Hillsborough is still denied by the authorities. The whitewash
goes on. Most people still don't realise that events after 3.06pm that
afternoon have NEVER been examined... the HJC has further
cases pending. The success of Anne’s case is crucial to ensuring
that these further cases can be examined in a fair and impartial manner.
Other families are engaged in legal action in respect of issues of negligence
and liability. Two hundred survivors are currently represented by solicitors
that are pursuing claims of professional negligence.
The HJC offices in Oakfield Road acts as both a meeting place and advice
centre for issues relating to Hillsborough as well as shop to raise
funds for the campaign. A list of goods available can be found at HJC
Shop Products which we hope will be updated in the near future.
These and other goods are available at the shop, which is open before
every home game. In order to maintain the shop/offices/meeting place
it is essential that funds are raised for rent/rates/utility bills in
addition to providing funds for fighting cases, so please call in if
you get an opportunity.
The HJC meets at the shop premises at 8.00pm every Monday evening and
membership is £2, email me at john_mac@blueyonder.co.uk
for further details.
More detailed information about the role and functions as well as the
aims and objectives of the HJC can be found at the
HJC site
For those who have provided memorabilia that has not appeared on the
auction yet, rest assured I have not done a runner with it, it will
appear in a future auction it is just that the current one actually
became too big to manage at one stage, as I was inundated with offers
of memorabilia.
Thank you once again to everyone who has donated and contributed to
the success of the auction, your help and support is greatly appreciated.
John Mac
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