ILSA news archive - June 1st to June 30th, 2003
28/6/03
Still no news on Cologne tickets .........
27/6/03
Sky and Premiership Plus fixtures - keep an eye on the official site
fixture list for
changes due to Sky's televising of matches. Some have already been moved
(Chelsea which was on the opening day is now on the Sunday).
26/6/03
Amsterdam Tournament ticket news - the club has received a further allocation
of tickets. There are approximately 200 left for August 1st and 300
for August 3rd. You can get them from the ticket office in person, by
post, or on the credit card line 0870 220 2151.
26/6/03
3 pm kick offs. You may have seen in the press that IMUSA (the Manc
equivalent of us) started a campaign in March/April about the lack of
fixtures at the traditional 3pm on Saturdays due to the demands of Sky/UEFA.
We (alongside AISA the Arsenal supporters association) spoke to IMUSA
on the phone about the problem, passed on our views and provided them
with full data for the campaign for last season's LFC fixtures with
regards to kick off time, day of kick off, and any particularly obnoxious
fixture changes (Newcastle away to a night game on New Years Day for
instance) or transport problems encountered. IMUSA have this week had
a meeting with a Parliamentary committee looking into all aspects of
football and specificaly asked to comment on 3pm kick offs. We hope
to bring you further details as soon as possible.
25/6/03
Crewe away friendly (19/7) ticket news. The club have received 1630
tickets. Adults £10, Children £5, Senior Citizen £5.
Tickets will be available from the Ticket Office from Monday 30 June
2003, during normal office hours, for as long as supplies last. Also
available by post and on the credit card line 0870 220 2151.
24/6/03
The draw for the first round of the UEFA Cup takes place in Monaco on
29 August. In the hat with us will be the likes of Auxerre, Valencia,
Trabzonspor, Spartak Moscow, FC Basel, Slovan Liberec, Malmo, Dinamo
Bucharest, Ferencvaros and MyPa 47.
2003/04 UEFA Cup calender
Qualifying round 1st leg - 14 August 2003
Qualifying round 2nd leg - 28 August 2003
First round 1st leg - 24 September 2003
First round 1st leg - 15 October 2003
Second round 1st leg - 6 November 2003
Second round 2nd leg - 27 November 2003
Third round 1st leg - 26 February 2004
Third round 2nd leg - 3 March 2004
Fourth round 1st leg - 11 March 2004
Fourth round 2nd leg - 25 March 2004
Quarter-final 1st leg - 8 April 2004
Quarter-final 2nd leg - 14 April 2004
Semi-final 1st leg - 22 April 2004
Semi-final 2nd leg - 6 May 2004
Final (Gothenburg) - 19 May 2004
The draw for the second round takes place at 11am on 17th October 2003,
third round at 12pm on 12 December 2003, fourth round, quarter-final
and semi-final at 1pm on 4 March 2004.
23/6/03
Asia tour - if you need tickets for the games in Hong Kong (24/7 Hong
Kong Stadium) and Thailand (27/7 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok) get in
contact with the LFC ticket office before Tuesday July 1st. Full details
including prices here>>
22/6/03
We've heard the club are in negotiation with Valencia as a replacement
for Barcelona for the home friendly on either the 8th or 9th August.
20/6/03
European Travel Club - the ETC is open for the new season. Membership
closes on the 30th September. If you're a previous member then you should
receive a renewal form. If you haven't received one or want to enrol
for the first time then the full details are available here
and a printable application form available here.
19/6/03
The new Premier League fixtures have been released. Our first game is
against Chelsea at home. We play Everton away in August and at home
in January; the Mancs at home in November and away in April. We finish
on May 15th with Newcastle at home. Full fixtures are available on the
official site here>>
16/6/03
We have heard that the "prestige" friendly at Anfield which
was due to have been played on Saturday August 9th (against Barcelona
before they cancelled) has been switched to Friday August 8th. No confirmation
of opponents yet. As with everything this summer it's worth getting
quadruple confirmation before booking anything.
15/6/03
Some of the confusion over the pre-season has been cleared up. The Summer
Tour will now travel to Thailand and Hong Kong instead of the original
Shanghai and Hong Kong. The match in Thailand takes place on July 24th
in Bangkok at the same venue LFC played in 2001. The second match takes
place at the Hong Kong Stadium on July 27th.
Liverpool's confirmed pre-season matches:
Wednesday, 16th July Cologne (a) 8.15pm
Saturday, 19th July Crewe Alexandra (a) 3pm
Thursday, 24th July Thailand National team (a)
Sunday, 27th July Hong Kong National team (a)
Friday, 1st August: Amsterdam - Ajax (a) 8.45pm
Sunday, 3rd August Amsterdam - Galatasary (a) 6.30pm
Tuesday, 5th August Aberdeen (a) 7pm
10/6/03
Pre-season chaos still reigns. After the drip drip feed of information
and non-confirmations by the club over the whole pre-season programme,
the situation over the China Tour remains unclear. It's an open secret
that the tour has been cancelled "to some extent" over fears
of the SARS virus, leaving many fans out of pocket (with their insurance
policies not covering cancellations). In contrast to every other Premiership
club with tours to China planned, Liverpool steadfastly refused to confirm
the cancellation weeks after others had called a halt.
We believe negotiations have taken place with the South African FA
for a replacement tour with the head of the South African FA confirming
by email that we are booked to play Kaiser Chiefs in Johannesburg on
July 26th. However even this should not to be taken as fact.
With the SARS virus crisis easing, particularly in Hong Kong, information
today suggests Liverpool are now looking to play a friendly in Malaysia,
with again preliminary agreements in place, with a second game in Hong
Kong if the all clear is given. If concerns over SARS remain, a further
friendly in Malaysia could be arranged.
It has become patently clear over the early parts of the summer that
the club's communication with fans still leaves much to be desired.
Along with the usual gripes about the ticket office, poor communication
has always been high on the list of complaints about LFC to ILSA, often
combined with the rejoinder "they only care about getting the fans'
money in".
This summer we have seen our opposition announce dates and ticket details
two weeks in advance of LFC (how many fans booked flights to Hamburg
for instance?) - there has to be coordination on this and joint announcements
by both clubs. We have also seen the official website and the Liverpool
Echo carry conflicting information on the fixtures.
The club could and should be doing better.
10/6/03
Amsterdam Tournament ticket details
Friday 1st August: 19:00 Galatasaray v Inter 20:45 Ajax v Liverpool
Sunday 3rd August: 18:30 Liverpool v Galatasaray 21:15 Ajax v Inter
Tickets will be available from the ticket offie from Thursday 12th
June in person, by postal application or via the credit card booking
line 0870 220 2151. Personal applications require proof of identity
as all tickets have to be recorded. All applications will be limited
to two tickets per application.
The organisers of the tournament, The International Event Partnership
have confirmed that they have a hotel link-up with NH Hotels for the
tournament and supporters wishing to enquire about accommodation can
contact:
Mrs. Marije Hooijer
Group Desk Reservation manager
NH Hotels
Tel : 00 3135 629 9203
Fax : 00 3135 628 4681
E-Mail : mhooijer@nh-hotels.nl
9/6/03
The Cologne friendly has (finally) been confirmed by LFC - the match
will take place on Wednesday July 16th and will kick off at 8.15pm at
the RheinEnergie Stadion in Cologne.
8/6/03
A friendly with non-league Fleetwood Town has been agreed after Gerard
Houllier sat next to the 8 yr-old son of the owner on a plane back to
Liverpool. No date has been confirmed yet.
6/6/03
Liverpool have now confirmed two of the pre-season friendlies. The match
with Dario Gradi's newly promoted First Division Crewe will take place
on Saturday, 19th July at the Alexandra Stadium (kick-off 3pm).
The match with Aberdeen will take place on Tuesday, 5th August at Pittodrie,
7pm kick off.
5/6/03
The friendly at Anfield against Barcelona on August 9th has been cancelled
as the Catalan club are now playing Man City the following day to open
the Manc club's new stadium. A new friendly against a high profile club
at home is now planned. Unusually the Barcelona press office was unaware
of either the proposed Liverpool or Man City games!
4/6/03
Liverpool
has been selected as European Capital of Culture for 2008. This should
prove to be a massive boost for the city in terms of prestige, culture,
regeneration, tourism and the general economy. Congratulations to all
those involved in the bidding process.
3/6/03
The Cologne friendly has not been confirmed by LFC yet as Cologne may
yet play a German League Cup tie ........ the saga continues.
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