ILSA news archive - September 18th to October 1st
1/10/01
Man Utd general sales - we've heard a rumour at ILSA that the arrangements
will be as follows - fans with the most stubs this season will get priority.
Thus fans with West Ham, Aston Villa and Spurs stubs get first shout;
next come those with 2 stubs; then finally fans with 1.
The ticket office has stated since the start of the season that fans
should keep all stubs for possible future use. We will confirm (or deny!)
this news as soon as we get definitive info.
29/9/01
Latest newsletter added - September
Issue 3.
28/9/01
Some important news on Ukraine visas - many people have sent in email
confirmations of their hotel booking but the Embassy has returned applications
asking for faxed confirmations.
28/9/01
Some advice for those who have booked through Towns Travel taken from
the ABTA site:
"If you have not yet started your holiday, you will get your money
back or, where possible, arrangements will be made for you to continue
with the planned holiday. Contact ABTA's Claims Department for assistance
and advice. Tel: 020 7637 2444"
27/9/01
News from some Reds at Anfield last night that Towns Travel have gone
bust - with the result that their Kiev and Boavista trips have been
cancelled. Fans will get refunds as Towns was ABTA and ATOL bonded but
they may not come through immediately.
If you want and can afford to rearrange travel try Liverpool's appointed
agents Lonsdale
Travel 01332 378440 (email sales@lonsdaletravel.co.uk)
or Barnes Travel 0151 286 2000. Flight
Options are also running a trip to Kiev 0207 976 5600.
27/9/01
Tickets for the Worthington Cup tie against Grimsby are on sale now
to season ticket holders, voucher E. General sale from Monday.
Worthington Cup ticket line 0870 220 0056 - all tickets £13.
25/9/01
Further Kiev away info - the turn around for tourist visas for EU nationals
is 3 working days. Clearing up some earlier info - you will
need a tourist voucher from the hotel you have booked.
Inoculations - GPs are recommending Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio and Hepatitis
A. Typhoid seems to be optional. Always get advice from your own GP
though - all are free on the NHS apart from Diptheria which costs £7.
25/9/01
Plenty of tickets left for the Kiev match tomorrow - CL ticket line
0870 220 0034. In line with previous Champions League matches the stub
should be kept as it will give priority for the Dortmund home game.
21/9/01
The away match at Southampton (postponed because of Champions League
commitments) has been rearranged for Wednesday January 9th, 2002.There
is no news yet on a new date for the home game with Fulham, postponed
from September 19th.
20/9/01
The latest news on the possible ground move/redevelopment of Anfield
has been posted on various forums by the Anfield4ever
Campaign.
Last Friday (14/09/01) Myself (Will M), Alan Edge and Tim Kelly
(Timbo) met with Rick Parry and David Moores to discuss the latest
situation with regard to the “potential” ground move by
Liverpool FC. Below is a BRIEF outline of the meeting.
Stadium - current situation
Basically it’s between expanding Anfield and Stanley Park. Speke
was never in the frame and was simply
a planning necessity. Parry seemed very anti edge-of-town stadiums.
Both options present problems.
Stanley Park
Currently too expensive and both Parry and Moores (or “Rick”
and “Dave”!!) said they would not go ahead
with any scheme to the detriment of team building. Costings are still
ongoing but unless they can get the cost down to acceptable levels
Stanley Park will not happen.
Obviously the cost can be brought down if capacity requirements are
reduced and we build a Legoland type ground like the Riverside or
Pride Park. Unfortunately the council insist that they will only allow
the scheme to go ahead if the stadium is world class.
Another problem is the planning process which would be lengthy and
fraught with problems (i.e. asking our park friendly Liberals to let
us build on parkland).
Expansion of Anfield
The preferred option of the club. We could extend the
Anfield Rd End now. The club own all the
properties behind that end and have been told by the council that
closing the road wouldn’t be an issue. This would add about 4000
seats to the current 45,000 capacity.
Parry said the Main Stand is in desperate need of replacement and,
in order to increase the ground capacity to 55,000, 3 streets and
250 houses would have to be demolished.
It’s difficult for the club to buy all these properties
in a short period and they would need the help of the council in the
form of Compulsory Purchase Orders. Cost doesn’t seem to be an
issue with expanding Anfield and if the council gave the green light
it would go ahead tomorrow.
Council
All in all it hinges on Liverpool City Council. Sadly the council
fail to realise the importance of LFC to the city (in terms of international
prestige and money generated by an influx of visitors 30 times a year)
and seem unwilling to make any decision (though they
seem willing to help Everton out … hmmm funny that). Whatever
option is chosen it would go to a full council vote – with Liverpool
Season Ticket holders barred from voting!!
Conclusion
Don’t hold your breath for the outcome!
Other Stuff
They asked us about the lack of atmosphere at Anfield and why we
never sing Owen’s name? He does notice it and remarked
about it after the West Ham game – when Fowler got a better reception
for sitting on his arse in the Main Stand. Nice to see the situation
rectified at Goodison the day later.
Parry
A sharp cookie. Very perceptive and very honest. Didn’t bullshit
us at all. It was amusing to hear some of the things he said that
where basically in line with our own opinions…a lot of the stuff
that people on the Internet told us was a load of rubbish. Nice to
be proved right for a change.
Also knows his football as well. We asked him why Danny Murphy is
a permanent fixture in the team and he laid out exactly why GH rates
him so highly (apparently he’s a very intelligent footballer
who will play any role exactly as GH requires).
Moores
The guy’s a supporter through and through – I get the impression
he’s not a “businessman” and leaves all that to Parry.
Very passionate about staying at Anfield as well. Driving a BLUE (!!)
Porsche with a “911 HOT” registration?!! Weird to have the
fella who owns the club pouring the coffee for you though.
Despite the continuing uncertainty over the ground it was heart warming
to hear that the team comes first at Liverpool
FC. No expansion or move will go ahead if it affects our ability to
buy players.
Err…was that brief?
Will Melia
http://www.anfield4ever.co.uk/
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