LFC: Legends say move with confidence

Jul 26 2007 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

LIVERPOOL FC legends said the new ground will never replace Anfield but there’s no reason it can’t be as intimidating for visiting teams.

Former defender Mark Lawrenson said: “The supporters have known for a long time about the move, so they have got over the apprehen-sion.”

“Everyone has got used to the fact they are going to move and that’s the way it’s going to be.

“The Kop has not been the same since it went all-seater.

“From what I saw it will look fantastic, they will need a few people to clean the windows.”

He said the atmosphere would depend on how close the pitch was the seats and how much space was given over to corporate section.

He said it would not be better than Anfield. “There’s something about Anfield, which is history and tradition.”

And the club’s legendary “super-sub” David Fairclough, said: “It’s revolutionary. It’s a move away from the everyday stadium that you tend to see these days which tend to be like model kits.”

“I think it is great that new owners decided to step back a bit from the original drawings.

“Anfield was fantastic but it is time to move on, we can’t be stuck in a time warp.”

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