An excerpt from a Red's diary....

"I finally made my debut in April '75. It was a fantastic feeling being named alongside Toshack and Keegan. I ran out in front of the packed Kop where I'd stood for so long. The raw passion and pride that they felt was a natural part of me; there was no way I was going to let them down. Two years later -- on that incredible night in Rome -- I stared at the red masses who had gone to unbelievable lengths to make the journey. If things had turned out differently, I know for a fact that I'd have been right there in the middle of them waving a chequered flag. That's how it is when you're a fanatic -- you'd do anything and travel anywhere to watch Liverpool. I'd have died for those fans that night. I knew how they felt because they were me -- I was them."

-- Jimmy Case, Liverpool FC (1972-81)

(An excerpt from 'Here We Go Gathering Cups In May. Liverpool in Europe: The Fans' Story').