Z Cars Ringing Out At Anfield

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Z Cars Ringing Out At Anfield

 

Posted by Tony Barrett on August 24, 2007 10:02 AM | Permalink

 

Z Cars - a tune which lets Kopites know you're in the home of the enemy and you're not welcome there.

The song which greets the Everton players as they charge onto the Goodison pitch in front of the blue and white hordes.

The song which, thankfully, I only usually have to hear once a year unless Sky are late cutting to the adverts before kick-off.

It is to Liverpudlians what You'll Never Walk Alone is to Evertonians, the song that you most associate with your most bitter rivals and one that I could never contemplate being played at Anfield.

Until today.

 

This might be a wild, ridiculous suggestion which could end up with loads of Reds calling me for everything but when Liverpool play Toulouse at Anfield on Tuesday night I'd love to hear George play Z Cars over the Anfield tannoy for one simple reason - little Rhys Jones.

Everyone knows what happened to Rhys and I don't know a single person who was not moved by the way his parents conducted themselves in last night's press conference.

As a blue, Z Cars was his song. The one that made him stand up to attention and his heart swell with pride when his hero Mikel Arteta and the rest of the Everton players ran out at Goodison.

He may have been a bluenose but he was one of us - a lad from Liverpool who lived for his football.

His family deserve our solidarity and I can think of no better way of showing it than putting our traditional football rivalries to one side if only for one night and playing the one song that meant the world to him.

Just as the families of the 96 - and the rest of us for that matter - took great solace from the Milan fans singing You'll Never Walk Alone in 1989, doing this would have exactly the same effect.

I haven't forgotten the solidarity that was shown to us by ordinary Everton fans in the aftermath of Hillsborough and this is our chance to repay the favour to at least one family of ordinary Evertonians in their darkest hour.

I know this is controversial and I know there will be those of you who think I'm talking nonsense but just think of the message doing something like this would send out to the rest of the world.

 

I think black arm bands and a minute's silence will be sufficient.

[Bo Benn]

I wouldn't mind the idea. But also can't imagine anyone not respecting the minute's silence on this occasion.

[Christine]

While I think it would be well observed it’s not something I personally would champion – A message of support to his family followed by YNWA would do the job, imo.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

there's just no message to that song that would seem appropriate.

[Guest Ant]

I personally think it's a lovely Idea...

 

Can't see many other people observing it however....

[stressederic]

I'd be worried that some might see it as us taking the piss out of Everton for leaving Goodison.

 

I think a minutes silence is probably more fitting.

[Guest Ant]

Perhaps the Players Handing a Bunch of Flowers followers to someone might be nice...

 

I really hope what ever happens the Fans Observe it, Club's Aside, he was 11 years old.

[Ostrich Man]

as an utd fan, i think a minutes silence followed by a rendition of YNWA would get the meaning across perfectly.

[Stevie H]

I'd be worried that some might see it as us taking the piss out of Everton for leaving Goodison.

 

I think a minutes silence is probably more fitting.

definitely think that it could be misconstrued. minute silence plus ynwa is plenty.

[matty]

Traditional methods of showing respect are the best. I favour the minute's applause.

We're going to end up with all sorts of tendentious modes of doing this.

[pt101]

Traditional methods of showing respect are the best. I favour the minute's applause.

We're going to end up with all sorts of tendentious modes of doing this.

 

Agree wholeheartedly. Go with the tried and tested.

[The Hitman]

I'm not sure we should do anything,Boris Johnson might disapprove.

[Falconhoof]

Anything that offers a crumb of comfort and shows solidarity to those poor people gets my support.

[Morse]

I agree about the silence followed by YNWA...after all, our song IS Liverpool and the City is in mourning.

[David Hodgson]

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I think black arm bands and a minute's silence will be sufficient.

 

Yes. This is about a child's death and a family's grief. It's got f*ck all to do with Everton football club.

[fabfive]

Curious..

 

Have Everton FC reciprocated in a similar way in recent memory for a Reds supporter?

[Guest FinnMacCool]

Curious..

 

Have Everton FC reciprocated in a similar way in recent memory for a Reds supporter?

 

Which 11-year old reds fan are you thinking of, that was gunned down in a pub car park?

 

k****ead.

[Guest Snorky]

Have a think before posting please.

[Stanley Leisure]

Curious..

 

Have Everton FC reciprocated in a similar way in recent memory for a Reds supporter?

 

 

F*ck's sake.

 

Always one.

[fabfive]

My point was it didn't have to be some lad gunned down.

 

Any type of Goodison recognition of a Red who has had tragedy befall them in the last 5 years or so.

 

Such as , did they do anything when Stevie went missing? Something like that.

 

Micheal Shields?

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

My point was it didn't have to be some lad gunned down.

 

Any type of Goodison recognition of a Red who has had tragedy befall them in the last 5 years or so.

 

Such as , did they do anything when Stevie went missing? Something like that.

 

Micheal Shields?

 

behave.

[Guest FinnMacCool]

They came and laid flowers and scarves down at the Kop end for our dead.

 

They never asked what we'd ever done for 96 dead Evertonians either.

[M4TTA]

argh come on guys, this really isn't the sort of discussion needed right now, jees...

[Gomez]

argh come on guys, this really isn't the sort of discussion needed right now, jees...

 

This is exactly why I'd stay out of it and leave them to their private grief. It only takes a few people to hijack it into a us v them.

 

Specially minutes silences, they are so well suited to giving idiots a platform and I don't feel a minutes applause is fitting in this instance.

[CarraLegend]

My point was it didn't have to be some lad gunned down.

 

Any type of Goodison recognition of a Red who has had tragedy befall them in the last 5 years or so.

 

Such as , did they do anything when Stevie went missing? Something like that.

 

Micheal Shields?

 

Who gives a f***? It's not a blues**** v LFC thing you blert. Obviously it'd be better if they'd support something if it was a red but if not it doesnt mean we cant do something regarding a blue. I absolutely loathe them but get some perspective.

 

Have some common sense for f*** sake.

Edited August 24, 2007 by CarraLegend