Exclusive interview with Phil Thompson

[Arnie]

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Here is our latest exclusive interview

 

Phil Thompson spent 25 years at the Reds as player, captain, reserve team trainer, assistant manager and acting manager, so because there's so much to get through, this interview will be split into two sections - the first part concentrating on his playing career and the second next week on his days as coach and manager.

"We were playing Arsenal at home and Bob said: 'I'm changing the captain. Phil is going to be captain.' I was so pleased and thrilled. I went down the steps at Anfield, touched the sign. I came up the steps. I go out on the pitch, straight over to the edge of the penalty area. What I had in my mind was that my brother, Owen, was on the Kop. I was looking for my brother. I hear everybody laughing. Clapping first and then laughing. I am thinking: 'What's going on here?' I am waving to my brother and I turned round and the players were still in the tunnel. They allowed me to walk out on my own. They were killing themselves laughing."

 

Here is the link... http://www.lfchistory.net/redcorner_articl...article_id=2245

 

Previous interviews from our latest series of exclusives:

 

- Ian Callaghan

- Gerry Byrne

 

LFChistory.net is an accessible website for stats and historical articles on Liverpool FC. LFChistory.net has all the results from official games, every goalscorer, every single line-up and profiles of all players who have appeared on Liverpool's teamsheet since the 1892/93 season.

 

Cheers, Arnie at LFChistory.net

Edited November 12, 2008 by Arnie

[Tones]

Ha ha sounds like a great read from that paragraph. Going to have a read at lunchtime.

 

thanks Arnie

[johngibo YPC]

Aye, make sure you post the second one as well mate

[Cobs]

great stuff again, Arnie.

[Spike]

excellent interview

[Back entry diddler]

Great memories. Remember waiting for autographs and Dave Hickson telling us which local cafe we could find the rest of the team in providing we didnt tell them who told us.

[Spion kop]

Tomo looks like a lanky version of my dad, every fricken saturday on Soccer Saturday i have a brief thought of "dad?"

[Tones]

Good stuff that, cant wait for the second part.

[fabfive]

Thanks for that, great read.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

I love Tommo. I grew up in Knowsley Village and he lived up the road. He was always sound to us, and always happy to chat about football to anyone who went up and had a word with him.

[gkmacca]

That's really excellent.

[fyds]

I love Tommo. I grew up in Knowsley Village and he lived up the road. He was always sound to us, and always happy to chat about football to anyone who went up and had a word with him.

56 Stonehey Road when he lived in Kirkby, less than a stones throw from his and my school, Brookfield, and backing on to the School field of St Joey's where we would all play footy and the car-park at the back of the Falcon. The family have all long since gone from there now. Some great and some funny memories of Thommo, Ian (his slightly younger brother), May and June (his even younger twin sisters).

[Stanley Leisure]

56 Stonehey Road when he lived in Kirkby, less than a stones throw from his and my school, Brookfield, and backing on to the School field of St Joey's where we would all play footy and the car-park at the back of the Falcon. The family have all long since gone from there now. Some great and some funny memories of Thommo, Ian (his slightly younger brother), May and June (his even younger twin sisters).

 

Any info about their weekly shopping spend?

 

To the nearest pound will do.