Our Time Will Come…

Our Time Will Come…

Hello everybody, my name is Atyansh and I’m a Liverpool supporter. I’m making a guest post on this blog, the opportunity given to me by Akshay.

Unlike most people, I did not fancy football until much recently in my life. Sure I enjoyed playing the sport and had some interest in the world cup but never at club level. It all changed 3 years ago. The 2007/08 season was the one that actually brought my attention to club football. I watched a number of league games from a neutral’s perspective and only two teams really caught my eye. Liverpool and Manchester United. I started admiring both of the teams (Pardon me, I hate the red devils as of now, but I did not know of any rivalries at that time) and very soon, the fixture I was waiting for arrived- “Liverpool vs. Manchester United”.

Manchester United won that game by a margin of 1-0 but after game I knew my allegiance was going to be with Liverpool forever. The game was at Anfield and Liverpool had played brilliantly but lost to the mancs by a goal against the run of play. And even though Liverpool lost, the fans showed brilliant support. It felt to me, as if there was an aura around the club that attracted me. After that everything changed.

Since that day, I’ve been following football religiously. I’ve spent hour’s daily finding more about Liverpool. I was awed by the amount of great history Liverpool has had. From Shankly to Rafa, Liverpool had always been the greatest club ever and I felt proud to support Liverpool. I found out about the greatest players, the trophies we had won and the famous songs made by the kop. I grew to hate Everton and Manchester United (who I like to call “manure) and any other club that was a threat to Liverpool in the league or CL. I also came to know about the tragedy of Hillsborough and soon came to respect it after seeing the memorial ceremonies in 2009. All in all, Liverpool Football Club became a religion for me.

I enjoyed the 2008/09 season as much as any other supporter especially since I understood how it had been since we had won the league. 2009/10 season was a hard one but it tested my loyalty and I passed. Since last year it has been thought by many of the people that we are going in decline. Liverpool have shown lack of form and have slid down the table. It has been far worse in the 2010/11 season. A lot of people have lost hope. I, for one, have never lost faith in them. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I know that Liverpool will resurface. I’m not sure whether Hodgson will be the one to steer us back but I’m sure the same batch of players that we have right now, will be to ones to bring back the glory that this great institution of football deserves. Soon we will see Liverpool accomplish what Leeds United failed to do. We will see the renaissance of Liverpool. All the doubters will be proved wrong when Liverpool comes back in the game and stuns everybody. And everywhere, the Liverpool supporters will be singing the famous kop chant- “YOU”LL NEVER WALK ALONE”