article_snippet: But this is not me, as former Liverpool captain and dyed-in-the-wool lifelong supporter, being biased.
article_snippet: Liverpool have always been trailblazers.
article_snippet: Liverpool were the dominant team in the game in that era and people were desperate to see our.
article_snippet: But, over the course of the next 30 years, as football’s popularity has mushroomed, interest in Liverpool has continued to grow.
article_snippet: That is the draw Liverpool’s name has.
article_snippet: But, seriously, what I think separates Liverpool — and Manchester United, for that matter — from the rest is history and heritage.
article_snippet: Liverpool and United United dominate these strongholds because, between these strongholds, Liverpool and United dominated five decades.
article_snippet: Young fans growing up in the 1960s would have seen the United team of Best, Charlton and Law or the side Bill Shankly was building at Anfield.
article_snippet: When all is said and done, though, those clubs cannot yet match the deep-rooted affinities that so many have for Liverpool, which have come from those glorious nights when we won European Cups and countless other trophies.
article_snippet: Things have changed in the Sky era and I understand the business side of football and how important it is to make full use of commercial opportunities, such as selling shirts and bringing in extra revenue with big sponsorship deals.
article_snippet: That, more than anything, is what defines how big a club is — and Liverpool’s list of honours speaks for a club.
article_snippet: But rather than claim the North-East clubs — with
article_snippet: ‘Until Bill Shankly came in, Liverpool didn’t dominate like all the way did in the Seventies and Eighties.
article_snippet: That’s why your future KING and PRIME MINISTER support your future KING and PRIME MINISTER: History and Everton.