Jimmy Andersen

🟥 Emlyn Hughes: A Legacy Liverpool Must Bring Home James Pearce’s article in The Athletic this morning, revealing that Emlyn Hughes’ extraordinary collection of medals, shirts and memorabilia is going to auction, stirred something in me. Emlyn, affectionately nicknamed 'Crazy Horse' by The Kop, left Liverpool when I was three years old. I have no memories of watching him play. Yet he sits alongside Kevin Keegan as the only two players in my all-time Liverpool top ten whom I never saw live. My first introduction to Emlyn was as a captain on A Question of Sport* It was only later, watching the John Motson narrated History of Liverpool FC in the 1980s, that I began to appreciate the magnitude of the man. Watch the old footage. That boundless, box-to-box energy, the skill, the infectious enthusiasm, the sheer determination. There was something of the Steven Gerrard that a later generation would come to worship. Listen to Shankly and Paisley speak about him. Hear the admiration of his teammates. Watch his interviews, that wonderful humour, warmth and commanding presence. Here was a man you would willingly follow into battle and beyond. Four league titles, two European Cups, 665 appearances. Liverpool's first captain to lift European football's greatest prize. He was taken at just 57. Far, far too young. His family understandably want these treasures shared with the world. What better place than Anfield? With the collection expected to fetch over £500,000, I believe Liverpool FC should purchase it in its entirety and give it pride of place in the Anfield museum. Every generation of Liverpool players walk in the footsteps of giants like Emlyn Hughes. Our club should ensure those footsteps are never forgotten. Would you like to see #LFC buy the entire collection?