Barrie Pierpoint: LCFC Death Threats in the 1990s

[UpTheLeagueFox]

25 minutes ago, pSinatra said:

An ex workmate worked with him at the club.  He will not have a bad word said about him.  Says he was professional, knew what he was doing & always approachable.

 

That whole episode leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.  It was a mistake for the fans side 100% with O'Neill & turn against the board (in particular Pierpoint).  Those 'Don't Go Martin' signs were quite frankly embarrassing & here was a bloke who (from what I've heard) genuinely had the clubs interests at heart. 

 

O'Neill only cared about O'Neill.

I can understand that. MON brought me great joy as a fan, less so in other ways.

 

As for Barrie, I had a fair few dealings with him as a journalist, and also did some work for him. He was maybe a bit 'flash' for some but I always found him up front, straight to the point and positive about moving the club forward. MON should've worked with him rather than blanking him.

[SpacedX]

19 hours ago, AKCJ said:

How much of a lowlife do you have to be to threaten someone's life over football?

Didn't Dejan Lovren receive them not so long ago? Unfathomable. 

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, Line-X said:

Didn't Dejan Lovren receive them not so long ago? Unfathomable. 

I think, like racism, this stuff gets attached to football, but it's an indicator of a much deeper societal issue. I sometimes feel that football is expected to cure society's ills, where the people paid to govern just stand idly by, pretending they have nothing to do with it. In that sense, too much is expected of football, and I kind of despair at the unfairness of it.

[Steve Earle]

8 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I think, like racism, this stuff gets attached to football, but it's an indicator of a much deeper societal issue. I sometimes feel that football is expected to cure society's ills, where the people paid to govern just stand idly by, pretending they have nothing to do with it. In that sense, too much is expected of football, and I kind of despair at the unfairness of it.

Peaky, you do realise you've posted something eminently sensible on FT don't you? 

 

Shame on you.

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Steve Earle said:

Peaky, you do realise you've posted something eminently sensible on FT don't you? 

 

Shame on you.

Sorry.

 

Mendy, eh? What a twat.

[Phube]

I must say Barrie and his mates’ crimes have escalated from taking over a Football club! 

 

[UpTheLeagueFox]

Here's the full half hour behind the scenes chat I had with Barrie Pierpoint on LCFC in the 1990s

 

 

His book is available here: https://t.co/4aegCCHdpU?amp=1

[Bert]

I remember the Pierpoint out protests lates 90’s. We’d played Liverpool and drew 2-2. I was a keen autograph hunter back then, only 10/11 years old. That many people there the Liverpool team bus had to go round the east stand for the Liverpool team. 

[SexyGammonFox]

It wasn't just the death threats either. I was sitting in the Kop during that period and it seemed to me that the 'packet of sweets and a cheeky smile' song was ubiquitous. 

[Webbo]

It wasn't just Pierpoint. Do you remember when Manderic was taking us over? The people who had put their hands in their pockets to save the club from liquidation were getting death threats because people thought they wouldn't sell their shares. There was a lot of that attitude on here.

 

It's ridiculous, we all love the club, but to threaten someone's life, even though it was probably a hollow threat, is sick.

Edited 9 February 2021 by Webbo

[HighPeakFox]

2 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said:

Here's the full half hour behind the scenes chat I had with Barrie Pierpoint on LCFC in the 1990s

 

 

His book is available here: https://t.co/4aegCCHdpU?amp=1

How come you've sat on this since the 1990's Geoff? 

 

Sorry. 

[King of Gipsy Lane]

Let’s be straight society is a mess racism is endemic and football is one of the few things that carpets the whole of society it’s little wonder we get weirdos and idiots making threats and being racist

 

we live in a dysfunctional time 

[Spudulike]

Interesting article in the latest edition of 'The Fox'. Well worth a read. 

[Aus Fox]

I once had a mate, Arti, who after a long discussion said he’d take out the whole game of four in the supermarket for a fiver. 
Well after a few beers, and being pissed off with what was happening with the club I handed over five quid and told him to do it.

Anyway nursing a hangover and completely forgetting about the previous night, I was shocked to open the Mercury and see on page 4 ‘Artichokes 4 for £5 at Asda’