Hi, i am new to this forum, so not sure if posted in the right place? mods feel free to move it if needed, its a bit of a long post but its the winter break so not much else going on, and its a bit of a long post so again please dont judge me on my first sentence when i say i am a life long west Ham supporter, but let me please explain why i am here.
Like i said, i am a long suffering Hammer, and thats down to my Dad, we all grew up in East London, my Dad has supported West Ham since the 70s and has been to Anfield many a time, but always as an away supporter, until he started secondary school and started going to football with his mates all over the country following west ham, he has told me he was a follower of Liverpool, and this was down to his Dad, my granddad, now sadly no longer with us, but he was also born and grew up in East London but was a firm and ardent Liverpool supporter, this i think was mainly due to Bill Shankly, and he can hardly be accused of being a glory hunter as when he supported Liverpool they was in the then second division, infact i think Liverpool and west Ham were promoted the same season around 57/58 without looking it up? the only difference being Liverpool never went back down
My Dad has told me many stories of him playing footbal with his mates and running around parks in East London in full Liverpool Kit, and replica kits then, Late 60s, were very hard to obtain, a red cotton shirt, a seperate badge and number that had to be sewed into the shirt, he had the number 8 shirt, as my granddads favourite player was Roger Hunt, however my dad was so proud to have this kit and wore it every time he played football, and that was almost every day.
Despite later joining his mates and following west ham, he still to this day follows and supports Liverpool, in the champions league, cups and definately in 36 premier league games, and maybe next season 38 games if we get relegated
Anyway let me get to the point of this post, in September 2018, my dad was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, it has spread to the bone, in both hips, chest and spine, he was only 57 years old, and was told it is terminal and with luck and treatment, he may have 3 - 4 years to live, he has had 5 months of chemo, 6 weeks of radiotherapy and constant injections, it was tough for me to see my once healthy dad suffer and dwindle in such a way, he now has trouble walking and is registered disabled, he obviously made a buck list as time is now running out, it included simple things like watching his grandson, my son, play his first football match, he did this recently, another was to walk his grandaughter to school on her first day, again he did this despite this happening in the middle of his chemo treatment, his bucket list is limited to little things and his doctor has always said to him, make short term goals, plan evrything just weeks or months in advance, not years, and as you can see all his goals are pretty simple things, travelling is almost out of the question because of medical insurance, a simple trip to gran Canaria would have cost £3.000 just for insurance, now another thing on his list is to attend Anfield as a Home supporter, and to sample that special atmosphere, this is for him and his dads memory, every time he has been he has said how he stood and watched how the whole ground sing YNWA as the teams come out, and i have also witnessed it and how it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. he has registered with Liverpool FC as a disabled supporter and has a client number, he just wants to attend a match, preferably a night match, with his wife, experience that special atmosphere, he was hoping he would be able to get tickets for the Athletico Madrid game on 11th March, but he would be happy to attend any game where tickets are available, he even looked at booking a hotel for the night of 11th March and spend 2 days in Liverpool, at least, but he cant do this until he knows he can get tickets for the game, this is where i am asking for some advice, do you think he would be able to get tickets for this or any game this season? obviously he has no booking history? and if games are sold out where would you advise getting tickets from?
Again, sorry for such a long post, but just wanted to explain everything rather than just posting asking about tickets, one thing i do know is with your fantastic and loyal support you do need a bigger gorund, just make sure it aint an athletics stadium