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Just watched the end of the Spain v Portugal game on BBC HD & Mark Lawrenson narrated a 10 minute story about the Battle of the Spion Kop in South Africa. A very revealing account of what happened & a description of the slaughter of British troops on the Spion Kop.

Well done Mark Lawrenson! At last he has done something useful on the Beeb.

I am glad someone has mentioned this.

The Spion Kop ! It was named after this battle when Liverpool FC built the Kop stand and named it so to commemorate the local soldiers who died in that battle.

I read a newspaper feature on this before the world cup and it was very moving. It was a slaughter in a far away land and most of the soldiers came from the North West of England.

The Boer War largely forgotten and overshadowed by the First World War.

God rest them !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop

it was very moving and informative indeed. I knew a lot of it, but still, it was nice to see something LFC related on there!

I also saw this, it was quite emotional tbh.

Fair play Lawro often talk crap but talked with his heart and sense.
Redeemed yoourself well lad.

love every minute of it

i saw that and it was amazing, just loved how they mentioned us and klinsmann said the kop was amazing

Just seen it, very moving.
Its on the BBC site now at link below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8775410.stm

the words of scouser tommy are just so emotional