# Liverpool FC **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 11, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429 "2012-04-11T02:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shellofmyformerself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/1 "2012-04-11T02:32:41Z")
The Captain that I work with is retiring soon. He is a HUGE Liverpool FC fan from his time stationed in England. He bought tickets to see them play in Maryland in May(?). As part of his retirement gift we’d like to make a fan pack for him to take with him to the match…tshirt/jersey, etc. Problem is none of us knows anything about soccer or Liverpool FC. Do the have home and away jerseys? Do they have “foam fingers” like at US football games? Is there a certain anything he would appreciate? Anyone know anything about Liverpool FC that can help me out? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/2 "2012-04-11T03:10:30Z")
[Liverpool FC Official online store.](http://store.liverpoolfc.tv/) Google, you know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![shellofmyformerself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/3 "2012-04-11T04:32:13Z")
I did Google and I did find that site but since I know nothing about soccer or Liverpool I was hoping someone who did could give me some insight into what a huge soccer fan would want/like. But thanks for the condescending wink…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/4 "2012-04-11T06:43:00Z")
Jersey, yes, foam finger probably not. Although maybe, if it’s in Maryland. Probably won’t be in May, the season doesn’t end until the middle of may, then most of the players will be preparing for the Euros this summer. Scarves are perenially popular, though, even in summer, for waving about and suchlike. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/5 "2012-04-11T08:31:28Z")
> [@shellofmyformerself](#): > > I did Google and I did find that site but since I know nothing about soccer or Liverpool I was hoping someone who did could give me some insight into what a huge soccer fan would want/like. > > But thanks for the condescending wink…:rolleyes: Thanks for making your real question clear in post #3. Oh, and in answer to that, no-one here is going to know what sort of stuff _your friend_ might like. What is available and a sense of what Liverpool fans in general like, can be ascertained by browsing that site. If it’s sold there, almost certainly it is something that a fair proportion of the fans will like. I guess I won’t bother to try and be helpful to you again. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/6 "2012-04-11T09:24:13Z")
You should get him a big, fat Liverpool FC book. Either [The Team of All the Macs: The Early Days of Liverpool FC](http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Team-All-Macs-Liverpool/dp/1904091547/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_6) or [Red Men: Liverpool Football Club](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Men-Liverpool-Football-Biography/dp/1845965574/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_3). If he doesn’t like reading, get one full of pictures instead - like [A-Z Liverpool’s Greatest Pictures](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1905266014/anfieldonline). A scarf is an excellent idea too. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/7 "2012-04-11T09:58:11Z")
Just to emphasise: a scarf. The basic ‘fan attire’ soccerfans have is the (home) jersey and a scarf. The rest is extra. There probably also are some dvd’s with greatest moments etc. that might be suitable for a gift package (just like the mentioned books). ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/8 "2012-04-11T10:00:08Z")
home or away jersey is de rigeur, scarves less so in general, but quite common for LFC. You could also go with a mug or something also ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/9 "2012-04-11T10:33:40Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > home or away jersey is de rigeur, scarves less so in general, but quite common for LFC. You could also go with a mug or something also You have to be careful with Liverpool mugs. Recently they have a nasty habit of sliding rapidly down the table. ---
**Author:** ![scott62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@scott62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott62)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/10 "2012-04-11T10:54:04Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > You have to be careful with Liverpool mugs. Recently they have a nasty habit of sliding rapidly down the table. Ouch. True enough though ---
**Author:** ![scott62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@scott62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott62)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/11 "2012-04-11T10:55:51Z")
> [@shellofmyformerself](#): > > The Captain that I work with is retiring soon. He is a HUGE Liverpool FC fan from his time stationed in England. He bought tickets to see them play in Maryland in May(?). As part of his retirement gift we’d like to make a fan pack for him to take with him to the match…tshirt/jersey, etc. Problem is none of us knows anything about soccer or Liverpool FC. Do the have home and away jerseys? Do they have “foam fingers” like at US football games? Is there a certain anything he would appreciate? > > Anyone know anything about Liverpool FC that can help me out? Definitely a scarf, maybe even this season’s top. Or a retro one… nice [http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/220824553052?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla](http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/220824553052?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla) ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/12 "2012-04-11T11:08:33Z")
Oh and hey OP, if you know _when_ the man was stationed in England, you could perhaps go for something specific to that era in the club’s history. Like a replica jersey from them rare auld times, a biography about the club’s then-biggest star, or something like that. Would bring a tear to the man’s eye for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/13 "2012-04-11T11:32:17Z")
Just get him a Lebron James jersey. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/14 "2012-04-11T13:09:55Z")
A jersey is definitely a good idea, but they’re not cheap. [Toff’s](http://www.toffs.com/Liverpool/products/1096/) is a good source for retro jerseys that are new, not previously owned. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/15 "2012-04-11T13:22:45Z")
> [@I'm Not Dennis Bergkamp](#): > > A jersey is definitely a good idea, but they’re not cheap. [Toff’s](http://www.toffs.com/Liverpool/products/1096/) is a good source for retro jerseys that are new, not previously owned. Damn you! That site is going to cost me money! Really want the 1923 cup finlad Bolton shirt ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/16 "2012-04-11T13:28:14Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > home or away jersey is de rigeur, scarves less so in general, but quite common for LFC. You could also go with a mug or something also I saw they’re celebrating Wembley mugs for the FA Cup semi against Everton. A club of LFC’s stature should _not_ be thinking that’s a great achievement. As a United fan, I fully support them selling mugs to commemorate semi-finals and not titles. 😃 To go along with the others, I think the scarf is very good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/17 "2012-04-11T15:16:47Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > Damn you! That site is going to cost me money! Really want the 1923 cup finlad Bolton shirt 🙂 It really is a great site. I got a shirt from them a couple of years ago and just picked up three more recently. Top quality stuff. ---
**Author:** ![isaiahrobinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fc/618429/18 "2012-04-11T15:55:48Z")
Would also recommend one of those retro shirts. Anyone can pick up the current home or away kits - not to say they’re a bad gift - but very few people have a shirt going back decades, and Liverpool FC is a club which which was wildly successful in the 1970s and 1980s and the fans are still intensely proud of its history. The 1983-1984 season is a good suggestion since they won both the English league and the European Cup that year. The Kenny Dalglish shirt from the 1970s listed on that Toffs website would be good as well, since “King Kenny” is the current manager and a club legend. The [Sports Direct](http://www.sportsdirect.com/Products/Default.aspx?DescriptionFilter=liverpool) website has an almost endless array of Liverpool paraphernalia: The first few pages are jerseys and tracksuits but after that you get onto the pajamas, slippers, socks, keyrings, footballs, coasters, calculator, wallet… Etc. I don’t know if they deliver to the States but I’d be surprised if they don’t.