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Patrick Murphy
1 Posted 08/01/2014 at 22:43:08

Oh the irony of it all - seeing as our main sponsors are from the very industry that most of those people would have abhorred.

Jim Lloyd
2 Posted 08/01/2014 at 23:00:44

A great piece of historic research, Tony, What momentous times.

A great comment Patrick!

Dennis Stevens
3 Posted 08/01/2014 at 22:56:34

Indeed, nothing to do with Protestant versus Catholic & everything to do with Tory brewers versus Liberal abstinence.

Amy McLoughlin
4 Posted 08/01/2014 at 23:26:04

Fantastic piece of history of our great club. Must have been a really contentious time. So glad they did it.

Kieran Kinsella
5 Posted 09/01/2014 at 00:05:09

Very interesting piece, Tony. It's amazing to hear about the sums of money involved. Those benefactors couldn't possibly have imagined how the club or the game would evolve over the next 100 years or so.

David Ellis
6 Posted 09/01/2014 at 01:39:36

Glad they did it - but if they didn't Liverpool FC would not exist and Everton would still be playing at Anfield.

Steavey Buckley
7 Posted 09/01/2014 at 08:48:30

The ideal model of supporters owning and financing their football teams (the way Everton were in the beginning) is carried on by Barcelona. The team Martinez wants Everton to copy with their football style.

Darren Warkcup
8 Posted 09/01/2014 at 12:25:47

Great Piece and very interesting. Imagine these guys thoughts on our Sponsorship deal with Chang Beer we would likely end up with an AFC Everton.

Tom Hughes
9 Posted 09/01/2014 at 15:09:22

I wonder if the presence of so many Irish advocates of home rule on our initial board, and conversely the almost unanimous orange order influence on Liverpool's board, led to the whole Catholic/Protestant thing?

Thankfully it never became definitively tribal along those lines, but I'm sure these issues weren't lost on the sectarian politics of the era. Great article.

Barry Rathbone
10 Posted 09/01/2014 at 15:30:27

Congrats Tony another cracking read what detail! Tremendous.

I wonder if these men had an inkling of the monumental effects their investment would bring, probably not..

Just googled what 50 quid in 1892 would be worth now:

circa £9000 using the retail price index

or £41000 using average earnings as a guide.

Someone up on matters fiscal might suggest which is the better gauge I have no idea.

Mike Gaynes
11 Posted 10/01/2014 at 15:14:56

Great read, Tony... thanks.

Wonder how long the Cocoa Room lasted.

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