Those of you who know me (or perhaps those who have been reading our blog for some time), will probably already know that I am a fanatical Liverpool FC supporter. There have been photos of me on this blog sporting at least a few of my extensive collection of Liverpool shirts (including one No.9 ‘Torres’ shirt, now sadly mothballed). Although I wear these shirt quite regularly, usually on my early morning run, only a very few people ever get to see them.

I have therefore taken one of my most prized shirts, signed by the entire team, and put it on display in the wine cellar. From a few seasons ago this shirt includes the signatures of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres (before his defection), Xabi Alonso & Alvaro Arbeloa (both now regulars with Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (now Barcelona CF), and Pepe Reina, so there is at least a strong Spanish connection with this shirt. In my collection I also have a shirt of the legendary Liverpool No.7, Kenny Dalgish, not only signed, but dedicated to me with a personalised message. At the moment this is not in my display.

Symbolically, the shirt I have displayed is above the staircase, and includes an Anfield Road street sign. It is symbolic in that there is a famous sign above the stairs at the Anfield Stadium. In the players tunnel, the players touch it on their way out onto the pitch to bring them luck – and in recent seasons we need as much luck as we can get!

Although nothing to do with wine, this is my little English shrine within the Bodega, and now reminds me of a very powerful poem that I learned as a boy. Written by the famous war poet Rupert Brooke, his poem ‘The soldier’ contains the immortal line…. “there is some corner of a foreign field that is forever England”.

Those of you who know me (or perhaps those who have been reading our blog for some time), will probably already know that I am a fanatical Liverpool FC supporter. There have been photos of me on this blog sporting at least a few of my extensive collection of Liverpool shirts (including one No.9 ‘Torres’ shirt, now sadly mothballed). Although I wear these shirt quite regularly, usually on my early morning run, only a very few people ever get to see them.

I have therefore taken one of my most prized shirts, signed by the entire team, and put it on display in the wine cellar. From a few seasons ago this shirt includes the signatures of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres (before his defection), Xabi Alonso & Alvaro Arbeloa (both now regulars with Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (now Barcelona CF), and Pepe Reina, so there is at least a strong Spanish connection with this shirt. In my collection I also have a shirt of the legendary Liverpool No.7, Kenny Dalgish, not only signed, but dedicated to me with a personalised message. At the moment this is not in my display.

Symbolically, the shirt I have displayed is above the staircase, and includes an Anfield Road street sign. It is symbolic in that there is a famous sign above the stairs at the Anfield Stadium. In the players tunnel, the players touch it on their way out onto the pitch to bring them luck – and in recent seasons we need as much luck as we can get!

Although nothing to do with wine, this is my little English shrine within the Bodega, and now reminds me of a very powerful poem that I learned as a boy. Written by the famous war poet Rupert Brooke, his poem ‘The soldier’ contains the immortal line…. “there is some corner of a foreign field that is forever England”.