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# Fanfare: Josh Topley

Each Sunday evening we’ll be posting an interview with a supporter and uploading them onto this section of the website. Each week there will be a different selection of questions. If you would like to be interviewed then you can email our host, Tom Dean, at [thd13@aber.ac.uk](mailto:thd13@aber.ac.uk) or tweet him/TBT: @welshy\_89/@TheBibTheorists – Alternatively if you have any feedback, suggested questions… please follow the same contact details.

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**Name:** Josh Topley

**Age: 23**

**Twitter:** ToppoLFC

### **Past**

**First Liverpool game attended:** Liverpool v Lazio (2008 Friendly)

**What do you remember from this game:** The atmosphere. I know it was only a pre-season friendly but it was my first taste of being apart of the Kop!

**Fondest moment as a LFC supporter:** Watching that one night in Istanbul…!

**Worst moment as a LFC supporter:** Probably the 6 months of Roy Hodgson’s rein.

**Best LFC game you’ve been to/seen:** The biggest game I’ve been to was the Europa League 2nd leg against Atletico Madrid.

**Shankly or Paisley:** Shankly

**If you could have a conversation with any past player or manager, who would it be and what would you ask them?** Rafa. Would love to know the details of what he said at half time in Istanbul.

**What opposition player would you have dreamt seen wear a LFC jersey but never:** Zidane.

### **Current**

**Best past player and why:** Gerrard. I know you could argue there has been better players in the past but I wasn’t fortunate enough to witness any of them play.

**Ultimate team of the past:** Going to answer this based on the players I witnessed play for Liverpool. Reina – Enrique – Hyypia – Carragher – Johnson – Mascherano – Alonso – Gerrard – Suarez – Torres – Fowler. Not really a fan of Enrique. But has to edge out the likes of Riise surely?

**Favourite current player and why:** Kolo Toure as of this moment. What a man!

**Redvelopment of Anfield or new stadium:** Redevelopment

**If you could take any current footballer out for a “bro date” for the whole day, who and why would you take them and where would you take them:** Messi. Would love to know if his personality is on par with his footballing abilities!

**If you were Brendan Rodgers, what would be your dream team starting XI:** Mignolet, Coentrao, Sakho, Agger, Johnson, Busquets, Gerrard, Ribery, Mata, Suarez, Sturridge. 4-2-1-3

**What opposition player would you like to see sign for the club and why (realistic or unrealistic):** Busquets. Best & Most consistent DM in the world. Unrealistic I know….

**What area of the squad needs improving:** DM & LB the most. A world class AM would be lovely to.

**If you were the manager and were given 50 million, who would you spend it on and why:** £35m on J.Mata & £15m on F. Coentrao. We need a top LB and a top AM. Both are available for the right money by the look of it!

**Best purchase of the summer transfer window and why:** Mignolet edges it for me. The jury is still out but he’s already won us a few points! Reina hasn’t been in form the last few years as everybody knows so it was time for a refresh!

**Who will be our “little gem” of the season and why:** Most people will probably say Coutinho but to much expectation has been put on him in my opinion. Would love to see McLaughlin and Teixeira get debuts at some point.

**Realistic aim for 2013/2014 season (League Finish, Cup Runs etc…):** 5th in the league. At least final in a cup would be expectant surely?

### **General**

**Your all time LFC Idol:** Kenny

**Your all time favourite LFC Manager:** Rafa. (Based on since I’ve been supporting Liverpool)

**Any pre-match Rituals:** None that I can think of

**The first person you text after a LFC game:** Nobody unless we beat a team one of my mates supports!

**Merseyside Derby or LFC vs. UTD:** LFC v MUFC

**Your last LFC shirt you bought:** Last years home shirt

**Do you have any numbers or names on the back of your shirts, is so…why:** Not recently, I made the mistake of getting Mark Gonzalez on the back of my shirt one year haha!

**All time favourite LFC shirt:** I have the worst memory ever so I’m going to say last years. It’s the only decent looking kit I can remember since I’ve been supporting them.

**All time worst LFC shirt:** Every 3rd kit we’ve had over the past 10 years?

**Best grounds you’ve been too apart from Anfield:** Elland Road, always a good atmosphere there. Not been to many grounds though ha!

**Whats the furthest you’ve travelled to see the mighty reds play:** 120 miles. That’s how far Anfield is from where I live (laughs)

**Your all time favourite LFC chant/song:** Fields of Anfield Road.

**If you could make up a chant for a player/manager who would it be for and what would the chant be:** Can we not make a chant for Zaf?

**Million pounds or score the winner for LFC at Anfield:** Depends how serious the game is haha! I’ll take a million pound over scoring in a friendly. Wouldn’t take a million over scoring a winner in a game against United or another game of high importance though.

**European cup or Premier League Title?** League title.

- - **ULTIMATE TEAM OF YOUR LIFE** Reina Johnson – Hyypia – Carragher – Enrique Mascherano Alonso – Gerrard Suarez – Torres – Fowler