Everton song to be played at Anfield

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From lfc.tv:

[i]Liverpool Football Club will tonight pay Rhys Jones the ultimate tribute by playing his beloved Everton anthem at Anfield before the clash with Toulouse.

The Z-Cars theme tune ‘Johnny Todd’ - the song which traditionally greets the arrival of the Everton team onto the Goodison Park pitch - will be played prior to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ ahead of this evening’s 8.05pm kick-off.

Following a suggestion from Liverpool Echo feature writer Tony Barrett to mark the youngster’s tragic death in such an unprecedented way, the newspaper was inundated with requests for the unique tribute to be staged.

Anfield chief executive Rick Parry spoke with Rhys’s family who agreed they would be delighted if the Reds paid tribute to their son’s memory in such a fitting way.

After the two songs there will then be a minute’s applause and the Liverpool players will show their respect by wearing black armbands during the game.[/i]

Fair play to them. It will be interesting to see what kind of reception the song will get. I really hope that there will be no boo’s

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I’d say it will get a good reception. It is hardly a bitter rival and the fans sit together during Derbies don’t they.

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Can’t imagine that there would be any dissent whatsoever. As piper says there’s not much bitterness to the rivalry and this incident has really united the city anyway. Nice gesture from Liverpool though.

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Decent gesture alright by Liverpool. I don’t think there will be any problems with this either as the clubs have a history of uniting in tragic times such as after Hillsborough.