Changed beyond recognition. I had a season ticket 86-91 and the Kop was fierce most of the time. Chants for EVERY player before kick off. Every player had a nickname, songs were the norm, esp funny ones against the opposition players. The banter was hilarious (the rivers off piss down the Kop not sure much fun) Dr. Fun instead of that bell end with all the badges.
It's been getting steadily worse since all-seater stadia and cheap airfares. League games now are half full of tourists taking pics of Gerrard when he takes a corner, and the older people like me (44) who know what it was like are in the minority. Young, passionate working class guys cannot afford to go as much nowadays.
True, the poor performance of the team affects the crowd, but we used to lift the team, now we wait for the team to lift us.
'Where's your famous atmosphere' is a sad but true chant from the visiting fans, and it hurts horribly to have to agree they are right.
Mancs, Blueshite, Chavski in the Champion's League are the only games I've been at in the last few years that have felt like the proper Kop, whereas we used to be brilliant even at 3pm against Derby or whoever.
Sad times.
