"Barney" Battles had gained quite a reputation for himself in Scotland after winning the Scottish championship for two seasons running with Hearts and Celtic. He was loaned to Liverpool at the end of the 1895/96 season where he featured in two second division games, but also played in three of the four 'Test' matches...
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It was after a Wednesday night league game back in about '79 - we'd just beaten Derby County (3-1 I think) and me and a couple of mates were propping up a barrier killing time waiting for the crowd to disperse before wandering back to the carpark in Stanley park.
We couldn't help but eavesdrop a conversation between a couple of scousers stood behind us (we were from the Wrexham area) doing the same as us. Suddenly one of them rolls up his newspaper into a cone and uses it to pee through, the ground was nearly empty by then. A few seconds later his mates pipes up 'Everyone will know about that soon' .........'How's that replies his mate?' ...........'Well it's in the Echo!'
Nearly pissed ourselves laughing........... still makes me smile today.
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