Irish Liverpool supporters travel to Anfield for Kenny Dalglish's first home game as caretaker manager.
An early start for members of the Wicklow Liverpool Supporters Club as they embark on a seven-hour journey from Dublin to Liverpool via Holyhead. These Irish Liverpool supporters will be there for the first home game since Kenny Dalglish returned to manage the club for a second time. When Roy Hodgson was sacked on 8 January 2011, Kenny Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager.
Chairman of Wicklow Liverpool Supporters' Club Glenn O'Reilly remembers when Kevin Keegan resigned as manager of Newcastle United and Kenny Dalglish took over. He thinks standards at Liverpool have slipped but,
Maybe with Kenny coming back, that might bring some of the pride back into the club.
With the return of the former player and manager affectionately known by fans as 'King Kenny', there is a renewed optimism around Liverpool.
Dr Rogan Taylor of the University of Liverpool thinks the current Liverpool squad is the worst he has watched in 50 years,
I think there's a long haul ahead.
To the relief of the Wicklow supporters, Kenny Dalglish's team did not taste a third consecutive defeat as Liverpool drew 2-2 with Merseyside rivals Everton.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 17 January 2011. The reporter is Paul O'Flynn.
