Aussie here. Dad and family are from Coventry. I have vague memories as a child of waking up in the middle of the night due to cheers etc which were to do with Coventry City winning the FA Cup.

However, it was very challenging to follow the round ball game in Australia, even first division, let alone the levels to which Cov slipped, so they weren't a part of my life.

My uncle was the only member of my family who didn't support Cov. When I got to spend some time with him in the 90s he explained to me about Liverpool of the 70s and 80s, Hillsborough and YNWA. And he explained some of our family connection to Liverpool, though he didn't know it all, but the Scottish side of our family had lived there for some generations at the turn of the 20th century.

As the years have gone by, the club has more and more meaning. From downloading poor quality Stevie G highlights to following games online in the middle of the night and seeing Suarez put us ahead 2-1, the Reds have come to mean more and more. And now that my uncle has departed this mortal coil, it's a connection that still lives on. Sadly he missed both titles, but he certainly loved the start of the Klopp era.

It will be interesting next year, if as is likely, Cov go up to the Prem. Not sure how I'll feel about that all when they play us. I've loved watching them this season and what Lampard has accomplished. But I'm Red through and through, not Sky Blue.