![]() ![]() With Goodison Park (Everton's home ground) just around the corner from Anfield Road (Liverpool's home ground), the two clubs have grown in their hatred and disposition for the other-with the desire to beat their rival one of their biggest goals at the start of the season. Nowadays, Everton and Liverpool form one of the strongest rivalries in the league, with the Merseyside derbies highlighting on every football fan's calendar. The statement then goes on to direct fans to a hotline they could call to report others seen carrying celery, promising that "all calls will be treated in confidence." In future, if anyone is found attempting to bring celery into Stamford Bridge they could be refused entry and anyone caught throwing celery will face a ban. The throwing of anything at a football match, including celery, is a criminal offence for which you can be arrested and end up with a criminal record. Here's the story via The Guardian, with the statement from the club below: However, according to a club statement from 2007, the Blues have reminded fans that bringing celery to the ground is in fact outlawed and that any fan caught bringing the "dangerous" vegetable to the ground could face a lifetime ban from the Blues' home ground. ![]() You might not know it about the West London club, but Chelsea fans have been bringing celery to the Bridge for decades now-most likely in order to pay homage to their chant "Celery" (warning: inappropriate language). Not too many of the stories to feature on this list take place in the past decade or so, but we have a special place here for the faithful fans at Stamford Bridge, home ground of Chelsea. ![]()
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