00:00 Bob Waterhouse knows all too well about the trials and tribulations of the Beautiful Game.
00:07 The retired teacher's latest book, titled Liverpool Football Club Ruined My Life, examines why the Reds overtook the Toffees as the dominant Merseyside club.
00:18 In the early 60s when I started supporting Everton and they were definitely the number one team on Merseyside then.
00:27 However, this dominance was about to come apart very rapidly actually.
00:36 The history of both clubs is so intrinsically linked. Everton were the first of the two teams to exist.
00:42 Known first as St Domingos, they started life playing in Stanley Park, moving on to Anfield to accommodate their crowd of fans.
00:50 Following a disagreement over rent, the Blues moved to Goodison Park, making space for Liverpool FC to be formed.
00:57 Some of the younger fans may not realise that Everton used to play at Anfield.
01:02 I think that common source has given the city a degree of unity that for instance has never existed in Glasgow.
01:13 Liverpool fans have been left feeling bereft at the bombshell news that Jurgen Klopp has announced he'll be leaving the club at the end of the season.
01:22 The Reds' beloved managers led the team to victory in six major trophies over his nine and a half years at the club.
01:28 Over on the Blues side of the city, despite being hit by a second charge by the Premier League, there is plenty to look forward to with a brand new home at Bramley Moor Dock on the horizon for the Toffees.
01:39 In terms of the fans, they've got much more in common than separates them.
01:44 But I think Everton's fans in particular probably as a result of the relative lack of success over the last 30 or 40 years.
01:53 Everton's fans are very much localised.
01:56 About 20 years ago there was a survey suggesting that over half of them come from within a 30 or 40 mile radius of the city.
02:03 Liverpool's fan base as I'm sure you know is much more globalised.
02:07 Not that Everton's isn't. Everton's local fan base is North Liverpool.
02:12 Years ago the opposite was the case with Liverpool.
02:15 Across the city, murals dedicated to players from both clubs leave no doubt about how much impact they have on our lives.
02:22 That feeling of belonging and togetherness is something that's hard to replicate these days.
02:31 I think the atmosphere at football matches is far better than I can remember from the dark days of the 70s and early 80s.
02:40 You know, hooliganism has not disappeared but it's all intents and purposes it doesn't seem to be there.
02:51 Nothing unites us or divides us in this city as much as football.
02:56 Home to two top flight Premier League teams, the passion and love that we have here eclipses everything else.
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