One pub owner in the Austrian city of Linz has brilliantly tapped into his target market ahead of the Europa League clash between LASK and Liverpool on Thursday. As outlined by publican Kieran Bates has renamed his premises from ‘The Chelsea’ to ‘King Kenny’s’ in anticipating of hundreds of Merseysiders descending on the locality. He explained: “I took over the pub in 2005 and wanted to change the name, but the locals begged me to keep the name, so I did. “For years I was asked why it was called that by fans of other Premier League clubs back home when not one Chelsea fan ever visited and it was the home of Linz Liverpool fans for years, so I decided to change it with a legendary name behind it! We’ve got flags and scarves and the Liverpool colours around the pub.” //www.empireofthekop.com/2023/09/20/klopp-committed-liverpool-germany-rumours/If Mr Bates wanted to ensure that he drew Liverpool fans to his pub for the Reds’ fixture in Linz, he’s certainly gone about it the right way with his homage to the legendary Kenny Dalglish.
We hope that all Liverpool fans going to the game enjoy their visit and, most importantly, stay safe.