To follow in the footsteps of your heroes and turn out for your boyhood team is a dream for any aspiring young footballer. Part of the thrill of playing football as a child is trying to emulate your heroes, perfecting your Ronaldo step over, your Beckham free kick or your Cantona nonchalance. And to walk down the famous steps at Anfield and score in front of The Kop wearing Liverpool red is something that most young fans can only dream of. Liverpool are not short of professional footballers who supported them as children, with some achieving their dream of playing for the club. Big money transfers, iconic former players, fervent supporters and one of the most famous home grounds in world football all seem to point to paradise for any childhood Kopite. However the Premier League can be an unforgiving arena, with little place for sentiment and nostalgia, which all these four Reds found out that when their Kop dreams didn't turn out the way they had hoped.
