Tributes have flooded in for a Liverpool FC fan who travelled all over Europe following the team.
Joey Silker was found dead at his home in Speke just a day after he returned home from travelling to the south coast. He had travelled there to watch Liverpool play Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, January 14.
Joey was known by many as a dedicated fan who was the "life and soul of the party". Since publishing the heartbreaking news of the 46-year-old's death, hundreds of tributes have poured in for Joey and condolences were sent to his loved ones.
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Writing on the ECHO's Facebook page, Kenneth Black said: "Just so heartbreaking to read his loss our condolences go out to his family and friends R.I.P Joey."
Carl Williams added: "Cracking fella he was. RIP Joey YNWA." Victoria Waine also said: "RIP Joey, one in a million."
Janice Bradford said: "RIP Joey rest easy lad. You'll be sorely missed, you and David are back together causing havoc, the gruesome twosome."
Many people also simply wrote 'You'll Never Walk Alone [YNWA]' as a message of of support, unity, and camaraderie to Joey and his loved ones.
Speaking to the ECHO, close friend Dave Hewitt said: "He was a very friendly and outgoing person. He was always up for a laugh and had a smile on his face. He was just a really friendly guy.
"Liverpool meant the world to him. He went everywhere watching them, Madrid, Kyiv, everywhere. I would always bump into him when I'd go the match and everyone just loved him.
"It's hard, I'm just trying to get my head round it. Every time you would bump into him it would be great. It's going to be a lot not bumping into him again. He was the life and soul of the party."
Following the sudden death of Joey, his older brother John, 50, took a banner to the FA Cup replay away at Wolves on Tuesday, January 17, that paid tribute to him. The banner read: "Joey Silker followed the Reds everywhere. RIP."
Dave added: "He was at the Brighton game the day before. That was his last game. The next day he passed away. We're still waiting to find out how he died."
The 50-year-old knew Joey since he was a baby, with him being friends with John from a young age. He said: "I've grown up with him. We had a bond with each other and hung around with each other of a night time.
"To me, it was like having another brother. It's just out of the blue. How can you go to Brighton and be dead less than 24 hours later?"
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