I never claimed that either Liverpool nor Manchester were in East Lancashire. Indeed, I would be most likely burned at the nearest stake were I to suggest that Liverpool has anything to do with Lancashire.

I was, however, referring to the A580 - aka the East Lancs Road, which connects our respective North Western powerhouses, illustrated as follows:



Other than an over-the-top response - I'll set a date with the Liverpool lads and we'll fix summat up our kid (that's the sort of thing you lot say isn't it??)