JOEY ate frogs legs, made the Swiss roll, now he's munching Gladbach.

That iconic 24ft banner lauding the exploits of Joey Jones, dubbed the Scouse Bayeux Tapestry, will be back on the Kop for the first time since it's last stand in 1994, as Bayern Munich visit Anfield tonight.

Created by Phil Downey and best mate Jimmy Cummings for the club's first European Cup final in 1977 in Rome against Borussia Monchengladbach, the tribute to cult hero Jones is as famous as the 3-1 win itself.

Downey explained: "In those days Joey Jones was an icon already.

"We called him the fan on the pitch, and he was, he was one of us, just an ordinary guy.

"It was the best time in everyone's lives. It was a fabulous time to be there. You lived and breathed it, we were part of the team, we were the 12th man.

"The response was unbelievable. We felt like we were the players, superstars just with a banner.

"It's just iconic, isn't it? I can't believe it, to be honest.

"It's my greatest achievement in life."

Dave Kirby, author and Liverpool fan, insists the Jones banner will be forever synonymous with that special night in Rome when the Reds won the first of their five European Cups.

"This magical thing takes me back to that amazing and emotional night in Rome '77, which for me, is the mother and daddy of them all," said Kirby of the banner. "I get goosebumps when I see it, to be honest. That will never leave me. I go back to a little kid when I see it.

"There's times in history and you just capture them and this just captures it perfectly for us.

"Our first European Cup win and everything that went around that magical night, that was right in the middle.

"I feel like I'm in the presence of royalty when I'm near it."

Jones, an icon at Wrexham Football Club, is honoured to have a banner marking his time at the club.

He said: “I think as much of that banner as I do the winners' medal.

“When I saw it at Rome, I couldn't believe it. There are so many famous players in the Liverpool team, the other 10 were household names.

“The German players wouldn't have known who I was, they'd have just thought 'who is that skinny Welsh lad?'. To have a banner - it certainly wasn't for my skill - it made me feel 10 feet tall.”

The 63-year-old even had possession of the banner, which was presented to him when he left Anfield in 1978, adding: “I had it at home for more than 20 years.

“I had it wrapped up in the garage. But the only place I would let it go back to was Liverpool Football Club."