Does it not annoy anyone?

deipnosophist · August 9, 2013

TV caters to its majority audience. Global merchandise sales tell producers who that audience is and like it or not, Liverpool FC is DEFINITELY a headline club along with Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal. Spurs and Man City are next cabs off the mass media profile rank. In NZ, subscriptions for the EPL package have LFC and Man u MILES ahead of anyone else. The least supported club? Stoke.

Carlito · August 9, 2013

Liverpool is football's answer to the Church of Scientology, and so I can only assume that media outlets fear some sort of backlash if they don't pretend they're still up there with the country's best clubs. The cover of this month's Four Four Two has the managers of the 'Big Six' in some stupid Reservoir Dogs mock up, and of course features Rodgers instead of Martinez.

As for the bookies, they're just reeling in gullible dopes that have been hoodwinked by King Brenny's tall tales.

Hellerad · August 9, 2013

I heard a debate on the radio recently where somebody brought this up. The response was basically that there is a spending wall and that as exciting as it is to see a proper club like Everton competing for 4th or 5th, we really can't realistically hope for better than 7th with the money that the RS, Tottenham and Arsenal have to fight for top 4 spots.

The guy who said that couldn't have been more earnest, but the other guy talking was sort of dismissive and took the conversation elsewhere before there was any real debate.

GwladysBlue · August 9, 2013

Liverpool have consistently been outspending most clubs Chelsea and City aside for years, they're still rubbish.

Dooguk · August 9, 2013

uncle bill's moggie said:
And all the ex r/s players employed by the media.

This all day.
Downloaded the Btsports app for my phone, the first thing I see is "The Stevie Gee Story"
It's Satanta in disguise. Avoid it like the plague.

king louis IX · August 9, 2013

All agree that finishing 7th/8th would be a decent season considering the change of management.

Fume if anybody else dares to suggest it.

Proper Everton that.

Seamus Colemole · August 9, 2013

As much as they way we're portrayed in the media annoys me (and thats the clubs fault as much as the media's), surely they are more liklely to win the league than us?

With their attitude and finances they have more chance of bridging that gap than we do. Still a million miles away but i'd say unfortunatly they have more chance than us.

thomo1878 · August 9, 2013

deathbyropeandglass said:
As much as they way we're portrayed in the media annoys me (and thats the clubs fault as much as the media's), surely they are more liklely to win the league than us?

With their attitude and finances they have more chance of bridging that gap than we do. Still a million miles away but i'd say unfortunatly they have more chance than us.

Yep, agree that we stand no chance of winning the league and all the teams mentioned are greater in stature, but just think it's unfair that despite competing with them quite closely in the league and in head to heads last season, we lost how many times to those teams? Once against United, twice against Chelsea, and that's it? Just don't think we get enough recognition, think everyone sees that though

Seamus Colemole · August 9, 2013

thomo1878 said:
Yep, agree that we stand no chance of winning the league and all the teams mentioned are greater in stature, but just think it's unfair that despite competing with them quite closely in the league and in head to heads last season, we lost how many times to those teams? Once against United, twice against Chelsea, and that's it? Just don't think we get enough recognition, think everyone sees that though

Yeah we're not one of the glamour clubs who its cool to talk about so outside of decent knowledgable football persons we get patronising comments, piss taking and not a lot else.

orchard · August 9, 2013

deathbyropeandglass said:
Yeah we're not one of the glamour clubs who its cool to talk about so outside of decent knowledgable football persons we get patronising comments, piss taking and not a lot else.

Are we counting the FA amongst those without '...decent knowledge[...of] football'?

IllinoisBlue · August 9, 2013

Longer odds just means more money when we surprise everyone and win the league.

peteblue · August 9, 2013

Don't get upset, this happens every year so the bookies sucker in all the RS. Think of it this way, all the deluded RS fans are paying for the houses, cars and holidays of the bookies.......

DanEFC92 · August 9, 2013

Fellaini BEAST said:
For the BBC At least Collin Murray has gone, as for Alan Hansen he can do one also.

From what I remember, he always had a soft spot for Everton.

Khalekan · August 10, 2013

thomo1878 said:
Watching SSN before and saw the odds for the title. It listed 6 clubs. Chelsea, City, United, Arsenal, Tottenham and the sh*te.

Now I know we are under transition with Bob Martin, and we have been "punching above our weight" for the past 10 years, but when will we get recognised as one of the big clubs in the EPL? Finished above the sh*te for the past 2 years and yet, somehow, they are better than us/shorter in the odds market??? And when will journalists and pundits stop saying "Everton are punching above their weight yet again"?

It sure annoys me.

And we can thank the triumvirate of Kenwright, Moyes and Neville for dampening expections and talking us down to the point where a club referred to as a "sleeping giant" around the turn of the century is now regarded as "punching above its weight" when it finishes a remote 6th in the table.