ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3

[verreauxi]

 

[ToffeeDan]

I love my father, although when it comes to footy he’s a disappointingly big spoilt brat in all honesty. The success he’s seen since the 60s and the way he acts after defeats just irks me.

Alright , you should always want the club you support to do well and aspire to be the best but saying things like “I give up with Liverpool” after the defeat to Brighton after only seeing them win the league a few months earlier is just ridiculous. He’s great in a lot of ways, when it comes to football I try to avoid conversation because the entitlement is just sickening.

When we won the league in 1985 - to the surprise of, well, just about everyone - it was a great moment as I was really too young to remember 1970 - but I do remember when we missed out in 1986 after the injury to Big Nev and the debacle at Oxford (not to mention that lot doing the double), both typical Everton That moments. I do remember thinking like "oh well, we've got a great side, we play great football and there's always next year." Well, of course there was a next year (1987) and for me, although we haven't won the league since (or much else of course) it's not only about the trophies, which are nice. For that lot and their attendant hangers-on it is "all about the trophies". I get it that that is pretty important but why not ask a Tranmere Rovers fan what "it's all about" - perhaps their answer won't be an arrogant "we exist to win trophies" because, well, all clubs "exist to win trophies" and some just have a few more resources to achieve it than others. Your father ought to stop bathing in the reflected glory of the RS and accept that losing is also part of the game.

And whilst I remember some of 3 of the 4 league titles in my lifetime I do know there are plenty of football supporters in countries all over the world whose side won't achieve 4 title wins (and counting) in a lifetime and I am grateful for what Everton have achieved whilst I have been going to the game.

 

[Lineker]

I believe there is an Ice Cube tune about that.

 

[Lineker]

I watched a German league game the other night on BT. The tackling was just part of the game, many a time what I now expect to be given as a foul was just ignored or waved on. We have ruined the game in the U.K. and I blame our referees and commentators.......

I blame Eric Cantona

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Heres Keanos take on things.

Roy Keane puts the boot in on Klopp and 'bad champions' Liverpool

Former Man Utd skipper reckons champions have got carried away with their own hype after one Premier League title

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[BluePeadar]

Heres Keanos take on things.

Roy Keane puts the boot in on Klopp and 'bad champions' Liverpool

Former Man Utd skipper reckons champions have got carried away with their own hype after one Premier League title

www.irishexaminer.com

The truth hurts and Keano gives them a right bucket load of it here. 100% right he is.

 

[Bluerover]

The truth hurts and Keano gives them a right bucket load of it here. 100% right he is.

I still support McCarthy over Keane from 2002, but I must say I enjoyed that last night.

 

[toffee82]

Records at Anfield since Boxing Day:
Liverpool - played 5, GD - 5, points 2
Allardyce - played 1, GD 0, points 1

 

[Death]

Absolutely embarrassing watching Salah throw himself to the floor for the umpteenth time. But even worse than that is the automatic acceptance from the officials. Given there was no coming together or clash of bodies, you'd expect the referee to be called over to the monitor to check for himself, but no, straight penalty, no questions asked.

Andy Johnson was destroyed for us by a media and manager-driven agenda calling him a cheat, yet Salah has been at this much longer than Johnson was allegedly 'cheating' yet he's still allowed to get away with it.

The FA, officials and everybody will be aware of the disgust at yet another penalty he's conned, yet it'll happen time and time again without him being called out on it.

The flailing of the arms, the legs collapsing like he's just been kneecapped and the head thrown back, isn't it humiliating for their fans watching him do that?

I know for sure that we are embarrassed when Richarlison throws himself to the ground, even though a lot of the time he is genuinely given rough treatment.

Salah is just an embarrassment. How many penalties has he scored this season? Must be about 5 or 6. Horrible cheat.

Its likes the banks, wallstreet , corporations..'too big to fail' comes to mind.

 

[daza_1973]

Not surprised, but bbc breakfast sports kopite Nugent had the rs capitulation 5th in the pecking order behind the super bowl,cricket, tennis and rugby this morning.
Imagine if they'd won........

 

[Penno]

Why haven’t either of their new centre halves played yet?

Oh oh I know the answer sir, it’s because they’re absolute Shiite sir.

 

[ste d' indica]

Morning lads, morning lurkers.

4-1 though.... lol

 

[ste d' indica]

Here ya go Allison ya poor lamb.

 

[maccavennie]

Absolutely embarrassing watching Salah throw himself to the floor for the umpteenth time. But even worse than that is the automatic acceptance from the officials. Given there was no coming together or clash of bodies, you'd expect the referee to be called over to the monitor to check for himself, but no, straight penalty, no questions asked.

Andy Johnson was destroyed for us by a media and manager-driven agenda calling him a cheat, yet Salah has been at this much longer than Johnson was allegedly 'cheating' yet he's still allowed to get away with it.

The FA, officials and everybody will be aware of the disgust at yet another penalty he's conned, yet it'll happen time and time again without him being called out on it.

The flailing of the arms, the legs collapsing like he's just been kneecapped and the head thrown back, isn't it humiliating for their fans watching him do that?

I know for sure that we are embarrassed when Richarlison throws himself to the ground, even though a lot of the time he is genuinely given rough treatment.

Salah is just an embarrassment. How many penalties has he scored this season? Must be about 5 or 6. Horrible cheat.

I can tell you right now that 100% they are not embarrassed about it. Me and my son were laughing our heads off at the decision and my missus tried to justify it by saying his arm was touched. When we said how does that result in him looking like he's been shot at the back of the legs it's "well I'm not bothered and you just concentrate on your team".

It's never been a case of "thats embarrassing that and he needs to stop"

I'm.telling you now as well, every single media outlet who doesn't call him on his diving means they are specifically told not to mention it because there's no way on this earth that anyone who loves football wouldn't have laughed laughed heads off at that pathetic dive and called him out on it. Their silence (Sky, BBC) is absolutely deafening

 

[Tipp blue]

I still support McCarthy over Keane from 2002, but I must say I enjoyed that last night.

Me too. But I do still wonder what could have been if Roy had stayed. He had said before the tournament that semi final was possible.