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

[Yarrgh]

Out celebrating their illegal 8th minute of 5 minutes of stoppage time winner against Newcastle Reserves.

Perhaps the ref needed to borrow an inhaler seeing as he'd run out of puff for his whistle?

 

[GETEM]

Their PR team are too busy shoe-horning them into every conversation on the BBC to recognise their new player’s celebration may be inappropriate in the current climate.

 

[wandyr79]

The whole season was a write of.

Null and void.


The title that year was a farce.

I know you know that too.

From a very personal view, I am not comfortable with the asterisk rhetoric. I stay away from it.

Barrow got promoted from Conference that year, first time in League Football since 1972, it ended up being a vote to stop the season and have points per game which got us promoted. Biggest thing to happen to the club in my lifetime and I have been to Wembley twice in the FA Trophy (winning both times).

Nobody will ever take that from us and believe me it was a lot closer than the Premiership title.

 

[davek]

From a very personal view, I am not comfortable with the asterisk rhetoric. I stay away from it.

Barrow got promoted from Conference that year, first time in League Football since 1972, it ended up being a vote to stop the season and have points per game which got us promoted. Biggest thing to happen to the club in my lifetime and I have been to Wembley twice in the FA Trophy (winning both times).

Nobody will ever take that from us and believe me it was a lot closer than the Premiership title.

2019/20 is a diminshed title. It just is. For a lot of reasons.

 

[roydo]

2019/20 is a diminshed title. It just is. For a lot of reasons.

I clean forgot the season was stopped, then resumed in a quickie "get games done" way. Cos I always considered the next season the No Fans one.

 

[davek]

I clean forgot the season was stopped, then resumed in a quickie "get games done" way. Cos I always considered the next season the No Fans one.

Those two seasons will foever be tainted. 2019/20 and 2020/21.

There's a reason football authorities stopped for wars. It's a complete washout. Same with the pandemic, which arguably had a bigger impact on movement and freedom to act.

 

[wandyr79]

2019/20 is a diminshed title. It just is. For a lot of reasons.

I understand that you believe that but I just can't get on board with that way of thinking, I would have to consider our current 2nd place in League 2 as diminished as well, along with the previous 2 seasons.

I know football fans are a hypocritical bunch but on this I have to stick with my guns and accept that they won the title.

 

[davek]

I understand that you believe that but I just can't get on board with that way of thinking, I would have to consider our current 2nd place in League 2 as diminished as well, along with the previous 2 seasons.

I know football fans are a hypocritical bunch but on this I have to stick with my guns and accept that they won the title.

Let me ask you this: if I were to offer you Everton winning a title in 2018/19 or 2019/20 which would you take?

 

[matty1878]

I understand that you believe that but I just can't get on board with that way of thinking, I would have to consider our current 2nd place in League 2 as diminished as well, along with the previous 2 seasons.

I know football fans are a hypocritical bunch but on this I have to stick with my guns and accept that they won the title.

in lockdown

 

[ste d' indica]

I'd say they won 'a' title, not 'the' title

 

[Jacob]

Just looking at Granada Reports...with some amazement that the pitch side fracas between the respective coaching staffs was actually shown.

Nice little shot of Klopp's 'keep it going nark' as a finale too. His kooky 'breath of fresh air' persona they cult-ivated is well gone. How many spats has he had now with his contemporaries.. even one with one of his own who tried to shake his hand by the players tunnel when covid was starting and was sworn at. He's a grade A nark. Can't see him being on his best behaviour at The Old Lady on Saturday....esp in view of his previous with Frank who let him off with nothing. The crowd won't either. Bring it on.

 

[helpimonfire]

RS I know wants us investigated for making transfers. Says we cannot go on cheating. Seems it ruins the game. Even said we should be deducted points as we should have been relegated last season but we stayed up by cheating. ... I replied "never give us a thought though eh!"

Funny enough, he no longer wanted to converse when I asked him to explain how scoring in the 8th minute of 5 minutes time added on is not cheating ... They don't like it up em!

 

[ste d' indica]

RS I know wants us investigated for making transfers. Says we cannot go on cheating. Seems it ruins the game. Even said we should be deducted points as we should have been relegated last season but we stayed up by cheating. ... I replied "never give us a thought though eh!"

Funny enough, he no longer wanted to converse when I asked him to explain how scoring in the 8th minute of 5 minutes time added on is not cheating ... They don't like it up em!

Tell him to go suck his inhaler.

 

[royalblue66]

Tell him to go suck his inhaler.

After it’s been shoved up his rectum.

 

[ramacca]

They claim they are not favoured by refs.

Richard Keys

@richardajkeys
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10h

I can’t think of a better argument for an independent time-keeper than Liverpool’s goal in the third half last night. Pope was on the floor 90 seconds in the 5 added. So the whistle should’ve gone at 96.30. Liverpool scored in the 98th minute.