No mention of Heysel. There's a surprise.
Decent enough tribute I suppose.
I do have to laugh at how they try and frame Everton's 80s period in reference to themselves; it's faint praise really. I also have to shake my head when they talk about the history of our rivalry with them in general. Let's have it right: they had their success and dominance over a 17 year period between 1973 and 1990....and 4 of those seasons was a struggle to stay with us. Before that they were nothing. The odd title and nothing else. The confirmed second best team on Merseyside for over 80 years. Shankly had to knock us off our perch. That's the truth of the matter. And since 1990 Liverpool have won a few second tier trophies (ones we'd love yes, but still second tier).
They really do need a reality check. They're nothing now. Just a museum piece in search of a revival.
Well yes this is exactly it. Most of the "tributes" to him on RAWK (the ones without the hashtag "#blueshite" on them) are basically an extension to eulogise themselves, big up "Kenny" and take sly digs at United. It's all a bit sad really. There's very little mention of Liverpool fans cheering for United in 1985.
The general approach seems to be;
1) Say something nice about Kendall in a patronising way with a sly remark. Say "He was a great manager for Everton, the best they'll ever have". Or "He built a great team, for 4 years they gave us a bit of competition".
2) Talk about Kenny. The attention then quickly shifts to Dalglish. "Dalglish then built his greatest ever team to in 87/88". As if Kendall and Everton are a footnote to their prolonged success (of 2 leagues in 30 years).
3) Talk about how rubbish football is now. "Kendall managed great teams, not like the United teams under Fergusan they could really play. Our 87/88 team wiped the floor with them though and would have beaten the United teams of the 90's".
4) Blame the deteriorating relationship on us. "Kendall showed us great respect unlike them now". "It used to be the friendly derby then, before they were rubbish and became bitter".
Essentially the whole exercise has been turned into them trying to;
1) Minimise United's success.
2) Minimise Everton's success
3) Re-write their own irrelevancy.
4) Self award themselves the "great fans" trophies for showing respect to a man who is widely loved across the game.
Very few of them have got the guts to say it as it is. That Kendall built a side that battered all before them including Liverpool. They were not our rivals, they were just another team we annihilated on our quest to glory. There was nothing Dalglish, Rush et al could do about it.
