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He is really entertaining. I wish we could say the same about you but all you offer - similar to other Liverpool fans - is arrogance and tedium. You can tell your a plastic fool, Keegan should be one of your heroes for fucks sake. He was a hero of mine and I still wish him well as I do with Terry mac. That`s is why I came on here, because I had a soft spot for you lot. I do not think he`s a good manager though. Personal abuse doesn`t help your case. It doesn't help yours either. Apparently I am a racist, with poor geographical knowledge who never leaves the house. I never said you were a racist, I said you were not worldly which is completely different. Your geographical knowledge is poor and I believe you don`t get out much.

Bollocks. Chelsea are gonna get bummed at SJP.

Bollocks. Liverpool fans aren't dignified, stoic or likeable. They're jumped up divine righters who state there club is the best and without flaw, whine when they don't get there own way and complain everyone's out to get them, but then walk around shocked and appalled when people don't love them and their club. ....................and you in your wisdom think they are different from other fans

He is really entertaining. I wish we could say the same about you but all you offer - similar to other Liverpool fans - is arrogance and tedium. You can tell your a plastic fool, Keegan should be one of your heroes for fucks sake. He was a hero of mine and I still wish him well as I do with Terry mac. That`s is why I came on here, because I had a soft spot for you lot. I do not think he`s a good manager though. Personal abuse doesn`t help your case.

I agree. That was unnecessary and not why I posted it btw. I thought it was a good read from a neutral.

Manu are losing there nerve and will drop points in their next two games. Chelski will take maximum points and win the PL.

He is really entertaining.

Why I was glad Ronaldo missed that penalty Rod Liddle I’ve tried to remember if there was some occurrence over the past two or three years that gave me more intense pleasure than Ronaldo missing that penalty against Barcelona on Wednesday night. The birth of my daughter? The look of pleasure on the faces of my children when they awake to their presents on Christmas Day? Nope - nowhere near. This, you might argue, is the statement of a bitter and pathetic little man - but then “we are what we are”, as the Labour MP Ron Davies announced shortly after he’d been espied interfering with badgers in a wood near the M4 a few years back. Ronaldo’s faux-nonchalant, side-footed slice of a spot-kick provoked me to open a bottle of champagne I’d bought when Ashley Cole was caught out with some slapper a month or so ago, but in my euphoria had entirely forgotten about and left at the back of the fridge. I was so happy I even thought about buying some Pringles and asking the neighbours round. And there was still plenty in the bottle to toast Cristiano’s fall-down-like-a-great-big-girlie-in-the-penalty-area routine half an hour later. If you were a referee, would you ever give Ronaldo a penalty, unless you actually saw the gun taken out of the holster and pointed at his head? As Sir Alex Ferguson has frequently pointed out, his little Portuguese moppet is often denied decisions which should rightly have gone his way; such was the case, I would reckon, against Barcelona (although in the good old days it would have been an indirect free kick at best). There is, however, a perfectly logical reason for referees always to grin broadly and wave play to continue when Ronaldo collapses – he is known to have cheated, once or twice, so why take the risk of giving him a decision? The cheating stuff, Sir Alex, is not something we’ve all imagined out of a born antipathy to the man, even if, like me, we do have a born antipathy to the man. We’ve all seen it, and taken note, especially the refs. There was a bit of fun to be had with poor John Arne Riise, too, and that fabulous diving, bullet-headed own goal, which immediately recalled to mind defenders of the calibre of Glenn Keeley. The pleasure here, however, was mediated by the fact that it meant Chelsea have a slightly better chance of progressing against Liverpool, an eventuality which, of course, nobody wants, least of all the TV companies. Avram Grant’s Chelsea have become as dour as George Graham’s Arsenal and Don Revie’s Leeds and yet without either of those two sides’ defining, overwhelming competence. Grant’s appointment was supposedly intended to herald a new era of flamboyant attacking football – which indeed it did, for about a week and a half. More recently, though, they have become a luxury Taste The Difference version of Sam Allardyce’s Bolton Wanderers, all sharp elbows and carefully marshalled grit and with their own pouting, diving, sulky moppet up front in Didier Drogba. Referees are beginning to learn never to give him a penalty, either. Most neutrals, I suspect, hope that Liverpool prevail in the second leg; certainly I do, if only for their dignified and stoical fans and likeable manager. The Scousers have done themselves a lot of credit this season, lining up foursquare behind Rafa Benitez even when they were struggling to overcome Havant and Waterlooville and losing to the likes of Barnsley. They seem to have a sense of perspective and dignity on Merseyside, something which appears wholly absent among the arriviste legions at Stamford Bridge, who throw a hissy fit when the team drops a point at home, or against those perpetually deluded monkeys at St James’ Park. Ronaldo’s misfortune aside, the first leg of Manchester United’s Champions League tie against Barcelona was an affair of almost perfect, exquisite boredom – as these first legs almost always are. They are like one of those early Harold Pinter plays where you know that nothing at all is going to happen and nothing indeed does happen, and you leave wondering why you turned up in the first place. First shot on target in the 83rd minute. In these knockout stages the first leg always seems to end up either 0-0 or 1-1; they have become pointless exercises in advanced caution and tedium, a misery for the supporters. In the dystopian fiction 1984, George Orwell predicted a time when football would become quite pointless and fizzle out altogether, when the various teams had reached such a level of competence that they cancelled each other out, every game ending 0-0. Orwell was motivated by a profound mistrust of all sport and, more to the point, was following the same sort of flawed logic which insists that because 100m sprint records nudge ever downwards year on year, there will inevitably come a time when the record will stand at 0 seconds. I am no logician, but I doubt we will ever reach that stage, no matter how many drugs they take. Orwell’s dystopia has, however, arrived in the form of Champions League knockout stage first-leg ties. To state the obvious, they are played over two legs to maximise income and also to give each team a chance to play at home, but the team that plays at home in the first leg does not treat that match as a “home” game, in the normal sense of the word. They wish primarily not to concede. The away team, however, does adopt the usual away-team tactic of wishing not to concede and so you have a sort of terrible stalemate. How can this anomaly be addressed by Uefa? You could abolish the away-goals-count-double rule for the second leg, thus placing an onus upon the teams to extend themselves with greater cavalier spirit in the first leg. Or I suppose you could simply insist that John Arne Riise plays in every first-leg tie, as a sort of wild card to be introduced as the game is quietly petering out.

He`s a hypocrite.

I think you're best off sticking with Liverpool when it comes to being a glory hunter, mate. You`re right there mate..................that`s for damn sure!

Com`n you Hammers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yet he's placed higher in the Premier league than Benitez, ffs that's little more than paper drivel Keegan's tactics are better than Allardyce's yet fat Sam is thought by some to be a very tactical manager, same as Ramos who got tactically outclassed by the 'clueless' Keegan. Yes you did fluke the CL in 2005 Benitez has even said recently he has no idea how the players he had then managed it. T-Keith the xenophobe T-keith is not a xenophobe, he`s just a narrow-minded hillbilly. I suppose it`s ok though cause he won`t be going abroad any time soon. Im not narrow minded at all mate, i just don't support a football team one thousand miles away. That statement in itself prooves my point. Well its not the same thing is it? Support who the fuck you want mate, shine your torch at the moon for all i care just don't claim somebody else's glory on a forum completely unrelated to you. Why not?------------------that`s what a forum is for. Don`t be sooooo bitter. That's what a Liverpool forum is for mate. So "foreigners" aren`t welcome?..............or are we as long as we don`t speak the truth.

Yet he's placed higher in the Premier league than Benitez, ffs that's little more than paper drivel Keegan's tactics are better than Allardyce's yet fat Sam is thought by some to be a very tactical manager, same as Ramos who got tactically outclassed by the 'clueless' Keegan. Yes you did fluke the CL in 2005 Benitez has even said recently he has no idea how the players he had then managed it. T-Keith the xenophobe T-keith is not a xenophobe, he`s just a narrow-minded hillbilly. I suppose it`s ok though cause he won`t be going abroad any time soon. Im not narrow minded at all mate, i just don't support a football team one thousand miles away. That statement in itself prooves my point. Well its not the same thing is it? Support who the fuck you want mate, shine your torch at the moon for all i care just don't claim somebody else's glory on a forum completely unrelated to you. Why not?------------------that`s what a forum is for. Don`t be sooooo bitter.

Yet he's placed higher in the Premier league than Benitez, ffs that's little more than paper drivel Keegan's tactics are better than Allardyce's yet fat Sam is thought by some to be a very tactical manager, same as Ramos who got tactically outclassed by the 'clueless' Keegan. Yes you did fluke the CL in 2005 Benitez has even said recently he has no idea how the players he had then managed it. T-Keith the xenophobe T-keith is not a xenophobe, he`s just a narrow-minded hillbilly. I suppose it`s ok though cause he won`t be going abroad any time soon. Im not narrow minded at all mate, i just don't support a football team one thousand miles away. That statement in itself prooves my point.

Yet he's placed higher in the Premier league than Benitez, ffs that's little more than paper drivel Keegan's tactics are better than Allardyce's yet fat Sam is thought by some to be a very tactical manager, same as Ramos who got tactically outclassed by the 'clueless' Keegan. Yes you did fluke the CL in 2005 Benitez has even said recently he has no idea how the players he had then managed it. T-Keith the xenophobe Keegan admitted he was inept himself when he ran from the England job.

Yet he's placed higher in the Premier league than Benitez, ffs that's little more than paper drivel Keegan's tactics are better than Allardyce's yet fat Sam is thought by some to be a very tactical manager, same as Ramos who got tactically outclassed by the 'clueless' Keegan. Yes you did fluke the CL in 2005 Benitez has even said recently he has no idea how the players he had then managed it. T-Keith the xenophobe T-keith is not a xenophobe, he`s just a narrow-minded hillbilly. I suppose it`s ok though cause he won`t be going abroad any time soon.

You must have come to that conclusion after your champions league win! He's only been in 9 months mate. .............and wants to get out asap by all accounts! Funny that you`re singing the praises of a foreigner all of a sudden...............I`m sure the irony is lost on you, What makes you think i have a problem with foreigners? And Mike Ashley is English... Your posts. Would you care to go into a little bit more detail? You know...to prove this? You can read. (I think)................you constantly refer to where I live and the fact that I have an american background in a negative fashion and constantly refer to our worldwide support as a negative thing...............yet love to blag on about all the foreign players you`d love to sign or have--------makes you sound a bit thick tbh.

You must have come to that conclusion after your champions league win! He's only been in 9 months mate. .............and wants to get out asap by all accounts! Funny that you`re singing the praises of a foreigner all of a sudden...............I`m sure the irony is lost on you, What makes you think i have a problem with foreigners? And Mike Ashley is English... Your posts.

It's only taken him 3 seasons and countless wasted millions. Yes, but he's done it a lot sooner than most clubs and hardly any wasted millions. His transfers have been very good on the whole and any that haven't worked out have cost very little and been shipped out at the first opportunity. Bear in mind that you actually fluked the Champions league... How is it then that you`ve never "fluked" it?.................or shall I tell you?

You must have come to that conclusion after your champions league win! He's only been in 9 months mate. .............and wants to get out asap by all accounts! Funny that you`re singing the praises of a foreigner all of a sudden...............I`m sure the irony is lost on you,

You must have come to that conclusion after your champions league win!

You guys deserve Keegan.................................a manager who admits he is not tactically aware. Really amazing.

I really can`t believe the bitterness. Rafa will be at liverpool for the next 10 years because he`s simply the best around.

A backtracking bottler it is then. You showed yourself for the weirdo that you are and now you are trying to make out it wasn't serious, it might wash with some of your mates on here but even they know deep down that you're a weirdo. The FA Cup is a glamour competition but I've never met anyone yet, other than Newcastle fans, who'd choose to win the FA Cup above a League tilte. Can you not read you tedious post office visitor??? What bit do you not understand here... "in an era when the FA Cup was held in a much higher regard", where does that make reference to the present, and what Newcastle fans priorities are in terms of what they would like to win. Go away you boring bastard, you defeat yourself and you know you do in your heart. I understood perfectly what you meant and still say I've never met a fan yet who'd choose to win the FA Cup above a League title and that includes old timers who've been going to the match for decades. My own Grandfathers biggest dream at the beginning of every season was to see Liverpool win another title and he's been dead for 20 years. When do you think you might win another title? Serious question btw? (No malice intended). In the next two years, we`re closer than most think imo.................when will you win "something"?

It's an impossibility. Sam Allardyce a realist fucking hell I'm a hell of alot happier with being linked to Modric than Kevin Nolan so I doubt this decision will backfire especially as we'd probably be scrapping it out to avoid going down under Fat Sam. It's quality how you call him the fairy godmother why because he's a legend here? your fans would be tossing themselves senseless if something like this happened to you. I heard next to no crowd noise your last match and it was a fucking champions league semi final all they do is the cringeworthy YNWA. Were you there? Nope saw it on tv I know they lower crowd volume but still normally it's audible it was very rarely that. Were you? Wrong! For big matches like this the crowd tend to be mic'd up and ''mixed'' to a certain bias. Usually to match with the Sky / ITV hype. I honestly thought they made it quieter, that is utterly pathetic then especially for a champions league semi final. Sorry to spoil the magic mate They often manipulate it to their own agenda too. Eg. Any match on Sky with any group of 'special' fans will be tampered with.