zuluwhiskybravo

When Steve Bruce was at Birmingham we used to never get a point from them. Now it's Stoke. It's part and parcel of being English Champions. There is always one "Stoke" in the league. Just have to take it in our stride. And quite frankly, we just haven't got enough menace in th team yet. I;d like to have a Souness/McMahon on the team. And I know we've been saying that since the mid 90s, bet we've never filled that role, alas.

He was in his element during his final season with us. That 2008-2009 season, as with previous seasons, Gerrard's presence would dominate the team. But not Xabi this season. He was like a second Midfield General, on par with Gerrard. That Champions League 2nd leg semifinal at Stamford Bridge exemplified him taking charge of the Liverpool team with Gerrard injured. That was a team with ability, skill and fight in them. They just wouldn't lie down. No way. If we had Gerrard against Chelsea, we'd have beaten them at theirs, and with a little luck against that 4-4 Arsenal match we'd have won the League. Inches away from a vintage year. To have that Benitez and Alonso back, alas. But they're both gone. So fucking get over it.

Boy, am I glad I learned to use linux all those years ago. Pays dividends now. Pity you didn't manage to get it up and running within a day.

Whom do you have in mind to replace him with ?

More importantly, if he goes, it just shows our place in the pecking order. No way would I allow the Bastard down the road to dictate what we do.

What's the club's allocation ?

Is right. He'll take a Aston Villa-esq club. I reckon Wolves should have a look at him. If he's offered, he'll take it.

What riot act ? Unlike United who have constantly been high profile in the last few years, and have media from all over the world clammoring for exclusives and access, we have not done much since the last Champions League Final in 2007. You could argue that even in those days we weren't milking the media, or didn't know how to: take for example Benitez's "rant" in 2008. Maybe it's just not the Liverpool Way. I don't know. We need to be successful, there is just no way around it. Once we are, only then are we able to dictate the agenda. FSG and Kenny need to sit out the current storm and get 4th. Take names by all means, but get 4th place.

But these are all clubs that have had suarez as their own. I don't see anyone outside these clubs being objective. Who else has claimed that Suarez was convicted based on what his accuser claims ? No one. Everyone else just swallows the rhetoric: "he's a racist", "sell him", "punish him" etc. I can only hope this is just localised football.

Is homophobia illegal ?

Well that not quite an even comparison. Luis is new to this league. And he takes no prisoners while on the field. Plus Luis incident against Ghana, and the biting of a player while at Ajax is no help to him at all. Ron being a manager has had a nurturing role to play. He's been through the ranks and seen it all in English Football. To say that it's something peculiar to Liverpool is completely wrong.