Bloody Football!

[The Piper]

but I don't think anyone hated Liverpool like that when they were on top.

Oh! believe me they did.
I've had to do a runner at many away games back then,and not too far from you was the worse.Leeds,their crazy up there

[The Piper]

Well Fergie said on the news last night,he expects the club to stand by Moyes.

[The Piper]

[SammiValentine]

Oh! believe me they did.
I've had to do a runner at many away games back then,and not too far from you was the worse.Leeds,their crazy up there

my dad n uncle did regular aways 70s, early 80.s till my mum banned my dad cos i was being born haha

some mad storys. have you read the boys from the mersey?

[SammiValentine]

I was about to say it's because of their long record of consistent success, but I don't think anyone hated Liverpool like that when they were on top.

hard to compare the old school terrace culture, obs,firms,working class scarfers... compared to todays sky generation. plus dont forget the power of the media, twatter, 24/7 wankers on skysports. ex players whining all day on talksport, bla bla

it is fair comment however to say that the best is usually "hated" its a backhanded compliment. if people are copying you or your getting abuse then chances are your doing something right

[robertlouis]

Back to the footy.

Interesting set of results last night - Arsenal dropping points at Southampton, Palace continuing their remarkable recovery under Tony Pulis - whatever he may lack in tactical subtlety he seems to make up for with motivation - Swansea winning at last, and Liverpool thumping Everton 4 - 0.

If they can turn some of their home form into solid away performances, I can see them consolidating fourth place. OK, I hope that they will.

And Mata made a very impressive start for Man U. They need more than just him, but he'll make a very positive difference.

More matches tonight, so MOTD should provide good entertainment.

[robertlouis]

my dad n uncle did regular aways 70s, early 80.s till my mum banned my dad cos i was being born haha

some mad storys. have you read the boys from the mersey?

Growing up in Glasgow, the assumption was always made that you were either Rangers (protestant) or Celtic (catholic), and getting it wrong was dangerous and occasionally fatal.

However, living to the north of the city, my local team was Partick Thistle, and if you replied that you followed the Jags, the initial reaction would be stunned disbelief, followed by the awed respect that native Americans used to reserve for lunatics.

But the best parochial crowd chant I ever heard was at a League 2 needle match in the southwest at Torquay, where the local fans taunted their opponents - Exeter - by chanting "Dirty Northern Bastards."

Check a map of the UK and you'll get the point.

[SammiValentine]

Back to the footy.

Interesting set of results last night - Arsenal dropping points at Southampton, Palace continuing their remarkable recovery under Tony Pulis - whatever he may lack in tactical subtlety he seems to make up for with motivation - Swansea winning at last, and Liverpool thumping Everton 4 - 0.

If they can turn some of their home form into solid away performances, I can see them consolidating fourth place. OK, I hope that they will.

And Mata made a very impressive start for Man U. They need more than just him, but he'll make a very positive difference.

More matches tonight, so MOTD should provide good entertainment.

soz to be a smartarse .. unlike me eh

but..Lazy journalism that roberto our away form has not been bad at all v anyone not in the champs league battle. if we keep on what we doing home/away versus the lower sides, weve been doing it as good/better than most........... the main thing is to reverse all the lost points lost in away games at the top sides.

we have only man utd to play away out of top 7. we got a possible 4 out of 15 points with 3 left to play for !!

homewise we got 6 out of 6 so far and 12 left to play for.

thats what will decide it for us .

[Stavros]

When is some intelligent referee going to ask Skrtl if he would prefer strictly come dancing to football? Or maybe the way he wraps his arms around opposing players at corners and set pieces is his way of coming out? There are some penalties in there for a savvy forward, I think this is Liverpool's weakness.

[robertlouis]

soz to be a smartarse .. unlike me eh

but..Lazy journalism that roberto our away form has not been bad at all v anyone not in the champs league battle. if we keep on what we doing home/away versus the lower sides, weve been doing it as good/better than most........... the main thing is to reverse all the lost points lost in away games at the top sides.

we have only man utd to play away out of top 7. we got a possible 4 out of 15 points with 3 left to play for !!

homewise we got 6 out of 6 so far and 12 left to play for.

thats what will decide it for us .

Well, my wee scouse muffin, after Wednesday's results things look even more promising for Liverpool. Strongly consolidated in 4th place, and with both Chelsea and Arsenal looking anxiously over their shoulders, a good run should see them finishing fourth or better, although I can't see anyone overtaking Man City. And if it's close at the end, Liverpool's hefty GD could be worth a point or two.

And Stavros, you clearly have a thing about Skrtl and his exaggerated attempts at manlove foreplay in the penalty box, but if you watch any televised game you'll see every central defender doing exactly the same. If the linesmen did their job properly there would be a dozen penalties per game. Skrtl is no better, but no worse, than any of his counterparts in emulating an octopus whenever a corner is taken.