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Save for Bournemouth being a surprisingly decent night out, that was another dog of a day in this miserable league season.
Yesterdays admin-
Title Defence Countdown:
10 wins down/ 15 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 27 wins.).
36 points down/ 45 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 89 points.).
Football 99% of the time summed up in 4 days.
Brilliant on the Wednesday. Abysmal on the Sat’day. L’pool are superb on the biggest stage of all Wednesday.
L’pool, and Bournemouth come to that, are abysmal in absolutely horrid conditions the Sat’day in an absolute dog of a game neither side deserved to win. And not one single player on either side comes out with any credit. But L’pool yet again find a way to throw it away at the death in yet more self-inflicted nonsense that is beyond inexcusable now. Too many games this season have become a coin-toss. And given the disparity in squad finances between them and the likes of Bournemouth, that just shouldn’t be the case.
The manager is naturally going to get the bullets. He’s in that front and centre position for a reason and naturally takes the criticism. But it’s so much more far reaching than just him. The goalkeeper and captain having shockers of a game. The latter’s amateur, lazy mistake costing not only the opener. But another key injury, and the knock-on to the quick second as we couldn’t make a change. To then throw it away, again, after getting back into it. And worse, to be outdone, at the death, by a set-piece, AGAIN!!!!!
, just encapsulated this sorry league season. As soon as the lad was winding up for the long throw you knew what was coming. And one of the biggest culprits of all, are those who gambled on settling for nothing less than top quality additions over quantity the summer. That has left the squad threadbare and a manager with very limited options. Even now, in January, they are about to weaken us even further with no help in sight. Little sympathy for Slot there as he’s killed telling everyone they are all aligned on transfers. But it’s no less of a disgrace on those above him that they have left him so short on players and a now, proper goosed looking squad.
The only positive through ‘till May, as has been the story countless times through football history, is the cups saving the season. They are patently now FAR more up for Wednesday nights under the European lights than they are for Saturdays in grim conditions at the likes of Bournemouth. And having hit upon the perfect set-up for playing away in Europe, with the power of Anfield in your back pocket, you’d be very naive to rule them out of being in Budapest in May. Or Wembley for that matter. We’ve had FAR worse sides than thus, in FAR worse seasons, end with the memories of the Reds picking up a cup. Not least the greatest of all in 2005. This season has the feel of similar. It’d be folly to rule it out anyway the mad, mad way football goes so often.
To round up, from a supporter standpoint, as I type this from the third hotel room I’ve woken up in over the past 5 days, it’s beyond a disgrace that we should have to travel to the other end of the Country, with no means to get home unless you drive both ways in one go/ are on a coach, or take the extra financial hit like we and a good few other lads out last night did and stay over. All after 2/3 days in Southern France midweek. What is the point of a football regulator, if he isn’t going to stand up for supporter welfare and stop S like this?
F the players and short turnarounds to two long trips. It’s beyond time they started thinking about those of us without whom there is NO game! A big part of the said regulators remit. People just don’t appreciate the S you go through and have to endure.
If that was to be AndyRobbo’s last game, and the way he was the last man off the pitch clapping us longer than normal as he got serenaded suggests it was, what a sad way for well arguably the best left full this football club has ever employed to go out. In an absolute dog of a game. In horrid conditions. Losing at the Vitality. To self-inflicted mistakes. Again.
Proper, proper sad end that to an all time legend.
I’m going back to sleep before another 4/5 hour drive home. The S you do for this football club. But we are the ‘problem’ apparently.
Up the Reds!
Yesterdays admin-
Title Defence Countdown:
10 wins down/ 15 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 27 wins.).
36 points down/ 45 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 89 points.).
Football 99% of the time summed up in 4 days.
Brilliant on the Wednesday. Abysmal on the Sat’day. L’pool are superb on the biggest stage of all Wednesday.
L’pool, and Bournemouth come to that, are abysmal in absolutely horrid conditions the Sat’day in an absolute dog of a game neither side deserved to win. And not one single player on either side comes out with any credit. But L’pool yet again find a way to throw it away at the death in yet more self-inflicted nonsense that is beyond inexcusable now. Too many games this season have become a coin-toss. And given the disparity in squad finances between them and the likes of Bournemouth, that just shouldn’t be the case.
The manager is naturally going to get the bullets. He’s in that front and centre position for a reason and naturally takes the criticism. But it’s so much more far reaching than just him. The goalkeeper and captain having shockers of a game. The latter’s amateur, lazy mistake costing not only the opener. But another key injury, and the knock-on to the quick second as we couldn’t make a change. To then throw it away, again, after getting back into it. And worse, to be outdone, at the death, by a set-piece, AGAIN!!!!!
, just encapsulated this sorry league season. As soon as the lad was winding up for the long throw you knew what was coming. And one of the biggest culprits of all, are those who gambled on settling for nothing less than top quality additions over quantity the summer. That has left the squad threadbare and a manager with very limited options. Even now, in January, they are about to weaken us even further with no help in sight. Little sympathy for Slot there as he’s killed telling everyone they are all aligned on transfers. But it’s no less of a disgrace on those above him that they have left him so short on players and a now, proper goosed looking squad.The only positive through ‘till May, as has been the story countless times through football history, is the cups saving the season. They are patently now FAR more up for Wednesday nights under the European lights than they are for Saturdays in grim conditions at the likes of Bournemouth. And having hit upon the perfect set-up for playing away in Europe, with the power of Anfield in your back pocket, you’d be very naive to rule them out of being in Budapest in May. Or Wembley for that matter. We’ve had FAR worse sides than thus, in FAR worse seasons, end with the memories of the Reds picking up a cup. Not least the greatest of all in 2005. This season has the feel of similar. It’d be folly to rule it out anyway the mad, mad way football goes so often.
To round up, from a supporter standpoint, as I type this from the third hotel room I’ve woken up in over the past 5 days, it’s beyond a disgrace that we should have to travel to the other end of the Country, with no means to get home unless you drive both ways in one go/ are on a coach, or take the extra financial hit like we and a good few other lads out last night did and stay over. All after 2/3 days in Southern France midweek. What is the point of a football regulator, if he isn’t going to stand up for supporter welfare and stop S like this?
F the players and short turnarounds to two long trips. It’s beyond time they started thinking about those of us without whom there is NO game! A big part of the said regulators remit. People just don’t appreciate the S you go through and have to endure.If that was to be AndyRobbo’s last game, and the way he was the last man off the pitch clapping us longer than normal as he got serenaded suggests it was, what a sad way for well arguably the best left full this football club has ever employed to go out. In an absolute dog of a game. In horrid conditions. Losing at the Vitality. To self-inflicted mistakes. Again.
Proper, proper sad end that to an all time legend.
I’m going back to sleep before another 4/5 hour drive home. The S you do for this football club. But we are the ‘problem’ apparently.
Up the Reds!
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