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This is from an Irish sports website in 2017.
Will/Should Klopp hand in his resignation if Liverpool push ahead alongside the other money grabbing cnuts?

Liverpool managers nowadays are burdened by a number of things - smaller resources than their rivals, the vaulting expectations of supporters, and Alberto Moreno - and must also try and operate in the shadow of the statue outside Anfield.
It is widely accepted that Shankly built Liverpool, and did so by unabashedly appealing to the city's working-class roots, given he was hewn of the similar culture of Scotland. He was unambiguous on his politics:
"The socialism I believe in isn’t really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day. That might be asking a lot, but it’s the way I see football and the way I see life."
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His pronouncements on football were consistent with his political beliefs, and was always keen to stress that his players' responsibility was to the paying crowd, never demurring from his belief that they were playing football for the gaiety of the working class. His political beliefs would fuse with his rhetoric on football, too: "Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength" was how Shankly summed up one victory.
While Jurgen Klopp may not match Shankly's on-field success, it appears that he is politically consistent with the most legendary of his successors.

Rafa Honigstein has a new biography of Klopp out, and sections of it appear in the Liverpool Echo today. Most interesting is the section exploring Klopp's politics:
"I'm on the left, of course. More left than middle. I believe in the welfare state. I'm not privately insured. I would never vote for a party because they promised to lower the top tax rate. My political understanding is this: if I am doing well, I want others to do well, too. If there's something I will never do in my life it is vote for the right."
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@Anthony

He's contracted until 2024 at least. He's never walked out on one yet.

I certainly don't expect him to now.

Klopp is the very LAST of any concerns going forward.
 
Excellent, dominating half Redmen from a superb game of football as you'd expect from these two played at a ridiculous pace. Just lacked a second goal.

Thoroughly deserved lead through a horrendous Meslier/ Harrison mistake. Superb assist from Trent. Although a shocking Bamford miss from a terrible Fabinho mistake of our own reminds you of the constant threat Leeds non-stop effort brings.

Thoroughly enjoyable night thus far.

45 mins more hard graft boys. Bossing this.

Keep working!
 
Ack. Frustrating but we’ll take a valuable point nonetheless.

Fair result from a really good game of football. Dominated the first half and could well have gone in more than 1 up. Leeds dominated the second and deserved their equaliser.

Really had to dig deep after legs went after 65/70. And aomewhat rode our luck. But the grit to hang in earned that after a turbulent 24-hours.

Can’t wait to do it all again at a packed and rocking Elland Road next season.

Over toChelsea and hopefullyLallana’s boys doing us a favour tomorrow night. The top 4 battle will go right to the wire.

Up the ‘Pool. Mighty Reds!
 
I dont understand Klopps word against the shirts we left them in the locker. It was not joke but offer to stand together. I understand not wanting to **** off that much the owners but blatanlty say that we where laughing at them is mindblowing. It is time to stand all teams together as players, staff and community. Both Leeds and Liverpool fans where standing together, some holding the same poster.

Jürgen Klopp was asked for his thoughts on the shirts in his pre-match interview, although the Liverpool manager appeared to misinterpret their meaning slightly. “I heard that there are warm-up shirts,” Klopp said. “We will not wear them, we cannot.

“And if somebody thinks they have to remind us that you have to earn it to go to the Champions League then it’s a joke, a real joke, and it makes me angry. They have put them in our dressing room. If it was Leeds’ idea, thank you very much. Nobody needs to remind us. Maybe they should remind themselves.”
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It is shame that players and managers of those SL clubs are thrown under the bus. Zero communication from owners and then u have to go play ball isntanlty. They are in front of the media and fans constantly and will get the harassment.
 
dilakh2 said:
He had a bit of a meltdown during his post-match interview, lost his cool completely, and took an unnesccary swipe at Gary Neville that was uncalled for. He has been thrown under the bus by FSG and has had to be their PR machine for a situation he probably has no clue about.
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And here was me loving that he told that arrogant, hypocritical **** straight.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Which was brilliant to see.

And then your yobs decided to turn on the WRONG people. The players and staff.
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The shirts weren't directed at the players though, they weren't there to act like it was the players' fault, it was a small statement aimed at those who think they can get away with it. Putting them in their dressing room was "join us in this" but they've taken it as though it was aimed at them, which it wasn't. We know it's not Klopp's or the players to blame for this shambles.

Klopp sayd very well that they cannot wear them - I understand that, club + sponsor rules. But there was no need to attack others, but I understand that frustration is trough the roof by every player and staff in those clubs.
 
I wax referring to the abuse outside the ground.

But however well intentioned, the t-shirt changing room issue wasn’t classy at all.
 
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I wax referring to the abuse outside the ground.
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Saw the video when they walked inside. THeyr face and eyes where so down it was so sad. Milner was almost crying...

It is devastating that they get all the feelings and emotsions on them. This should be some law case against owners for pushing players mentality and harasment like this. Show your faces owners and face everyone.
 
Bujakaa92 said:
Saw the video when they walked inside. THeyr face and eyes where so down it was so sad. Milner was almost crying...

It is devastating that they get all the feelings and emotsions on them. This should be some law case against owners for pushing players mentality and harasment like this. Show your faces owners and face everyone.
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The day the owners come out and face people is the day the ESL starts 😋
 
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