Your last sentence is right. You only have to read the comments which accompany an article on sky, the mail and the telegraph to notice the attention bordering on obsession both clubs have for one another.
RAWK Goes into Meltdown 2014/2015 - The "We go again" Edition
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Yup, no comment section is free from that kind of thing. It's a small victory to read a fair and balanced post even on the more 'reputable' sites like the Guardian. It's gotten to the point where seasoned commenters moan about their rival teams unprovoked on their own team's match report, which seems bizarre to me.
To be fair it's their general United thread.
And also to be fair they never had a United thread until Fergie left, so they've got some catching up to do. It's not the LVG thread in reality.
I hate all this "you're more obsessed that us" bollocks myself. Both sets of fans are obsessed with football, I know I am, and part of that obsession is enjoying making fun of your bitter rivals. I'll never tire of making fun of Liverpool, and I don't blame the Liverpool fans for doing the same to us. You could even say they deserve a bit of that after 20 years of being shite with us winning everything, the poor cnuts.
I hate all this "you're more obsessed that us" bollocks myself. Both sets of fans are obsessed with football, I know I am, and part of that obsession is enjoying making fun of your bitter rivals. I'll never tire of making fun of Liverpool, and I don't blame the Liverpool fans for doing the same to us. You could even say they deserve a bit of that after 20 years of being shite with us winning everything, the poor cnuts.
Without Liverpool football would be pretty boring.
No way to talk about Brenda...
And probably the only thread on the forum not currently locked.
Exactly. They need to show the best manager in the world a bit more respect!
Welcome back Barney
That's right, he's young, his bowels should be left intact so they can be donated to sick Liverpool supporters.
Or at least sold on the black market for a quick pound.
The vitriol over that monstrosity really cracks me up, I break into the heartiest of laughs.
I see don't see the problem with the mascot but their reaction towards him/it is fecking hilarious
.. the jist i've got so far is that he's causing them to lose and he looks like Rodgers.I see don't see the problem with the mascot but their reaction towards him/it is fecking hilarious
I mean, I think it looks hideous but their reaction to it is well over the top. I'd just ignore its existence and not really care about it beyond passing comment on it to say "that thing is ridiculous"
I see don't see the problem with the mascot but their reaction towards him/it is fecking hilarious
Half of our supporters hate Rodgers so that's not it.
I'm not entirely sure what it is. I mean, he looks ridiculous, but so does Fred the Red and any others, that is kind of the point.
My theory is that the vitriol is because its a large, bright hard to ignore reminder that liverpool is a commercial enterprise just like the rest of the premier league, and not the rawk romanticized boot room boys coming up over the hill underdogs they want to be. Football at this level is what it is, they should just accept it and ignore the bits they dont like.
welcome back mateI think you nailed it. While their wilderness years have been rough on them, they've contented themselves with the belief that they're not the corporate whores or plastic clubs their rivals are, so it's an especially galling and embarrassing thing to have their angelic faces rubbed in the fact they're no different from the rest in this "brave" new football world. Also, it looks like Brentan.
Their rage is very funny, though. We look at Fred the Red and groan and go "twat!" while they fantasize and even scheme about assassinating Mighty! Ha ha!
Gerrard opens door for move away from Liverpool. Apparently
Something going on between the captain and the manager?
No, contract negotiations have stalled with the club, but Gerrard wants to keep playing.
Yes, the manager wants to build from the back and Gerrard wants to shoot from the front.
Manager probably wants to fix up their defensive issues by having a DM that can actually defend...but yes, Gerrard wants to keep playing.
While Stevie Me is being discussed, what's the origin of the starfish nickname?
His diving style to win penalties. Like a starfish
His starfish dive in the 2005 CL final IIRC.
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=317504.0
Great thread, not just in the schadenfreude sense; some sensible RAWKites in there.
I'd be devastated. The backlash against Rodgers if he allowed Gerrard to leave would be far greater than if he benched him. Don't see it happening though.
Shitty would take him in a heart beat
Gerrard would know that. Using politics to get himself a good contract because he's bigger than anyone else at the club.
C'mon Barney, surely nobody is bigger than Liverpool football club including Stevie Me.
No, but fans are funny folk, look how some reacted on here when we sold Welbeck and brought in Falcao. The place would literally meltdown if they let Gerrard go.
Even if it's the best thing for Liverpool. Maybe I'm a tad cold in that sense
It won't matter to some, they will want Gerrard to retire at the Club, they will want him to be a one man Club, they will use it as an excuse to batter Rodgers. Personally, I can't wait.