RAWK Goes Into Meltdown - Quadruple Watch 2022/23

[RedRocket9908]

Although there are some people who want to have a conversation on the HYSs, the majority of stuff on there is garbage, and just people trying to wind rival fans up. I've developed a love/hate relationship with it this season, but am getting bored of it. I saw the comments you quoted, but wouldn't be surprised if someone else used them for another team/match, because that's all some of the posters do.

BBC HYS is quite toxic these days as isnt really the place to go for proper Football discussion, there are a small group of Liverpool fans who are on there all the time posting silly comments about Man Utd, up voting each others comments, and abusing some of the people who post positive things about Man Utd.

There is one Liverpool fan who has had about 50 different accounts (he keeps getting banned) and is on every Man Utd HYS from the moment it opens until the moment it closes posting nonsence and basically abusing people or accusing them of saying things they havent said and there is another Liverpool fan who is on as soon as every Man Utd match finishes wittering on about fake red cards our players should have got and claiming every decision we got was wrong.

 

[Siorac]

Getting worried now:

Since November 2003 we've played them 21 times at Anfield, all competitions, and they've scored 2 in a game twice.

Quite simply, if we score 2 goals we most likely win, and almost definitely won't lose.

That is a pretty awful stat, to be fair. We aren't quite approaching being Everton level of shite at Anfield but it's not that far off...

 

[matherto]

Yeah unfortunately we’ve always been quite cowardly at Anfield.

I’m gonna guess those 2 games were SAF’s last season 2-1 and Juanfield?

 

[Chief123]

Getting worried now:

The best one is us having the “self-proclaimed” best manager in the world.

It was only up until last season they claimed to have the best in the world in GK Alisson, RB Trent, Best ever CB VVD, LB Robertson, CDM can’t walk now Fabinho, Salah and Mane greatest wingers ever. All this despite being 2nd.

 

[romufc]

I really love how Liverpool and other fans try to make narratives with 0 substance.

Glazer protests have died down now... clearly have 0 clue what they on about, the protests in games is just as loud as 12 months ago.

From quad and best ever to battling for Europa now.

 

[Chief123]

That is a pretty awful stat, to be fair. We aren't quite approaching being Everton level of shite at Anfield but it's not that far off...

It is a very skewed stat as well though as it hides the fact we’ve had 7 wins and 4 draws at anfield since 2003. It’s the nature of big games. Nearly all of those wins were either 0-1 or 1-2 to us. It’s rare they would be high scoring games.

Having said that, I’ve no doubt Sunday is going to be our hardest game of the season. I think Liverpool will be hurting and the crowd will really get behind them.

 

[68cob]

There is one Liverpool fan who has had about 50 different accounts (he keeps getting banned) and is on every Man Utd HYS from the moment it opens until the moment it closes posting nonsence and basically abusing people or accusing them of saying things they havent said and there is another Liverpool fan who is on as soon as every Man Utd match finishes wittering on about fake red cards our players should have got and claiming every decision we got was wrong.

I know exactly who you mean. I've been banned from posting several times because I give the mods so much grief about not removing his abuse quickly enough. I don't know if they are human or robots, but they have sympathy for liverpool posters.

 

[mav_9me]

That is a pretty awful stat, to be fair. We aren't quite approaching being Everton level of shite at Anfield but it's not that far off...

Esp given the disparity in the levels of teams during the 10 yrs after 2003.

I mean even at their worst under Hodgson or Rodgers, we never turned them over like a formality like they did us last year.

 

[Drawfull]

That is a pretty awful stat, to be fair. We aren't quite approaching being Everton level of shite at Anfield but it's not that far off...

We've won 11 and lost 6 there since then I think. (Premier league)

 

[SuperiorXI]

Yeah unfortunately we’ve always been quite cowardly at Anfield.

I’m gonna guess those 2 games were SAF’s last season 2-1 and Juanfield?

Don't know why. After YAWN they go all quiet unless they score.

 

[Siorac]

We've won 11 and lost 6 there since then I think. (Premier league)

But we haven't won there since 2016 and scored a grand total of one goal in seven years now. It's really bad.

 

[Drawfull]

But we haven't won there since 2016 and scored a grand total of one goal in seven years now. It's really bad.

I was trying to make it better

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

But we haven't won there since 2016 and scored a grand total of one goal in seven years now. It's really bad.

That gives me more confidence if anything, they’re due a hammering.

 

[Siorac]

That gives me more confidence if anything, they’re due a hammering.

If it worked like that... Everton would have hammered them at one point over the last twenty years.

 

[SalfordRed18]

If it worked like that... Everton would have hammered them at one point over the last twenty years.

Ignoring the fact it's derby and form goes out the window, Everton have only been good enough to get a win at anfield maybe once or twice in those 20 years.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

If it worked like that... Everton would have hammered them at one point over the last twenty years.

It doesn’t matter how it’s went before though, circumstances change. How many teams went decades without a win at Old Trafford only to start winning there during the Moyes era? I back ETH to change our mentality going to that shitehole.

 

[sugar_kane]

Getting worried now:

Thick twats.

The first one in particular reeks of ignorance and stupidity, the Glazer protests have died down apparently.

Also enjoyed the one who mentioned the new manager bounce. Yes apparently that phenomenon is famously delayed for the first two matches then lasts for at least 6 months afterwards.

 

[Hoof the ball]

It's just an astonishing lacy of self-awareness, quite honestly.

They have the cheek to call us lucky when it's routinely called out by the larger footballing community outside of United just how unreal their run of luck has been!
They have the nerve to pick out VAR calls when it's been made a meme by football Twitterdom and forums worldwide just how much they've benefitted from those decisions!
They have the gall to create a narrative of corruption when in contrast it's been shown that Liverpool (and Arsenal) are but two teams who have had either more stoppage time or more penalties, or both, since the PL began!

It's beyond mental gynmastics, really.

 

[Siorac]

form goes out the window

How I hate that phrase. It simply isn't true. Our terrible form last season very much didn't go out the window when we met Liverpool and promptly got hammered.

Form matters in every game but there's always a chance for an upset.

 

[SalfordRed18]

How I hate that phrase. It simply isn't true. Our terrible form last season very much didn't go out the window when we met Liverpool and promptly got hammered.

Form matters in every game but there's always a chance for an upset.

Why I specifically said ignoring that, love how you leave out the rest of the post to make your point

 

[Siorac]

Why I specifically said ignoring that, love how you leave out the rest of the post to make your point

Sorry, I just really hate the phrase. It's like a red flag to a bull.

As for the rest of your post, yes, that's a valid point, Everton haven't been a top team during these two decades and as such were never considered favourites against Liverpool.

 

[poleglass red]

John Alridge in his column yesterday said " United haven’t been anywhere near us for the last six years and have been nothing short of a laughing stock. The problem is we have become the new Man United: they have turned things around and we’re the ones who find ourselves in a horrible situation." he then goes onto say " It’s just ridiculous a team as good as this Liverpool side finds itself in this position. It simply doesn’t add up. Have they all lost belief in themselves and their team-mates? We’re just a pale shadow of what we were this time last year and no one can put their finger on it. If they could, we would have been able to turn it around by now."

 

[calodo2003]

What a twat.

 

[Basa1987]

John Alridge in his column yesterday said " United haven’t been anywhere near us for the last six years and have been nothing short of a laughing stock. The problem is we have become the new Man United: they have turned things around and we’re the ones who find ourselves in a horrible situation." he then goes onto say " It’s just ridiculous a team as good as this Liverpool side finds itself in this position. It simply doesn’t add up. Have they all lost belief in themselves and their team-mates? We’re just a pale shadow of what we were this time last year and no one can put their finger on it. If they could, we would have been able to turn it around by now."

In these 6 years of dominance, we actually finished above them for 2 of those.

 

[MoskvaRed]

John Alridge in his column yesterday said " United haven’t been anywhere near us for the last six years and have been nothing short of a laughing stock. The problem is we have become the new Man United: they have turned things around and we’re the ones who find ourselves in a horrible situation." he then goes onto say " It’s just ridiculous a team as good as this Liverpool side finds itself in this position. It simply doesn’t add up. Have they all lost belief in themselves and their team-mates? We’re just a pale shadow of what we were this time last year and no one can put their finger on it. If they could, we would have been able to turn it around by now."

It must be nice to get paid for providing “expert” opinion like that. 95% of the posts on here offer more insight and the other 5% are parodies.

 

[The Purley King]

John Alridge in his column yesterday said "

Stopped reading after these words…
Aldridge has always been a gormless twat.

 

[Sandikan]

John Aldridge was basically a really poor Ian Rush tribute act.
Most famous for ranting at some midget official with a cap at the USA World Cup.

 

[Chief123]

But we haven't won there since 2016 and scored a grand total of one goal in seven years now. It's really bad.

The difference between 2016 and now is we have ETH along with players who are serial winners.

 

[Livewire1974]

John Aldridge was basically a really poor Ian Rush tribute act.

Both grew the dodgy mustache to fit in with the locals.

 

[Cee90]

Hopefully this thread gets bumped a lot later tonight…

 

[acolyte]

John Alridge in his column yesterday said " United haven’t been anywhere near us for the last six years and have been nothing short of a laughing stock. The problem is we have become the new Man United: they have turned things around and we’re the ones who find ourselves in a horrible situation." he then goes onto say " It’s just ridiculous a team as good as this Liverpool side finds itself in this position. It simply doesn’t add up. Have they all lost belief in themselves and their team-mates? We’re just a pale shadow of what we were this time last year and no one can put their finger on it. If they could, we would have been able to turn it around by now."

Here, let me give it a shot: all your hardworking midfielders are of the same aging profile and now no longer have the legs to perform their role to the required standard. This means that they no longer are able to cover for your world class wing backs, who now are unable to do what they're elite at (attacking) without their major weakness (defending) being exposed. The lack of a midfield screen also means that your center backs, who (van Dijk apart) have been pretty overrated these last few years, are now called upon to do actual defending which they're not used to and turns out they're no longer very good at. All of this means you have to hold back more in transition and possession lest you be punished on the counter, thereby having a knock on effect on the potency of your attack. Of course it doesn't help that you replaced your star attacker who left last summer with developing players who aren't ready yet or who are constantly injured, while the other star attacker who you rewarded with a big new contract no longer looks motivated (oh, and is also getting to the age where you'd expect him to start falling off).

Seriously, why does it feel like all the major players they signed in the last half decade were born between 1990 and 1992?

 

[klayton88]

Just placing my towel on the sunbed for later.

 

[calodo2003]

Toes splayed.

What will their excuse for us winning be tonight? We didn't get assistance from VAR.

 

[Hitsu]

Supposedly this is their away kit for next year

Leaked Away kit for next season. Fan of the clolours but not the design.

horrible

It's like a shit Rothko.

I bet they have some sort of back story that it represents the football pitches in the local area that kids play on and the white thin striped bit is the goal netting.

@KB2X on twitter (who is very reliable and the guy who leaked the home) says that's not the away.

I realise everyone will ignore this and still kick-off and cry etc, but just putting it out there...

He's also a bit of a bellend

So is the designer of that kit. If it's real.

reminds me of a pack of trebor softmints

 

[calodo2003]

Holy christ, that might be worse than the one Suarez cried in after Crystanbul.

 

[Telsim]

Eyyy, a worse kit than our third this year. That's utterly awful.

 

[horsechoker]

Supposedly this is their away kit for next year

Looks like skidmarks

 

[rimaldo]

Looks like skidmarks

the right colour.

 

[Chief123]

Renewed hope, because casemiro will retire one day.

Casimero won’t be getting any better anyway, next season he ll be 31. The lynchpin of the team, by the time they build a squad good enough to challenge for the big trophies they’ll need to replace him.

Despite constantly getting premier league teams in cups in recent seasons, we are still lucky.

After drawing Fulham at home, these c*nts have now played every single league cup game at home bar the two legged semi final and every single game they can possibly play in the FA Cup at home too with the semis at Wembley. Everything falling their way at present.

And just when Howard Webb returned at PGMOL to pick them up as well.

 

[bringbackbebe]

On Gakpo, turnips and tomatoes - a philosophical inquest

It's a bit like going to the shops and needing tomatoes and turnips to make the weekly meals you have planned and bought all the other ingredients for.

There's no good tomatoes available when you get the shops. Only a few manky ones or others that are £25 a punnet. Luckily there is turnips available. So you buy turnips now and make do for a week without tomatoes.

We are currently eating cheese and turnip pizza and mozzarella and turnip salad this week. Luckily with the odd turnip athrown in as part of a decent roast dinner.

It doesn't taste nice but next week when we go the shops we hope they'll have turnips and beautiful plump tomatoes available at a decent price.

At that point we'll be heading to the metaphorical sunlit uplands of having banging pizzas, spaghetti meatballs and turnips as part of a roast dinner in our weekly rotation of meals. Everything will taste and feel better.

The motto here is that turnips (Cody Gakpo) will make more sense when the tomatoes (midfielder we want) are also available.

On VVD

I think he's having an underrated season, not his best by any means and not without his own shit games on the odd occasion but he's doing pretty well considering his partners most of the time are truly horrendous and he has a midfield in front of him that Thiago aside (and Stef recently) can't make a tackle.