Why do liverpool fans have such an obsession with net spend?
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) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Because the smaller numbers suit their self image of the plucky upstart just scraping by with the big boys, only spending pennies, la, only reason they're not on top is financial doping, etc, etc, la, YAWN....
So if they have a bad season they can say "well we only spent £40mil so you can't expect much" etc, while in reality they spent £110mil on new players.
I prefer a dodgy sending off, say in the 3rd minute, ala Hyppia, followed by a dubious penalty in 4 minutes of extra time in the first half. Followed by a last minute offside goal having been parked in front of our box all game. The hurt and total meltdown would be surpass the crystanbul or slippy G events. Naturally, Brenda would talk about outstanding Mr Mee, the resurgence of Raheem S after his diving lessons and how pleased he was with the movement of his strikers in the final 2/3 rds.
I appreciate the meltdown that follows that but this year it has to be convincing. No help from the ref, just completely play them off the park and put 3 or 4 past them with no reply. A red card to Gerrard later on when we've already won would be good for the laughs though.
Nice as that would be, I do not believe it is going to happen though. Form goes out the window when we meet them.
They have such an inferiority complex (especially the fans) that it really is david vs. goliath. They are like the terrorists who don't care if they die, they just go all out. Liverpool go out of their way to play above themselves against us. Every 50-50 tackle goes in their favour as our boys usually stand off. I always feel our boys think they are better and thus expect class to show through, rather than go all out to make it happen.
Going to be interesting with LVGs prep talk as we have definitely performed better against the better teams, so hopefully, it will be a walk in the park where we control and frustrate them and turn on the class to bang in a few goals.
United fans have the same problem to prove the club doesn't spend enough.
Because its an excuse for any failing, no huge global support, no sugar daddy, they're suggesting they're not a big enough club to compete.
By this logic we are going to finish with less points than last season! This was the most ridiculous logic ever when they kept going on about it at the start of the season but to still be banging on about it...
A thought just occurred to me. Were all this talks of "points gained in equivalent fixtures last season" or "alternative league tables" prevalent back in the pre Internet football forum days?
I never heard of all this before I joined the Caf. People I talk football with outside of the internet certainly never mentioned anything of these ridiculous new fangled mumbo jumbo nonsense.
I never heard of all this before I joined the Caf. People I talk football with outside of the internet certainly never mentioned anything of these ridiculous new fangled mumbo jumbo nonsense.
Mate, Alternative League Table is all that matters. Who cares for the real table when you have alternative league table. And there, we are doing worse than last year, so top 4 or not, I am afraid that we're fecked this year.
Um, because it is a good indicator of how much has been invested in the team?
Was on the train this morning, nothing better than scrolling through the matchday thread and seeing the moment that a United goal goes in. The following 10 pages are always packed with gold.
Don't forget, before the internet, they used to win stuff. Like in the 80s and stuff.
So we were the ones with alternative league tables in the 80s? Robson I suppose was Gerrard, then.
I suppose Robson might have let Gerrard clean his boots.
Or touch his league medal.
Steady on...
I'd like them to draw tonight but be really unlucky**, and then lose really pathetically dismally on Sunday leaving them 10pts behind us, is it? It's a big week for Brenty. Kenny back as caretaker boss would be boss great
(**In European games Anfield hasn't seen the away team score a penalty (in the game itself and not a shoot-out) since before the dawn of time, so that'd do - a really dodgy one preferably.)
(**In European games Anfield hasn't seen the away team score a penalty (in the game itself and not a shoot-out) since before the dawn of time, so that'd do - a really dodgy one preferably.)
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That would be gross spend.
Well Barney predicted:
Us - 5th
Top Scorer - Sturridge
Make a name for themselves - Sakho
Best signing - Markovic
Us - 5th
Top Scorer - Sturridge
Make a name for themselves - Sakho
Best signing - Markovic
For the entire league or only for Liverpool.
Entire league
No it's a bad indicator because it really does not matter where the money comes from if you spend it, it is gone
That's a little bit sad.
He wasn't biased there at all
It is funny how league is shite according to RAWKites in the season United do well and they do bad and it is awesome when they do well (once in 5 years, runners up, nearly world class and stuff). Generally when they slag off the league as worst etc they are generally sitting at 7th/8th. Not sure if they realize what that makes their own team which supposedly has world class or nearly world class player in each position.
Yeah you are right.
If Real spend £100m on players at the same time as selling the first 11 for £500m, its gross spend that matters.
Surely that's a pisstake?
Why is it anything to do with selling players?Yeah you are right.
If Real spend £100m on players at the same time as selling the first 11 for £500m, its gross spend that matters.
No thats how they talk.
What HAS been great about this season so far, as my 42 year old over grown toddler fake scouser cockney boss has not mentioned football or Liverpool once so far this season, when its ALL I feckING HEARD ABOUT LAST YEAR.
ought to be ban-hammered, bang out of order
Brentan not the messaish.
Democratic peoples republic of Liverpool wont like that at all.
Democratic peoples republic of Liverpool wont like that at all.
@Suli Is that you?
more encouragingly if they match last year's form 3rd is still looking pretty much a nailed-on certainty (see graph) so brace yourselves for a repeat of the 11 straight wins & unbeaten run
^ ^ ^ graph (don't bother) of ''Combined Current Season and Prior Season Equivalent Results''
^ ^ ^ graph (don't bother) of ''Combined Current Season and Prior Season Equivalent Results''
Bright colours and numbers. That's me convinced.more encouragingly if they match last year's form 3rd is still looking pretty much a nailed-on certainty (see graph) so brace yourselves for a repeat of the 11 straight wins & unbeaten run
^ ^ ^ graph (don't bother) of ''Combined Current Season and Prior Season Equivalent Results''
I don't understand what is that ?more encouragingly if they match last year's form 3rd is still looking pretty much a nailed-on certainty (see graph) so brace yourselves for a repeat of the 11 straight wins & unbeaten run
^ ^ ^ graph (don't bother) of ''Combined Current Season and Prior Season Equivalent Results''