RAWK Goes Into Meltdown 2015-16 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?
He's clearly a good lad, if only wasn't so freaking injury prone
Seeing that Vida is off to China I instantly thought of that old RAWK thread. Anyone with good archivist skills able to find when RAWK was going on about transporting the Birds Nest Stadium to put in place of Anfield at a cheap quid. I swear I read it from here back in the day.
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/rawk-goes-into-meltdown-2012-2013.355423/page-32
Nevermind, found it. LOL
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/rawk-goes-into-meltdown-2012-2013.355423/page-32
Nevermind, found it. LOL
What a day it was, couldn't stop laughing.
A Song for Benteke:
...which is a bit different from the thread's earlier entries:
RAWK said:
...which is a bit different from the thread's earlier entries:
RAWK said:
RAWK asked some Borussia Dortmund fans for their views on Klopp, Liverpool and the forthcoming EL fixture:
RAWK said:
RAWK said:
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=326853.0RAWK said:
They do seem a miserable lot to be fair
Going from the answers their english seems to be poor and they largely don't seem to be from dortmund, would explain their lack of local knowledge .
Anyway, some RAWK analysis on Skirtel's effect on their, errr, flower (euphemism?)
...what Klopp maybe didn´t realise, was that Skrtel is our flower trampler. Our defence for a long time has been a mess regardless of who played and which manager was in charge. However, for the first time in a while, Skrtel was out of first team contention and without him around our confidence began to grow. It didn´t matter who was playing either. Kolo, Lucas, Sakho, Lovren or even Caulker... No matter what was happening - Mignolet grew in confidence as did our defensive unit as a collective. Maybe it´s because they are all working together. I do believe a large part of it is down to the absence of Skrtel though. He is a nightmare for a goalkeeper. He hates attacking the ball. He much rather back off and try to get a block ...
And so Skrtel is introduced and within a couple of minutes he´s given away a penalty. It didn´t matter that Mignolet made a world class penalty save. And it really was world class... The flower had been trampled... Southamptons, on the other hand, started to grow.
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One more thing
How is it possible to call Pool fans "gloryhunters", if they've experienced very little, you know, glory over the last 26 years +?
Unless all those fans they're criticizing are well into or near their retirement ages...
Unless all those fans they're criticizing are well into or near their retirement ages...
I found this from 18 months ago:
THE BOOK OF THE GOLDEN SKY 1
The Goal
1 In the beginning, there was a City named Liverpool.
2 Now the City was lightless and dark, save for a beacon of shining light in the form of a football club that took the City's name.
3 And it so transpired that the nets in the goals were not red.
4 And the creators of the Universe, the paymasters of the inhabits of this Golden Club, the saviours of its existence, said "Let the Nets be Red", and the Nets were Red.
5 FSG saw that the nets being red were good, and thenceforth the nets were red.
6 And FSG said, "Let there be a guardian of the Nets to separate the Ball from the goal".
7 And the God-King Brendan, who had succeeded the God-King Kenny, looked at the incumbent guardian, Pepe son of Miguel, and found that he was a heathen.
8 And the God-King Brendan turned to his disciple Simon son of Stefan, and said to him "You are a fantastic example of Belgian Engineering and Stoicity, and I will buy you for 9 million pounds".
9 And so the deed was done, and the God-King Brendan assayed to the world that Simon son of Stefan was "one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League".
10 And the High Priest and Adherents of the Liverpool Faith at RAWK were happy.
11 And the God-King Brendan saw the unceasing efforts that Simon son of Stefan made in his duties as the custodian of the Nets, and he was very good.
12 And so the God-King Brendan found out that 9 million pounds was a fantastic bargain for an excellent shot stopper and a top, top example of Belgian Engineering and Stoicity.
13 And the God-King Brendan looked up at the firmament and thanked the legendary God-Kings, Shanks and Paisley, and thanked Fowler, and they blessed him.
14 And so Simon son of Stefan became another shining light in the constellation that is the Club of Liverpool.
15 And there is still a Golden Sky
THE BOOK OF THE GOLDEN SKY 1
The Goal
1 In the beginning, there was a City named Liverpool.
2 Now the City was lightless and dark, save for a beacon of shining light in the form of a football club that took the City's name.
3 And it so transpired that the nets in the goals were not red.
4 And the creators of the Universe, the paymasters of the inhabits of this Golden Club, the saviours of its existence, said "Let the Nets be Red", and the Nets were Red.
5 FSG saw that the nets being red were good, and thenceforth the nets were red.
6 And FSG said, "Let there be a guardian of the Nets to separate the Ball from the goal".
7 And the God-King Brendan, who had succeeded the God-King Kenny, looked at the incumbent guardian, Pepe son of Miguel, and found that he was a heathen.
8 And the God-King Brendan turned to his disciple Simon son of Stefan, and said to him "You are a fantastic example of Belgian Engineering and Stoicity, and I will buy you for 9 million pounds".
9 And so the deed was done, and the God-King Brendan assayed to the world that Simon son of Stefan was "one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League".
10 And the High Priest and Adherents of the Liverpool Faith at RAWK were happy.
11 And the God-King Brendan saw the unceasing efforts that Simon son of Stefan made in his duties as the custodian of the Nets, and he was very good.
12 And so the God-King Brendan found out that 9 million pounds was a fantastic bargain for an excellent shot stopper and a top, top example of Belgian Engineering and Stoicity.
13 And the God-King Brendan looked up at the firmament and thanked the legendary God-Kings, Shanks and Paisley, and thanked Fowler, and they blessed him.
14 And so Simon son of Stefan became another shining light in the constellation that is the Club of Liverpool.
15 And there is still a Golden Sky
THE BOOK OF THE GOLDEN SKY 2
Clouded Horizons with Silver Linings
1 Now these are the names of the children of Liverpool, which came into the Club of Liverpool from different cultures and sources; every man and his household came to the God-King Brendan for supplication. 2 Glen, Martin, and Dejan, 3Mamadou, Jose, and Alberto, 4 Javi, Jon, and Kolo, 5 Kevin, Lloyd, Stewart and Jamie. 6 And the children of Liverpool were talented, and waxed exceedingly mightily, and were ardent Defenders of the Club.
7 And the God-King Brendan said unto his children, Behold, for I shall raise a Prophet high, and he shall detail how you shall train. 8 And so PhaseOfPlay was raised among the children of Liverpool, and he informed them that their methods would not be block methods but would instead be immersive and would be more easily transferable to real war.
9 So did the God-King Brendan dealt wisely with them.
10 And in 2012/2013/2014, the prophecy bore visible fruit as Glen, Martin, Mamadou, Stewart, Kolo, Jamie, and Jon formed the spine of a machine which smote its enemies relentlessly.11 It came therefore to pass that the Club of Liverpool was more and mightier than the sum of its parts, the talented spine seamlessly integrating to form a solid backbone of a charge against the world's infidels.
12 And yet, as with all things, it was inevitable that key components of the spine would decay, wither, and be left behind. 13 And so Jamie rode off into the sunset, and the God-King Brendan sent Stewart (despite the sorrowful pleadings of the Adherents) on a suicide mission to the faraway Western Land of Pig-Meat to enlighten to the savages there.
14 Therefore the God-King Brendan spake unto the Children of Liverpool, and said thusly 15 The Club of Liverpool doth requires replacements for these talented players, and henceforth Javi, Alberto, and Dejan (who are equally as talented as Jamie and Stewart) will replace them and form the spine for its crusades in 2014/2015.
16 And the God-King Brendan spake unto them at the time, saying, Behold, I have set the objectives before you: go in and supplement Glen and Martin, to integrate seamlessly into the existing spine. 17 For I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 18Thenceforth began the period of acclimatisation for Dejan, Javi and Alberto.
19 And as with all new beginnings, the path to glory is fraught with trials and perils. 20 Behold, a storm now brews over the Club of Liverpool, and the Adherents have began to question the shelter provided by FSG / the God-King Brendan / and the Transfer Committee.
21 Yet, the City of Liverpool is great. 22 Among all other things, the Adherents resident in Liverpool know that if one faints in the day of adversity, one's strength is small. 23 They know instinctively that above the dark, gloomy clouds, the sky is still golden. 24 And the clouds cannot disguise or suppress the wonderful talents that the God-King Brendan has so correctly identified.
25 And so the Club of Liverpool shall support its children Glen, Martin, Dejan and Alberto, and in time the clouds will part to reveal the golden sky that has, forsooth, always been there.
Clouded Horizons with Silver Linings
1 Now these are the names of the children of Liverpool, which came into the Club of Liverpool from different cultures and sources; every man and his household came to the God-King Brendan for supplication. 2 Glen, Martin, and Dejan, 3Mamadou, Jose, and Alberto, 4 Javi, Jon, and Kolo, 5 Kevin, Lloyd, Stewart and Jamie. 6 And the children of Liverpool were talented, and waxed exceedingly mightily, and were ardent Defenders of the Club.
7 And the God-King Brendan said unto his children, Behold, for I shall raise a Prophet high, and he shall detail how you shall train. 8 And so PhaseOfPlay was raised among the children of Liverpool, and he informed them that their methods would not be block methods but would instead be immersive and would be more easily transferable to real war.
9 So did the God-King Brendan dealt wisely with them.
10 And in 2012/2013/2014, the prophecy bore visible fruit as Glen, Martin, Mamadou, Stewart, Kolo, Jamie, and Jon formed the spine of a machine which smote its enemies relentlessly.11 It came therefore to pass that the Club of Liverpool was more and mightier than the sum of its parts, the talented spine seamlessly integrating to form a solid backbone of a charge against the world's infidels.
12 And yet, as with all things, it was inevitable that key components of the spine would decay, wither, and be left behind. 13 And so Jamie rode off into the sunset, and the God-King Brendan sent Stewart (despite the sorrowful pleadings of the Adherents) on a suicide mission to the faraway Western Land of Pig-Meat to enlighten to the savages there.
14 Therefore the God-King Brendan spake unto the Children of Liverpool, and said thusly 15 The Club of Liverpool doth requires replacements for these talented players, and henceforth Javi, Alberto, and Dejan (who are equally as talented as Jamie and Stewart) will replace them and form the spine for its crusades in 2014/2015.
16 And the God-King Brendan spake unto them at the time, saying, Behold, I have set the objectives before you: go in and supplement Glen and Martin, to integrate seamlessly into the existing spine. 17 For I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 18Thenceforth began the period of acclimatisation for Dejan, Javi and Alberto.
19 And as with all new beginnings, the path to glory is fraught with trials and perils. 20 Behold, a storm now brews over the Club of Liverpool, and the Adherents have began to question the shelter provided by FSG / the God-King Brendan / and the Transfer Committee.
21 Yet, the City of Liverpool is great. 22 Among all other things, the Adherents resident in Liverpool know that if one faints in the day of adversity, one's strength is small. 23 They know instinctively that above the dark, gloomy clouds, the sky is still golden. 24 And the clouds cannot disguise or suppress the wonderful talents that the God-King Brendan has so correctly identified.
25 And so the Club of Liverpool shall support its children Glen, Martin, Dejan and Alberto, and in time the clouds will part to reveal the golden sky that has, forsooth, always been there.
They are actually mental
What I'm taking from this is that you must be completely detached from reality to live in that shit hole....
and the guy above likes the film 300...
Can you imagine a RAWK version of that though?
"RAWKITES, WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?"
"...um...well...thing is..."
Their resident Newcastle "fan" is even more pathetic than Johnno. Spends his matchdays pontificating about how all their players are shit and they don't deserve Rafa and he won't blame Rafa for ditching them when they go down because he deserves better.
He also apparently hates United with passion and adores the mighty force that is Liverpool FC
are you sure that wasn't written by Plechazunga in disguise?
Scousers moaning shocker.
ASA Ruling on Paddy Power plc
Paddy Power plc
Power Tower
Belfield Office Park
Beech Hill Road
Clonskeagh
Republic of Ireland
Date:
13 April 2016
Media:
Digital outdoor
Sector:
Leisure
Number of complaints:
2
Agency:
Ocean Outdoor
Complaint Ref:
A16-323840
Ad
A poster for Paddy Power, seen on 8 January 2016 in Liverpool, stated in large text “YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE”. Underneath smaller text stated “(OR EVER AGAIN IF YOU PLAY FOR KLOPP)”. The ad contained an image of a wheelchair which stated on its back “PROPERTY OF L.F.C”.
Issue
Two complainants challenged whether the ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence.
CAP Code (Edition 12)
4.1
Response
Paddy Power plc said that that in early 2016 Liverpool Football Club (LFC) was at the centre of public commentary because 13 LFC players were deemed unfit to play as a result of hamstring or leg injuries. It was widely accepted amongst professionals within the game that the injuries had resulted from high-intensity training techniques used by the club’s new manager, Jurgen Klopp. Although they said they could see that the ad may be distasteful, they believed it was not offensive as it did not make fun of a disability.
Ocean Outdoor agreed with Paddy Power.
Assessment
Not upheld
The ASA understood that the ad was shown in Liverpool and considered that many of the consumers who saw the ad were therefore likely to have some understanding of the context. In any case, while we acknowledged that particular care must be taken to avoid causing offence on the grounds of disability, we considered the reference to not being able to walk was clearly and immediately connected to ‘playing for Klopp’. We also considered the text on the wheelchair, which stated “property of L.F.C”, further emphasised that the wheelchair was specifically for those at the football club. In that context, we considered it was clear that the LFC players and their current injuries, rather than those with a disability, were the target of the humour.
We considered that although the ad may be seen as distasteful by some, it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.
We investigated under CAP Code (Edition 12) rule 4.1 (Harm and offence), but did not find it in breach.
Action
No further action necessary.
ASA Ruling on Paddy Power plc
Paddy Power plc
Power Tower
Belfield Office Park
Beech Hill Road
Clonskeagh
Republic of Ireland
Date:
13 April 2016
Media:
Digital outdoor
Sector:
Leisure
Number of complaints:
2
Agency:
Ocean Outdoor
Complaint Ref:
A16-323840
Ad
A poster for Paddy Power, seen on 8 January 2016 in Liverpool, stated in large text “YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE”. Underneath smaller text stated “(OR EVER AGAIN IF YOU PLAY FOR KLOPP)”. The ad contained an image of a wheelchair which stated on its back “PROPERTY OF L.F.C”.
Issue
Two complainants challenged whether the ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence.
CAP Code (Edition 12)
4.1
Response
Paddy Power plc said that that in early 2016 Liverpool Football Club (LFC) was at the centre of public commentary because 13 LFC players were deemed unfit to play as a result of hamstring or leg injuries. It was widely accepted amongst professionals within the game that the injuries had resulted from high-intensity training techniques used by the club’s new manager, Jurgen Klopp. Although they said they could see that the ad may be distasteful, they believed it was not offensive as it did not make fun of a disability.
Ocean Outdoor agreed with Paddy Power.
Assessment
Not upheld
The ASA understood that the ad was shown in Liverpool and considered that many of the consumers who saw the ad were therefore likely to have some understanding of the context. In any case, while we acknowledged that particular care must be taken to avoid causing offence on the grounds of disability, we considered the reference to not being able to walk was clearly and immediately connected to ‘playing for Klopp’. We also considered the text on the wheelchair, which stated “property of L.F.C”, further emphasised that the wheelchair was specifically for those at the football club. In that context, we considered it was clear that the LFC players and their current injuries, rather than those with a disability, were the target of the humour.
We considered that although the ad may be seen as distasteful by some, it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.
We investigated under CAP Code (Edition 12) rule 4.1 (Harm and offence), but did not find it in breach.
Action
No further action necessary.
"Two complaints"
Widespread offence, indeed......
Widespread offence, indeed......
What an embarrassing thing to complain about.
They'll be complaining about the Moyes statue and what happened following its erection next....
Complaining to the ASA?
I thought they only ever complained to the FA and then only by open letter anonymously.
I thought they only ever complained to the FA and then only by open letter anonymously.
Offended by everything.
Ashamed of nothing.
Liverpool F.C
Ashamed of nothing.
Liverpool F.C
Better get a good seat in here before it starts to get crowded......they spent more time singing YAWN than it took for Dortmund to end their Europa Cup ambitions!
...they spent more time singing YAWN than it took for Dortmund to end their Europa Cup ambitions!I'm ready for the full time whistle...
All threads must be locked by now.
One of those special european nights at anfield with the best fans in the world, what could possibly go wrong.... oh wait
LALLANOLZ!
Incoming.
Dortmund have trolled them hard. Singing outside The Cavern. Half and half kits. Liverpool bought into it. 8:08pm and they 2-0 down
Someone doesn't understand the away goals rule....
Jammy gits
They fully deserved it, Dortmund were pathetic.
Liverpool never deserve it. NEVER!
This is All Your Fault.Better get a good seat in here before it starts to get crowded...
Have no fear. You'll get your meltdown when a Spanish team swipes them aside on their way to another European trophy.
Well that contradicts itself for a start. They happen to come up against Dortmund on a shit day, and somehow that means they deserve it? They are jammy gits, any half competent team wouldn't have let them back in. I'm not even sure we'd be shit enough to blow a 3 goal lead!