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Victimpool FC - Klopp leaving, grown men crying

Kenny Dalglish acknowledges LFC will benefit from the 'iconic' Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez & Andy Carroll combo

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The most remarkable thing is how plastic their supporters have become...in their heyday, this brick would NEVER have flown...
 
If we draw them in the FA cup, they'll probably get away with wee Stevie breaking both Modrics legs and Suarez scoring the winner with his arse, after which he sprints across the lenght of the pitch so scream "n*gger f*ggots" to the wheelchair area fans.

Live on Sky, with the pundits going "ooooh look at that passion!"
 
Liverpool fan said to me at work today "you need to win Sunday to hang on to 4th." I said "were in 3rd mate, were 14 points ahead of you."
 
Jurgen the German said:
Liverpool fan said to me at work today "you need to win Sunday to hang on to 4th." I said "were in 3rd mate, were 14 points ahead of you."
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Just goes to show the utter plastic clowns that support that team, especially in my generation its all the kids who grew up in the 80's. The migration patterns of familys are funny though, don't seem to get many southern kids with solid ancestry in liverpool these days, seem to have all moved to manchester.
 
totman said:
YOU ARE BLACK

And people think that is a perfectly normal statment..?......In ANY context??........let alone a row? :ross:
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I always thought that was a funny comment coming from someone who I wouldn't call white! Strange logic to me.
 
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If any of those are made by people older than 11 then some serious mental examination needs to take place. Cringeworthy.
 
DanishWhite said:
If we draw them in the FA cup, they'll probably get away with wee Stevie breaking both Modrics legs and Suarez scoring the winner with his arse, after which he sprints across the lenght of the pitch so scream "n*gger f*ggots" to the wheelchair area fans.

Live on Sky, with the pundits going "ooooh look at that passion!"
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hahaha quality and true
 
There's this cretin at work who gets very cross indeed when I refer to his beloved Liverpool as 'Cesspool'. Very sensitive individual indeed.....:p
 
Spurdog said:
There's this cretin at work who gets very cross indeed when I refer to his beloved Liverpool as 'Cesspool'. Very sensitive individual indeed.....:p
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There's also one at my office , they also react badly to " The beetles were brick the first time round , will macca fukkin pack it in ". Hey Jude for the billionth time , drop me out for fux sake
 
Glen Johnson exclusive: Evra made it clear he didn't REALLY want to shake Suarez's hand

Glen Johnson was five players down the line when Luis Suarez seemingly refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra at Old Trafford last month. He didnÔÇÖt see it.

The Liverpool defender has watched it plenty of times on television since, though, and he is convinced of what happened.

ÔÇÿEvra was clever at Old Trafford,ÔÇÖ said Johnson, extending his hand directly towards me. ÔÇÿBecause - IÔÇÖm not being funny - but if I wanted to shake your hand I would stick it right out in front of me like that. But if my hand is down here, almost by my side, then itÔÇÖs because I really donÔÇÖt want to shake your hand.

ÔÇÿLuis didnÔÇÖt shake his hand because EvraÔÇÖs hand was down there. What else is Luis supposed to do? Would you go to shake someoneÔÇÖs hand if their hand is way down there by their side? Course not. But then, because Luis didnÔÇÖt do it, Evra has pulled him back by his arm as he walked on, as if to say to everybody: ÔÇ£Look, I wanted to shake his hand and he didnÔÇÖtÔǪÔÇØ

ÔÇÿHeÔÇÖs following Luis with his eyes as if to say: ÔÇ£Right heÔÇÖs gone, heÔÇÖs gone (past me) so IÔÇÖll pull him back nowÔǪÔÇØ Evra probably stayed up all night thinking about how to do that. The whole thing was ridiculous.ÔÇÖ

This week Johnson became the first member of Kenny DalglishÔÇÖs squad to talk in detail about the Suarez-Evra episode, a saga that shook football and - in many peopleÔÇÖs eyes - left a dent in LiverpoolÔÇÖs reputation.

It would appear that those who think the resentment surrounding this awful dispute has vanished are quite wrong.

Glen Johnson is the guy who got dragged into a race storm that had nothing to do with him.

LiverpoolÔÇÖs only black first-team player, the England defender has been criticised by other black sportsmen for standing by Luis Suarez after the Uruguay forward was found by the FA to have made racist comments to Manchester UnitedÔÇÖs Patrice Evra during a game last October.

Former United defender Paul McGrath took to Twitter on seeing Johnson join his team-mates in wearing T-shirts in support of Suarez as they warmed up before a game at Wigan.

ÔÇÿIf I was in Glen JohnsonÔÇÖs position, I would have thrown the shirt to the floor,ÔÇÖ said McGrath.

Weeks later, Worcester and England sevens rugby player Marcel Garvey used the same social network to call Johnson an ÔÇÿUncle TomÔÇÖ. The term is used to describe blacks who are willingly subservient to whites. When we met this week, Johnson remained baffled. Admirably phlegmatic, but baffled all the same.

ÔÇÿItÔÇÖs only an issue because I am the only black lad in the club,ÔÇÖ he shrugged. ÔÇÿIf itÔÇÖs bad that the other lads supported Luis then that should be seen as just as bad as me supporting him. But people are on to me because I am black.

ÔÇÿThe McGrath thing ÔǪ thatÔÇÖs actually racist. Saying what he said is racist. He is only saying that to me because I was the only black lad wearing the T-shirt. HeÔÇÖs targeting me because of my colour.

ÔÇÿListen, IÔÇÖm my own man. If I have something I want to say or do then I will do it. The reason I wore the T-shirt is because I know 100 per cent Luis Suarez is not racist. He is one of the lads in the team that I get on with best of all at the club.

ÔÇÿI am still on Twitter but I donÔÇÖt use it much now. I was getting pathetic stuff on there. But that is what people go on it for, to give people stick. I havenÔÇÖt spoken to Paul McGrath about it. I donÔÇÖt care what he thinks, really. I donÔÇÖt know anything about him. But for someone to say that, it sums them up. ItÔÇÖs their problem.

He should stick to playing rugby.

ÔÇÿIf I was to react to everyoneÔÇÖs comments I would be arguing every single day, you know? Like I say, for someone like that to write such a stupid message ÔǪ well, make your own judgment.ÔÇÖ

Johnson sat down with me this week in Warrington as part of an obligation to promote a new England sticker collection for children. Scheduled to do a host of media engagements, he was willing and courteous as he talked and signed card after card that would subsequently be distributed to youngsters.

Traditionally not an easy interviewee, the 27ÔÇôyear-old nevertheless spoke openly, intelligently and at length about the Suarez issue. It is clear he has no doubt about his team-mateÔÇÖs innocence.

Along with many others, I have been fiercely critical of LiverpoolÔÇÖs handling of the affair. Nevertheless, JohnsonÔÇÖs reasoning was compelling to listen to, even if it was not enough to persuade me Dalglish and his club dealt with the issue as well as they should have done.

ÔÇÿThe evidence was LuisÔÇÖs word against EvraÔÇÖs,ÔÇÖ argued Johnson. ÔÇÿIÔÇÖm not saying Evra is lying but itÔÇÖs his word against LuisÔÇÖs, isnÔÇÖt it? So how did it all turn out to be so strong in EvraÔÇÖs favour? I work with the lad every day. There is no way he said that.

ÔÇÿWith the media these days and the way it was going to be blown up, maybe the T-shirts thing wasnÔÇÖt the right thing to do. How should I say this? We wore them to show our support for Luis. It wasnÔÇÖt to send a message to everyone else. It was just for him.

ÔÇÿIt seemed to come across that we were making a point. We werenÔÇÖt. It was the clubÔÇÖs idea. But obviously we all agreed. We didnÔÇÖt really think about how people would react.ÔÇÖ

The core argument of SuarezÔÇÖs defence was that the word ÔÇÿnegritoÔÇÖ ÔÇö which he was found to use to Evra at Anfield last October ÔÇö is not an abusive term in South America. Suarez has played in Europe since 2007. Many impartial judges believe he should have known better.

Johnson, though, accepts SuarezÔÇÖs defence. He tweeted his support of his friend the day after the T-shirts came out at Wigan. His loyalty to Suarez is admirable. It is clearly genuine, as is his fear that Suarez may turn his back on the Barclays Premier League.

ÔÇÿI wrote what I thought on Twitter,ÔÇÖ Johnson recalled. ÔÇÿThen when I saw him the next day he came over and said thanks and that it meant a lot to him. I didnÔÇÖt write that for him to come and say thank you. I just wanted to let people know my point of view. Like it or hate it, I donÔÇÖt care.

ÔÇÿIt was nice for him to see his team-mates supporting him, I guess. But what people donÔÇÖt appreciate is that these things stick with people and it can ruin careers. He could get almost forced out of Liverpool. HeÔÇÖs a good lad and a fantastic player and all he wants to do is get on and play football.

ÔÇÿI canÔÇÖt understand how people donÔÇÖt get that in his culture the word ÔÇ£negroÔÇØ or ÔÇ£negritoÔÇØ is genuinely normal. Just because heÔÇÖs out of his country he is not going to stop using his mother tongue. If we went to another country, we would use our slang, wouldnÔÇÖt we? I canÔÇÖt see why somebody can get in trouble for using his culture in another country.

ÔÇÿI work with him every day. I know what he is like. Other people donÔÇÖt. I will not change my view.ÔÇÖ
 

Brought up in Greenwich, south London, Glen Johnson used to fight with those who called him names associated with his colour. Happily for him, he has not had to put his fists up during his years in the professional game with West Ham, Chelsea, Portsmouth and now Liverpool.

‘Obviously, racism was there,’ he reflected. ‘Like any kid I had my fights growing up after somebody called me something stupid and I reacted the wrong way.

‘But I think the game is OK. We have had the two big issues this season, with two high-profile players who you wouldn’t expect it from. But I have never had it in a game from another player. Never.

‘When something like this happens then it seems to put it in people’s minds again and then it happens more for a period until people forget about it again.

‘It’s very frustrating for all the people who work in the anti-racism campaigns. They must think their work is being undone. But I don’t feel like that at all.’

Johnson can empathise with Suarez a little. He, too, has had image problems. During his time at Chelsea and Portsmouth, his commitment to the game was questioned.

Two stories stuck with him, one suggesting he forgot his passport on a Chelsea trip — it was actually a club official’s fault — and another that he had tried to steal a toilet seat, of all things, from a hardware store.

‘There were a lot of things said and written that weren’t great,’ he said. ‘It has died down a bit and it is all about football now, which is what I want to be known for. But it took a while and that’s why I feel for Luis. Mud sticks. The B&Q one was ridiculous. There was nothing else to do but laugh.

‘I mean, come on, did anyone really believe I would do that? What thief walks through the till trying to pay with their credit card in their hand? They are normally running out of the door, aren’t they?

‘The thing is that things like that affect everybody. My mum is hearing things she doesn’t need to be hearing. My brother is hearing things he is having rows about.

‘But it’s gone now. Now it’s just about the football. That’s how I want it.’

Brought to Liverpool by Rafael Benitez, Johnson suffered a little under Dalglish’s predecessor Roy Hodgson last season. The current West Bromwich manager didn’t always seem to trust his defensive work. It is something Johnson has heard before.

‘It’s just a talking point, isn’t it?’ he said. ‘They just say it about everyone. As you get older you improve all areas and hopefully I have.’

Johnson is settled at Anfield. What’s more, he may yet be about to find the England team is managed by Harry Redknapp, the man who first gave him first-team football at West Ham and subsequently took him to Portsmouth. Johnson — who once described Redknapp as his ‘mentor’ — said: ‘Only Harry can decide if he wants it.

‘All I can say is that he’s a fantastic man, a great manager. He has helped me a lot. At the age of 15 he believed in me and gave me the chance to train and play with the first team. He helped my family out a lot when I was growing up. All that side of it.

‘Then he signed me again at Pompey and that was when I played for him properly. He has always had faith in me and that’s welcoming. Not everyone has.’


Say what you like about the modern Liverpool, but it would be wrong to question the club’s unity or sense of purpose. The Premier League season may not yet yield the top-four finish many would consider a pre-requisite, but Liverpool do have the Carling Cup on the shelf.

Liverpool also have Kenny Dalglish, their iconic manager, who is clearly as revered inside the home dressing room as he is on the Kop. Happily for Johnson and his team-mates, though, the Scot has abandoned his early attempts to join in during training.

‘When he first started he trained with us for a couple of sessions but he needed a few days’ rest afterwards and knocked it on the head,’ smiled Johnson. ‘At the end — after the hard work — we have little games and he would join in but everybody was too scared to go near him. It was like, “You can’t tackle Kenny Dalglish!”

‘It was good to see, though. He was a legend as a player and is a legend around the club. He came in and steadied the ship and brought a fantastic coach in Steve Clarke.

‘Training is sharper and he just put a smile on everybody’s face.

‘We are a tight unit. We defend together and do everything together. We are close on and off the pitch. Kenny Dalglish is good at that.

‘He places an emphasis on it and makes sure he involves everybody. We look forward to going into training and you can see that on people’s faces.’

Johnson accepts a campaign that ends without a place in next season’s Champions League cannot be considered an unqualified success.

‘No, I wouldn’t say that it would be a success,’ he said. ‘We need to be in the top four. That’s what we would take above all others.’

He is clearly a player, though, who is intelligent enough to understand what the club has been through this season. There is a sense that the next one cannot start soon enough. Time to wipe the slate clean.

Johnson has only been at Anfield for two-and-a-half years but has a clear understanding of the importance of the club’s reputation. It is obvious that he takes no pleasure from discussing the Suarez case.

There is no attempt to antagonise Manchester United or indeed Evra. It ought to be stated here that — in this interview — he was merely asked some questions and he answered them candidly.

Like everybody else, he wants to get back to the football.

‘People are now singing, week in week out, that Liverpool are a racist club,’ he sighed. ‘Well, no. We are not. We have had one incident concerning racism that we believe isn’t true. So how can people think like that? People wanted something to happen that day. I don’t know why they didn’t just scrap the handshakes like they did before the Chelsea-QPR game.

‘It’s sad because those Liverpool and United games are known for big rivalries, big tackles, great football, love of the game.That day everything was not about the football and that was very sad. It was about everything else.

‘It was good that both clubs came out afterwards and said, “We are over it, it’s in the past. Let’s move on”. That’s how it should be.

‘Everybody should now start loving hating each other again. For football reasons.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2111767/Glen-Johnson-Patrice-Evra-clear-didnt-want-shake-Luis-Suarezs-hand.html


Johnson sat down with me this week in Warrington as part of an obligation to promote a new England sticker collection for children.

Then this taco of a journo goes on to make almost the entire piece about the Suarez incident.
 
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