You can't see the difference between how it was discussed today and how it was discussed on Saturday?
Should TAW close the podcast and the RAWK admins close this forum every time we win?
For one, I think we've all seen the usual moaning bastards get called exactly that in every post-match thread on RAWK through the years, so pointing it out here is no different.
Secondly, while it's a matter of perspective it's also a matter of target audience. Take Mo's attempt from the halfway line. The pessimist (Neil, in this case) would argue that it's symptomatic of a general attacking malaise and lack of ideas. The optimist might argue that Mo's scored, got two assists, and attempted something audacious which is representative of rediscovered confidence as a result of an all around good week for him. There's nothing inherently wrong with the pessimist's view - however I'd personally argue that it's a dime a dozen opinion. I can find it in the post match thread on RAWK, on R/LFC or R/soccer. Sport-pessimism is rife across the internet. Speaking for myself - I listen to TAW, including the post-match show, for its measured perspective on Liverpool Football Club. I think arguing that the post-match show is inherently emotional is a cheap excuse; yes it's emotional but at its best it is also intelligent and measured in its own right, that is what separates it from Arsenal Fan TV and the likes. When it loses that, it loses its appeal.
Winning 4-1 at Home while never getting out of second gear, while never properly looking in danger, and going top of the fucking league and hearing it described as "horse shit", "disgraceful",
"fucking crap" and general fucking moaning and whinging makes for awful listening that is far more reminiscent of having someone reading out the comments page on talksport or youtube than Liverpool's premier supporter's podcast. Neil's more "calm" take in his written review and on the Talking Reds were both rightfully called out for being unreasonably negative. We have objectively, statistically had the best start to a season in our lifetimes. The content in the aftermath has not reflected that and I personally found that it was genuinely tiresome.
For what it's worth, The Post-Match Pint was leagues ahead in its take while also acknowledging the less-positive in our performance in that it managed to temper it with the fact that we are top of the fucking league and winning with ease at the moment. I gravitated away from online forums and towards TAW for my post-match discussion fix precisely because I preferred passionate yet reasoned discussion over rampant knee-jerk negativity. I never thought that RAWK post-match comments would be more reasoned, thoughtful, and positive than TAW's post-match show but here we are.