That just sounds like a mad conspiracy theory Rob. Where’s the proof? There’d surely be evidence. It’s not like one of the top referees of the time has come out and said as much.
Indeed. Better to ignore it rather than make waves, eh? Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, even though on this occasion he has popped his head out and is shouting 'Look at me, I'm here!' while a brass band plays.
Kloppo has also said a few words about them and what they are getting away with, as did Rafa. You can be sure that both are extremely circumspect and guarded so that what they openly say might well be only a tiny fraction of what they really think. Clearly this means both are paid up bLUE mOoNeRs who have posters of Shaun Goater on their walls.
It's just a lazy way for someone thin-skinned who is worried that people Might Take The Piss to try and shut down any discussion. There's nothing new about Utd being the establishment club - by which, of course, we mean the football establishment and the sports broadcasters and media, not the Queen and the Privy Council and the landed gentry, ffs - and nothing new about the fact that they have a lot of friendly journalists and broadcasters who will go out to bat for them. They're not the only club like that; Spurs and West Ham. for example, have always had a disproportionately high level of championing in the media as well. It's not a conspiracy theory, it's just acknowledging that some clubs have more media clout, often for historic reasons but also because they purposefully court the media and use it. In fact you could cast it as a positive trait rather than a criticism; just as some clubs were among the first to see the possibiities of the business world and the megastore and the worldwise fanbase etc, so some are better at using the media than others.
It's more a case that we lack such 'champions' in the media than anything else. I mean look at how many ex-players we have in the media and how little support they seem to give, compared to other clubs who's ex-players seem more openly and unashamedly partisan. That's why no-one has taken Klopp's words and built on them, investigated; why no-one built on Coote's bungling and our response to it etc.
And again, that's no surprise. the wheels of change in the media grind slowly; it takes ages for accepted 'truths' and positions to alter. For much of the recent past Liverpool has been a pariah city; you know all this, the whys and wherefores, I don't need to go into it all again. These things have an effect, and cast long shadows.
And because we in Liverpool have a fuck 'em, and a 'we climb the hill in our own way' attitude rather than a 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em' one, it's not something that we will compromise ourselves to change. So get used to it. Accept it. But don't try and pretend it ain't there.
Woo, agueero, Manchester City, Manchester City, 'ang on 'ang on 'ang on wibble (that's to make our more nervous and frightened members feel better
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