Very kind of you to say so.
And that's all it is - media heat and shite from opposing fans. I avoid lots of mainstream footy media, but to be fair the sensible ones aren't fully committed to the "he needs a trophy" line because they can see beyond any reasonable doubt that he's improved us.
Most opposition fans are "banter" merchants and usually clueless too. They like to say we're deluded and entitled, but most Liverpool fans I speak to are anything but entitled. We know better than anyone that we're entitled to fuck all. Oddly enough the fans that tend to call us entitled are often Utd, City, Chelsea fans that act a bit affronted that we have got back to being competitive, which in itself is a little bit.........entitled.
Just trawling through the thread and spotted this. Like you, I tend to avoid most of the football media. They are all about sensationalism and polarised opinion. Much of it comes with an agenda too. I'm bored of it, to be honest. I take in our games then move on. Opposing fans? Who cares what they think.
Klopp winning a trophy? I think I it would do him the world of good, and his talent a lot of justice. I just hope targeting the biggest prizes comes off for him. The man has transformed this club and I love the guy. I want him to win trophies for him, as much as I want him to win them with/for us. I've no doubt he will do, and once the floodgates open... He/we are knocking on the door now, and sooner or later it will open.
The "entitled" shout about us from other fanbases is not really accurate. This is especially so with our older fans who saw us win it all. I was lucky enough to be around to see us winning everything, and I'm not in the least bit entitled. Seeing what it took back then to be top of the tree and stay there taught me a lot. You have to graft for everything you get. You have to make your own luck. You have to be so strong and so consistent. Basically, if you don't work your balls off for success, it doesn't come. Liverpool made it look easy back then, but it's obvious we were like the swan who looked graceful above the water but below it we were peddling like mad and grafting for everything we earned.
Klopp has the squad grafting now, and FSG seem to be doing their part in the boardroom too. We are on the right track and making the kind of progress few thought possible not so long back when the two clowns owned us. We live in an inpatient age, though. We all want it yesterday. It's the way of the world now. Many of our fans have never seen a league title win, so who can blame them wanting it so badly.
Entitled? Not really. We know better than anyone just what it takes to get right to the top of the tree without being gifted endless riches. It takes time and endless hard work. If/when we achieve our goals it will be well deserved and hard earned.
Deluded? Again, not really. We are competing. We have reached Europe's two biggest finals in recent years. We are finally competing in the league and we have not even peaked. And we are up against the most financially doped club in British football history and more than matching them. Believing we have a chance of success here is not delusional at all. In fact, believing otherwise would be negative and defeatist.
Fans of clubs like United, City and Chelsea saying we are entitled is a bit rich, really, and highly ironic. It's just their way of keeping us in our box. The truth is that our rebirth under Klopp and FSG scares the shit out of them. The fact we are challenging again worries them deeply. Long may that continue...