And there's many season ticket holders like me that can see something that clearly you can't.
I had this conversation with one of my mates who's been going since the 70s - week in, week out. And he said a lot of the players weren't good enough for Liverpool FC.
In a way he's right and in a way he isn't. In a perfect world and in a world where Liverpool FC is the force it once was - then perhaps he's 100% correct. But. We aren't. We're nowhere near. There are many reasons for this - that have been gone through 1,000,001 times.
The main difference (Which he accepts) between us - is that he still has the image and the belief that LFC SHOULD BE NOW Where it always was. And I see the reality that we're not. We buy the players we buy because we're constrained to buy those players. We bid for those that fit within our club - because we can't afford the very best.
Now you may say that's shite and I agree with you. We SHOULD be able to get better and play better and be back to where we were. But it's not an easy step. It's not going to happen tomorrow (If ever).
You can either choose to live in the past and be mostly upset all the time, or accept that things have moved on, we've been left behind and try and take joy and pleasure where you find it.
I'm happy for people to have differing opinions - I mean who the fuck made me a representative of RAWK anyway? No one. It's a forum - people debate. Some whine. Some are overboard and positive (I try to be positive whenever I can, I'll admit - but what's the problem with that?)
Maybe one day we'll all be happy because we will be back to where we once were and should be again.
Well im genuinely happy for you mate and i mean that sincerely.
But the day i accept mediocre is the way forward, will be the day that i may as well be done with football.
And thats got nothing to do with being spoilt with success, i've been lucky enough to see league titles and some of the greats were the shirt, but after a few good seasons, we are are prepared to just accept that this is the way it is? We might as well not turn up next season if thats the attitude, and unfortunately its an attitude thats dogged not just fans but the manager and players alike.
Its not like we are talking 10 years of constant mediocrity here is it?
The owners will hopefully bugger off and this will all be a footnote in history hopefully. But i cant accept that our manager - and some of our best players have given up, thats what hurts the most. In any normal circumstances tonight would be a good result, but take in consideration the opposition and the season we've had and its bollocks. yeah we may go through next round, hopefully they'll be poor enough that we can grab the victory, but too many times, especially this year we rely on the opposition or others to propell ourselves forward, and although our squad is thin, its much better than its showing and the manager is much better than he's showing.
Again my beef is with those that have come to accept this as the norm and then pee all over those who are unhappy with the result, not the whoppers who tell Rafa to eff himself or insult the man, im talking supporters with genuine concern, its actually more disheartening to me to read peoples acceptance of where we are. me i find that hard to stomach. It may not be my cup of tea all the time but Rafa had us going in a positive direction, a direction that seems like another life now.
I hope this summer answers a lot of questions and we can move on.
