It is a sad indictment of the money which controls (ruins) modern day football that we would prefer fourth spot to winning a trophy that used to hold real significance in the trophy cabinet.
I personally couldn't give a fuck about the money aspect. Then again I'm not the one who owns the club and pays the players wages. That's for Mr. Henry to worry about. What I care about is us getting back in Europe's elite cup competition. It's where we should be, and it's where every single one of our players want to be. And deep down, it's where every single supporter wants to be. Don't get me wrong mind, if we do end up winning the Europa League this year I will be made up, and even more so for Kenny's sake as he has yet to chalk up a European success as a manager. It would be great to see him do it. But lets call a spade a spade here, the Champions League table is the one we want to dine at.
We have a love affair with the trophy of that competition. We sing about it all the time. Stare into the Kop and you will see countless scarves and banners with that trophy emblazoned on them. Every time we sing "We won it 5 times" our rivals seethe with envy. Not only have we tasted what they covet the most, we've got 5 of the fuckers. Heck, we even own one for keeps. Its ours, and UEFA are never getting it back. When the terms "British club" and "European Cup" are mentioned in the same sentence then you can be rest assured that the topic of conversation will be about Liverpool Football Club.
The European Cup without Liverpool in it is a lost entity, and the longer we remain outside of it, the longer the injustice being done to European football will continue. Are you comfortable in the knowledge that Harry Redknapp and his Spurs side are in that competition while we aren't? They are playing our friends from Milan in the next round and to be honest, that fucks me off. It fucks me off big time. I want us back in that competition starting next season if possible. I'm sorry, but finishing 4th has nothing to do with money mate, it is solely down to seeing us competing in the competition that we love more than any. Like I said, I wont turn my nose up at the Europa League, but for me, the earth moon and stars shine out of that CL trophy, and I want us back in it.
4th spot for me please. Thank you.