It's funny because I think the media is full of miserable twats too. The BT lot were going on like Plymouth had gone 180 minutes against us and restricted us to a bare handful of chances, as if they were up against our first team. Yeah they're Jurgen's Reds, but when you think that Ben Woodburn isn't even old enough to have a pint then I think it has to be put into perspective. I mean, that nobhead Jake Humphreys is going on about our form being a concern, blah blah blah.
It was the fucking kids playing you tit end!!
The agenda against Sturridge is laughable as well. Sure he got barely any service, but he was constantly moving and creating space for others. It was also a run out for 65 minutes that will help his game time and fitness, plus he will almost certainly be unleashed against Swansea for some target practice at the weekend. Talk about him being embarrassed by being taken off or being at a crossroads in his career is a complete joke. Jurgen also has a responsibility to develop the young lads too, and rightly said in his post-match interview that we controlled the game in the last 25 minutes. It was the right time to give young lads time on the pitch. If anything, Origi has been so duff recently that Sturridge is likely to start a few games now. So even giving a micro-second of consideration to any notion of Sturridge being unwanted is yet more media bollocks being spouted. Same with saying Karius was unconvincing. Errr, he kept two clean sheets didn't he nobheads? Honestly, there are many people in here who could do a considerably better job at punditry than the dross we have to put up with on the telly.
But anyway, all in all a shite match against a truly negative team, surrounded by meff 'fans' who won't be making the away trip to Stevenage at the weekend or probably be seen again at Home Park this season. Booing YNWA when we were trying to give a bit of respect to the poor lad who passed away and a gesture of support to his family. Resorting to predictable shithouse chants - the 'who are ya' brigade, 'slipped on his fucking arse' and all that shit. Smalltime, bitter behaviour and smalltime tactics from the team, pulling shirts, kicking the ball away at every stoppage so that they can regroup behind the ball. I'm delighted to have pissed on their dreams, ruined their evening, done a professional job with an extremely talented bunch of young lads. Time for us to act like flat-track bullies, put these lower league teams in their place, puff out our chests and make them know who the fuck we are. Or rather, who our kids are.
A final positive note; Nathaniel Clyne has some serious competition. Enjoy the breakthrough of TAA into the first team folks, we're witnessing it as we speak. MOTM by an absolute mile tonight, we have a total gem on our hands there. 18 years old going on 30, I am truly excited thinking about how good he could potentially be as he gets more experienced if his current form is anything to go by. Fuck the negative press because we didn't put 5 past those useless bumpkins tonight, embrace and enjoy watching our incredibly talented kids grow into men.
Up the young reds, YNWA!
My word. What a corking post!
Further, there was another gem of a line to add to the diamonds our boss delivers tonight in post when he said 'playing Trent against Plymouth at Anfield decided me to play him against United'... or something like that. He is making decisions about these boys in competitive games rather than u23 (important as that is for development.)
Why some of the nuggets on here cannot differentiate between the two is comprehensive evidence of the divide between those who support the team wholeheartedly and those who just watch and fume like Everfuckingtonians when they have to go through the long protracted wasteland that is social media where one upmanship and fucking procrastination is King/Queen. They have to convince other nuggets the why and wherefore of a result and how it would have been so much different if the boss had listened to them with their hindsight hilarity.
Our boys took all that a lowly 4th division side with their gobshite, inbred, thick as fucking pigshit fans could throw at them (booing ynwa in support of the young lad who passed away, with a riposte of ;you've only got one song e.g.') and came through. Woodburn, Ejaria, Stewart, Ojo, TTA, Harry, big Joe, all getting minutes. Luke getting his first goal in 7 years. Phillippe getting game time after injury. Karius, Albie, Dan, Divock, playing. Fucking beyond me how it can be anything but a positive night.
Then the boss, that fucking Prince of a man, giving the kids stick, demanding more from them, not letting them think they have arrived, is just priceless, pure magic. He rips Ojo, then praises him. He's working on him, same with the rest. Jesus, we are on the crest of a wave with Jurgen. Tbf, who gives a flying one abah some of the opinion on here. If you are not confident we have the greatest manager since the immortal Bill in charge and you still doubt where we are going..........then fucking do one you blert
