Well I had that little hope, that 'million to one chance which just might come true' belief lurking there in the depths of my psyche, hence my childish reactions today.
I'm silly.
Lets laugh at Liverpool
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I'm silly.
Fixed.
Spammy = desperado
I think redcafe would be better for people to stop complaining about the offside goal, considering how your goal came that game.
how about the dodgy calls at the bridge? wasnt a free kick against fletcher and a clear push on brown
Laugh at us all you want, but if you really think about it, in many ways it is harder to come 7th than top. I mean anyone can come top if you just win enough games - we used to do it so often it just got boring in the end. But coming 7th - now thats a real art. Imagine how difficult it would be if everyone started the season with the goal of coming 7th! You'd have to be reasonably good - but not too good - so that you could maneouvre yourself into 7th position. You'd never know whether to try and win or lose, it would be so tactical. It would far more competitive than the current method of trying to come top, which is frankly becoming a bit old hat now.
Stolen off a guy taking the piss on the official Liverpool website forum.
Stolen off a guy taking the piss on the official Liverpool website forum.
I like this new guy.
7th... Seventh... Sev-funcking-enth
Backdoor entry into the fecking Thursdays league thanks to Pompey's bankruptcy!!!
Given us plenty of moments to help get past our disappointments!!
You talk as if they're the same, I'd rather lose out on the title (by the small margin of one point), than lose out on 6th place.
By god, you're only in the Europa League because Pompey are fecked financially.
Come on spammy, you're here for longer than most of us, surely you won't dive that low.
Tell me you'd prefer to be 7th or 2nd?
If it wasn't for CL qualification, both mean the same; the league was lost. But given CL qualification is crucial, I would rather finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th. Those 3 positions are the same in my view.
edit: 2nd and 3rd anyway. 4th means the qualification round which is potentially tricky..
Would you say United are a superior team to Arsenal and Spurs?
2nd is a testament to that. A season final position doesn't only serve as a starting point to next year but shows how you are compared to your rivals. I'd rather be 2nd than 3rd or 4th.
You make it sound like it's something we should be grateful for..
Doesn't that mean the season for Liverpool will start in July in some far flung Eastern-European country whilst the other clubs are still dossing about?
The only positive for Liverpool fans is this, they won't/shouldn't be caught cold early doors next season. They'll be sharper than most because of the earlier competitive games, also means they'll be knackered later on but hey-ho.
The only positive for Liverpool fans is this, they won't/shouldn't be caught cold early doors next season. They'll be sharper than most because of the earlier competitive games, also means they'll be knackered later on but hey-ho.
That is their dimension, 6th, 7th place...
I don't think they can improve, they have to rebuild the entire squad, like AC Milan
I don't think they can improve, they have to rebuild the entire squad, like AC Milan
Yeah, they were the same yesterday when the only two positions going into the final day with a realistic chance of winning the title were first and second which is the point in hand.
You'd have to be a right dick to say there's no difference between your position and ours, either that or a deluded Liverpool fan.fecking Liverpool fans are shite.
Not really. I know a couple of Liverpool fans who would have rather missed out on the Europa League.
It's a waste of time tournament, which will drain the team as much as a CL campaign (if not more), making the league harder to progress in next year.
For this very reason I'm glad Liverpool made 7th. It's the worst possible position they could have finished in. Any higher or lower, and they'd have been better off.
So its no difference whether you finish 2nd or 7th except for a CL place? This season must have taken its toll on the Liverpool fans
I'm not.
Clearly, I would have rather have had a chance to win the title on the last day.
I am sure this is a remedial forum sometimes..
Sorry, and a few million £££ which would obviously be useful.
Have I missed out any other differences?
Pride, or lack there of.
Being able to consider yourselves able to challenge next season.
The likelihood potential targets will want to join your club.
trying to argue there's only CL qualification that's the difference between 2nd and 7th?! Bless!I'll definitely give you pride, Joey. And your potential targets point is a good one also.
Hell, I've given you two, I'll chuck in your third point free.
Well, thats a breath of fresh air.
I know. It's a truly retarded argument. I can't believe anyone is even suggesting it.
Pragmatically, other than CL qualification and prize-money, what are the differences between finishing 2nd and finishing 7th or 5th or ninth or 12th?
I would rather finish 2nd obviously, but when the votes are in, finishing in either of these positions means the league was lost and that's all we're here for ultimately.
I am a pragmatic man with little room for emotion. It's my upbringing, you see.
The fact your squad is also involved in Europa league qualifiers very early on as well.
I like this post.
It's a league, the object is to finish as close to the top as possible, the further down you finish the worse you have performed and vice versa. There's your pragmatics. It's really not rocket science. You lot seemed delighted enough to finish second and push us all the way (almost) last season. Certainly more so than when you have finished in 3rd or 4th, because finishing second means you have had a more successful season than finishing in 3rd or 4th
I came here to apologise for being an arse last night, getting on my high horse about 'we've got no right to laugh at the Scousers' and other shite, and what do I find? An actual reason to laugh.
Please tell me you're not serious, Sam?
In all fairness, he's right, apart from pride, prize money, champions league, the fact there season starts much earlier, players not wanting to go to a poorer club and the fact it means they've been worse than 6 other clubs this year, what is the difference between 2nd and 7th?
Pragmatically, other than the terrible suffering, social stigma and likelihood of death, what's the difference between having AIDS and not having AIDS?
Fair enough, and I agree we shouldn't be happy with the season but at the same time it's not bad, all in all. And it's good enough to leave plenty of room to
at LFC, a truly shite team.No.
We've had a shambolic season. 7th is shambolic. Europa League two seasons running is shambolic. David N'Gog leading our line is shambolic. As is Emiliano Insua.
And that's not half of it.
(Ah, feels good to shake off the childish disappointment of yesterday, and once again laugh at (a) Liverpool (supporter).)But seriously Sam -- to me the attitude of 'if we don't win the league we might as well be 12th' (or in the words of Shankly, 'First is first. Second is nowhere.') is much more a purely emotional reaction, and one I'm prone to myself, as my silly posts upthread show.
Assessing the season rationally, putting emotions aside, you'll be much more satisfied with losing the league by one point than ending up 7th, 23 points off.
Take your own advice and look at it less emotionally.
ETA -- Just saw your latest post, Sam. Good to know you weren't serious.
I love your optimism.