RAWK Goes Into Meltdown (2011/2012)

[Excal]

We've been playing centre-halves at right-back all season.

 

[Badunk]

Berbatov >>> Carragher

 

[Feeky Magee]

Yeah they've got plenty of genuine spastics, no question. But if you look at the matchday thread I was actually talking about it's post after post saying how good we are right now, with the occasional bitter dissenter. I'd be surprised to see anything as magnanimous about them in here, though hopefully we'll never find out due to them being forever mediocre.

I reckon you just caught a few of them on a good day.

I'm not so sure we'd ever get as bad as this:

Premier League Fixtures 19th & 20th September 2009

 

[kietotheworld]

I reckon you just caught a few of them on a good day.

I'm not so sure we'd ever get as bad as this:

Premier League Fixtures 19th & 20th September 2009

Someone should really bump that thread and point out that we didn't win the League that year, despite the sport being absolutely pointless because of how corrupt all the officials are.

 

[Feeky Magee]

Due to two controversial defeats to Chelsea who were aided by incorrect decisions no less.

 

[dave2528]

I reckon you just caught a few of them on a good day.

I'm not so sure we'd ever get as bad as this:

Premier League Fixtures 19th & 20th September 2009

After reading a snippet of that thread, I now hope that we win every game in the 9th min of injury/stoppage time.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

We're aided by having a fully fit squad.

Except for our captain Vidic. And Rio. And Rafael, Clerverley, Hernandez, Smalling and Gibson

 

[EricaNo7]

After reading a snippet of that thread, I now hope that we win every game in the 9th min of injury/stoppage time.

That would certainly finish them off. Even when there was a decent post, it was met with howls of fury.

Hi Dave how are you? X

 

[holyland red]

Bellamy's celebration imitating a plane flying?

NTLW

Get in. Please dont feck up now.

minutes later

typical man utd at home, always get everything.

fecking jokes. Refs look for anything to help them win, sick of that shite.

Typical stuff. Quite funny though. Thanks for bumping that thread.

 

[WeasteDevil]

It's only really the Mancs who have the genuine hatred of City, in the main.

Do we? It's more of a relationship that in one direction is point and laugh (in a kind loving sort of way) and the other an inferiority complex fuelled by very deep envy and wanting to be a part of something that they cannot be a part of - sort of like the United fans are King Leonidas and the City fans are Ephialtes of Trachis out of 300. There's no hatred in general from either direction really, in the main.

That was a very RAWKISH post.

 

[Sassy Colin]

I reckon you just caught a few of them on a good day.

I'm not so sure we'd ever get as bad as this:

Premier League Fixtures 19th & 20th September 2009

I hate conspiracy theories, I usually think they are complete and utter bollocks.

The extra time that United get in matches is absolutely ridiculous though.

I think this shows that United spend their money more wisely than City.

Don't buy players, buy decisions.

Wasn't that Ferguson giving the 4th ref a pat on the shoulder?

Disgusting!

 

[holdsteady]

Someone should post this stat on RAWK

under kenny played 30 won 15 drew 6 lost 9 win% 50%
under hodgson played 31 won 13 drew 9 lost 9 win % 43%

Poor Woy had to deal with CL and (even worse) Torres too!

 

[Badunk]

Conspiracy theories are out in force after that Carling Cup draw

 

[Northstand]

Conspiracy theories are out in force after that Carling Cup draw

Mustn't have occurred to them that in the last round we had probably the most difficult tie of the top sides. No conspiracy theories about Arsenal getting successive home draws against Shrewsbury and Bolton?

 

[Badunk]

Atmosphere at Anfield SHITE AGAIN!


Good of them to admit it.

 

[Badunk]

On Tevez/Mancini last night:

It's a scary thought - who might replace Mancini at City. Rafa has to be up there. Look what Rafa achieved with no money here. What could he achieve with a supportive board with almost unlimited money?

Was thinking something on the same lines myself as in the Rafa respect and especially with his excellent European pedigree. Given an open cheque book could literally be a match made in heaven and just down the road from where he lives.

 

[Aporkalypse]

Imagine what Benitez could achieve if he actually had Gareth Barry!

 

[Neutral]

Just you wait...When King Fanny walks, it'll be the same thing...he spent no money either.

 

[gooDevil]

I thought Rafa and City was a match made in hell a few years ago. Luckily for City I think they know better at this point.

 

[Richter]

I thought Rafa and City was a match made in hell a few years ago. Luckily for City I think they know better at this point.

I'm secretly hoping Benitez takes over City when Mancini gets sacked after a awful CL run, Benitez is the one man that can make things worse with the players and owners. And probably the only person that would moan more than Mancini about lack of money to spend...

 

[Crustanoid]

Rafa taking over at City would be a masterstroke of the Gods / karma

 

[Varun]

Imagine what Benitez could achieve if he actually had Gareth Barry!

that had me in splits for some reason.

 

[Badunk]

Rafa would spend £50m on a player, he'd flop, sell him for £40m, buy a £60m player, sell him later for £50m, etc, etc, for multiple seasons, thus having only actually 'spent' £10m.


Despite the Sheik's country being bankrupted in the process.

 

[Skywarden]

He'd get Bellamy.

 

[Sojiro]

Rafa would spend £50m on a player, he'd flop, sell him for £40m, buy a £60m player, sell him later for £50m, etc, etc, for multiple seasons, thus having only actually 'spent' £10m.


Despite the Sheik's country being bankrupted in the process.

As long as he didnt let down the Sheik, the fans would be well pleased with him

 

[Dave89]

I would love to see rafa at City, make life easier for us.

Would rawk become a city fansite?

 

[Badunk]

I would love to see rafa at City, make life easier for us.

Would rawk become a city fansite?

As we saw with his time at Inter, a handful of them would join Bluemoon and insist on telling them how good he is, even in the face of shitty results and half their team suddenly becoming injured all at once.

 

[Sky1981]

Lol. i'd be wanking over RAFA coming to City

That'll be a comedy gold

 

[Waltraute]

Look what Rafa achieved with no money here. What could he achieve with a supportive board with almost unlimited money?

Well, we all saw what he achieved with Mourinho's treble-winning squad at his disposal and the financial backing of Moratti...

I have to admit I dream of Rafa taking the City job. After managing the nigh on impossible feat of falling out with Massimo 'A transfer muppet's wet dream' Moratti over lack of funds for transfers, will he manage the truly inconceivable -- accusing ADUG of making his job impossible by their miserliness?

 

[Badunk]

More cringeworthy "Let's have them Redmen" battle cry-type shit from our favourite mentalists. It gets worse the longer it goes on.

"If we turn up the volume and scare 'em half to death, then the team will also respond."

- Quote from some Everton forum or other.


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Luis Suarez is an angry man.

Angry because he got suspended for biting someone, and missed a large chunk of last season? Unlikely.

Angry because he got suspended for a handball against Ghana in the World Cup? Not a chance.

Angry at being substituted? Not even close.

Luis Suarez' actions after being substituted against Wolves at the weekend may once have been written off as the actions of someone discontent with life, unhappy in Liverpool, and looking for a way out. Back in the not-so-recent past, where the 'Two-Man Team' handle got banded around far more often than we would have liked, but probably only marginally more frequently than we actually deserved, this may have been the case. Our star striker, in the past, had done it on his own for too long - with the assistance of Steven Gerrard when he was fit. Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard were the ultimate dynamic partnership - they had pace, power, technique, drive, ambition, and a feeling that if things weren't going well, they could make something happen.

Luis Suarez is not Fernando Torres. He doesn't believe he can make a difference. He knows it. He doesn't just feel like the best player on the pitch - he shows it. Time and time again, he's shown it. Whether in the Netherlands, the Premier League, or at the World Cup or Copa America with Uruguay, he's come up trumps. He wins games on his own, regularly. His mentality is beyond question. He knows he will play, knows he will start, and knows he will make things happen. Enigmatic though his talents are, his mentality and drive is what makes him the player he is.

His reaction to being substituted for Steven Gerrard at the weekend was not because he didn't want to come off - although that would certainly have played a small part - it was because he knew he could still make a difference for those last fifteen-or-so minutes. A difference that could be massively, massively exaggerated had he been given the opportunity to share time on the field of play with his captain - a once-in-a-lifetime, best-of-a-generation player.

Gerrard and Suarez have scarce had the opportunity to play together.

When Gerrard clicked with Fernando Torres, they were sensational. When he clicks with Luis Suarez, they could be even better. Both players will be itching to play together. Both players will know that if they are on the field together, they will make a difference. A big, big difference.

Whilst they have shared 9 months together as part of the Club, Steven Gerrards return to fitness after long-standing injury essentially means their growth as a partnership can begin now.

And what better time to have them play together - both out to impress, both out to show off, both out to drive the team forward - than this weekend?

The big one.

The Derby.

Everton Away.

The perfect opportunity for the Gerrard - Suarez partnership to blossom.

We go into this game already one-nil up. We've got Dirk Kuyt, and Everton hate Dirk Kuyt. Their team of yarddogs, ankle-biters, and elbow-swingers (yes, Mr Fellaini, that's you) can't get to Kuyt. He keeps his cool, he presses their defenders, he tracks back against Baines, he leaves his foot in marginally too long in the challenge to let the Everton boys know that it can go both ways. He scores goals. He loves scoring goals in big games, and they don't come any bigger than the Derby.

For the first time in a while, I'm looking forward to a Derby. I'm excited like I haven't been for years. Everton are going to be filthy, horrible bastards - and we're going to relish it. Gone are the days where Luis Garcia had to play 50 minutes with an injury because they'd kicked lumps out of us so badly that we couldn't bring him off. We are no longer a soft touch. Ask any Blue which player from the past they'd want to start a Derby game, and the only answer you'd get is Duncan Ferguson. Is it because he was a dynamic goalscorer? Or is it because he's a horrible, bitter, vile, bully of a man who epitomises everything Everton fans wish they could still be?

Everton will come out for a fight, on Saturday. Fellaini, Cahill, Drenthe... they'll all be pulling out their part-time hardman impressions. They'll try to nullify us physically, as they can't do it technically. They will kick lumps out of anything that moves. I wouldn't be surprised to see the ref slide tackled for standing in midfield and having the audacity not to wear blue.

Everton are no longer a team capable of challenging for honours. They haven't been for 15 years, and their current financial structure suggests they won't be able to any time soon.

From the manager down, they've built up a siege mentality. From the manager through to the fans, they're small-time, bitter, twisted, jealous, and only after one thing when it comes to Liverpool - a war.

fecking bring it.

Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Andy Carroll, Craig Bellamy.

Fancy your chances, Everton? You haven't got a hope in hell. You can't compete technically, you can't compete tactically, and now... you can't compete in a battle either. Fellaini isn't a hard man - just a big man with pointy elbows. Cahill is a snidey shithouse and nothing more. Drenthe comes with a reputation of being a bit of a nutter. Come back when you've done anything of note, anywhere, in your career.

As things stand, we're above Everton in the League. We haven't even got into second gear yet. This Everton team recently played against Manchester City with a 4-6-0 formation. They didn't even bother fielding a striker. Tim Cahill played as the furthest man forwards, in front of another five midfielders and a compact defensive unit. Backs to the wall, us against the world.

This Saturday, they know they can't do that. This is Liverpool. The fans won't have it. Whilst some are deluded enough to think they genuinely have a better squad than us, most will ask only for one thing - that they put up a fight and maybe scrape a result.

They must know that last season's result - last season's performance - was simply a Roy Hodgson masterclass of defending deep, attacking with one player, and playing with no confidence.

Not this time.

Not a chance.

Kenny won't stand for it.

We've got the men for a battle as much as any other team in this league, but unlike most, ours have quality too.

The combination is good. As the team grows together, it will be frightening.

This is the place to start. This is the derby. This is war.

 

[Badunk]

feck me thats got me pumped up. I`ve just started shadow boxing in the living room, throwing left and rights and the Mrs. walked in so I had to knock her out.

She didn`t fecking stand a chance. Mullered her

 

[SteveJ]

Wow, I wish I could read players' minds like that.

 

[Badunk]

Wow, I wish I could read players' minds like that.

Well, Steve, like Everton in this derby, you haven't got a fecking chance, mate.

 

[Badunk]

Not with Kenny in charge. No way. No how.

 

[afrocentricity]

He knocked his wife out? Weirdo...

 

[SteveJ]

Well, Steve, like Everton in this derby, you haven't got a fecking chance, mate.

It turns out that I can read players' minds, mate - Suarez is thinking: 'I can't bloody wait 'til Barca or Real come in for me...'

 

[Red Hand Devil]

"We've got the men for a battle as much as any other team in this league, but unlike most, ours have quality too.

The combination is good. As the team grows together, it will be frightening.

This is the place to start. This is the derby. This is war..."

 

[Skywarden]

I admire your sudden picture outbursts, RHD.

 

[kouroux]

"This is the place to start. This is the derby. This is war. "
They're like fecking children at times

 

[KM]