The weekend was good! Managed to get quite a bit done of the things I have been putting off for a while, tidied garden, cleaned chickens, cut logs, played with kids etc etc.
Saturday night was a bit torturous having to be polite and accommodating to a friend who came round and didn't appear to want to leave, wife went to bed and they didn't get the hint and eventually left at 12.30!! Her kids were away with her ex so she could lie in, but ours were upstairs and awoke at usual silly o'clock.
Sunday morning was a bit hectic as my daughter was in tears with a sore neck so we took her to the doctors - torticollis !!
So, we get on to football.
It was good that Liverpool won, the actual result, other than the win isn't too relevant just 3 points!!
During the week, I have been a little shocked and surprised at what would appear to be differing views on what a supporter is?
I have been a Liverpool supporter for 35 years, I support the club! I was quite horrified to be honest at the attitude of a so called fan last week on twitter in respect of a comment I made about Rafa Benitez. As my tweet was not an attack on the guy, but my opinion based on what I had seen and heard from a reporter on TV.
I was questioned in the tone of 'real fans' and 'ignorant' fans and told Rafa is one of us!!
Well, I have tried to put things into perspective and to how I see things, right or wrong these are my opinions, people can agree or disagree, but I don't see the point of attacking a fellow fan who has a different point of view, as I certainly wouldn't!!
Rafa is one of us! I think this has to be questioned or further clarified. I would not disagree that Rafa has a passion and a fondness for Liverpool football club and feels bitter and probably rightfully so about how he was treated at the club. But, is Rafa one of us for this reason, how interested was he in the club before he was appointed manager? Does he sacrifice days of his limited holiday allowance to go and watch the games and pay for his ticket and then probably 3 or 4 times that on actually getting to the ground and does he buy merchandise and new shirts etc etc every couple of years to support the club as many of us do. So is he one of us or does have some things in common with us? These are all just points of view and I dont necessarily think there is a right or wrong view.
This feeling was heightened during the first half of the Inter v Spurs game, alot of people abusing Rafa haters about how good inter were etc, along with a constant flow of retweets, but little or nothing was said 2nd half, where Inter failed to capitalise on a 4-0 lead against 10 men, with the final score being 4-3 and maybe another 5 minutes may have seen an equaliser.
We can speculate and voice our views for many many hours, but why does there have to be a divide between a manager or player hater, lover, superfan etc etc, when we all support Liverpool Football Club - is this what the tenure of Hicks and Gillett has done to us all? We all want the best for the club, very very few of us are privileged to accurate and proper inside information about what is going on at Anfield or Melwood but yet there seems to be alot of wannabee officianado's prepared to step in and abuse or attack another fans point of view!!
I seriously hope this changes very soon.
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