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Football Thread |OT12| Kicked the Ballboy Like Stan Hit Ulrika

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Salazar

Member
Empty said:
i wonder who liverpool fans would get behind more, rafa in a genuine title race with united or rodgers' young, inconsistent, work in progress liverpool.
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Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.

Opinion is pretty chaotic about Rodgers, by comparison. A heartening proportion of them recognise him as a fraud.

Empty said:
pah, it's perfectly acceptable to deliberately conflate liverpool fans in general with a few rafa devotees on rawk
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Liverpool-GAF are wonderful. Even the ones with RAWK accounts are well-rounded human beings.
 
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Vivalaraza

Member
Salazar said:
Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.
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LOL

Salazar is probably the most hyperbolic poster here but this is pretty accurate.
 
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Tc91

Member
Vivalaraza said:
If Chelsea don't win this weekend (and Spurs do) then Spurs are just one result behind Chelsea.

Would be incredible if Rafa takes Chelsea from 4 points off top to out of the top 4 altogether.

The only thing better than that would be if Rafa somehow ended up at City next season.
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Mancini or Mourinho.
 
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Broder Salsa

Banned
Brøndby stock value down with 25% this morning, still haven't paid their employees.
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LabouredSubterfuge

LabouredSubterfuge

Member
Salazar said:
Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.

Opinion is pretty chaotic about Rodgers, by comparison. A heartening proportion of them recognise him as a fraud.



Liverpool-GAF are wonderful. Even the ones with RAWK accounts are well-rounded human beings.
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I love you.
 
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Wilbur

Banned
Salazar said:
Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.

Opinion is pretty chaotic about Rodgers, by comparison. A heartening proportion of them recognise him as a fraud.



Liverpool-GAF are wonderful. Even the ones with RAWK accounts are well-rounded human beings.
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shock and awe
 
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Empty

Member
Salazar said:
Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.

Opinion is pretty chaotic about Rodgers, by comparison. A heartening proportion of them recognise him as a fraud.
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looooool

though you forgot that they also believe him to have struck a huge blow at the tragic state of the modern game by outwitting us and chelsea with an impoverished side of plucky underdogs despite the owners undermining him on transfers at any turn. as evinced by endless graphs comparing net spend and net wages and how he'd really have signed ronaldo, alves etc if they'd just let him use his unmatched eye for talent.

that belief might be shook when benitez is freed from financial limitations at city and can finally realize his dream of linking up with gareth barry.
 
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Requeim

Member
Salazar said:
Difficult.

One turns to RAWK as a psychological sample.

The things they genuinely believe about Rafa:

a) he struck terror into Frogie
b) he's a fucking tactical sage, virtually a one-off in football history
c) he conducts himself with immaculate social class
d) he's a tremendous wit
e) he made Liverpool the most feared and dominant team in world football
f) he's not a peevish and paranoid berk - he just saw through the veil

There are outliers and objectors to these articles of Rafa-faith, but that's more or less the pattern of it. He's trundled into a managerial deathtrap at Chelsea - and managed to make things worse for himself by clinging to Torres, refusing to recall Lukaku, making McLeish-level substitutions. His reputation will contract a little bit as a result, but you'd be mad to understate the endurance and mythic force of his Liverpool era. For a bunch of them he'll always be "the man who could come back and make us what we deserve to be" - to such an extent that there is a sense in which Liverpool doesn't deserve him, so pure is his spirit. And so grievously was he shanked by the owners etc.

Opinion is pretty chaotic about Rodgers, by comparison. A heartening proportion of them recognise him as a fraud.
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Amazing. Best poster.
 
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Ushojax

Should probably not trust the 7-11 security cameras quite so much
kingellesar said:
He'll be fit by next weekend probably.
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If he was fit we would get 4th without doubt, our midfield would be monstrous. In Sandro's absence Dembele really needs to step up, unlike The Beast, Parker can't be left to do all the defensive work on his own. Mousa was rubbish against Norwich, didn't work hard and posted probably his worst stats of the season (0 key passes, 0 successful dribbles), he played too far away from Parker and didn't have any chance to dribble from deep. We need to make sure we get that partnership working quickly, because we can't afford to have a bad first half every week.
 
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Salazar

Member
Empty said:
that belief might be shook when benitez is freed from financial limitations at city and can finally realize his dream of linking up with gareth barry.
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Alas, I think City will get a decent manager in.

I didn't watch the Chelsea game in full, so I can't comment on his general play, but fair go to Torres - that flick through for Mata was really goddamn nice.
 
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Broder Salsa

Banned
Ni No Kuni finally arrived, think I have to pass on fifa GAF today.

In completely unreleated news, of all people to take over my job, it went to Emmanuel Ake (8 international caps for Kenyas football team), lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGupzSvzKoc pretty nice goal, hope to get some substitute hours just to talk football with him, bet he got some great stories.
 
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FuturusX

Member
The sooner you all accept that football players are c*nts the better your posts lives will be. By c*nts I mean deeply interested in the servicing of their desires and needs above all else.
 
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Ushojax

Should probably not trust the 7-11 security cameras quite so much
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We got a striker after all! Harry Kane is back from his loan at Norwich.
 
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Salazar

Member
PhysioRoom.com Ltd ‏@physioroom
#FFC boss #Jol confirms #Berbatov (hamstring) has been ruled out along with #Sidwell for the visit of #MUFC
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Ian Lynam ‏@ianlynam
Samba's agent confirms that no clause included to reduce salary on r'gation. Same for many QPR players. Wages/Revenue ratio next season?
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QPR still leaving out that clause ?
 
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kingellesar

Member
Ushojax said:
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We got a striker after all! Harry Kane is back from his loan at Norwich.
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Well that is something, at least someone on the bench who might be able to do something up front. I always felt his loan this season was stupid, he could've easily played cup games for us, if we do believe he is going to be something. Hatrick vs Lyon I reckon, job done.
 
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