Just surveying the scene on RAWK before their big semi final against Everton at the weekend (the one they'll be cheering on United for, with their LFC ambassador and United title winner Michael Owen leading the charge). I thought they'd be in quite a buoyant mood, won their cup final on Wednesday against a 10 man Everton reserves team. Not quite the case though, still a cesspit of bitterness, aggression and violence spewing out of every pour.
(On Funes Mori/Martinez):
"He speaks absolute [Poor language removed] drivel."
"With a bit more pressure he could have snapped Origi's ankle and possibly ruined his career. How nice that the [Poor language removed] is over it now, I was worried how it would affect the thug". (Ie and what a career it would be to ruin hey, the worst player in the French league last year I don't know how football would recover).
"
Water under the bridge? You [Poor language removed] what?
Try telling Origi that you meff. Hes 100% going to miss a semi final, hopefully a final and probably Euro 2016 where Belgium have got a massive chance of winning it. Poor lad was hitting form.
So yeah Booby you massive bell-end, its water under the bridge!"
(ie yes, he'd miss euro 2016, sat on the bench watching Lukaku play. Benteke will have to find someone else to sit on the bench and admire Lukaku instead).
"Fumes Mori you [Poor language removed]."
"I hope they get [Poor language removed] smashed against the Mancs"
"I think you're actually allowed to break his leg and laugh at him in that scenario." (A comment made when discussing talking to a fellow Evertonian in work about the match, who disagreed with him re the Mori tackle).
"i no mate he deffo deserved it, just said to him hope the mancs [Poor language removed] them on the weekend," (that was the response agreeing with use of GBH to resolve a football disagreement. Alongside that another one cheering on Manchester United. Suffice to say, every post on the semi final has said they are cheering for United, none want united to lose. United are essentially their second team for Saturday).
(in response to the above post, with no sense of irony) "know how you feel mate, I am finding it very hard to speak to Everton fans over the last few years. they just can't have a rational conversation about football" (in response to a guy who wants to physically break the limbs of Everton fans he disagrees with!).
I haven't edited any of these. These are standard bitter responses now. Open advocating of violence and actively inciting violence against Funes Mori. Not only that but actively trying minimise any attempts to point out Gerrard (x4) Kuyt, Suarez (x 3) Baros, Carragher who have all put in far worse tackles in derbies yet are given cult hero status. They mock that kind of logic because they simply don't want to face the reality of the situation, what they want to do is attack and intimidate those around them.
It comes as no surprise to me that on their away travels they have caused suffering and pain to untold numbers of people. If you try to challenge them, their first response is violence. The poor dad with his kids being set upon in Stanley Park by a mob of them is a fine example of this. Singing songs about people dying. They currently face 4 separate Uefa charges for their behaviour.
Yet when it is pointed out to them that they are an embarrassment to the city far from accepting this and showing a bit of decorum and regret they actively threaten those with an acute sense of violence. They really are the worst forms of humanity, cowardly little thugs who would seek out and attack lone Everton supporters in groups to prove a point.
I hope they enjoy their semi final on Saturday, fingers crossed they don't get the result they are looking for. After the game they can go back to singing songs about dead people or look to find some Evertonians who's limbs they can dislodge and break as they are roundly advocating. I'll watch the match, and win lose or draw go home safely.