ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[Roger Milla]

I sincerely hope all the Reds get home from their trip to the Helmand Province in good health

 

[d34noj]

I like versatility in the midfielder and Gerrard was a complete package, Roy Keane was good too but not as good. Yaya Toure at his peak was beast. But given a long period of time and influence in the team, in terms of winning trophies, late goals, crucial goals in finals, leading the team, getting the best out of other players, especially strikers, it has to be Gerrard, by a mile. Just wish he played for Manchester red.

All of that isn't close to being true.

 

[FC sexy xxx]

All of that isn't close to being true.

Toure played in possibly the greatest team ever . Keane was utd’s driving force in the greatest period in there history. But yeah Gerrard was better.

 

[davek]

This is the problem though, innit

One the one hand it is pathetic how they are cowering and begging Plod to help them after the way they disgraced themselves at the last two home games.

Hard man Ultras indeed

But on the other hand I have two nephews away over and we are concerned about them

I am sure others on there have family members or friends in Rome right now.

Defo mate. It goes without saying I hope they're safe. The climate both last week and this week though would have been primed by how Liverpool supporters outside the ground have been trying to intimidate teams - people who wont have to face the music in Rome.

 

[malfosse]

I have my reasons, I think most valuable opinion is of peers and it is biased towards Gerrard

Is that because you're a rs mate?
You are a rs.

 

[PITA]

Remember how painful the slippy G season was? Utter torture for months and then the most unbelievable amazing climax.

It was like not having a wank for 12 months and ending it by smashing Kelly Brooke.

You have to go through the lows to enjoy the highs and when Roma / Madrid leather them and a load of their fans get herded into a Rome colosseum and made to fight lions live on Sky sports news , the high is going to be something else.

Loving the analogy.

 

[Frank Halfcoate]

From RAWK, (their hypocrisy knows no bounds) -

A ban on all Italian teams is just punishing those well behaved for the actions of a tiny few at clubs who are not. For example, imagine we got a european ban for the violence at the Everton v Lyon game this season. Or an English club ban for the behaviour of Chelsea fans at european aways - line in France for example.
- some kopite belter

and

But it still doesn't solve the fact that stance likely sees Liverpool being banned from Europe because of what Chelsea & Everton fans are doing, for example. And I am not sure a ban from Europe makes the Chelsea fans any less racist. It just means europe gets a temporary reprieve from having to deal with them.
- some other hypocritical kopite belter

 

[PITA]

From RAWK, (their hypocrisy knows no bounds) -

A ban on all Italian teams is just punishing those well behaved for the actions of a tiny few at clubs who are not. For example, imagine we got a european ban for the violence at the Everton v Lyon game this season. Or an English club ban for the behaviour of Chelsea fans at european aways - line in France for example. - some kopite belter

and

But it still doesn't solve the fact that stance likely sees Liverpool being banned from Europe because of what Chelsea & Everton fans are doing, for example. And I am not sure a ban from Europe makes the Chelsea fans any less racist. It just means europe gets a temporary reprieve from having to deal with them. - some other hypocritical kopite belter

That's because the previous ban wasn't their fault. It was a result of all English teams behaving badly.
Let me give you an example. Those naughty Everton fans who were playing football with the Dutch police. Plod was distracted from doing their jobs. If you stop seeing the world through blue-tinted glasses you would conclude that Everton fans were more to blame than Liverpool fans for the ban.

 

[Frank Halfcoate]

That's because the previous ban wasn't their fault. It was a result of all English teams behaving badly.
Let me give you an example. Those naughty Everton fans who were playing football with the Dutch police. Plod was distracted from doing their jobs. If you stop seeing the world through blue-tinted glasses you would conclude that Everton fans were more to blame than Liverpool fans for the ban.

Well hey, no mention of throwing bottles at an opposing team coach driving through thousands of their own fans. No danger of a bottle hitting a kid, or a fan. No mention of one hitting the driver of the coach (even though the front window was smashed in) and him careering into all the fans causing carnage. Just a part of those special nights at anfield I suppose.

 

[Frank Halfcoate]

I know they read this thread by the way.

 

[Saint Domingo]

They’re going through tonight but some bans or injuries would be good.

Also Liverpool fans can’t win or lose with dignity so hopefully the Roma fans don’t rise to their baiting.

 

[Jacob]

From RAWK, (their hypocrisy knows no bounds) -

A ban on all Italian teams is just punishing those well behaved for the actions of a tiny few at clubs who are not. For example, imagine we got a european ban for the violence at the Everton v Lyon game this season. Or an English club ban for the behaviour of Chelsea fans at european aways - line in France for example.
- some kopite belter

and

But it still doesn't solve the fact that stance likely sees Liverpool being banned from Europe because of what Chelsea & Everton fans are doing, for example. And I am not sure a ban from Europe makes the Chelsea fans any less racist. It just means europe gets a temporary reprieve from having to deal with them.
- some other hypocritical kopite belter

Vintage RS deluded claptrap that. Gilt edged with their usual ploy of not mentioning their own deplorable behaviour to suggest to the new breed of cone headed kopites that it never happened : they didn't fight the Juventus fans ; didn't fight their own fans ; didn't commandeer their own fans seats in Athens ; didn't attack the opponents team coach.... etc etc. The reality of "being the RS"...though don't call it even remotely near to being "virtual".

 

[hullefc]

From RAWK, (their hypocrisy knows no bounds) -

A ban on all Italian teams is just punishing those well behaved for the actions of a tiny few at clubs who are not. For example, imagine we got a european ban for the violence at the Everton v Lyon game this season. Or an English club ban for the behaviour of Chelsea fans at european aways - line in France for example.
- some kopite belter

and

But it still doesn't solve the fact that stance likely sees Liverpool being banned from Europe because of what Chelsea & Everton fans are doing, for example. And I am not sure a ban from Europe makes the Chelsea fans any less racist. It just means europe gets a temporary reprieve from having to deal with them.
- some other hypocritical kopite belter

Fanta scruff says, 'hello we were fighting Sevilla fans in the final'.

 

[Minimeister]

Fair play to Roma putting "Forza Sean" on their training tops. Touch of class that, like it was when they visited the Hillsborough memorial before the first leg.

Unless they win 3-0 tonight and are then accused of pissing on it.

 

[tmgc]

its nothing new for them

Fiorentina 2008 away for Everton
= warnings of us bringing hundreds of hooligans to wreck the place and panic in there media . Resulting in an alcohol ban in Florence and pubs closed who ignored it with heavy handed policing.

No trouble of great note happening besides what the police caused.


Fiorentina v Liverpool a year or 2 later
= the city of Florence laid out the red carpet and hospitality ( big media story over here) and the plastic sheeting on the away end being removed for this one game .

Fiorentina wouldn't be great friends with Juventus either. I expect that's why they hold the piss stained Texans in such high regard.