Rook
Player Valuation: £80m
I often listen to the show approx 2-3 times a week. Its a great radio show and the only one in the states. They always managed to get interviews with knowledgeable journalists across the atlantic, and across the world. I started watching footie alot around 2003 and have learned alot about the game from the show. What's even more stupid is that the other owner of the radio show is a Liverpool fan. Lovely.
Link to toffeewebs article:
Sad day for football in America
There is an absolutely fantastic podcast / radio show on Sirius satellite radio here in the States that is gone now. World Soccer Daily decided to shut operations due to a concerted campaign by a group of Liverpool fans attempting to drive the show off the air.
The onus by the LFC fans was a reaction to comments made by the host and co-owner Steve Cohen. Cohen had asserted that the Hillsborough disaster was partially to blame on the Liverpool supporters themselves. You can read all about that on the internet and educate yourselves and make your own opinions.
It was a damn good show, and Cohen felt the threats to his family and their safety — which he felt was put in jeopordy due to threats from the Liverpool contingent's campaign — were too much to bear to continue on.
I listened to the show almost everyday, and it was a fantastic avenue for us in the States to get our football fix. That show, and for some of us our ability to connect very readily to football over the globe and especially the EPL, is now gone.
Hatred and threats of violence have won out over free speech. And most of you may not know or even care, but there are thousands in the States that will miss that show greatly.
LFC knew about this and did nothing to reign in the North American supporters club's pathetic threats, violence, fear mongering, et al. It's a very sad day in America for football.
I do not agree at all with many of the comments and opinions from the show, but I accept others have differing opinions. Instead of being grown-ups about some inflamatory comments, a small sophmoric group of Reds started a movement based on fear and threats to destroy a great show that covered football frankly fantastically.
I despise Liverpool Football Club.
Jamie Crowley, St Augustine, FL, USA Posted 22/08/2009 at 03:17:21
Link to toffeewebs article:
Sad day for football in America
There is an absolutely fantastic podcast / radio show on Sirius satellite radio here in the States that is gone now. World Soccer Daily decided to shut operations due to a concerted campaign by a group of Liverpool fans attempting to drive the show off the air.
The onus by the LFC fans was a reaction to comments made by the host and co-owner Steve Cohen. Cohen had asserted that the Hillsborough disaster was partially to blame on the Liverpool supporters themselves. You can read all about that on the internet and educate yourselves and make your own opinions.
It was a damn good show, and Cohen felt the threats to his family and their safety — which he felt was put in jeopordy due to threats from the Liverpool contingent's campaign — were too much to bear to continue on.
I listened to the show almost everyday, and it was a fantastic avenue for us in the States to get our football fix. That show, and for some of us our ability to connect very readily to football over the globe and especially the EPL, is now gone.
Hatred and threats of violence have won out over free speech. And most of you may not know or even care, but there are thousands in the States that will miss that show greatly.
LFC knew about this and did nothing to reign in the North American supporters club's pathetic threats, violence, fear mongering, et al. It's a very sad day in America for football.
I do not agree at all with many of the comments and opinions from the show, but I accept others have differing opinions. Instead of being grown-ups about some inflamatory comments, a small sophmoric group of Reds started a movement based on fear and threats to destroy a great show that covered football frankly fantastically.
I despise Liverpool Football Club.
Jamie Crowley, St Augustine, FL, USA Posted 22/08/2009 at 03:17:21
