Posts Tagged ‘Xabi Alonso’

I’m not naïve and I didn’t think it was going to go away. There is a rattle in the LFC dashboard though. They drive me mad, especially these types of rattles. We’re not doing badly enough for the rattle to get any worse so we can ‘locate and destroy’, but we’re not winning every game so it sorts itself out, or you can enjoy driving enough to ignore it. It’s so frustrating. Despite only losing once in the last 9 premiership games (to a title contender) the undercurrents remain within certain sections of our fan base. Some things don’t change… while others quite obviously do.

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Positivity

Posted: January 19, 2010 by Rob McDonald in Manager Talk, Site News, Team Talk
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As some of you will know I come from a business / management background. I have conceded in the past that my knowledge of the intricacies of the tactical side of the game and foreign players is not quite up there with the like of Paul Tomkins – nowhere near. I didn’t think that Paul would be up for guest posts so I decided to ask my brothers. Both of my brothers are football fanatics and follow the games, teams and players in all the major leagues – as well as both doing well in their english A-levels! It just seemed to fit. Without further ado, this is the first post from my youngest brother Rob…

I grew up in the 1990’s. This attatches various stigmas, for instance I am often derided by my Girlfriend (who is only three years older than me) about TV shows I had no experience of and music I don’t remember. I also happened to grow up in one of Liverpool Football Club’s leanest spells. I guess this means I’m always fully prepared for dissapointment. However, I – like almost every other LFC fan – thought this season would be the season we finally reclaimed our place at the top of the pile.

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