DISQUS

Raatzie · 1 year ago

I had a feeling Gaffer would post something quickly this afternoon.

Even though he's "not a supporter of any club."

Spurs still go down - and stay down.

The Gaffer · 1 year ago

If Liverpool had won, I would have written favorably about them, but they didn't.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Raatzie · 1 year ago

Gaffer, if Spurs had dominated for 70 minutes and Liverpool had won on an own goal and a last second winner, you would have written about how the lucky b******s still aren't winning anything. There wuld have been no mention of "creating your own luck."

Either call it down the middle or rename the site to something more appropriate, like spurstalk.com or liverpoolblows.tv.

You are the Joey Styles of bloggers.

The Gaffer · 1 year ago

I remain impartial and don't hate Liverpool or Spurs, or any other club. I call it as I see it. The Spurs fans were unhappy with some of the things I've been saying. And vice-versa for the Liverpool fans. I've written favorably about Liverpool. For example, I compared their recent win against Chelsea to some of Liverpool's best performances from the late 70s and early 80s.

Joey Styles? You've lost me there.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Raatzie · 1 year ago

Rob Styles. Brain fart.

JC · 1 year ago

Funny how all the "luck" that you stated Liverpool experienced earlier this year was never a result of them creating that luck, but Gerrard hits the post twice, Carragher heads it into his own net, and Spurs created that luck?

The Gaffer · 1 year ago

Jonathan Woodgate was the target for the corner and was pressuring Carragher. If Carra hadn't gotten to the ball, Woodgate would have been there to head it toward goal.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

SamSpur · 1 year ago

you mean King, not Woody.

The Gaffer · 1 year ago

Correct, good catch Sam.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Todd · 1 year ago

I"m a Liverpool fan and I didn't think this was a bad post. I think that Redknap will keep spurs up. He has definitely raised their spirits. We played some of the best one-touch football I have seen all season today and I was gutted to see us lose.

Our midfield absolutely dominated today, our problem was in the final third and not being clinical enough to kill the game. Hopefully this game will give Rafa the inspiration to work on that.

Us loosing a game was only a matter of time and we have taken 26 points out of a possible 30, sit level on points with the leader, and have beaten 2 out of 3 of the top teams. I feel pretty good about this, but I will feel much better when Torres and Skrytel are back.

JC · 1 year ago

I too am a Liverpool fan and agree that on a standalone basis this post is not too bad. When compared with previous posts about Liverpool winning in a similar fashion, though, there is no credit given to the squad that "creates" their luck. Wins against Sunderland and Middlesbrough were written away as completely due to luck, no discussion of creating chances or never giving up. In the same column, Gaffer writes that Liverpool were "bound to lose" at Chelsea and would likely "slip up" against Portsmouth. "...Reds will be in their usual fourth or fifth place by the end of October, just wait and see." At least fess up, it's alright to like one squad and dislike another, but trying to assert yourself as unbiased and objective for some sort of false integrity is foolish. It's unfortunate, because I do enjoy the articles, but yeesh, come on.

The Gaffer · 1 year ago

JC, I've been pleasantly surprised by Liverpool's improvement during the past few weeks. The game against Portsmouth was tight, but they eeked out a win. They impressed against Chelsea. Full credit to them. You are right. I screwed up. I'm sorry.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Weston · 1 year ago

It most certainly was a very lucky win, and Harry was the first person to acknowledge that fact in his interviews. 'Pool dominated the game in every aspect of the game until that Carragher OG, but thats what made it such a great game to watch.

Now that they have Uncle Mo on their side, it'll be interesting to see how Spurs' form progresses as the get into an easier part of their schedule.