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Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

Thanx 4 The Fish

Old one here.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057905271

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ERG89

I doubt the name Michael Johnson gets mentioned much at the City training ground as a cautionary tale of what could happen when you don't make it in football. I can't see many young lads making it in the competitive first team environment at City right now so hopefully someone else will pay them a good wage.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Enzokk wrote: »

Yes, that was surely the choice so why focus on the black player when you have another 20 year old who has done the same?

Cause skin color isn’t the only difference between the two of them. They went on the basis that at least Foden (a well know player) has played for City a number of times, isn’t out on loan, expected to have an England career, and is a PL level player.

I still don’t think they should knock a kid for spending the money that someone has decided to give him; but this feels like one of those cases where you’ve to go looking for racism rather there being racism.

I watch QI (tv show). When Stephen Fry left, they hired Sandi Toksvig, but paid her less. And the cry was it was due to her being a women.
Again, as if that was the only difference between the two of them.
To make that argument, you need to ignore that he hosted the show for about 15 years, was known for his roles in a number of hit tv comedy shows, has starred in movies (including Hollywood), and is a very well known celeb.
Sandi, while popular, has nowhere near the same standing, which tends to be a factor in paying someone.
None of that matters I guess if you only see one as a man and the other as a women.

I don’t exclude the possibility of a rag like the Mail/writer having a race based agenda; but it’s need to be far more evident before I just take Mason Holgate type yells of racism seriously.

Enzokk

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Cause skin color isn’t the only difference between the two of them. They went on the basis that at least Foden (a well know player) has played for City a number of times, isn’t out on loan, expected to have an England career, and is a PL level player.

I still don’t think they should knock a kid for spending the money that someone has decided to give him; but this feels like one of those cases where you’ve to go looking for racism rather there being racism.

I watch QI (tv show). When Stephen Fry left, they hired Sandi Toksvig, but paid her less. And the cry was it was due to her being a women.
Again, as if that was the only difference between the two of them.
To make that argument, you need to ignore that he hosted the show for about 15 years, was known for his roles in a number of hit tv comedy shows, has starred in movies (including Hollywood), and is a very well known celeb.
Sandi, while popular, has nowhere near the same standing, which tends to be a factor in paying someone.
None of that matters I guess if you only see one as a man and the other as a women.

I don’t exclude the possibility of a rag like the Mail/writer having a race based agenda; but it’s need to be far more evident before I just take Mason Holgate type yells of racism seriously.

The journalist that wrote the story on the player buying the £2m mansion has tried to defend himself on twitter by pointing out he doesn't write the headlines. The story was a follow up on millionaire teenage footballers program and it may be that they just coincidentally chose the player in question. But my questions on the article would be why are you focusing on a 20 year old and not a 19 year old? Surely teenager means someone not 20 yet so I am questioning why they chose this player to write their story on and not Phil Foden who did the same thing but did it as a 18 year old. The headline is also a lot more on the nose about how we should feel about it. In one case he is a good young boy looking after his mum, the other is splashing the cash and hasn't even played in the PL yet.

But you are correct that in this case there may be just a misunderstanding on the reporting and its nothing more than timing of the articles.

So I will present you with the following twitter thread about articles on Sterling and how they appeared in the newspapers.

https://twitter.com/adamkeyworth/status/1001218545588502530

The argument you could make is that Wayne Rooney received just as much negative press and you will be right, but how do you explain a story about the expensive England shirts being made by people earning pennies in Bangladesh and the photo they use is of Sterling?

That is the definition of dog whistle racism, you may not see anything in it but for someone, that Chelsea supporter as an example, it would reinforce the negative image he has of Sterling with a negative story.

Agent Coulson

Any chance at starting a dedicated thread to all the Sterling stuff as it isn't Liverpool related.

Knex*

murpho999

Ah lads, don't be quoting that useless rag here.

gimli2112

Saw that picture on Reddit, Knex, it's a spectacular leap. Someone captioned it "My people need me, I have to go"
I'm not sure if it's just the camera angle but low flying aircraft and birds would need to be wary round Anfield.

5starpool

Gomez signs new 5 year contract. Good news.

mosstin

@enzokk Can you seriously remove the link to that ****ing newspaper from your post? No-one wants to see it. You can make your point perfectly well without it.

gimli2112

https://imgur.com/a/6kPHfBt

Statistics
69% of us expect to win the league this year

Vicxas

gimli2112 wrote: »

https://imgur.com/a/6kPHfBt

Statistics
69% of us expect to win the league this year

Whos being polled for this? Just Liverpool fans?

gimli2112

Vicxas wrote: »

Whos being polled for this? Just Liverpool fans?

Ah yeah. It's highly unlikely 70% of the general public see us winning it. Still most knowledgeable football fans and all.

OwaynOTT

I have to say, I'm happy salmon made it into the word cloud. More work to be done if course, need to have trout on there too.

ERG89

gimli2112 wrote: »

Statistics
69% of us expect to win the league this year

Does that not say we expect to win the Champions League & Premier League double??
Sorry but

5starpool

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I have to say, I'm happy salmon made it into the word cloud. More work to be done if course, need to have trout on there too.

I don't know what you are talking atrout.

OwaynOTT

5starpool wrote: »

I don't know what you are talking atrout.

What are you carping on about! Don't be trying to cod me, there's a thyme and a plaice for that and it's not the Liverpool superthread.
I hope your pun wasn't intenchional?
It was great to see City knocked off their perch st the weekend, hopefully a few other minnows can take points off them soon.

5starpool

OwaynOTT wrote: »

What are you carping on about! Don't be trying to cod me, there's a thyme and a plaice for that and it's not the Liverpool superthread.
I hope your pun wasn't intenchional?
It was great to see City knocked off their perch st the weekend, hopefully a few other minnows can take points off them soon.

At least with us top of the league there is no tenchion in the thread.

OwaynOTT

5starpool wrote: »

At least with us top of the league there is no tenchion in the thread.

We are having a whale of a time but unfortunaly for you, I've all ready use that pun, so it's a pastench pun.

gimli2112

these fish puns have me laughing out loud every time. being top of the league is awesome

5starpool

gimli2112 wrote: »

these fish puns have me laughing out loud every time. being top of the league is awesome

It'd be fine except for OwaynOTT trying to sardine too many of them into each post.

gimli2112

sorry to be "that guy" but a whale is a mammal

Agent Coulson

gimli2112 wrote: »

sorry to be "that guy" but a whale is a mammal

Someone has the salmon of knowledge.

The Mig

We should go for Salmon Rondon as a back up striker

Thanx 4 The Fish

You guys are krilling me. Top of the league After a weekend is a reel change, I used to feel good every day of the week barramundi halibut today is different.

OwaynOTT

gimli2112 wrote: »

sorry to be "that guy" but a whale is a mammal

You said that on porpoise

Agent Coulson

Just think when Gomez hits the end of his new 5 year contract he will just be hitting his peak years as a pro.

murpho999

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

You guys are krilling me. Top of the league After a weekend is a reel change, I used to feel good every day of the week barramundi halibut today is different.

Top of the league. It's fintastc. We’re swimming along nicely.

Will stop Utd fans carping on especially their ex CEO David Gill.

Vicxas

Something fishy about all these puns....

j8wk2feszrnpao

Enzokk wrote: »

The journalist that wrote the story on the player buying the £2m mansion has tried to defend himself on twitter by pointing out he doesn't write the headlines.

That bit is true, they don't write the headlines.

Enzokk wrote: »

That is the definition of dog whistle racism, you may not see anything in it but for someone, that Chelsea supporter as an example, it would reinforce the negative image he has of Sterling with a negative story.

I totally disagree, it doesn't meet any definition of racism. If they had Kane, it would be the same story. Just because they use Sterling, it doesn't equal racism. If a negative story is being ran, and if you have to think about having to judge the persons skin colour for the pic, then that is racism.

"That" Chelsea support would see a positive story on Sterling and turn it negative; people like that don't need any encouragement.

Anyway, miles off topic on here as others have said. And I feel like a need a shower for defending anything to do with the Mail.

Agent Coulson

Just need to get TAA, Robbo & Gini to sign contract extensions now.

Klopp(2022)

Alisson(2024)

TAA(2021)

Gomez(2024)

VVD(2023)

Robbo(2021)

Fab(2023)

Gini(2021)

Keita(2023)

Salah(2023)

Fun Bobby(2023)

Mane(2023)

Mignolet(2021), Lovren(2021), Shaqiri (2023), Ox (2022), Henderson (2023), Grujic (2023), Solanake (2022)

Lallana (2020), Clyne(2020),Matip (2020), Milner(2019), Origi (2019), Moreno(2019), Sturridge(2019)