To be honest, the "holly-er than thou" attitude of these posters is just as boring as "sh*te" posted by some other members. To be quite honest, the "happy clappy" approach of the majority seems to have formed into some sort of clique that questions someones support because they don't share the same view. I understand, if someone keeps hammering home there opinion to "make someone agree" it can become tiresome... but the ganging up on other members... who really (from my personal point of view" don't get personal with other posters has just become daft.
I used to get slatted quite alot for having the opinion that if you're from an area, you feel it a little bit more. But not once (so far at least
) since coming back to the forum have I used that, or the, you don't go to the game reason as an excuse to have a go at someone.The reason is quite simple, I TRIED to turn my back on everything for the last few years. I became totally disillusioned with a sport I've played and loved since I was four years old. A sport which provided with an income for a short while and a sport that is loved (even if not understood) by millions.
The money it costs to go to games home and away, europe (if your sides lucky to get there). The way people are so fickle and opinionated on something they have no clue about.
However due to it being such a massive part of my life I found this increasingly impossible... much like an addict who is trying to stay away from drugs, drink or gambling, keep shoving it in their face and they'll probably crack (no pun intended or offence meant to anyone).
I have a friend who trained with Manchester United duing the early 2000's when playing for Bury. We were discussing how good some of the players in the top league are/were and obviously how poor some of the players are. We were talking about the "levels of ability" of players and what makes some players good and some bad and some mediocre and how you can get players in the lower leagues who are better "footballers" than the lads in the premiership but are very average athletes and vice versa and what it takes to compete with better players than yourself and what makes you better than lesser players.
Talking to him and listening to his points got me thinking about the game in more detail than I ever did. I realised that alot of players in the game today don't have the ability level's they are made out to have. Where as some, are so drastically under rated I find it shocking. Having myself played against and with a good number of professionals I started to look at their attributes individually. IE one players touch, one players strength, pace etc and started to compare them to all the other players around the leagues.
Hence the reason there alot of players playing for sides outside the top ten that I think are superb footballers.
Now this leads me onto the thread title. Having looked at these players, (their attributes) and looked at the players signed by LFC over the last few years I don't believe that, me, being positive or negative, will have the slightest effect on the teams performances. I firmly believe that the squad and first XI is lacking in strength and depth and quality. For me, its all well and good to slag someone off when they are down, its great taking the plaudits when they do well. But the thing the great sides all do... is strive for perfection. To take constructive critisism when playing well or getting results is the best time to improve and recieve it. The reasoning is that if you improve you level at its best, its sure to improve your worst performances and over the course of a season, they're the ones that will win you a league title.
What really worries me, is the side has major weaknesses and has rode its luck at times so far. It worries me because I don't believe certain fans can see it and are setting the club up for a fall, and it worries me because I believe a man who is paid millions of pounds a year by the club is also fooled by this and its clouding his judgement.
Yet for some reason, because I'm not going to be lulled int to a false sense of security and think everything is great and rosey... I'm cast as negative, not a fan and blah de blah.
For me, if I didn't care about the club so much, I'd tell you you're all welcome to your average players like Johnson, Lucas, Skrytel and Henderson's of the world and to shove them up your backside... but its the fact I do care and want us to suceed so much that I can't bring myself to be happy about something (being top of the league) that won't last with this clear lack of quality at the club.
What I will say, is that the negativety comes from being able to see a players level of ability. Knowing they aren't good enough, its something that maybe isn't exciting as hoping that they are.
