ANFIELD FOOD FOR THOUGHT Andrew, 30/08/11
So, we’re a couple of games into the 38-game sprint that is a Premier League season. It’s the time of the year when as a Liverpool fan I should try to be optimistic, even more so after a Transfer Window of indulgence and a win at the Emirates.
As a Liverpool disciple, it seems that the new owners are trying to feed the 45 000 Anfield capacity, and us less fortunate yet highly passionate pub followers, with ample amounts of overpriced prospects such as Henderson and Carroll alongside the experienced, yet again seemingly inflated reputations of Downing and Adam. The owners are, in fast food terms, spending their cash on Nandos-like players. In the hangover that has been Liverpool’s last couple of seasons, Dalglish has spent money on tasty yet overpriced goods which at the end of the day leave you bloated with regret. Such players are the best that we could probably get, being out of the Champions League and competing with the crude wallets of Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd, but I think my disgruntled views can be justified.
I was going to say that we needed a quick fix to cure the pain that has seemingly been embedded in all Liverpool fans since the drunken euphoria of Istanbul and hopeful season of the 'Meesta' Ferguson rant. Nevertheless, spending on rare cuts such as Henderson and Carroll is more of a slow cooking procedure, demanding nurture and time. I have no idea why I’m revelling in a banquet of food metaphors but there we go.
I am finally excited about fighting for fourth place with Arsenal and Spurs. When/if Gerrard returns from injury we might prove a more a piercing force, but the only players that fill me with real enthusiasm are Kelly and Suarez. The rest need to blend together very quickly or all we’ll have is a melange of flavours that will once again leave the bittersweet taste of false hope.
As a Liverpool disciple, it seems that the new owners are trying to feed the 45 000 Anfield capacity, and us less fortunate yet highly passionate pub followers, with ample amounts of overpriced prospects such as Henderson and Carroll alongside the experienced, yet again seemingly inflated reputations of Downing and Adam. The owners are, in fast food terms, spending their cash on Nandos-like players. In the hangover that has been Liverpool’s last couple of seasons, Dalglish has spent money on tasty yet overpriced goods which at the end of the day leave you bloated with regret. Such players are the best that we could probably get, being out of the Champions League and competing with the crude wallets of Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd, but I think my disgruntled views can be justified.
I was going to say that we needed a quick fix to cure the pain that has seemingly been embedded in all Liverpool fans since the drunken euphoria of Istanbul and hopeful season of the 'Meesta' Ferguson rant. Nevertheless, spending on rare cuts such as Henderson and Carroll is more of a slow cooking procedure, demanding nurture and time. I have no idea why I’m revelling in a banquet of food metaphors but there we go.
I am finally excited about fighting for fourth place with Arsenal and Spurs. When/if Gerrard returns from injury we might prove a more a piercing force, but the only players that fill me with real enthusiasm are Kelly and Suarez. The rest need to blend together very quickly or all we’ll have is a melange of flavours that will once again leave the bittersweet taste of false hope.
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