jawillwill Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 I'm lucky enough to be in the north west at the moment and have watched the local news here a few times over the past few days. They have been doing lots of interviews with Liverpool fans here and in Paris. The recurring catchphrase that seems to be spouted a lot (and I've heard it throughout the last season or two) is that "this means more" for Liverpool fans. Anyone know how that's measured and able to quantify approximately how much less it means to Saints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 I suppose for Liverpool they've built a team so good with some players knocking on a bit in age that they may never see their team so complete again. Especially with rumours like Mané possibly leaving. Horrible though it sounds, this is their era and it could all end before you know. (See Man Utd...) So they need to capitalise on these finals when they get the chance. Real have previous and will always be a huge team and they've won 13. Liverpool have 6. For us an FA Cup win would mean everything to us as that is probably as good a trophy as we could expect to achieve (bar a minor European trophy if we finished high enough in the table) and we've only had one. It also depends who we're playing. If it's Arsenal or United then it would definitely mean more to us to win the FA Cup than it would to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekelund Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 Means more to them because they’re so hard done by 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 Fair to say the Champions League means diddly squat to me (although hope Real win tomorrow). For us I'd say the FA Cup is a bit of a holy grail, even the League Cup as a second option. At least for now we can delight in the fact that Klippity has not experienced the joy and glory of the JPT (although don't be surprised if their U21's or U18's win it in the future). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 I hope it's something I never hear us saying. A chest thumping, conceited gesture that fans of one club are special, or the most passionate, or deserving, or as connected to their communities, or have had more highs and lows, or somehow have deeper feelings for the game. Things that could be said for any number of clubs. So, as a phrase, it couldn't mean less to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 27 May, 2022 Share Posted 27 May, 2022 Southampton, this means, meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 (edited) It doesn't mean a lot to me, but I've always supported UK teams in the Champions League ('European Cup', as it was) when they are up against competition from the Continent--going all the way back to Celtic in 1967 and Manchester United in 1968, when I was a teenager. Liverpool play attractive, positive football. I hope they win. Edited 28 May, 2022 by Hamilton Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 4 hours ago, Hamilton Saint said: It doesn't mean a lot to me, but I've always supported UK teams in the Champions League ('European Cup', as it was) when they are up against competition from the Continent--going all the way back to Celtic in 1967 and Manchester United in 1968, when I was a teenager. Liverpool play attractive, positive football. I hope they win. So do I and then Mane will go to Borussia Dortmund and we shall get a good sell on fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 13 hours ago, jawillwill said: I'm lucky enough to be in the north west at the moment and have watched the local news here a few times over the past few days. They have been doing lots of interviews with Liverpool fans here and in Paris. The recurring catchphrase that seems to be spouted a lot (and I've heard it throughout the last season or two) is that "this means more" for Liverpool fans. Anyone know how that's measured and able to quantify approximately how much less it means to Saints? Of course it means more to them. Liverpool is a special city with special people with a great sense of humour. They’ve had to overcome all sorts of adversity which you’ve probably never heard about unless you were from Liverpool. They taken part in some wonderful historic European finals, that night in Istanbul, Roma in Rome. It hasn’t all been great though nasty horrible Ramos hurt lovely Mo Salah and cost them the final in 2017. I’m sure something happened in 1985 too but you’re never allowed to mention that as that was all the fault of the stadium, the Belgian police and the national front who got tickets, nothing to do with those loveable, cheeky, scousers. Special people you know, not English they are scouse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworthy Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 Growing up in the sixties I wanted every English team to do well in Europe, loved Chelsea winning the Cup Winners Cup. But now the success of the "big" teams in Europe just gives them more money that puts a distance between us and diminishes our chances of any success however small. And as for the BBC this morning telling us that Klopp is a "man of principle" - I presume illegal tapping up of players does not come under principles. I desperately want Real Madrid to win. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 8 hours ago, Hamilton Saint said: It doesn't mean a lot to me, but I've always supported UK teams in the Champions League ('European Cup', as it was) when they are up against competition from the Continent--going all the way back to Celtic in 1967 and Manchester United in 1968, when I was a teenager. 2 hours ago, Kenilworthy said: Growing up in the sixties I wanted every English team to do well in Europe, loved Chelsea winning the Cup Winners Cup. Interesting views, I wonder how much of it was due to post-war attitudes and wanting your fellow Englishmen and English teams to beat some of our adversaries across Europe. I agree now with comment above - Liverpool winning only widens the financial gap which does us less favours and in our globalised world players, owners and managers alike are now all internationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom & Gerry Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 Could be a good game of footballl. I don't see why I have to pick a side. Nobody seems to watch football just for the love of it anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 It clearly means a great deal to Liverpool fans, who are simply the bestest, so hopefully lots of footage of them grizzling and pissing their pants when Real Madrid convincingly beat them. I’ll be lighting a candle in solidarity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 Saw the title and thought must’ve been one of Turkish’s drunken threads that takes a while to understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 I seem to remember this is written up on the side of their stadium - it’s the equivalent of us marching on/in. So, the question you should be asking is why the likes of Liverpool singularly fail to march on/in, whereas we effortlessly manage it every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 28 May, 2022 Share Posted 28 May, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, jawillwill said: I'm lucky enough to be in the north west at the moment and have watched the local news here a few times over the past few days. They have been doing lots of interviews with Liverpool fans here and in Paris. The recurring catchphrase that seems to be spouted a lot (and I've heard it throughout the last season or two) is that "this means more" for Liverpool fans. Anyone know how that's measured and able to quantify approximately how much less it means to Saints? I live in the North West and I couldn't give a toss about the 'victims', nor does my wife ( Man City), my daughter( Bolton ), my S-i-L ( Everton, so understandable ), my eldest son ( Blackpool ), my D-i-L ( Man Utd ), or my younger son ( Villa - don't ask ). The media need to understand how many football fans couldn't care less about Klippety and his team. Edited 28 May, 2022 by badgerx16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 I think we can all agree that football won, plus an honourable mention to the gendarmerie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 Whenever there has been any incidents outside stadiums before they’ve always lambasted the disgusting behaviour of the fans, last night they were at pains to tell us all how families had been tear gassed and they hope everyone is okay despite loads of videos doing the rounds on Twitter of them climbing fences and steaming the gates. Why is there this weird love in with them where they seem to always be absolved of any sort of blame for anything? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 16 minutes ago, Turkish said: Whenever there has been any incidents outside stadiums before they’ve always lambasted the disgusting behaviour of the fans, last night they were at pains to tell us all how families had been tear gassed and they hope everyone is okay despite loads of videos doing the rounds on Twitter of them climbing fences and steaming the gates. Why is there this weird love in with them where they seem to always be absolved of any sort of blame for anything? Why do the media whitewash incidents involving them? The BBC right now saying it was local / Spanish fans trying to get in over the fence at the Liverpool end! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said: Why do the media whitewash incidents involving them? The BBC right now saying it was local / Spanish fans trying to get in over the fence at the Liverpool end! Just like it was chelsea fans and the national front at Heysel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulwantsapint81 Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 (edited) Really hope uefa punish the ticket makers & anfield ticket office for selling so many fake tickets to the honest Liverpool fans as not a single ticket came from touts Also hold to account the man who incited the disorder by telling fans to travel without tickets Edited 29 May, 2022 by Paulwantsapint81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 29 May, 2022 Share Posted 29 May, 2022 43 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: Why do the media whitewash incidents involving them? The BBC right now saying it was local / Spanish fans trying to get in over the fence at the Liverpool end! No doubt they interviewed some witness, curly perm, big moustache, and a Jimmy Tarbuck Joke Book sticking out of his pocket: “ ehhh, me names Manuel.. and I’m from Barcelona like … and what it was like is we were stood over there doing nuttin like … “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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