Message to Rafa

matt · #1 03-16-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by big screen satellite

I'd rather have got knocked out of Europe than lose to Liverpool at home - seriously...

That's an absolutely ridiculous thing to say (and I've seen Liverpool fans offer similar sentiments that they'd rather have lost to Madrid if it meant they could win at Old Trafford). Why would you rather win a more or less meaningless league game than progress to the Quarter Finals of the Champions League? So you lost a game at home to one of your rivals, so what? In the big scheme of things you're still going to win the league and you're still very much in the mix for the FA Cup & Champions League and could end this season with an unprecedented Quintuple.

And if the Liverpool fans still bring this game up at the end of the season then just point to their empty Trophy Cabinet and your overflowing one and see who laughs longest...

Tiger · #2 03-16-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by matt

then just point to their empty Trophy Cabinet

without wishing to be too much of a smartarse, but when you win the European Cup 5 times you get to keep it for good..............................and anyway its March, the season's far from over

matt · #3 03-16-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiger

without wishing to be too much of a smartarse, but when you win the European Cup 5 times you get to keep it for good..............................and anyway its March, the season's far from over

I support Spurs so what would I know about such things?

Rog · #4 03-16-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by matt

Why would you rather win a more or less meaningless league game than progress to the Quarter Finals of the Champions League? ...

not being a supporter of either team you wouldn't understand.....and i'm not patronising you or anything, that's just the way it is.......as i said, one of my good mates who's a manc won't even answer his phone so i can take the piss

i''l get him the weekend

matt · #5 03-17-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rog

not being a supporter of either team you wouldn't understand.....and i'm not patronising you or anything, that's just the way it is.......as i said, one of my good mates who's a manc won't even answer his phone so i can take the piss

i''l get him the weekend

Well, there is the Arsenal thing, but I'd take losing to Arsenal everytime if it meant Spurs were winning League Titles and European Cups.

Plus there seems to be echoes of Welsh Rugby in that for years there was this mentality that as long as we beat the English it was a successful season, even if we lost all the other games. Thankfully we seem to have left that behind now (although there's still a minority that think that way). And while it will be great if we beat Ireland on Saturday and so win the Triple Crown I'd much rather we had put more points on Italy and so also be crowned champions if we were to win on the weekend

big screen satellite · #6 03-17-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rog

not being a supporter of either team you wouldn't understand.....and i'm not patronising you or anything, that's just the way it is.......as i said, one of my good mates who's a manc won't even answer his phone so i can take the piss

i''l get him the weekend

i was exactly like that with my mum (who supports Liverpool) i didn't speak to her all weekend.

its more than just a game in the league for fans of these two clubs - see Rooney & (in previous years) Gary Neville's comments to the game's build up

As a United fan, i would rather win the Premier League every season, than the Champions League - i don't care what Fergie's priority is - the League to me is THE most important thing, and losing so heavily to the biggest rivals is THE worst you can get

beating Inter Milan - so what - its still just a knock out club competition, the League is a long fought out campaign which pits you against the same teams every year which you always want to beat. Simple.

Rog · #7 03-17-2009, 06:37 AM

couldn't have put it better myself! for us the premiership is the holy grail.....so what if we beat a few spanish and italian teams? It takes nearly 9 months of football to win the premiership......

sanblaster · #8 03-18-2009, 09:39 AM

Funny.... in Spain everybody would agree that winning the Champions League would be far more difficult, if only for the level of the other competitors.... If you ask any Barça/Madrid fan they'd choose winning the European Cup over the League any day (at least I would!).

IsiliRunite · #9 03-18-2009, 11:59 AM

Keep in mind that some fans like beating their rivals and some fans like knowing their team has beaten the best competition available.

big screen satellite · #10 03-19-2009, 04:00 AM

5 more years of Rafa...

he won't last two more seasons, unless they can win the league in that time...

I ask LFC fans... what would you rather win this year / next year The Premiership or the Champions League...??