The St Kilda-Liverpool FC comparison

[thejiggingsaint]

Heard a guy from my city of birth ring up "morning glory" yesterday with this piece of "wisdom" (?) "Liverpool will NEVER win the EPL while they have a player like Lucas in the team, and the Saints will NEVER win a premiership while they have Raph Clarke in the side"
Ah, if only it were that simple! Liverpool have failed to win the EPL title simply because over eighteen years of trying, they have just not been good enough! The Saints failed to win the GF simply because they kicked 9-14! Yes Clarke made a clanger with the Rooke incident, but to say that by just including him in the side we lost that match is ridiculous!
Did our loss have nothing to do with Schneider, Milne, and Mini missing eminently kickable "gimme" goals?
To ring up a radio station with such claptrap makes that person look silly.
(and I defend his right to do that, just dont agree with him)

Wise men seek REASONS; fools look for excuses!

[bigred]

Saints "fans" have been potting the club something crazy all week.

[undecided]

Liverpool will never win the epl because there sh¡t.

[Face]

I don't follow the EPL so I can't comment on that.

However, we did lose the GF because we weren't good enough.

Fullstop, end-of-story.

[Eastern]

ALLEGED Saints "fans" have been potting the club something crazy all week.

Edited in the interests of accuracy !!

[clarky449]

I don't follow the EPL so I can't comment on that.

However, we did lose the GF because we weren't good enough.

Fullstop, end-of-story.

I do think we were good enough

[SainterK]

Saints "fans" have been potting the club something crazy all week.

Just go the herald sun website and read the feedback for all the recent Saints articles...this one stood out to me and about sums it up.

Zacho of Everywhere Posted at 4:06 PM May 13, 2010

Geez Seems to me that the Saints supports are bashing there own quicker than the Pies. How quick can you forget how good Dawson was for you last year and most of you want him drawn and quartered. Get a grip Saints you've lost a game against an improving side. It happens ! Lyon should have proved that he's on the right track by now but your too busy bashing him to support your club.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/r ... 5866014041

[matrix]

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[thejiggingsaint]

The point of this post is to illustrate how some look to blame this individual player or that for a lack of success, when the reality of team sport is that the result (good or bad) depends on the sum of ALL parts!

Attacking individuals as a "reason why we'll never win anything" in my humble opinion is just plain dumb!

(however I defend that persons right to be dumb and to declare it to the world if they wish to....just take a look at ME )

[cowboy18]

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[matrix]

got me
yeah i seriously cant be assed with those things cowboy

as its no doubt obvious lol


up the Hammers!

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Bahahahahaha! obviously didn't make it to grade 7

[noob]

I see liverpool being more collingwood then st.kilda.

[matrix]

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Bahahahahaha! obviously didn't make it to grade 7

correct

it was grades 1 to 3 and then 1 to 4 in primary school in the uk
so technically
no
never made it to grade 7

[Dis Believer]

up the Hammers!

And up the Irons !!

(I know you get the link, and if you don't, shame on you).

[matrix]

sorry TB

<< busy blowing bubbles


cooooome on u iroooooooons

[thejiggingsaint]

Actually, there's a number of similarities between the Saints (98 - 03) and Liverpool FC 2010.
A board in chaos, debt up to the eyeballs, and a distinct downward spiral on the ladder.
But there again, (according to the caller to SEN) all Liverpool need to do is get rid of Lucas, and all will be fine at Anfield

[Cro]

Liverpool were without their best player (Torres) for most of the season too, and when he played he had some blinders (See Roo rnd 2).

Looks like we'll be finishing 7th boys. Damn!

I'd like to give Raph some credit, he's no where near as bad at his sport as Lucas.

[thejiggingsaint]

Lucas is ONE player in a TEAM that has failed miserably this season. The other squad members must surely share some of the blame?
Just as Raph can't be solely to blame for Saints losses. It just don't make sense to isolate one player as a reason for TEAM failure!

[jackal]

F#$k Liverpool. Go Spurs!!!! 2010 will be the year, Saints win the flag and Spurs in Champions League to resume their place at the top of the football world!!

[satchmo]

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[midas_touch]

Liverpool are scum of the earth c***s

[Beej]

F#$k Liverpool. Go Spurs!!!! 2010 will be the year, Saints win the flag and Spurs in Champions League to resume their place at the top of the football world!!

I like the cut of your jib.

[kosifantutti23]

F#$k Liverpool. Go Spurs!!!! 2010 will be the year, Saints win the flag and Spurs in Champions League to resume their place at the top of the football world!!

I like the cut of your jib.

Can't disagree there. Why are we focusing on a middle ranked club like Liverpool.

[kosifantutti23]

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