Despite 8 defeats in 15 games this season, JODY DANIELS refuses to give up hope, and is confident that if Liverpool fans keep the faith, their loyalty will eventually be rewarded.
In my view, fans publicly chastising the club Manager/Owners (or accepting the pessimistic, bias and prejudiced stories written by the media) is totally against the spirit of Liverpool FC.
What happened to “You’ll Never Walk Alone”? What happened to giving credit to where its due?
It took Bill Shankly two years to get Liverpool FC promoted back into the League Championship (in 1962), and only two years after that did he win the First Division title in 1964.
In 1965, Shankly guided Liverpool to winning our first ever FA Cup. All this after he made some radical changes at the club, getting rid of many players and transforming training facilities and routines.
The point is it took Shankly five years just to get the club promoted and then win its first major trophy in years. Five years to drill a certain mindset and system of play into his squad of players which would transform them into a trophy winning team.
Rafael Benitez should be granted the same luxury – time. In Rafa’s first five years, he has already guided the club to winning four trophies, and that’s with a club in transition.
We should not allow our lust for silverware stand in the way of a long term vision, which our new MD, Christian Purslow, calls “The Plan”:
“You only have to look at the Premiership era and our two major competitors in the last 10 to 12 years to see the benefits of longevity.Liverpool Football Club is on a long-term journey and that journey is to be the most successful club, firstly in our country and secondly in the world and you don’t do that by worrying about short-term results. You do that by having long-term plans centring on the people and the strategy. Rafa Benitez is absolutely central to that plan.”
I am tired of hearing fans, commentators and “football experts” saying that Manchester United are the most successful football club in England.
They are not!
The claims that Liverpool FC is a mediocre club or plays boring football is complete and utter rubbish! Lies like these get repeated ad nauseum in the media and eventually end up being accepted as fact.
First we need to ask - What makes a club successful?
The committed support from fans? The amount of money and resources invested in a club? How this money and resources are used? Consistent quality performances of a team?
The Answer should be obvious: All of the above.
Now, what proves that success?
The Answer - History! Record books don’t lie, it might not tell the entire truth of what happened throughout a season, but it does present the outcome of match results.
Liverpool FC is still the most successful football club in the United Kingdom (based on trophies won from 1871 to 2009). There are some pundits and “experts” who wish to refute this because of their bias toward Manchester United, but the facts are plain to see:
It is quite close, but Liverpool FC has won a total of 58 trophies to date, while Manchester United has won 56. Clearly, Liverpool FC is still the more successful club in England. That’s not arrogance, that’s just taking a snapshot of what the records show - both these clubs are only deemed successful because of what they have achieved in the past.
Now some may say this is just another manifestation of an inferiority complex, but I think its essential to know your past so you understand where you have come from – only then you can plan where you’re headed.
Is Liverpool FC a boring team – do they play boring football under Benitez? Are they mediocre? NO! Liverpool FC were top league goal scorers last season (2008/ 2009) with 77 goals (9 goals more than Arsenal, Chelsea and United), and this season, we are already riding high in the goalscoring charts despite our poor run of form.
The above statistics do not mean that fans should not criticize the team when they don’t play well. Neither does it mean that Rafael Benitez is infallible or beyond reproach.
All I’m saying is treat the manager and team fairly, and cut the club some slack by not jumping onto every media-inspired anti-Liverpool campaign that surfaces.
As far as trophies go, the records show that Liverpool FC is always in the mix for winning top honours – that is part of what makes Liverpool the club that it is.
For the short term, we need to be patient; support the club; keep the faith, and believe in the possibility that successful new chapters will be added to the club's already illustrious history.
Jody Daniels
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In my view, fans publicly chastising the club Manager/Owners (or accepting the pessimistic, bias and prejudiced stories written by the media) is totally against the spirit of Liverpool FC.
What happened to “You’ll Never Walk Alone”? What happened to giving credit to where its due?
It took Bill Shankly two years to get Liverpool FC promoted back into the League Championship (in 1962), and only two years after that did he win the First Division title in 1964.
In 1965, Shankly guided Liverpool to winning our first ever FA Cup. All this after he made some radical changes at the club, getting rid of many players and transforming training facilities and routines.
The point is it took Shankly five years just to get the club promoted and then win its first major trophy in years. Five years to drill a certain mindset and system of play into his squad of players which would transform them into a trophy winning team.
Rafael Benitez should be granted the same luxury – time. In Rafa’s first five years, he has already guided the club to winning four trophies, and that’s with a club in transition.
We should not allow our lust for silverware stand in the way of a long term vision, which our new MD, Christian Purslow, calls “The Plan”:
“You only have to look at the Premiership era and our two major competitors in the last 10 to 12 years to see the benefits of longevity.Liverpool Football Club is on a long-term journey and that journey is to be the most successful club, firstly in our country and secondly in the world and you don’t do that by worrying about short-term results. You do that by having long-term plans centring on the people and the strategy. Rafa Benitez is absolutely central to that plan.”
I am tired of hearing fans, commentators and “football experts” saying that Manchester United are the most successful football club in England.
They are not!
The claims that Liverpool FC is a mediocre club or plays boring football is complete and utter rubbish! Lies like these get repeated ad nauseum in the media and eventually end up being accepted as fact.
First we need to ask - What makes a club successful?
The committed support from fans? The amount of money and resources invested in a club? How this money and resources are used? Consistent quality performances of a team?
The Answer should be obvious: All of the above.
Now, what proves that success?
The Answer - History! Record books don’t lie, it might not tell the entire truth of what happened throughout a season, but it does present the outcome of match results.
Liverpool FC is still the most successful football club in the United Kingdom (based on trophies won from 1871 to 2009). There are some pundits and “experts” who wish to refute this because of their bias toward Manchester United, but the facts are plain to see:
It is quite close, but Liverpool FC has won a total of 58 trophies to date, while Manchester United has won 56. Clearly, Liverpool FC is still the more successful club in England. That’s not arrogance, that’s just taking a snapshot of what the records show - both these clubs are only deemed successful because of what they have achieved in the past.
Now some may say this is just another manifestation of an inferiority complex, but I think its essential to know your past so you understand where you have come from – only then you can plan where you’re headed.
Is Liverpool FC a boring team – do they play boring football under Benitez? Are they mediocre? NO! Liverpool FC were top league goal scorers last season (2008/ 2009) with 77 goals (9 goals more than Arsenal, Chelsea and United), and this season, we are already riding high in the goalscoring charts despite our poor run of form.
The above statistics do not mean that fans should not criticize the team when they don’t play well. Neither does it mean that Rafael Benitez is infallible or beyond reproach.
All I’m saying is treat the manager and team fairly, and cut the club some slack by not jumping onto every media-inspired anti-Liverpool campaign that surfaces.
As far as trophies go, the records show that Liverpool FC is always in the mix for winning top honours – that is part of what makes Liverpool the club that it is.
For the short term, we need to be patient; support the club; keep the faith, and believe in the possibility that successful new chapters will be added to the club's already illustrious history.
Jody Daniels
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