how come is it

[badtodabone]

that we are having a terrible season and our manager could be sacked ,

spurs are having a great season and their manager is a genius .

 

and yet they only have 3 points more than us?

[stressederic]

'Appy 'Arry. He loves a 3 point gap, he really does.

[crisps]

Because they are over achieving at the moment, we have been s**** quite a lot.

Edited November 29, 2009 by crisps

[Farmer's Tan]

that we are having a terrible season and our manager could be sacked ,

spurs are having a great season and their manager is a genius .

 

and yet they only have 3 points more than us?

because benitez is a johnny foreigner and twitch is a good ol' boy,one of us.

[Hassony]

that we are having a terrible season and our manager could be sacked ,

spurs are having a great season and their manager is a genius .

 

and yet they only have 3 points more than us?

 

 

its because Rafa has spend £3.5 billions, while spurs and redknapp have had to do it on a shoestring

[Zoob]

its because Rafa has spend £3.5 billions, while spurs and redknapp have had to do it on a shoestring

 

Redknapp is a wheeler dealer. picks up most of his players at flea markets and car boot sales.

[Hassony]

Redknapp is a wheeler dealer. picks up most of his players at flea markets and car boot sales.

 

 

great motivator and man manager, just look how Bentley, Bent and Pavichenko have played for him, while rafa failed with pennant and babel

[Swipe]

As much as Arry is a dodgy t***, our aspirations are quite rightly higher than Spurs.

 

But Arry does whore himself to the media. Always gets an easy ride as a result.

[floyd]

On Spurs, we should have a bet with those tw4ts on the latest Betfair advert

[badtodabone]

im not trying to slag off spurs or rednapp they are having a good run ,just the media hype about us struggling to get 4th place this year seems a bit premature dosnt it if we are 5th and playing crap with a load of injuries

[richwilks]

People expected us to be challenging we've been s*** a large chunk of the season.

 

Spurs we're expected to challenge the top 4 and are.

 

The difference is that Rafa gives the media nothing where as Redknapp will give them anything he can. The media love that.

[badtodabone]

it will break their hearts when we get third place

[Flasher]

People expected us to be challenging we've been s*** a large chunk of the season.

 

Spurs we're expected to challenge the top 4 and are.

 

The difference is that Rafa gives the media nothing where as Redknapp will give them anything he can. The media love that.

 

Nail on head on all fronts.

[meepins]

I just want to be loved by the media.

[Leo No.8]

Redknapp is clearly doing a far better job considering the jowls he has to contend with.

 

Can you imagine trying to give a team talk with all those wobbly bits around your chin and neck flopping and flapping about, slapping you in the eye and sometimes even applauding spontaneously?

 

Spurs would be five points clear if not for those bad boys. Considering the jowl related conditions he's having to deal with, Harry Redknapp is doing a quite astonishingly good job.

Edited November 30, 2009 by Leo No.8

[Flight]

that we are having a terrible season and our manager could be sacked ,

spurs are having a great season and their manager is a genius .

 

and yet they only have 3 points more than us?

 

 

Arsenal are only two points ahead of us, but Wenger has been lauded all season by the press.

 

Most of the papers, including the 'quality' ones, are a joke in this country. Though the Times coverage is looking up.

[Tobes Rafa]

it will break their hearts when we get third place

I'm thinking that too.

[richwilks]

I don't understand where Spurs get all their money from.

 

They spend insane amounts given that they have never qualified for the Champions League and they don't have a big ground bringing in endless revenue like Arsenal.

[CarraLegend]

I don't understand where Spurs get all their money from.

 

They spend insane amounts given that they have never qualified for the Champions League and they don't have a big ground bringing in endless revenue like Arsenal.

 

They're a selling club. London gate receipts allbeit with not the biggest ground. Maybe a generous owner(s).

[richwilks]

They're a selling club. London gate receipts allbeit with not the biggest ground. Maybe a generous owner(s).

 

I wonder what their net spend is over the past few years.

[RedMarauder]

Spurs bought lots of kids, worked them down the mines, up chimneys, helped them grow some balls and then sold them on for double the tuppence 'apeny they paid. They then brought in a geezer, wheeler dealer who has magic beans and who can get the best out of a team, even though he is always down to the bare bones.

He is a top top manager.....

[richwilks]

Apparently Spurs have spent £150m in 18 months, no idea what they've had incoming. I suppose they had £18m for Keane, £10m for Bent, £30m for Berbatov.

Edited November 30, 2009 by richwilks

[Spion kop]

Because they are spurs and we are Liverpool. Simple, Big clubs are expected to do more.

[Gomez]

Because they are spurs and we are Liverpool. Simple, Big clubs are expected to do more.

 

Although this is undoubtedly true, it is still unfair on Rafa.

 

Should the manager be judged on the fans expectations, or his employers? Clearly as fans we aspire to win the league or European Cup and 'expect' a strong challenge. The actions of the summer demonstrate that is not what the owners expect or aspire to. Clearly they will never say that in public, but neither would Spurs' owners. We have to judge each on their actions, not spin.

 

The financial backing Rafa gets from the owners is of the level of 5th or below (in terms of transfer outlay and wage bill) so anything above that is over-achieving. We as fans may not like it, and we certainly shouldn't accept it, but ultimately, that is all Rafa can be fairly judged on.

[DJS]

that we are having a terrible season and our manager could be sacked ,

spurs are having a great season and their manager is a genius .

 

and yet they only have 3 points more than us?

 

Because they're Spurs and we're Liverpool.

 

I had a Spurs supporting mate of mine lording it over me the other day, and i just told him that's the difference between a massive institution like LFC and a two-bit bunch of nobodies like Spurs. If they get a top 4 finish, it'll be street parties and their biggest achievement in decades.

 

For us, it's the bare minimum requirement.