"Of course it looks as though they're going to win the title. But they haven't won it. Who knows? Their form in recent games has been sobering for their fans,"
"They've been poor. Very, very poor. Have Klopp's infamous demands of his players caught up with them again - as they have in previous seasons?
"Has last season's fantastic chase of City left them empty? We don’t know. And we might never know. Apologies, by the way, If your team plays lower down - but who cares about that? Liverpool fans appear not to. I left you out of the argument to make that very point."
He continued: "I read of plans to re-start the European competitions with mini-leagues to sort out a winner. It's meaningless. It's not how the competitions work.
"All of the above applies to England only. What about Scotland? Should Celtic be 'given' a title they haven't won?
"Of course they shouldn't and as manager of Rangers Steven Gerrard should be making that very point. Or is he more concerned about Liverpool? It makes you wonder doesn't it?
"No. Liverpool can not be handed a title they haven't won. Nor can Celtic. Nor can Barcelona or Juventus. It's tough - if like my team you've worked hard all season to put yourself in a position to achieve something - but it's only fair on the majority.
"I'm sorry Liverpool - if you take a title you haven't won it will forever be tainted. It will always be the 'title you didn't win'. And the same goes for Celtic, Barca, Juve.
"Let's hope things settle down, but please, while there are many many more important things to worry about, let's stop the fanciful nonsense. Liverpool have not won the title."
Key's losing the plot about Liverpool
posted on 17/3/20
Teams won't be relehated if it comes to that. Liverpool will be given the title and the leagues will be expanded. The options are there now.
Also, there is nothing stopping the league from picking up from where it left off.
People rationalising a scenario where Liverpool are not champions are just doing some wishful thinking if you consider all things. The league cannot just be written off. That's impossible, unless the lockdown lasts for years, which it won't.
Don't do this to yourselves. Number 19 is home no matter what happens.
posted on 17/3/20
comment by RB&W 'The Judge' (U21434)
posted 7 hours, 33 minutes ago
Cant believe that there are people out there who think Liverpool winning the PL is still the biggest issue of the day.
Get a grip FFS.
This crisis will go on well through the summer. An awful, awful lot of vulnerable (old) people are going to die.
It will get worse again in the winter (Nov Dec 2020). Until we get a vaccine, which could come early 2021 if fast tracked testing on humans is favourable.
Football and sport in general is now irrelevant.
If you are an ignorant, selfish Liverpool supporter. Grow up. Seriously.
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Who thinks Liverpool winning the PL is the biggest issue of the day? You've completely made that up.
There will always be a 'biggest issue' but that doesnt mean all other issues can't be spoken of. It is a football forum after all where you expect that people will talk about football.
posted on 17/3/20
we should cancel all football until theres complete world peace because otherwise its selfish as football isnt the biggest issue
posted on 17/3/20
You can't pick up the season after the end of June when players are out of contract and squads are different, the whole integrity of the league will be compromised. Nonsense to allow clubs to finish a season with a different squad to what they had at the end of January.
Sorry Mousers, but whatever happens this season will be tarnished forever, and remembered as a compromised season in the record books.
posted on 17/3/20
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
You can't pick up the season after the end of June when players are out of contract and squads are different, the whole integrity of the league will be compromised. Nonsense to allow clubs to finish a season with a different squad to what they had at the end of January.
Sorry Mousers, but whatever happens this season will be tarnished forever, and remembered as a compromised season in the record books.
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Compromised or not nobody doubts who the best side in England are currently. Shame for them it has been ruined to this degree mind.
posted on 17/3/20
Yeah the integrity of the league isn’t comprised if you decide to forget it ever happened. For example do all leagues lower down have to follow suit? What happens with promotion/relegation, CL places etc?
Most players, pundits, managers and owners I’ve seen interviewed want the league to continue when it’s safe.
posted on 17/3/20
And if the league doesn’t resume for let’s say another 6 months do you still think those teams will want to finish the season?
posted on 17/3/20
comment by Joe Goldberg (U18355)
posted 3 minutes ago
And if the league doesn’t resume for let’s say another 6 months do you still think those teams will want to finish the season?
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Teams in a strong position right now will wait five years to resume if they had to, why wouldn't they?
posted on 17/3/20
Yes maybe a few would but considering that most of these guys won’t have played football in 6 months (or longer), will have gone out of contract or changed clubs, you will wonder how keen a lot of clubs will be to go straight back into the business end of the season
posted on 17/3/20
comment by Joe Goldberg (U18355)
posted 1 minute ago
Yes maybe a few would but considering that most of these guys won’t have played football in 6 months (or longer), will have gone out of contract or changed clubs, you will wonder how keen a lot of clubs will be to go straight back into the business end of the season
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It is what it is. The contract issue is the biggest problem though i assume contracts will just be adapted to conclude at the end of the season as opposed to June 30th. And then the following season will just be out of sync for a while.