The season that could be

My attention has now focussed onto the happenings of the domestic leagues around the world. Although the past few days there has been a lot of socialising especially the last weekend where a very good friend of mine visited me from Adelaide. Hence it was a weekend of eating and drinking. Thankfully I managed to play a full football game and 90 minutes of running (ok it was more walking and short jogs here and there) has helped. But damm sore now!

I am a big fan of the EPL and Liverpool Football Club is my team. I supported them since the mid 1980’s when as a child I would see my uncles and older cousins congregate over a few whiskies and discuss football. I cannot recall whether they were watching the games on TV as this was my youth in KL and I was too busy pretending to be a Jedi knight!

It seems that the majority of my family were Manchester United supporters. Being the rebel I was, I decided that Liverpool would be my team and that has started my love affair with the most successful football team in England. Actually at that point I was not caught up and did not comprehend the peak that LFC was experiencing.

My earliest memories of LFC have been negative. The earliest one is of Ian Thomas scoring the winning goal in 1989 to clinch the championship. Of course during the 1989/90 season they claimed the title but after that it has not been so glorious.

I suffered through the Manchester United domination of the 1990’s and forget about rivalries with Arsenal and Chelsea. The LFC and MUFC rivalry is the biggest in the EPL. It has been going since the 1960’s and it has grown worldwide now.

I respect MUFC but not the fans. I have had the success of ManU rubbed in my face for nearly 15 years. But……

……now I feel the balance of power in the north east of England and the EPL is changing a little. We are in the midst of the Rafalution.
Since Rafa has become the manager the team is playing more consistently. He has brought out the best from players like Jamie Carragher, rediscovered Sami Hyppia, unearthed the jewels of Xabi Alonso and Momo Sissoko and he brought back GOD! The future looks promising if the recruits of Gabriel Paletta, Daniel Agger, Mark Gonzalez and Craig Bellamy show the promise we hope.

Under his guidance the team has been doing well. European Champions League winners in 2005 and the FA Cup earlier this year. Along the way to the titles we slew the giants of Chelsea, ManU, Juventus and AC Milan!

With these two I see plenty of trophies coming our way

While I do not really see the EPL trophy being lifted but Steven Gerrard this season I feel we will challenge. The future looks golden and we look to get better. We look to improve. There will be more memorable nights in Europe and days in England!

The smile of LFC supports will return and when that happens, won’t the ManUre fans know about it!

You’ll Never Walk Alone!