Hello LFC family! As I sit and “enjoy” the Scum Utd v Chelsky snooze-fest I had a revelation, an epiphany, if you will......I hate this time of year!
The spring in Alabama can be beautiful with its constant sunshine and mildly warm temperatures. We’ve all been in shorts and tee-shirts for weeks now. The motorcycle has had hundreds of miles put on it already and the ladies are out in all their fine dresses and shorts and skirts and its beer-drinking weather six days a week, if one is so inclined.
But I cannot help deny the feelings of remorse and depression for the football season is coming to an end, in so many senses. Scum United look set to win their 19th trophy, usurping our great club and that pains me to no end. There is no footie to get me through the summer besides a few internationals and our “wonderful” Gold Cup on this side of the ocean. The MLS will be in full swing soon, but the Premiership it is not.
This off-season will be longer than so many others. Unlike many of the previous years there is hope around the club. The playing squad has improved drastically and is no longer a one or two “bullet” squad. King Kenny is building a squad capable of threatening from multiple positions. There is money to be spent and a director who has promised significant moves over the summer. In the 16 years of my Liverpool fandom life we have been historically slow moving in the market. Hearing that some 20+ moves are planned has me anxious to see what will transpire, especially given that we haven't moved very quickly in the past.
Adding to that anxiety is that initially the transfer news was sexy. We were targeting all of these wonderful attacking players who could help our squad terrorize opposing defenses, but since those early rumors all of the promising players have moved further and further away from us. Hazard is untouchable, Sanchez is bound for Real or the Scum, Gervinho has said he will only go to a Champions League bound club and Ashley Young moves closer to OT Hell every day. What are left behind are attractive/solid defensive players; there’s nothing wrong with that but we’ve had solid defensive teams before. I am too new of a Liverpool fan to remember the feared attacking sides of days prior to the Evans/Houllier regime. I am READY to see an attacking side---NOW.
Then there is the ugly topic of having to wait through the summer, listening to Scum bandwagon fans talk about how we’ve been “knocked off our damn perch”. This season of Missed Opportunities really hurts; there were so many chances for clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal to grab the title; it’s painful to watch such a sub-par side like this United side win their 19th, knowing that we have to listen to their belligerence for months on-end.
So I’ll have to spend my summer months in the heat and sun, passing the time with okay-quality MLS games and hopefully surprising and promising news of new arrivals in our squad while ignoring the very existence of the Scum.
Ugh, I hate this time of year.
Until we meet again,
The Red Yank
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