10 Years Ago

[Steveo]

7 or 27 makes little difference, the great man’s aura would stay with you for life.

A bit before my time - so I can only dream of what that must have been like. Precious moment that.

[Kev0909]

7 or 27 makes little difference, the great man’s aura would stay with you for life.

A bit before my time - so I can only dream of what that must have been like. Precious moment that.

and there was me thinking you was at least 20 years older than Miller

!!!!!

[miller0863]

It was Steveo mate and it has, can still see him clear as day, telling one of the young lads he gave him an autograph last time, someone else’s turn.

I just stood there in a silent mixture of absolute shock and awe, didn’t even ask for an autograph.. well it would have been a bit difficult as I couldn’t speak

[Steveo]

Reverence… Totally understandable

[CCTV]

What a time to be a red.

As I remember the polling was 70% for Klopp & 30% for Carlo. Practically 100% satisfied with either candidate, and many doubts about being able to land either.

Iirc N4C, a legendary poster, proposed the allure of big spending and better odds of title success at his choice of clubs across Europe, and couldn't see him picking us. Thankfully the great man joined.

I criticised him towards then end, felt he was underperforming by his standards and defended the squad. Even with those criticisms he nearly won a quadruple, coming up short v cituae & Real.
In the end his retiring early was not a surprise. Managing LFC ain't an easy job at anytime.. Through covid, not being able to visit his homeland when his mum passed away. Grandkids on the way. Onto pastures new with an amazing legacy secured, and fuck all day to day with the press.

I profiled Klopp as a romantic, a man who loved the idea of succeeding against some odds. Thought this was a great break down of what to expect.

https://tomkinstimes.com/2015/11/klopp-reversing-the-laws-of-gravity/

The funny thing for me, given the above, was and is that people attribute the low net spending (early days) & relatively lower net compared with others spending (latter days) to the owners.
Klopps net spending at Dortmund a pittance. The idea he wanted big dosh spending like Pep or Jose is wild. He put together his best side on a pittance.
18/19 best season imo for performance. Number 6 can't be ignored.
19/20 best season for number 19.
A near perfect quadruple. Playing every game on the calender.
Nearly went out on a bang in what could have been a PL title. I contest that PL title, var was fucking wild in 23/24. Arguably hard to know who the rightful winners were, we were screwed more than Arsenal iirc, and cituae least of all..

The above, what he produced on the pitch, and Anfield expanded under his watch. Facilities improved. The ARE finally opened to take Anfield to 60k+, and hopefully it is expanded again soon.

In the end, he could have hung around LFC and he'd have been entitled to Wenger out to be a bit harsh on Wenger. But he essentially handed over a quality squad, stacked with new young talents for the next guy. And he went out of his way, a little cringely even, to make sure Slot was welcomed in to the club. Maybe it just feels so cheesy as few manage to walk away in such style. Slot winning the league, a testament to Klopps work, and imo shows the real quality of the squad.

Si.... Deh deh deh....He's....Mo...... Sadio... some belting songs from a very memorable era in the clubs history, All the fuckin best Jurgen. Great times

[Red October]

There'll never be a better spell as a Liverpool fan in our lifetime. They were golden years, even those years of just missing out were still unreal.
I genuinely miss him as our manager. It sounds cliche but it was just different with him, he's the manager every fan would have loved to have.

Totally agree. In my lifetime, the high points are as follows:

the late eighties were when I started supporting. Was a bit too young to really appreciate how good we were back then. We then went through the suffering years.

We had some good times under Ged but the football wasn't great. Rafa brought us some great times and some good football too. 2009 beating Villa 5.0 I really thought the glory days were back.

Then we had Kenny for a brief spell. The end of the season 2011 was great.

We had the Rodgers years. Mostly frustrating but the football was sensation with Sturridge, Suarez and Sterling.

Then Klopp came and Boom! The football in a short time was so exciting. All out attack. I loved the Man City Champions League game in 2018 when we scored 3 early goals to blow them away. Yes, our defence was a bit ropey until VVD and Alisson were settled in but it was just great to watch exciting all out attacking football.

As you the say the man himself was the key of course. I'd have been happy if we finished top four every season with Klopp for the next 10 years as long as he was our boss.

[Kev0909]

There'll never be a better spell as a Liverpool fan in our lifetime. They were golden years, even those years of just missing out were still unreal.
I genuinely miss him as our manager. It sounds cliche but it was just different with him, he's the manager every fan would have loved to have.

Keep the faith

the time is now

who am I kidding once can dream........

to be fair, one season one title aint bet for slottyo

[Steveo]

There'll never be a better spell as a Liverpool fan in our lifetime. They were golden years, even those years of just missing out were still unreal.
I genuinely miss him as our manager. It sounds cliche but it was just different with him, he's the manager every fan would have loved to have.

Spot on….

[CCTV]

Very harsh on Kenny, Rafa & Slot.

[Kev0909]

Very harsh on Kenny, Rafa & Slot.

very negative too

Slot on won us the league in first season, & Changed Grav's role and it worked amazing.. for some reason changed it again after that this season......... got the best out of a 32 year old salah, best season he's had statswise no ?

But it was all klopp

[CCTV]

very negative too

Slot on won us the league in first season, & Changed Grav's role and it worked amazing.. for some reason changed it again after that this season......... got the best out of a 32 year old salah, best season he's had statswise no ?

But it was all klopp

I find peoples posts about Slot quite odd.

Rafa got us back on the map at the highest level. Dealing with worse owners. Loved by fans

Kenny came out of retirement to answer a SOS call, even after giving everything he'd already given. Loved by fans.

Slot won us the league last year, and might do something special this year. Don't know why fans have a problem with his personality.

[teesred]

I find peoples posts about Slot quite odd.

Rafa got us back on the map at the highest level. Dealing with worse owners. Loved by fans

Kenny came out of retirement to answer a SOS call, even after giving everything he'd already given. Loved by fans.

Slot won us the league last year, and might do something special this year. Don't know why fans have a problem with his personality.

Nobody has a problem with any of those mentioned but I don't think it can be argued one bit that Klopp had a connection to Liverpools fans that is as equal as Shankly.

It's not always or just about trophies. It's about bringing the feel good factor back to a club that has been in doldrums for years.
Rafa gets a mention but what about GH? He arguably did more than Rafa to bring Liverpool back from obscurity.

[Steveo]

Correct tees

Joe Fagan won an amazing array in just one season - and the guy is a club legend too but again - the job done and foundations laid down - the bond with the fans built from the ground up… nothing akin to Shanks or Klopp.

But this shouldn’t really need explaination on a Liverpool forum

[CCTV]

Nobody has a problem with any of those mentioned but I don't think it can be argued one bit that Klopp had a connection to Liverpools fans that is as equal as Shankly.

It's not always or just about trophies. It's about bringing the feel good factor back to a club that has been in doldrums for years.
Rafa gets a mention but what about GH? He arguably did more than Rafa to bring Liverpool back from obscurity.

I was listing most recent managers. Rafa brought home a 5th CL title. Kept Gerard at the club and brought LFC back to the top tier of club football. 5 CL titles. I've mentioned Kenny answering an SOS. And Slot winning the PL last year. GH just a little further back.

Correct tees

Joe Fagan won an amazing array in just one season - and the guy is a club legend too but again - the job done and foundations laid down - the bond with the fans built from the ground up… nothing akin to Shanks or Klopp.

But this shouldn’t really need explaination on a Liverpool forum

Isn't rhat nopposite opinions 🤔

Tees Shanks undisputed No1 - . But great times under Jurgen.
Steveo, nothing akin to Shanks & Klopp.

[Martyboy]

There'll never be a better spell as a Liverpool fan in our lifetime. They were golden years, even those years of just missing out were still unreal.
I genuinely miss him as our manager. It sounds cliche but it was just different with him, he's the manager every fan would have loved to have.

Speak for yourself youngster...I was 7 almost 8 in early 1976....SO wanted those redmen to win the title..and we did!! just from QPR...From '76-'90 were amazing despite the odd set back.....Golden years and golden memories for me...