Comments on: Weekly POLL: To Vicente or Not to Vicente? http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html News from Liverpool football club Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:47:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25821 Tim Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:54:31 +0000 http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25821 I voted yes and agree with David "UEFA should use the money from the Atletico fine to reimburse Liverpool fans who made travel arrangements." Most execellent Idea. I voted yes and agree with David “UEFA should use the money from the Atletico fine to reimburse Liverpool fans who made travel arrangements.” Most execellent Idea.

]]> By: steven. http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25819 steven. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:23:34 +0000 http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25819 absolute crap .. it's a rock and a hard place, no win situation .. absolute crap ..
it’s a rock and a hard place, no win situation ..

]]> By: David http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25818 David Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:14:42 +0000 http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25818 I voted yes-- isn't sending a message about racism slightly more important than letting Torres play in Calderon stadium? I was looking forward to it as well--but it seems really selfish to consider my enjoyment of watching Torres tear it up at Atletico more important than the humiliation of the Marseille players who had to endure the humiliation of monkey calls. However, I do think UEFA should use the money from the Atletico fine to reimburse Liverpool fans who made travel arrangements. That being said-- it does also protect Liverpool's black players (Ryan Babel) who would probably receive the same reception. I voted yes– isn’t sending a message about racism slightly more important than letting Torres play in Calderon stadium? I was looking forward to it as well–but it seems really selfish to consider my enjoyment of watching Torres tear it up at Atletico more important than the humiliation of the Marseille players who had to endure the humiliation of monkey calls. However, I do think UEFA should use the money from the Atletico fine to reimburse Liverpool fans who made travel arrangements.

That being said– it does also protect Liverpool’s black players (Ryan Babel) who would probably receive the same reception.

]]> By: dp http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25816 dp Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:09:59 +0000 http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/weekly-poll-to-vicente-or-not-to-vicente.html#comment-25816 I voted yes, but I need to qualify it: it's certainly not fair to the travelling Kop, or to Torres, but Atletico certainly had to be punished severely to send a genuine message of intent from UEFA. Now, I think there's a better, less destructive way to do this--just make this punishment come later on in the group stages, or for two league games. Although I believe they targeted Liverpool not because they hate the English (especially the Scousers)--though UEFA loathes anything British--but because they knew that Atletico would take a huge hit from not being able to play at home with Torres coming back and a big, big club coming to the Vicente Calderon. As such, they need to find a way to punish them equally hard, but with enough lag time to not endanger the pay packets of travelling supporters. I voted yes, but I need to qualify it: it’s certainly not fair to the travelling Kop, or to Torres, but Atletico certainly had to be punished severely to send a genuine message of intent from UEFA. Now, I think there’s a better, less destructive way to do this–just make this punishment come later on in the group stages, or for two league games. Although I believe they targeted Liverpool not because they hate the English (especially the Scousers)–though UEFA loathes anything British–but because they knew that Atletico would take a huge hit from not being able to play at home with Torres coming back and a big, big club coming to the Vicente Calderon. As such, they need to find a way to punish them equally hard, but with enough lag time to not endanger the pay packets of travelling supporters.

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