I agree with this.

No doubt fans would like to see their clubs pound their opponents into submission but in the end, it's the three points that count above all else. If you only support your club for the way they play, I can give you my assurance you'll switch teams the moment you change managers and your style of play changes. Fans today want to be entertained above all else.

And why is it Liverpool still have massive away and home following? Perhaps it's because we support the club for other reasons?

Just to add, I take offence to being compared to Bolton. I do not think Rafa is a long ball merchant. Houllier, yes. Rafa, no. Funny you should mention us and not Chelsea. No offence to Chelsea supporters, but I think you use the long ball as much as us if not more. I see numerous punts to Drogba each game.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: May 3 2008, 05:36 PM

With all due respect you weren't exactly an average side back then. Games between our two clubs were already competitive. You had good players like Jim Leighton, Paul Parker, Gary Pallister, Steve Bruce, Dennis Irwin, Ryan Giggs, Bryan Robson, Paul Ince, Lee Sharpe, Mark Hughes and Brian McClair in the side. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination and I'm sure you'd agree. If not because we were such a strong side back then I would say that your side underachieved in the 80's.

Dude I don't mean to be picky but we aren't "the kops". You won't like it if I called you "the Stretford Ends" right?

Ah I see no worries.

We were a formidable side of course along with you and Arsenal. Even Spurs were doing much better than while Chelsea was nowhere to be seen. It was a time where I would say all the top sides played fluid football and consisted largely of English or at least British players. It's the reason I find it so surprising that England can play really boring football at times, these days especially. I'm thinking it's because the have employed managers that are too disciplined in their approach like Hoddle and Sven.