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Arise, Yet Another Blue Bogeyman!

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THE Merseyside derby wouldn’t be the same without a Liverpool player tormenting our blue neighbours.

Throughout the years, we have had a striker who has tortured the blues home and away.

Luminaries on this list are Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen (the less said about that, the better) and Fernando Torres.

After nearly two years in the English game, you can now add Luis Suarez to this list. The Uruguyan has now scored goals in three of the last four derbies and is an all round figure of hatred for rabid Evertonians throughout Merseyside (and North Wales.)

A lot of Blues dislike Suarez for a variety of reasons, but there is no doubt that he has become the new plague sent forth by the red side of the city to bring pestilence to Everton. It’s not just the number of goals he scored, it’s also the enormity of them. His equaliser in the FA Cup semi-final last year was a pivotal moment in the game and set the stage for us to go on and win the game.

He forced the own goal on Sunday and scored the second. Both were important. It was essential that we didn’t lose that game. It goes without saying of course, it’s a Merseyside derby, losing is not an option. But this one was even more so, as it was Rodgers’ first derby in charge and it’s important to not let Everton, Evertonians or Gollum to get any sort of advantage.

Not only that, Everton have played well so far this season and we don’t want to let them get any further ahead of us, though it has to be emphasised that it’s still early days yet.

Suarez doesn’t just score goals though, he genuinely infuriates Everton with everything he does. Usually, I would want one of our players to turn the other cheek and just ignore Moyes’ comments in his pre-game press conference about players “like Suarez”, “driving people away from the game” with “diving.” On this occasion however, I was delighted with his celebration. I am sick to death of reading or hearing comments on a daily basis about Suarez diving, when other players do it too and nothing gets said about them.

At the end of the day, Evertonians can foam at the mouth as much as they want, Moyes has to take it on the chin. Which chin is an altogether different issue, considering he has one eye in Crocky and one eye in Tocky. He makes comments and players are inevitably going to react to them.

To further irritate Blues, their captain (who actually comes over as a decent bloke) also gets booked for diving, making his manager look an (even bigger) fool in the process. What are we going to do about these players “driving people away from the game”, eh?

Had Suarez’ last gasp goal been allowed to stand, as it so obviously should have been, it would have been one of the funniest derby moments of all time. The rage, vitriol and hatred that would have poured out of Woodison would have been hysterical. As it turns out, they have the last laugh to an extent as we get ripped off with a draw and Suarez doesn’t have his moment, but our talismanic number 7 has Everton’s number. And I have his back when it comes to that, every single step of the way!
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I'm a fully trained journalist who shunned a career in the profession due to my disillusionment with the tabloid press, instead hoping to become a professional author. I've written for The Liverpool Way for 7 years and am a regular on the forum using the name Agt Provocateur.

A passionate member of supporter group Kop Faithful, I've been a season ticket holder of 8 years and a regular match goer since 1995.

When not criticising diminishing refereeing standards in football, I can be found at Langtree Park, the home of St Helens Rugby League Club being highly critical of non existent standards of refereeing in Rugby League. I'm is also a massive Lancashire and England cricket fan.

8 comments

  • zahid says:

    Good read m8!!

    Suarez did himself proud as well the fans if someone is allowed to talk about another clubs player then that player has the right to defend himself and that’s just what Suarez did.

    People seem to be praising Moyes reaction in the interview saying he din’t mind and he would have done the same. If that was all he had said i would have said good on him but he had to carry on and said Suarez will have to do that celebration infront of every manager because they all think the same way about him, that just shows how much Suarez got to Gollum.

    Since the summer the blue bitters have been going on how they finished above us and now it’s they’re time and the way they started off the season some would believe them as this is probably the strongest side they’ve had. But Sunday just proved they have a heck of a long way to go, Liverpool FC will always be the top dog in the City.

  • Jack The Lad says:

    I love LUIS SUAREZ! 🙂

  • scott says:

    i love suarez too .

  • Terry says:

    One jealous club filled with jealous players an jealous fans….. Your beloved nob of a captain has no influence in games anymore and is finished…. Your club is finished ha ha
    Liverpool jealous of little old everton. Whatever next

    • LFCkeano says:

      now thats bitterness and jealousy if i ever heard it , whats life like living in the shadow all the time ?

    • zahid says:

      no influence? whose free kick was headed in to your goal and who won the free kick for Suarez disallowed goal STEVIE G that’s who.

      Unlike your captain who embarrassed himself and his manager Stevie is on a different level you bitter blue muppet

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