Top 4 Bias
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 2:30PM "Hope for a Liverpool goal for the sake of a good finish"
Yes, over at Setanta Sports the usual pro-Top 4 biased commentary kicked into over-drive. As per usual. Obviously they agreed with the Liverpool fans that the Bale tackle should have led to a penalty and thus moaned about "The overall poor reffing (sic) of the entire game" adding that "Rafa has every right to be disappointed" (That's Rafa, first name terms there - our man was always referred to as Redknapp).
On came the usual soundbites defending the defeat. Rafas shadow side/second string/youngsters apparently 'outplaying us' on occasions against an 'experienced Tottenham side'.
Sky's commentary from their SKY Live Score Centre bore more of the same:
"Boateng runs into the track of Babel but somehow earns himself a free-kick"
"I hardly dare say it, but it looks like Spurs are there now - the quarter finals await"
Hardly dare say what? The result was never in doubt and was fully deserved. I'm sure if Liverpool had won we would have heard about Rafa's brilliant selection of randoms out-smarted Tottenham's first eleven. As for Boateng, he was fouled. Or is it not permitted to be a victim?
I can forgive the Daily Mail for telling everyone that we were lucky against City and even going back to the Arsenal game (they cant kill a team off) and the Liverpool result (they don't know how to score) and can doubly forgive them for having four photographs from the 4-4 derby, three of which were Arsenal players celebrating their goals. I can forgive them because the Daily Mail is a rancid mess of a cuntness.
Setanta and Sky should try to break their mould once in a while. Match of the Day too. But then the whole point is that the 'elite' deserve the coverage they get because they are the best in the land. But the bias which is blatantly apparent within the coverage is now beginning to bore me.
It's ok for Liverpool to lose games, it really is.
Reader Comments (2)
"our man was always referred to as Redknapp"
Makes a change from Redknob I suppose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_LVsMYr4DE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZIPxJX4vj0
Don't agree Spooks. Think the media are showing their two faces and love us once more. Always happens when you've got a jovial manager at the heml. Jol and now Harry. Won't last I'm sure.