Going into that game, Liverpool were runaway leaders and the hype machine was in full flow. Their acolytes were declaring them the best premier league team ever and the players had started to believe it. This game was our last chance to keep the title race alive. A draw and it would have been over.
What I remember the best isn't even on that highlight video. After they equalised there's a shot of their players celebrating - Van Dyke is amongst them. Their celebration is not like ours. There's a smugness in their eyes where they are looking at each other as if to say "See - they thought they could take us on". Van Dyke is the worst but the others have it too. That Liverpool team was the most arrogant team the premier league has seen since the Keane/Neville United team and that was the night their pomposity got pricked.
And Van Hype remains as arrogant to this day, I commented about it during their match on Monday.
I never wanted a season like 19/20 again, but fleck me they were back *suffering from asthma in 21/22, thank God for Gundo and Rodri having the antidote to that. But dear heavens we are going to have to go through it all again this time round, and I seriously don't think I can take it, especially after what been through with hubs cancer battle of late.
I just can't see them losing, whereas we still have frailties, and I think ironically it will be last day 3rd time 'lucky' for Wolves who have missed out before seeing those shitbags crowned PL winners. ( random fixtures my ar£e, Wolves always on the beach so a guaranteed 3 points for last day opponents -iirc think Arse beat them 5 nothing in May).
I wish we had not been denied the winning goals at ours in November, cos we sure as hell get zilch at Klanfield. I wish we still had Sane, Kun, Merlin. I remember thinking we had a good chance after the 2-1 win, not so sure this time.
Had them down as PL possible winners before season began ( posted on fb to a Dips supporting ex neighbour - he is actually OK ish) and he didn't rate their chances. However I had noted results post World Cup and how, they all, cough * seemed to have had a recurrence of the asthma malaise....
Add to that PL/ PigMob, Sly, BiasedBC, TNT and most of the print media are desperate for a red shirt win of any colour for the PL and it makes for a nerve wracking 4 months to follow...
There is the strong possibility they could do a quad - PL, Europe, Carabao, FA. Hells teeth, if they are insufferable now it will be absolutely unbearable. 10 million la at de celebrayyyshun paraaayde.
Apart from that Happy Blue Year, I am hoping for our lads to get their act together.x
