Liverpool Thread - 2023/24

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gordondaviesmoustache said:
I’ve not said that, and nor do I think that. Money is important, of course it is. It enables you to buy things, do things, go places that can enhance your experience of life and those around you.

I’m just saying that there is far more to happiness than what you earn. The quality of work you do, the impact you have on others, the support you can draw from family and friends are all far more important in the metric of happiness, especially when you have enough to never need to work again (which I absolutely do not btw!).

Henderson has ruined his legacy with Liverpool supporters and for me, the goodwill of the supporters of a club I’d played for over a decade, captained, and lifted major trophies for (and occasionally even in a full stadium!) would be worth more than £700k a week when I’ve already got more than enough to meet the needs of those who are closest to me for this generation and the next.

Like I say, that doesn’t make me a hero, just someone who appreciates what actually matters.
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Yep, sorry. Fat fingers sent a partial reply before I was finished ....If you feel strong enough, check the amended reply.
 
halfcenturyup said:
Fair enough, but the benefit doesn't have to be monetary. It could be, say, medical. Top of heart transplant list, or top of a list for a trial of a medicine for an incurable disease. For you? For a child? Kick a cat for those?

PS: Sorry for the premature posting of the reply. Fat fingers and stupid phone ....
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Yes I’d kick a cat for those things. Of course I would. For me or a child, yes.


I don’t think I’d kick a child to save a cat though.
 
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I’ve just seen some pictures of their attendance.. I’d love to know their attendance for this match… I think we had more people attending an open training session.. oops.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Its an interesting philosophical debate tbh.

Which is the most reprehensible? That Henderson has abandoned his principles for (even more) money, or that he never held those stridently stated views in the first place, and only did so for commercial gain.

And one of them has to be the reality and either way he’s a greedy ****. His family are going to be fine, either way. Financially, at least. If he’s a shit dad, no amount of money will be able to paper over that crack.

Don‘t agree that ‘anyone’ would act this way. I earn good money and I turn down well paid work all the time for lots of reasons, usually because it’s not in the other person’s best interests. That doesn’t make me a hero, but just someone who realises that there is much more to happiness than money, and that I’m very lucky to earn what I do.

I suspect that Henderson does not possess the critical thinking skills to appreciate this.
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Give us a quid mate
 
halfcenturyup said:
Without wanting to drag this off-topic, I will admit that I may have over-generalised based on my experiences with the people I have lived and worked with. I, too, have met many people in many places who, in that particular environment, have seemed to be friendly, welcoming and hardworking, family oriented and law-abiding.

The thing is this. Most people know it's not OK to kick a cat, unless they play for West Ham. How much money would it take for someone, nevertheless, to kick a cat? Here in Thailand, $10 should do it. In the UK, a thousand? How many would turn down 10 thousand if they kicked a cat? That makes everyone who doesn't turn down the money a self-serving ****. Hypocritical?Maybe. But to me, its more a reflection that their anti-cat-kicking views just weren't held strongly enough to counter the self-benefitting instinct. And that is where Henderson fits in. He doesn't like to kick cats, but he just sent one into orbit for money. Perfectly normal behaviour.

Is there nothing in this world that you wouldn't turn down to kick a cat?
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Impressive
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Yes I’d kick a cat for those things. Of course I would. For me or a child, yes.


I don’t think I’d kick a child to save a cat though.
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I have 2 child's I'm open to offers mate :+)
 
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