I cannot be the only football fan NOT a supporter of Liverpool FC to be fed up with the powerful media campaign to get the club into next seasons Champions League.
Liverpool FC have a unique relationship with the media whereby in comparison with other clubs their successes are celebrated & hyped on a vastly higher scale & any failings are treated with comparitive kid gloves. With Liverpool FC there is NEVER a sense of perspective.
When previously in the history of the game have rules been changed retrospectively ?
Answer …. NEVER !!
In principle I believe a team should have the opportunity to defend a trophy won but as the rules currently don't allow for it then TOUGH LUCK !!
If there is a unanimous belief that the rules are flawed then as is normal, change them going forward.
Its hard to sympathise with Liverpool when it could be argued they were extremely fortunate to have been in this season's Champions League having finished a mammoth 30 pts behind previous Premiership Champions Arsenal.
In this Premiership Season they have amazingly finished a whopping 37 pts behind Premiership Champions Chelsea. Liverpool FC lost a staggering 14 matches in the Premiership this season (Arsenal FC have lost 14 matches in the last 5 seasons !) and lost out on Champions League qualification to Everton a team who came 17th the previous season & this season sold their Superstar player & their next best player whilst operating on a shoestring budget.
It is interesting Sepp Blatter of FIFA is supporting a rule change to include Liverpool FC in next season's Champions League despite his instigation of a rule change that the holders of the World Cup do NOT now have automatic qualification into the next World Cup Finals.
If Brazil fail to qualify in the South American section for entry to the 2006 World Cup then there will be no rule change to include Brazil in those finals.
In the Olympic Games, Champions don't have automatic qualification into the next Olympic games.
If an American Olympic Champion is injured at the time of their Olympic trials then its tough luck & they are not entered.
The Daily Mail is running a vociferous campaign to get Liverpool FC into next seasons Champions League whereby they want readers to email championing Liverpool's cause to……
Info@uefa.com also sending a copy to liverpool@dailymail.co.uk
Fans of Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton & Manchester United I ask you ………
If it was your club in Liverpool's position, do you honestly believe the media would be so passionate & vociferous in your club's cause ? NO!! I don't think so !!
Arsenal & Everton fans should remember that they were denied in the late 1980's a season each of participation in the European Cup due to the conduct of Liverpool fans at Heysel in 1985.
I strongly urge fans of the above clubs to email the above email addresses & say a big NO ! NO ! to Liverpool FC. Also urge friends/other fans to do the same !
It is very important for them to realise that there is NOT a unanimous backing in England to Liverpool’s quest to be included in next season’s Champions League.
Many thanks !!


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