john duffy

We are the ones who watched Comolli buy Oussama Assaidi because he saw “best skills Assaidi” on YouTube and decided to sign him. We are the ones who hoped Aspas and Alberto were good replacements for Luis Suárez, with the “experienced” Lambert coming off the bench. We are the ones who listened to Rodgers say he’d never sign Balotelli, only for him to sign him a few days later. We are the ones who convinced ourselves that Karius was the new Neuer, that Dejan Lovren was the Balkan Maldini, and Lazar Marković the Serbian Messi… who witnessed Stewart Downing, after scoring once in a million games, put his finger to his lips at Anfield to silence the critics. We are the ones who hyped up Fabio Borini’s goal celebration, who thought Konchesky was a top Premier League-proven left-back, who bought into the idea that Joe Allen was the Welsh Pirlo (or Xavi), and that Jordon Ibe was the next big English star - good enough to sell Sterling because “this guy’s even better.” And on, and on, and on… We who went through all that deserve to see our club now operate like the best in the world - planning smartly, signing world-class players, building a squad ready to attack every trophy, and giving us peace of mind for the next 4–5 years with only small tweaks. Let’s enjoy these times! 💪