I have to say that I completely fail to understand the territorial arguments raised by the Hodgson Brigade, both in this thread and elsewhere. The primary point seems to be that they're upset that Liverpool is a global club. Well, maybe you guys need to grow up a bit and realize your arguments in this regard are both pointless and stupid, because dreaming LFC is some kind of Freemason hideaway will get you nowhere. LFC having such a worldwide audience is probably the only thing that kept the club above mid-table since 1991. But they'd probably prefer we were a tiny Championship club. Why don't you lot just go support Nothingham Forest? (I did not misspell that) They have LFC player(s) there too.
They also seem overly concerned about glory hunter fans who could leave at any moment, without realizing that Liverpool has not been a glory club for two decades; winning the CL once in a decade is not such a powerful draw card that people will change allegiance to LFC. Glory Hunters will choose Man U every day of the week. Besides, if glory was all these fans wanted they would have left long ago, not be considering leaving now. In fact, were they still with the club then one would have to consider the argument that LFC is still a glorious club now despite being trophyless for less time than Arsenal, at a time when we've been through the worst stretch since rejoining the top flight. My point is: glory hunters or no, the basic identity of LFC has not changed.
I would say that more fans begin to follow LFC specifically because it is not Man U, Chelsea, or Arsenal, and because it has enduring traditions and history. If anything, Liverpool is THE "romantic" EPL club; glory hunters are not romantic fans.
And so what if some guy on Facebook thought Liverpool FC was in London? Do you have any idea how many idiots there are on Facebook? Some of them happen to follow LFC, and that person almost certainly knows by now where Liverpool FC is.
Oh, and seriously? Disadvantaged people are not further discriminated upon by where they live. "Our" disabled people are not "better" or "more worthy" than "theirs". Standard Chartered is a global organization, lest you forget, and this was not an event put on by LFC. I wonder whether you secretly hate all people, dividing them up into hateful categories based on race, region, religion, hair colour etc. If I met any of you in a pub I would most certainly fail to be your friend.
Just for reference, the standard that you set for the way fans should look, think, and behave is so far removed from reality that people who choose to support this club scorn you. You think you're "real" LFC fans, when in fact you were unfortunate enough to be raised near Anfield while wanting to be Mancs.
