There is no direct Scouse translation for the phrase ‘victimless crime’. None that anyone south of Stoke could understand anyway. But the reason is; whatever happens, Liverpool FC are the victims. The word ‘victim’ now has a permanent place on the club logo, just under the Liver-bird and all new players are tattooed with the word upon signing a contract, so they can start to adapt to their new role as defined (para. 26.15) “…superstar footballer first but whinging victim even more first. It is your entitlement as a Liverpool player/victim…”

Now here’s an interesting statistic which whizzed over my Whatsapp this morning. I’m not quite sure if it’s valid or statistically accurate, but quite frankly, I couldn’t give a shit. Because most statistics are not valid, or they’re biased, or corrupted in some way to suit the person/company paying for it. But this statistic compared the ‘big 6’ clubs and how many VAR decisions have gone for or against them. Spurs are the bottom team; having 1 more decision going against them than for them. And the top team; the one who have had 12 more VAR big decisions going for them than against them, are… Liverpool. The eternal victims of everything are suddenly not quite so victimy as they’d hoped. To get more refereeing decisions go your way than Manchester United is quite incredible.

But ‘we are the victims’ of the what was unquestionably the most ludicrous VAR decision in the entire history of VAR (3 years) is how it is proposed by Jurgen Klopp and his band of moaning scousers. To such an extent that he is asking the League to replay the match entirely. Wipe that error-ridden score off the pages and start again.

Can you just imagine? We would have to replay probably every single match in which someone either lost or drew unfairly. And if those replays have controversial moments, they may need a ‘best of 3’ situation to appease the Klopps of this world. Each season would last a decade, with no breaks or holidays. Groundhog Day for the fucking Premiership. Because if you’re a losing manager, why on earth wouldn’t you be wanting the replay the match?

Fuck off Jurgen. It would be the most horrendous precedent, condemning the league to even more moaning and blaming and scape-goating than we already have to suffer. And not just from Liverpool.

What is needed is VAR (if you must have that curse upon what was previously a ‘beautiful game’) transparency. Like rugby. With everyone privy to the conversation between ref and VAR. “Is there any reason I can’t give that goal?” “Was number 14 offside”. We all hear it, we all know and it removes the kind of ambiguity which resulted in Saturday’s farce. Ask a simple question. Rather than assuming that the fuckwit in the video room is actually paying attention.

And don’t get them started on HS2! Even though it was never going to Liverpool.

Happy Thursday

A xxxx