Football writers - Gerard better than Yaya - reasons?

[john@staustell]

So the mighty football writers think that Gerard has had a better season than Lampard. I will grant them another Liverpool player as winner - Suarez - being a reasonable act.

But no neutral person in their right mind would vote for Gerard over Yaya this season. So there must be ulterior motives for this. Either there is an inherent bias toward Liverpool among the shameless football writers.

OR as Yaya suggested there is an inherent bias against him because he is African, and doesn't get the credit he deserves. Why is this not questioned?

[Scatman]

Because it doesn't matter

[Wooders]

Because it doesn't matter

It does matter to Yaya, who believes there is a racial motivation to him getting overlooked for these awards
I am not sure about that but it does seem rather ludicrous to award it to gerrard over him

[MilnersJaw]

It does matter to Yaya, who believes there is a racial motivation to him getting overlooked for these awards
I am not sure about that but it does seem rather ludicrous to award it to gerrard over him

I think it is more a love affair with Liverpool and the fact that slip up is a local boy. Less so than yaya being African. He's be ignored if he was German, Spanish or french too.

[Goaters 103]

Scott Parker won this award a couple of years ago ffs. Nuff said.

[Ted Hughes]

That's actually proof that the cunts are not neutral in their views on football.

Suarez has an argument for the award, Gerrard has absolutely no case whatsoever. They are trying to award Gerrard for being Gerrard, nothing more.

That is just not right at all.

[Nigels Tackle]

no doubt stevie g will be on the short list for the 2014 sports personality of year....

[Tesl]

Its not an anti Toure or racism problem, its just down to how everyone loves Liverpool so much. That's all.

[Slim]

no doubt stevie g will be on the short list for the 2014 sports LACK OF personality of year....

I think you missed a couple of words, I sorted it.

[One cap Whitey]

It's because they get so wrapped up in their own hyperbole that they forget what is real and go with the fashionable vote instead. Someone says Gerard is having a great season and it catches on.. He's been average as he has been for years.

[john@staustell]

Its not an anti Toure or racism problem, its just down to how everyone loves Liverpool so much. That's all.

I'm not so sure mate. Not one of my hobby horses but I think it's subconsciously 'good old Stevie, good English boy'. Whether the fools ctaully realise it or not they are effectively saying 'yeah Toure plays better but he's from Africa and plays for City'.

[bigblue]

Yaya doesn't slip

[Socrates]

Yaya doesn't slip

well there's a fucking hostage to fortune, tempt fate much?

[DoomMerchant]

Yaya doesn't slip

well there's a fucking hostage to fortune, tempt fate much?

you and i are locked in arms on this point.

I'm up to my neck in the "we've won it already" attitudes and it's scaring the shit out of me.

We can only beat ourselves and i can tell you we're the best at doing that this season, even withstanding the Scouse capitulation last evening.

cheers

[Dameerto]

It's because they get so wrapped up in their own hyperbole that they forget what is real and go with the fashionable vote instead. Someone says Gerard is having a great season and it catches on.. He's been average as he has been for years.

He's had a decent season (double figures for assists) but he hasn't had a Yaya season. Yaya has more league goals from open play than RVP.

[Wooders]

you and i are locked in arms on this point. I'm up to my neck in the "we've won it already" attitudes and it's scaring the shit out of me. We can only beat ourselves and i can tell you we're the best at doing that this season, even withstanding the Scouse capitulation last evening. cheers

Give over - fans thinking we've won isnt going to affect whether we actually do or not

[Socrates]

Yaya doesn't slip

well there's a fucking hostage to fortune, tempt fate much?

you and i are locked in arms on this point.

I'm up to my neck in the "we've won it already" attitudes and it's scaring the shit out of me.

We can only beat ourselves and i can tell you we're the best at doing that this season, even withstanding the Scouse capitulation last evening.

cheers

Am not even being irrational most of the time, just recognise that there is a chance we still don't win this and by going overboard we risk looking as silly as a scouser in a suit.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

no doubt stevie g will be on the short list for the 2014 sports LACK OF personality of year....

I think you missed a couple of words, I sorted it.

If that was the competition requirement, he'd be up against stiff opposition in Giggs.

[Bianchi on Ice]

no doubt stevie g will be on the short list for the 2014 sports LACK OF personality of year....

I think you missed a couple of words, I sorted it.

If that was the competition requirement, he'd be up against stiff opposition in Giggs.

hold on hold on calm down stevie shows his personality when his music doesnt get played in a club

[Blue Since 76]

well there's a fucking hostage to fortune, tempt fate much?

I'm an atheist, but I do believe in the gods of football and I wish people would stop poking them with a stick. Look what happened to Liverpool. The 'we're going to cock this up and everyone will laugh' is much safer