I am a spurs fan and I often come on here to have a read etc, I have always liked Liverpool because I grew up when they were the best, they played great football and were probably most people's "second" team. I have registered because I want to understand something about the way that Liverpool fans have reacted over the Suarez episode because in all honesty I just don't get it at all?
I can understand that as passionate football fans we want to protect our own, we see a dive when our opponents see a blatant foul etc, our love for our team makes us all a bit biased to say the least. But from an outsider's point of view, an outsider with no bias one way or the other, I simply cannot understand the way that Liverpool as a club, Dalglish as a manager, or Liverpool supporters have reacted to this. So if somebody would be so kind as to indulge me by answering a couple of questions I would be grateful;
Do Liverpool fans feel that Suarez didn't say anything to Evra and that he made it up, or, is it that they accept what he said but don't think it was intended to be racist?
Do Liverpool fans think there is absolutely no possibility whatsoever that Suarez did say something racist to Evra and that as such he deserved to be banned for it?
To me, the footage clearly shows that Suarez had no intention whatsoever of shaking Evra's hand. Whether that is right or wrong is another question, but to me it is clear. It also shows that although Evra does make some attempt to make his hand available, he clearly doesn't want to shake Suarez's hand and is probably hoping that he can cause a fuss. Why does everybody in this thread see it so differently?
This is a genuine post, not a wind up, not a gloating spurs fan, I really can't understand why a great club, with a great set of fans, has decided to ruin the image of their club so badly.
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