I wouldnât really follow it closely enough to offer an informed opinion. My recollection of it is by 1989/90, Liverpool like Man U in Sir Alexâs last season 2012/13 were on their last lap and were winning it out of habit as much as anything. All sporting eras draw to a close. They were losing key long serving personnel as well. Alan Hansen retired around 1990 and the likes of Bruce Grobbelaar, Ronnie Whelan and Ian Rush whoâd been there for most of the 1980âs were past their best, even if they did solider on for a few more years. Same could probably be said for Steve McMahon and John Barnes as well. Souness was on a hiding to nothing and an easy scapegoat, all the more so because of his favored tabloid of choice.
Some fascinating insights here with a lot of new information being revealed.
English soccer is Irelandâs main sporting interest .
Can anyone explain to me why how much clubs spent is something that Irish fans of English teams argue about or use to score points with? Id love to hear what itâs about
Man U v Liverpool is the biggest sporting rivalry in Ireland. Thereâs nothing like it to fire Irish sporting fans up.
As a neutral can you explain what the money thing is about chairman Dan? Obviously the arguing about players managers old teams etc makes some sense from a sporting point of view even if it can seem ridiculous to hear people with no connection to the clubs doing it. The net spend, youth system type stuff makes no sense at all to me when itâs a professional sport and spending money and buying players is completely within the rules. 
I donât know mate. I donât really understand the Eire footix mindset. Iâm not the biggest soccer man in the world. It would be down the list of my sporting interests. I just support by local team in North London, Tottenham Hotspur.
Itâs how people operate in the modern world⌠Moral victories are won with inane stats that donât matter⌠Itâs nothing to do with sport or the clubâs being discussed, but rather itâs a badge of honour to show everyone how one person is right in life and the other wrong. In this sense the goal posts keep moving and the most trivial of subjects become huge battle grounds for lads to show how they are right. Generally, the lads that incessantly engage in this stuff in a meaningful way have nothing going on in their lives.
Iâd imagine the footix feels that football success is more meaningful when itâs acquired through modest spending, rather than just outspending everyone to attempt to ensure guarantee of success.
Thereâs probably a certain truth to that. Itâs a money driven sport though and itâs very hard for anyone outside the elite coterie of super franchises with unlimited resources like the two Manchesters and Chelsea to win the league. The likes of Liverpool winning the league is a throwback.
Like a throwback to when Meath and Offaly could rule the roost in Leinster football before the massive investment in Dublin GAA.
It would make sense if they were involved in underage coaching with the club or worked in the clubâs scouting department. Otherwise its completely preposterous
No Brandon Willaims again 
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Ducks sake
Then youâre not getting him chief.
Code for âhe told us to fuck offâ.