Man Utd vs Liverpool

OK guys,

as promised I am writing something on this subject. I will keep it short and simple.

Will Liverpool finally win the Top Division domestic league and as such end a 19 year drought? Will Man Utd win this year's league and thus equal Liverpool's 18th league title record?


First off. Liverpool will not win the title while Gerrard is still around. Him winning the Premiership would really make a potential romantic tragic hero story, well, just unrealised potential. History prefers to spin drama - and she has Gerrard as the main cast for this particular thread (if it is any consolation, we know Gerrard makes millions in this role).

Second. Man Utd will equal Liverpool's record this very season. History compels that they do. Drama demands it. Also, until Ferguson finally retires in 100 years time, Man Utd will continue to have the winning mentality that all her Premiership colleagues lack, and thus win.

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I have no idea why after 19 years of chronic defeats there are still non-resident Liverpool fans, especially those age below 35 this year.* What is so appealing about failures and disasters?** Except maybe the secret twisted desire to see how long it will last? Maybe it provides comfort to some of us, not unlike the fact that some of us prefer not-so-good news on TV, especially after a hard day at work. And if that is the case, then I think Liverpool will lose a lot of fans when they eventually do win the title.

Ok Man Utd. How do you argue with success? What is wrong with jumping onto the bandwagon of a consistently winning team? Don't we celebrate success anymore?


*Of course Tony, my brother, and a Liverpool fan, is different and exempt from my arguments :).

** Any true supporter has to agree that not winning the domestic title for 19 years, is in fact both disaster and failure.