Jonathan Liew

[Carborundum]

I'll apologise in advance, what follows may make some on here rather cross, but it had me snorting porridge through my nose with laughter this morning.  So I thought I'd better share it.  Jonathan Liew is an award winning sports journalist writing for the Guardian who has just written a rather long article about Jordan Henderson, the gist of which is that Mr Henderson has achieved a level of serenity by realising he's only good enough to be a water carrier.  Since I like a man who knows his limitations and he's rather better at football than me, all fine.  Winning trophies has probably helped him a bit too.   But the article also contains a couple of lines that may very accurately and rather cruelly expose what the wider world feels about our club.  They go like this:

"Meanwhile, Henderson himself has overcome more than most to get there: disillusionment, heartbreak, the very real prospect of being sold to Fulham in a swap deal with Clint Dempsey. On some level, you feel, he's still trying to process what it all means."

I should probably feel outraged, but I don't.  Full article can be found at:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/03/jordan-henderson-liverpool-interview-pressing-politics-klopp-mentality

[filham]

Sold to Fulham. - He should be so lucky.

[Jem]

The Grauniad as accurate as ever.

[Southcoastffc]

If you google Jonathan Liew you'll see he is a serial sneerer at Fulham.  The only decent piece I've found by him was when he interviewed Brede Hangeland.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/fulham/10622939/Fulham-defender-Brede-Hangeland-Im-just-an-ordinary-guy-who-happens-to-play-football.html

[Skatzoffc]

imo, he is only good enough to be  water carrier.

How he gets into the England team is baffling to me.

[domprague]

imo, he is only good enough to be  water carrier.

How he gets into the England team is baffling to me.

Because every team needs a water carrier.

[Statto]

If he's a Guardian journalist then I should imagine that like most of their staff and readership, he'd fit right in with the posh actors and American bankers that make their way to West London to watch Fulham on a Saturday, but aches to be seen as a salt-of-the-earth Palace, West Ham or Burnley type