Friday, October 12, 2007
It's the big one boys - no I'm not talking about England-Estonia - I am talking about Everton-Liverpool and yet another chance to kick those upstart rotation fiends into touch. Rafa has the glazed out of it look of a hardened addict - and I bet he won't be able to keep his fiddling ways under wraps for the Merseyside Derby. My only worry is that given the international break (and a break from Rafa) many of the Liverpool players will return to Merseyside with a sense of optimism. But hopefully the three Everton boys crossing the horizon like mean gunslingers will keep their positive attitude down - Yep, Cahill, Grav and Vaughan are all returning to full fitness, and Liverpool should be quaking in their polyester pantalones.
As I have said before Liverpool came out of Everton like a dystenteric stool, since then they have been more successful, and more lucky than their blue counterparts. But next week's game, will bring together Rafa's Lunar Calendar, and the equal and opposing force - Moyes' "best players play" policy. A heady brew that is as unpredictable and potentially corrosive as a medieval cough syrup (with chain-mail croûtons) beckons.
Both these sides need each other like Heads needs Tails, and whereas Liverpool have pugilist Joe Louis as an ex-fan, we have Sylvester "Rocky" Stallone, as well as our boxing 'roo Tim Cahill, I'm backing a bloody affair, but an Everton win.
As for me personally, I would gladly remove my own kneecaps and use them as knuckledusters and then gut myself and wear my entrails like a Rambo headband charging into war against the Reds like a wailing Mel Gibson - that is how much I want to beat them - and to pay lip service to Mr Keegan "I would love it, LOVE IT, LOVE ITTTTT if we beat them!"