Tuesday, November 8 – 1910
Liverpool’s successful show at Middlesbrough has, apparently silenced many of the armchair critics, who, when the team is not faring well, send me their opinions of the players and directors, often in a very blunt manner. At any rate, there is a noticeable falling off to-day in the number of letters threatening to withdraw “sixpence,” and suggesting various re-arrangements of the men.
In fact, the postbag is always a sort of barometer by which you can tell how the chief local clubs are doing. When all is going well, it comes in light and almost empty, but oh, what a difference when matches begin to be lost. There comes, to-day, however, a letter from “Spectator,” who urges that welcomes as the revival in Liverpool’s form was, and valuable as was the point earned on the Middlesbrough ground, there is a danger that it may give rise to a feeling of false security. His chief fear, expressed in a somewhat lengthy letter, is that the directors may now cease to search for players of the class they require in the belief that there is now no need to do so.
Well, no doubt, there is something in this point of view, but if must be remembered that the Reds performed more creditably at Ayresome than any team has done this season. The Middlesbrough spectators, who had been expecting a walk-over for their team, were, it is said, altogether taken by surprise, and could not understand Liverpool’s lowly position in the League.
Consequently a little patience seems to be what is needed now, and we may see the improvement maintained.
(Evening Express, 08-11-1910)
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