‘When the announcement of the Queen’s death came on Thursday evening, for some time there was no reaction from Liverpool Football Club.
‘As often happens these days, into that void poured opinions, emotions and outlandish conspiracy theories. Nothing is just let be any more.
‘Liverpool made no comment, it was speculated, because the club was terrified of upsetting its fans, who hate the monarchy’
For a man not on Twitter, Martin Samuel of the Daily Mail places way too much stock on what idiots say on Twitter. Were there a handful of people questioning Liverpool’s relatively late (it arrived at 8.10pm, 100 minutes after the announcement of her passing) statement? Yes. Should such nonsense be ignored? Also absolutely yes.
By giving voice to such views, Samuel gives credence to those views. And he also gives a platform for that nonsense to perpetuate, as evidenced by the BTL comments which almost all take the stance that Liverpool fans are indeed scum.
Daily Mail readers might not have known that Liverpool were among the later clubs to pay their respects to the Queen but they do now. So thanks for that, Martin.
Samuel explains that Liverpool were just following protocol in their delayed statement, but by now the damage is done with even the suggestion that their fans hate the monarchy. And then he doubles down:
‘The suggestion that football was postponed at the weekend because Anfield could not be trusted to behave appropriately is an insult to the club and its supporters.’
And where is that suggestion, Martin? Your own newspaper carried the claim that ‘Fears over football fans disrespecting tributes to the Queen were a factor behind the Premier League’s shutdown this weekend after Shamrock Rovers supporters sang offensive songs during European tie’ but Anfield was not mentioned; Liverpool fans were not mentioned.
The only person writing in a national newspaper – and not on Twitter – that Liverpool fans are not trusted to show respect to the Queen is Martin Samuel.
‘The booing of the national anthem during two Wembley finals last year was a commentary on the state, not the monarch.’
Odd, because your colleagues clearly did not feel like it was ‘a commentary on the state’ at the time, when they made it a front-page issue.
The Mail on Sunday: Anger as Liverpool cup final fans boo William #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/uphNemLgaa
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) May 14, 2022
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