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Apparently theres nothing like a win over the Mancs to bring a reclusive blogger out of hiding.Its been a while since Id forced my thoughts and opinions upon anyone else in a form more than 140 characters but then itd been a while since Id actually wanted too. You see, Id grown frustrated and saturated with Football. Things were Le'Veon Bell Women Jersey happening which my Kylie Minogue-sized brain couldnt handle 35m for Andy Carroll? Ronaldo retiring, Keys and Gray smashing it, Ashley Cole shooting someone and Gary Hooper being rumoured as a po sible ENGLAND striker?!?! What has been happening to my beloved football? When the likes of Jay Bothroyd and Gary Hooper have a chance of wearing your national teams colours its enough to make anyone want to crawl under a rock and die.But alas, my frustration with the beautiful game could only last so long. I found myself drawn back into the world of clichd punditry, ridiculous salaries and managers acting like a pair of old ladies (take your pick: Lennon, Wenger, Ferguson, McCoist) But I couldnt stay away. As ridiculous as this game can be there are moments of raw emotion that seem to David Johnson Youth Jersey knock all logic and sense out of my head, moments of such unrivalled pa sion that make me want to cuddle it afterwards and tenderly whisper I Love You whilst the tears still roll down my flushed cheeksNow that Ive got that off my chest I only feel its right to carry on my confe sion. What were those moments? First off, my dad is as jaded a football fan as there can be. He refuses to watch England after having been perpetually disappointed over the last 35 years and has seen his beloved Liverpool go from the best team in history (Dont blame me, I was indoctrinated at a young age!) to the inconsistent, flippin awful world beaters we are today. But watching the first leg of the Barsenal tie I saw my Dads eyes light up. This was football. Pure, simple football. No ma sive BARCLAYS branding everywhere, no play acting, nobody getting shot. Just football. This is what the Reds used to play like my Dad would shout at regular five minute intervals. That Maxwells a cheap mans Emlyn Hughes He would shout at regular two minute intervals. That Pep Jeffery Simmons Youth Jersey fella might be good but hes no King Kenny, is he son? He would ask every thirty seconds. There was something about Barcelonas well documented play which had re-ignited my Dads love for the game and mine as well.Secondly, Liverpools wonderful victory over the Mancs is a surefire way to get any wannabe Scousers cock-a-hoop and overcome with emotion. (And in the same way a 1-0 aggregate lo s to Braga is a surefire way to bring us back down to earth.) But this is my point. Football, away from the scandal and the shock and the commercialisation is enough to push all rational thought out of any logical persons brain and instead replace it with an adrenaline pumped, utterly biased, Neanderthal brain which can only muster the simplest of idioms: We all dream of a team of Carraghers, a team of Carraghers, a team of CarraghersAnd thirdly, and this may seem a little left-field butI was roused from my cynical slumber by Arsenes re-hiring of Jens Im-a-nutter-German-with-a-penchant-for-the-unpredictable Lehmann. I find it bizarre, hilarious and exciting that a character like Lehmann has been given the opportunity to return to the game. Quite simply it makes me smile. With the BBC, ITV and unsurprisingly Channel 5 hiring has-been ex-players as Greg Jennings Jersey ill-informed pundits its always been a shame that characters such as Lehmann, Roy Keane, hell, even Diego Maradona (ignore the fact he doesnt speak English) havent been given as many chances to just let the crazy loose.Im far removed from the optimistic child who believed Patrick Burger could solve all my problems and Vladimir Smicer could make life rosy again. I know our sport is below par in many levels but the game still remains the same. It still comes down to chalkboard diagrams, pa sionate team talks and twenty two players lumping a ball up and down a length of gra s. The simplicity is where the joys at.And so, even after a Adam Shaheen Jersey terrible performance by The Super Reds last night Im excited by our trip to the Stadium of Light on Sunday. Thats what football should be about. Loyalty, excitement, optimism and a simplicity that can engage the most single minded person in euphoric belief that they can achieve greatne s. So lets forget about the controversy and the hype and just enjoy sunny spring saturdays (good use of alliteration there) and cheer on our teams with more pa sion than they deserve.