Terrace Talk: Liverpool - The joy of late victory never dissipates

At least, as when we collected our title in the July 5-3 against Chelsea, we actually win these farces now

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It’s coincidental that Liverpool fans got their title drought over, suddenly surveyed the landscape and said “yes, this is all very weird isn’t it?”. Honest.

A magical day on football’s calendar was reduced to farce with only four games played. TV autocracy does damage, sure, but the decision to delay a full return because certain teams’ seasons were extended by Europe turned strangeness into full-on surrealism.