Being Liverpool

Channel Five's Being Liverpool is already so drenched in hindsight that I had to drip dry my television. 

Clive Owen censoriously narrates how this will be a defining season for Liverpool, in fact he spouts lines so bad I could have written them and this 'new dawn' rests on the affable shoulders of Brenden Rogers. With all the aforementioned hindsight Mr. Rogers comes across as almost Shakespearean, so full of hope you almost think he is going to say: "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of Carnlough" (bit of research there you'll notice). Who knows he might not be in a job by the time you read this. If so it will be a shame, because he comes across well with a sternness and lack of ego that I think the show will suffer without him. Unless,of course, they resort to the, tried and tested, trick of bringing back a popular old character like say, Rafa Benitez. We also got to see Steven Gerrard at home, with his family, he also came over well, but let's face it this is called Being Liverpool no one is going to be portrayed like John Ross Ewing are they? He has the kind of house that you would gape in wonder at if you saw it on Through The Keyhole.

Shakespearean portent, and dripping hindsight, rose its head again when Fabio Borini turned up for his first day on Friday the 13th. Then we were whisked away to the Reds pre-season tour of the USA and their visit to the Liverpool owners other baby the Boston Red Sox. For some reason this felt an uncomfortable affair, the manager's exchanging shirts seemed more like they were exchanging hostages. Then there was Charlie Adam engaging in awkward conversation, with a Red Sox player, like he knew his days at Liverpool were numbered. Later, in the show,  Brenden Rogers introduced us to his family and we got the obligatory training ground stuff. So now we know the main characters and episode two will see the season start and the dodgy results begin. To keep our Shakespearean theme going, "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" 

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