A Third of the Season Gone...

[AngryOfTuebrook]

...what are your predictions for the top and bottom?

 

I think the top 6 are going to be pretty close, but I see it finishing

1. Chelsea  - Strong squad and competent manager

2. Man City - By the force of sheer firepower

3. Arsenal  -  Despite an inevitable midwinter blip

4. Liverpool - Recovering from a horrible December

5. Man Utd - The Chosen One!

6. Spurs - Money well spent

 

The relegated three will be

- Crystal Palace

- Norwich City

- Hull City (beating Liverpool is not necessarily a sign of being any good!)

[Megadrive Man]

1. Arsenal, They look much better than they have for a long time.

2. Man City, Amazing at home, once they pick it up away they will really kick on.

3. Chelsea They have been really poor so far, yet they are still second in the league!

4. Liverpool If we can come through December in the top four, then I think we can hold on.

5. Man United The dullest and most negative United team of the last 27 years!

6. Everton, Benefiting from a manager that likes a team to play football.

7. Spurs Despite spending all the money they haven't even come close to replacing Bale

8. Southampton, A very underrated squad and a talented manager. 

 

Relegated;

Crystal Palace, No chance even under Pulis

Sunderland, not enough fight or quality in the squad. 

Stoke, another Mark Hughes special.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

How honest do you want it. We have practically fluked through the first third of season. We got lucky on opening day with the peno save as normally that would of gone in. We have played well in a few games but have been lucky in a few to.

The first time any pressure on the team was today knowing they had to win. So they lose its something we good at when it all points to being a good day along come the worst team in the league and beat us 3-1.

Anyone who thinks top 4 place needs to wake up and smell the coffee 7th or. 8th place and thats at best.

[BCM]

How honest do you want it. We have practically fluked through the first third of season. We got lucky on opening day with the peno save as normally that would of gone in. We have played well in a few games but have been lucky in a few to.

The first time any pressure on the team was today knowing they had to win. So they lose its something we good at when it all points to being a good day along come the worst team in the league and beat us 3-1.

Anyone who thinks top 4 place needs to wake up and smell the coffee 7th or. 8th place and thats at best.

 

If thats the outcome  at the end of the season then the manager will have to go. And i fully expect he will if thats the result.

[Megadrive Man]

We rely far too much on Suarez, but he is that good I think he can be the difference.

 

Despite losing today we are still ahead of all our main rivals for the fourth champions league spot. 

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

If thats the outcome  at the end of the season then the manager will have to go. And i fully expect he will if thats the result.

He needs to sort out what the  hell Henderson is doing in his non exsistent midfield postiton. He needs to find a place for Gerrard as well. That midfield will not get you goals. To top it off what the fuck has Johnson been doing the last two games as it isnt playing football. 

[Russ Atmosphere]

If thats the outcome at the end of the season then the manager will have to go. And i fully expect he will if thats the result.

Who'd come in? No decent manager would take on a club that demands champions league but whose main goal is to slash wages.

[Dr. J]

We rely far too much on Suarez, but he is that good I think he can be the difference.

 

Despite losing today we are still ahead of all our main rivals for the fourth champions league spot. 

 

Now that Sturridge is out, Suarez will be in for a physical beating, especially as the shite we call a midfield will offer zero support to his efforts. He'll be off in January if his a) wife, b) agent, c) priest, has any concern for his well being.

[Megadrive Man]

If thats the outcome  at the end of the season then the manager will have to go. And i fully expect he will if thats the result.

 

I'm pretty sure that he will be signing a new contact very soon.

 

I'd agree though he has to go if we are 7th or 8th this season, because Suarez will definitely, and quite rightly be off and it means we will have tailed off completely despite not being in Europe! FSG have already set a precedent by sacking Dalglish for this reason.   

[AngryOfTuebrook]

If thats the outcome  at the end of the season then the manager will have to go. And i fully expect he will if thats the result.

... but it won't be.  

[BCM]

Who'd come in? No decent manager would take on a club that demands champions league but whose main goal is to slash wages.

 

If the owners are willing to front the wages, plenty of big managers would take the job.

[Russ Atmosphere]

If the owners are willing to front the wages, plenty of big managers would take the job.

They've slashed wages. Big managers would run a mile.

[Rotpeter]

Who'd come in? No decent manager would take on a club that demands champions league but whose main goal is to slash wages.

Rodgers has been able to bring in 100m worth of players. There's very few managers that would turn up their nose at that.

[BCM]

... but it won't be.  

 

Lets hope so.

The transfer dealings look a mess so far. We have too many centre halves than we know what to do with, when the centre of midfield needed serious investment. We never have a settled back 4 .

We looked all over the place today, and we looked all over the place in the second half last week.

Rodgers gets the chance to address these problems soon enough though when we take on a woeful Norwich side at home.

[Paco]

One some or all of United everton arsenal will drop points in next 2 games. City chelsea spurs and newcastle are away and we have 2 home games against norwich and west ham.

 

Win those and we re sweet again.

[Nightcat]

I read joke on the echo's website, in the rumours' section that FSG are desperate to sign Rodgers on a new five year contract. On the basis of what? What exactly have we achieved 18 months and 3 transfer windows after his appointment?

 

Any institution which bases its strategy on rational decision making would wait until the end of the season to make any decision on the matter.

 

I never understood FSG's logic or their decision making. Having said that, from a Strategy strandpoint, Liverpool F.C. has been a joke the past 15 years.

[BCM]

I read joke on the echo's website, in the rumours section that FSG are desperate to sign Rodgers on a new five year contract. On the basis of what? What exactly have we achieved 18 months and 3 transfer windows after his appointment?

 

Any institution which bases its strategy on rational decision making would wait until the end of the season to make any decision on the matter.

 

I never understood FSG's logic or their decision making. Having said from a Strategy point of view, Liverpool F.C. has been a joke the past 15 years.

 

 

Couldnt agree more.

Give the manager a new contract at the end of the season, when the trophies have been handed out and the season can be judged a success or failure.

[RobbieOR]

We lose one game and the mongs like nightcat are out in force.

 

Fuck off.

[Nightcat]

No you fuck off you smelly, alcoholic cunt.

[Ranxerox]

Have always felt 5th or 6th is where we'll most likely finish. I think the top 4 will be some combo of Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and United but I have no idea of the order, just too fluid this year. Would be very surprised to see Arsenal finish on top unless they make another massive signing in Jan.

 

 No longer convinced we'll finish ahead of Everton.

[BCM]

 

 

 No longer convinced we'll finish ahead of Everton.

 

Nuclear meltdown if that happens this season.

[Red Banjo]

I've read this 'lucky' tag more than once over the past few days. I don't get it.

 

Today - Hull's first goal took just about the jammiest deflection you could wish to see. The 3rd was just horrendous luck to hit Skrtel like that. 8 times out of 10 that would have not gone in.

 

Last week - Mirallas should have had 5 yellow cards before he supplied the 3rd goal for Lukaku. Were we lucky then too?

 

Arsenal a few weeks back - Cazorla happened to run into the space where his header rebounded off the post. A great finish but fuck me you've rubbed a rabbits foot a few times to get the ball to land like that.

 

And we have been lucky?

 

Fuck off with that shite. We've had more than our fair share of unfortunate incidents lately.

[Russ Atmosphere]

Rodgers has been able to bring in 100m worth of players. There's very few managers that would turn up their nose at that.

Except all those that did when the job was vacant.

[Megadrive Man]

Have always felt 5th or 6th is where we'll most likely finish. I think the top 4 will be some combo of Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and United but I have no idea of the order, just too fluid this year. Would be very surprised to see Arsenal finish on top unless they make another massive signing in Jan.

 

Have always felt 5th or 6th is where we'll most likely finish. I think the top 4 will be some combo of Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and United but I have no idea of the order, just too fluid this year. Would be very surprised to see Arsenal finish on top unless they make another massive signing in Jan.

 

 No longer convinced we'll finish ahead of Everton.

 

United struggled again today. Spurs should have been three up when Rooney got the first equaliser against the run of play today.

 

Under Moyes they are a shadow of the team from last year.

[Newport]

One thing is for sure. We can't go out in January and spend on someone who isn't a top player. We need strengthen our match squad with quality and. Far too often when there are only a couple injuries we've got very few options on the bench.