Liverpool - English Premier League - 17 games to go...

[Weizy]

Alright fellas, 17 games to play. How do you think LFC will finish in the Premier League this season? I know it's a long shot, but I am still hopeful for a top 4 finish. That opinion alone will probably bring the haters down on me (especially coming from an American), but oh well.

Sounds like Torres' could be back sooner than the six weeks than we originally have been hearing. According to reports his surgery went very well. That being said the squad has a multitude of issues including its back 4 and their atrocious play of late as well as the disturbing trend of not being able to put the ball on net on a regular basis. Not to mention the last two outings have been extremely disappointing with that extra time FA Cup loss to Reading and then a heartbreaking tie via a 90 minute goal from Stoke City. However, Maxi looked good in his first stint in red so hopefully he will help to create some opportunities as the season moves on. And of course Rafa is still hanging on by a thread He could score some points with the supporters by getting rid of Degen...PLEASE!.

Good luck to all of you and your respective clubs in the final 17 games!

[Steve Graham]

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Gillett backing for Benitez


Liverpool co-owner George Gillett has backed Rafael Benitez, claiming he is one of the top five managers in the world and that this season's disappointing results are just a ''blip''


^^^^ that should tell you where liverpool is going to end up, lol, a clueless owner is "backing" his silly fat manager

[Weizy]

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How bout that 2 nil win yesterday over Tottenham? Great win without our big dogs out on the pitch


Not that this is all that new, but read this from Reuters on Man U this morning:

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/01/20/business/business-uk-soccer-manunited-accounts.html?_r=1

That's some serious flippin' debt

[simonr]

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Good win last night with a very understrength team ... we do, traditionally, have a stronger 2nd half of the season and need to focus on the premiership (which is easier being out of most cups).

We even can't compete financially with the lower table clubs so need to be canny until we see what the summer brings (probably more upheavel - as I can foresee Mascherano leaving for £30-35m ).

For now a further striker is a must, maybe Van Nistelrooy on a freebie, although there is still talk of Kenwyn Jones on loan - the £1.5m greek centre half (Kyrgiakos) actualy has had a good couple of games and is a threat at set pieces.

A bit more luck (i.e. should have had a clear last min penalty against Stoke + even the lost "beachball" point may prove essential) we could just creep in to 4th.

So, being 1 point behind Spurs having had had to sell players, when Redknapp has spent, spent, spent .. does this mean the press will now be trying to place Harry up for the sack ?

[Adzey]

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We even can't compete financially with the lower table clubs so need to be canny until we see what the summer brings (probably more upheavel - as I can foresee Mascherano leaving for £30-35m ).

makes a change, the amount you lot spent in the noughties to not win the league

[Steve Graham]

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Gunners are deffo SHIT!
lol, fixed

[simonr]

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Wenger's by far the best manager ... his downfall is that he doesn't know how to spend big to take his side to the next level.

Plus he always seems to buy the same type/size of player (tricky + small) .. Arshavin, Nasri, Eduardo, Rosicky etc.

[Steve Graham]

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agreed, he should have a couple of champions league trophies

[Domnal]

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Odds on relegation from Ladbrokes...

Portsmouth 1/5


Burnley 4/5


Hull 4/7


Wolves 11/10


Bolton 11/4


West Ham 9/2


Wigan 6/1


Blackburn 8/1


Stoke 14/1


Sunderland 14/1


Birmingham 33/1


Fulham 33/1


Liverpool 33/1


Everton 80/1

HA HA HA

[Steve Graham]

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33/1? a bit high no? lol

[simonr]

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Typical Everton ... always below us no matter what the table !

[Domnal]

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Typical Everton ... always below us no matter what the table !

Cheeky twat!

[Weizy]

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A flipping tie with WOLVES! WTF?!?

Watched this last night on Setanta and LFC looked FLAT even with #8 back on the pitch. The 2nd half was almost all Wolves. I can't believe they didn't manage to pin a loss on Liverpool. Very disappointing. We better find a way to get 3 points on Saturday against Bolton.

[simonr]

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Toothless and isipid ... think Rafa got his tactics wrong - I'd have played the same team that fought against Spurs and brought Gerrard/Maxi/Babel on later on.

With 2 deep midfielders we didn't move the ball enough + Kuyt kept leaving his position rather than holding a line.

[Steve Graham]

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well, hopefully Gerrard knows they've got fuck all to play for and will be smart and save himself for the world cup