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[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

the next 3 fixtures could make or break our season.
if we manage to beat everton, newcastle and chelsea we`d be right back in the mix, if we lose or draw all those games we`ll be back we started.
although we played well against city and united you cant go through a season losing and drawing against the top sides and expect to be in the shake up for a top 4 place at the end of the season.
at some point you have got to start taking points off the teams above you, you cant expect other teams to do it for you.
so far we`ve lost to arsenal and drawn against city and united, thats 2 points out of a possible 9 against other top sides. thats just not good enough.
this is a critical point in the season, we are 3 points behind arsenal and possibly 8 (if everton beat QPR today) behind everton in 4th, we just cant afford to get another paltry points return out of our next 3 games.
last season we beat everton away, newcastle at home and chelsea away, we did it last season so we can do it again this season.
if we do it top 4 is a real possibility.

[Boxscarf]

Supporters expecting a top four finish with our current squad will be disappointed. We're not a top four side, I think 5th or 6th is the highest we can hope for this season.

[Benny The Noon]

He is doing ok with what must be the tighest budget restrictions imposed on a
Liverpool manager in the last 30 years.

With ground redevelopment rumoured to be close you cannot see that changing
much with money likely to be even tighter, so unless the owners are prepared
to dig deep into their own pockets he will have to get used to working on what
are relatively small budgets historically for Liverpool.

At this point we are fielding a side made up of an even split of youth team and
first team players which would be a tough ask for any club in the Premiership,
even the elite squads.

He spent nearly £30 mil this summer with a net spend of £20mil

We have had far tighter budgets in previous years.

[Benny The Noon]

the next 3 fixtures could make or break our season.
if we manage to beat everton, newcastle and chelsea we`d be right back in the mix, if we lose or draw all those games we`ll be back we started.
although we played well against city and united you cant go through a season losing and drawing against the top sides and expect to be in the shake up for a top 4 place at the end of the season.
at some point you have got to start taking points off the teams above you, you cant expect other teams to do it for you.
so far we`ve lost to arsenal and drawn against city and united, thats 2 points out of a possible 9 against other top sides. thats just not good enough.
this is a critical point in the season, we are 3 points behind arsenal and possibly 8 (if everton beat QPR today) behind everton in 4th, we just cant afford to get another paltry points return out of our next 3 games.
last season we beat everton away, newcastle at home and chelsea away, we did it last season so we can do it again this season.
if we do it top 4 is a real possibility.

Top 4 is not a realistic target or aim or expectation this season - our rivals aren't Arsenal, Chelsea, Mancs City and United. Out rivals are Everton, Newcastle and Spurs.

Think you forget how far we have fallen and how far behind we were last and what position we finished in

[lakes10]

Anything 8th to 5th i waould be happy with. been a bad start but we are playing some great football...shame we are also playing some poor football aswell.

[7_Kewell]

I'm content with how things are going, we're just 5 points off 4th and i think we need to aim for that.

I'm hoping the rumours of us going for Walcott and Sturidge in Jan are true, because both those guys will give us an edge that we're desperatly lacking.

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

the next 3 fixtures could make or break our season.
if we manage to beat everton, newcastle and chelsea we`d be right back in the mix, if we lose or draw all those games we`ll be back we started.
although we played well against city and united you cant go through a season losing and drawing against the top sides and expect to be in the shake up for a top 4 place at the end of the season.
at some point you have got to start taking points off the teams above you, you cant expect other teams to do it for you.
so far we`ve lost to arsenal and drawn against city and united, thats 2 points out of a possible 9 against other top sides. thats just not good enough.
this is a critical point in the season, we are 3 points behind arsenal and possibly 8 (if everton beat QPR today) behind everton in 4th, we just cant afford to get another paltry points return out of our next 3 games.
last season we beat everton away, newcastle at home and chelsea away, we did it last season so we can do it again this season.
if we do it top 4 is a real possibility.

Top 4 is not a realistic target or aim or expectation this season - our rivals aren't Arsenal, Chelsea, Mancs City and United. Out rivals are Everton, Newcastle and Spurs.

Think you forget how far we have fallen and how far behind we were last and what position we finished in

i disagree, i think we have a squad that can get into the top 4, obviously any injury to suarez and we are f**ked but i dont think arsenal are good enough to say they are clearly a level above us or spurs or everton. imo arsenal will be scrapping it out for 4th with all the rest, 3 of the top 4 places may be set in stone but i dont think 4 are.
another thing that might work in our favour is that when ever rodgers has taken over a side they tend to start slow but as the season progresses and players get used to his methods they finish strongly.
by all accounts the players have hardly had a day off because rodgers has been battering the passing drills and tactical lectures, he wants his style to become second nature to the players and i think pretty soon all that hard work will start to pay dividends.
i`m not convinced the likes of everton and arsenal have got many more gears that they can shift through but i`m pretty sure we will improve a lot.
besides everton were nothing special today, they were lucky to get a point against QPR and arsenal were comfortably beaten by a norwich side that we put 5 past. we arent the only ones getting sketchy results.

[The Good Yank]

We've had a really tough start to the season.  Deadline day still seems to be a focal point of many on forums.  That aside, looking at the table now, we are 6 points off of the 4th spot.  Considering how difficult the early season fixture list was it was always going to be a rough road to get out of the gate.  I think it's pretty obvious that our new manager has put his stamp on the team pretty early in his tenure.  It is by no means the finished product, but the inroads are there. 

I think the future is bright, but there will be some growing pains.  I as well as many wasn't happy with the way things ended with Kenny.  But for me that is water under the bridge and we have to look forwards.  I won't hold any grudges.  Brendan Rodgers is the manager and from what I've seen so far, I'm impressed.

[Benny The Noon]

We won't get 4th - I reckon we won't be within 10 points of 4th.

We are miles behind the top teams. Do people not realise where we finished last season !! 8th just to remind people - 8th and we have just struggled to beat a Reading side in the bottom two !!

We don't have any other gears. Suarez doesn't score we struggle. We are a one man team and that one man is inconsistent.

[Penguins]

Beating Norwich and Reading who have a combined 1 win in the season,doesn't give enough optimism to believe we will fight it out for a top position.
When it comes to goalscoring we still have the same problems as seasons past. Even a place in europe would surprise me a little.

[devaney]

We won't get 4th - I reckon we won't be within 10 points of 4th.

We are miles behind the top teams. Do people not realise where we finished last season !! 8th just to remind people - 8th and we have just struggled to beat a Reading side in the bottom two !!

We don't have any other gears. Suarez doesn't score we struggle. We are a one man team and that one man is inconsistent.

How many times can you repeat the same utterly predictable boring fkg shight ?? We all know that there is work to be done. Except for an unfortunate and uncharacteristic mistake by Skrytel we would have probably beaten City. We were the much better team against United who had the referee very much on their side.Why can't you talk about Suarez's brilliant assist and Sterling's fantastic finish against Reading instead of constantly having a go at the team.You wonder why I call you a so-called supporter. Just read the negative cra.p that you write before posting it !!! Everybody is entitled to have a go at players and the team when they get understandably frustrated but it is just about all you ever do. Even when we win you moan. Your like a fkg worn out record.

[Benny The Noon]

Maybe I have higher standards than you and I'm not happy with scrapping 1 nil wins against someone like Reading.

We are a mid table team and its the first time I have seen it in 30 f*cking years of supporting my club.

Maybe it's time little ***** like you woke up to the reality of the situation and then we can all start to build together.

Plenty of times I have read about you being negative on here so wind your scrawny neck in until you are whiter than white. If you can't manage that then go back to supporting whoever you did 10 years ago

[Basil]

We finished 8th last season but a lot of changes were made in the summer and it was always going to take time to get up to speed.

We've got a new manager with a different style of play, we got rid of a lot of experienced players and replaced them with new younger players and youth players with potential. For whatever reason we also messed up the transfer window which left us rediculously short of attacking players.

The team have played fairly well so far, getting to grips with the new style of play but with a lack of options and goal threat, we're a bit like a car running on 3 cylinders.

If we continue to improve and add the right reinforcements in January, we should hopefully be able to fire on all cyclinders and move up the gears as our friend with the unpronounceable name mentioned earlier. I think we have more potential and room for improvement than most of the other teams but a top 4 finish will still be a big ask, I'd be happy with 5th or 6th.

[Benny The Noon]

We finished 8th last season but a lot of changes were made in the summer and it was always going to take time to get up to speed.

We've got a new manager with a different style of play, we got rid of a lot of experienced players and replaced them with new younger players and youth players with potential. For whatever reason we also messed up the transfer window which left us rediculously short of attacking players.

The team have played fairly well so far, getting to grips with the new style of play but with a lack of options and goal threat, we're a bit like a car running on 3 cylinders.

If we continue to improve and add the right reinforcements in January, we should hopefully be able to fire on all cyclinders and move up the gears as our friend with the unpronounceable name mentioned earlier. I think we have more potential and room for improvement than most of the other teams but a top 4 finish will still be a big ask, I'd be happy with 5th or 6th.

Between 5th and 8th is currently where our level is - battling alongside BS,Spurs and Newcastle - the second level of teams below the obvious top 4.

[lakes10]