Liverpool FC Forum

[Fauxy]

I look at the other squads and I gotta say that if we can have a relatively injury free season I cant see any reason why we cant go all the way. It'll take luck and a few of the other clubs to have their share of the misfortune that plagued the Reds last year but as long as the ownership issue gets sorted out in the near future why the bloody hell not?

YNWA- gotta love the start of a brand new season!

There is no such thing as a relatively injury free season 

hehe

[aCe']

1. Top six in the League, in order.

Man Utd
Chelsea
Man City
Liverpool
Arsenal
Tottenham

2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
73 - 12 from the top

3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
Quarter Final

4. The Carling Cup?
early exit

5. The Europa league?
Quarter final

6. Liverpool player of the season.
Torres

7. Young player of the season.
Lucas again

8. Best newcomer.
Joey Cole

9. Liverpool top scorer.
Torres

10. Who will win the Champions League?
Chelsea

[Owzat]

By the way, LFC managers have generally struggled in the league in their first full seasons, since King Kenny that is :

Graeme Souness 91/92 : 6th with 64 points (18 points off Champions)*
Roy Evans 94/95 : 4th with 74 points (15 points off Champions)*
Gerard Houllier 98/99 : 7th with 54 points (25 off Champions)*
Rafa Benitez 04/05 : 5th with 58 points (37 points off Champions)

*91/92 and 94/95 were 42 game leagues. Houllier's first full season started as joint manager with Evans, 99/00 was slightly better in 4th with 64 points if you feel that will somehow make you feel more at ease, still roughly the same points behind the Champions (24)......................

Point being even managers who have/you can argue finished top four did so and no more. Do people really rate Woy, mr mid-table and Euro Disney final, so highly that they think he'll do better?!? It's essentially going to be the same squad, maybe worse in some people's eyes if Mascherano leaves. If he is so great at getting the best out of the players he has, how come he can get a team to a cup final but can't win away games in a league full of nothing teams?!?!

And I do wish some would knock blind faith on the head, and the old line of "I've been predicting we'll finish top every season since......................" doesn't put you in a good light, just makes people realise how much you lack objectivity

[Owzat]

I look at the other squads and I gotta say that if we can have a relatively injury free season I cant see any reason why we cant go all the way. It'll take luck and a few of the other clubs to have their share of the misfortune that plagued the Reds last year but as long as the ownership issue gets sorted out in the near future why the bloody hell not?

YNWA- gotta love the start of a brand new season!

There is no such thing as a relatively injury free season 

hehe

And the Liverpool injury crisis of last season was mainly a myth anyway

Premiership Apps 09/10 (+/- on 08/09 in brackets)

38 REINA (same)
37 CARRAGHER (-1), KUYT (-1)
35 LUCAS (+10)
34 MASCHERANO (+7)
33 GERRARD (+2)
31 Insua (+21)
30 BENAYOUN (-2)
25 JOHNSON (-4), Babel (-2)
24 N'Gog (+11)
23 AGGER (+5)

In CAPS are our 1st choices, I've left LB as 'arguable'. It's interesting Johson played only two less games for us than he did in his last season for pompey. Fair enough Insua wasn't always first choice LB, but who though Aurelio would have an injury free season? 08/09 was a record 24 Premiership apps for Aurelio

Skrtel may be one player many will highlight as injured, but is he 1st choice? Proof of the pudding is how many games in the league we had to field reserves or kids and that wasn't very often. I guess most just look at when Torres was out, if Johnson happened to be out at the same time and Aurelio and Skrtel were out long(er) term then people can dress that up as an injury crisis. We did badly last season because we played badly, not because of injuries. The list above shows we didn't have injuries any more than we did when we finished 2nd so that is just an excuse

[Redx]

1.   Chelsea, Man u, Man city, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs.
2.   10 off the top
3.   FA.. Semi's
4.   Carling Semi's
5.   Europa  Winner
6.   Gerrard
7.   Kelly
8.   Joe Cole
9.   Gerrard
10. Real Madrid

[kalos]

1. Top six in the League, in order.

LIVERPOOL, Cheatski, MC, MU, Arsenal, Spurs, Villa

2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.

87 and See 1. above :-)


3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup? Semis

4. The Carling Cup? Final

5. The Europa league? Final

6. Liverpool player of the season.   J.Cole

7. Young player of the season.  Pacheco

8. Best newcomer.   J.Cole

9. Liverpool top scorer. Nando

10. Who will win the Champions League?

Who cares?

[Espionage]

1. Top six in the League, in order.
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup?
5. The Europa league?
6. Liverpool player of the season.
7. Young player of the season.
8. Best newcomer.
9. Liverpool top scorer.
10. Who will win the Champions League?

1. Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man city, Man United, Tottenham.
2. 8 Points off the top
3. Quarter-finals of the FA Cup
4. Winner of the Carling Cup
5. Last eight of the Europa (minimum)
6. Fernando Torres
7. Martin Kelly
8. ROY HODGSON hopefully
9. Fernando Torres with 25+ goals
10. Real Madrid or Barcelona

[burjennio]

And the Liverpool injury crisis of last season was mainly a myth anyway

Premiership Apps 09/10 (+/- on 08/09 in brackets)

38 REINA (same)
37 CARRAGHER (-1), KUYT (-1)
35 LUCAS (+10)
34 MASCHERANO (+7)
33 GERRARD (+2)
31 Insua (+21)
30 BENAYOUN (-2)
25 JOHNSON (-4), Babel (-2)
24 N'Gog (+11)
23 AGGER (+5)

In CAPS are our 1st choices, I've left LB as 'arguable'. It's interesting Johson played only two less games for us than he did in his last season for pompey. Fair enough Insua wasn't always first choice LB, but who though Aurelio would have an injury free season? 08/09 was a record 24 Premiership apps for Aurelio

Skrtel may be one player many will highlight as injured, but is he 1st choice? Proof of the pudding is how many games in the league we had to field reserves or kids and that wasn't very often. I guess most just look at when Torres was out, if Johnson happened to be out at the same time and Aurelio and Skrtel were out long(er) term then people can dress that up as an injury crisis. We did badly last season because we played badly, not because of injuries. The list above shows we didn't have injuries any more than we did when we finished 2nd so that is just an excuse

There seems to be one glaring ommision from that list

[fivecups]

1. Top six in the League, in order.
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup?
5. The Europa league?
6. Liverpool player of the season.
7. Young player of the season.
8. Best newcomer.
9. Liverpool top scorer.
10. Who will win the Champions League?

1. Chelsea, City, United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs - it will be brilliant, and close.
2. 79, 9 off the top.
3. Fourth round, Roy will focus on the league.
4. Reserves only, fourth round, Pacheco will do well.
5. SF.
6. Gerrard by a mile. Back to his best - and he'll be playing in the hole for most of the season.
7. Martin Kelly, he's going to be a first team regular in the next few years.
8. Poulsen. He'll be a Kop favourite, along with Jova.
9. Gerrard - 25 goals, Torres will suffer more injuries but will score a few.
10. Unfortunately, I can't see past Mourinho and Inter, i mean Real......

Gareth Bale will have a great season.

[Redx]

1. Top six in the League, in order.
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup?
5. The Europa league?
6. Liverpool player of the season.
7. Young player of the season.
8. Best newcomer.
9. Liverpool top scorer.
10. Who will win the Champions League?

1. Chelsea, City, United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs - it will be brilliant, and close.
2. 79, 9 off the top.
3. Fourth round, Roy will focus on the league.
4. Reserves only, fourth round, Pacheco will do well.
5. SF.
6. Gerrard by a mile. Back to his best - and he'll be playing in the hole for most of the season.
7. Martin Kelly, he's going to be a first team regular in the next few years.
8. Poulsen. He'll be a Kop favourite, along with Jova.
9. Gerrard - 25 goals, Torres will suffer more injuries but will score a few.
10. Unfortunately, I can't see past Mourinho and Inter.

Gareth Bale will have a great season.

I think Mourinho is now with Real Madrid.. 

[Redx]

1. Top six in the League, in order.
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup?
5. The Europa league?
6. Liverpool player of the season.
7. Young player of the season.
8. Best newcomer.
9. Liverpool top scorer.
10. Who will win the Champions League?

1. Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man city, Man United, Tottenham.
2. 8 Points off the top
3. Quarter-finals of the FA Cup
4. Winner of the Carling Cup
5. Last eight of the Europa (minimum)
6. Fernando Torres
7. Martin Kelly
8. ROY HODGSON hopefully
9. Fernando Torres with 25+ goals
10. Real Madrid or Barcelona

Good answer to question 8.. 

[Ian Rush's Right foot]

1. Top six in the League, in order.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Everton, Man Utd
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
86 (winners)
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
Quarters
4. The Carling Cup?
Quarters
5. The Europa league?
Semi
6. Liverpool player of the season.
Cole
7. Young player of the season.
Suso (Jesus Fernandez)
8. Best newcomer.
Joe Cole
9. Liverpool top scorer.
Fernando
10. Who will win the Champions League?
Spurs

[LFC2007]

If it isn't too late:

1)

1. Chelsea
2. Man Utd
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Man City
6. Spurs

2) 75; 11 pts off Chelsea.

3) Winners.

4) Semis.

5) R16.

6) Gerrard.

7) Kelly.

8) Cole.

9) Torres.

10) Inter Milan.

[afficionado]

1. Top six in the League, in order. Liverpool,Chelsea,Arsenal, Manchester United, Spurs
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top. 85
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup? Finalist
5. The Europa league?  Semi-finals
6. Liverpool player of the season. Torres
7. Young player of the season. Pacheco
8. Best newcomer.Jovanovich
9. Liverpool top scorer. Torres
10. Who will win the Champions League?  Barcelona

[jimmy brighton]

So, everyone on Newkit loves to make a few predictions about the forthcoming season, and most of us will claim we got it right all along. So list your predictions below and I'll pull this at the end of the season to see who really got it right.

1. Top six in the League, in order.
2. No. of pts. Liverpool finish with, how many off the top.
3. How far will Liverpool get in the FA cup?
4. The Carling Cup?
5. The Europa league?
6. Liverpool player of the season.
7. Young player of the season.
8. Best newcomer.
9. Liverpool top scorer.
10. Who will win the Champions League?


If theres any other predictions people want in, let me know and I'll edit.

yerabolloixweemon (so I can get the thread back in May).

1. l'pool, chelski, gooners, citeh, scumbuckets, spuds
2. 85
3. quarters
4. quarters
5. win it!
6. joe cole
7. dani
8. joe cole
9. torres
10. bayern munich