23 Feb 2015 16:35:56
I won't be happy with fourth and I'm irritated with the media confessing their love for Rodgers and this turn around and 4 or whatever clean sheets. We were awful for six months and the defence in that six months is still the same though slightly improved because of wasting a talent in can to help skittles defend.
Lucas returned(previously isolated by Rodgers) and helped our team as a whole. Then we reverted back to our system that made us previously successful. This is no 'turn around'. We paved our own downfall and we would probably be second in this poor league had we continued how we played from last season even with the same defence and goalkeeper.
I believe we will finish in the top 4 but that is still a failure in my eyes. There has been no improvement this season rather a regression and has the first half of the season been switched with this forthcoming half, Rodgers would be gone but probably will hold onto his job this summeR.
And yesterdays match, we were shocking defensively in the ffirst half. If we play a top inform team that take their chances our defence will be hammered. The fans on this page don't realise that we have a defense in place that potentially will pave way for a defeat that will make the history books. And I see no improvement until Rodgers gets and Accepts proper help in the back line. We will never win a PL without a solid defence and skrtl dropped. He is a major undoing in our backline and Rodgers favours him.
How many years are we going to suffer without proper defending. It's criminal how long we have never had a solid backline and gk.
23 Feb 2015 18:30:31
I understand your frustration about the start we made but the manager deserves credit.
His record after Jan 1st is phenomenal.
Only 4 defeats in all 3 seasons put together and it looks like we are going on a similar run again.
I don't care what anyone says when you buy 9 players then it's going to take time to gel.
That's obviously what has happened.
As far as I am concerned if we finish 3rd then all is well that ends well.
I want the title as much as the next fan but for me we are building something not just for a couple of seasons but for years with a really promising young group of players.
I think it would be professional suicide to get rid of a manager who achieves the aim of finishing in the top 4 2 years running if we make it.
And I know he promised the title to the owners but what would you promise after finishing level on points with Man City last season?
I think he was wrong to make that promise as it was always going to take time for the squad to learn about each other after signing so many.
23 Feb 2015 19:43:47
So Rogers made a mistake by bringing in to many players and it took until now for them to click if he learns and we get the right players in the summer (assuming we get CL) it could be those players we signed that win us many leagues in the near future Rogers is young inexperienced the owners knew that so if he learns we will benefit
23 Feb 2015 19:59:50
"If you spend 100m then you should be challenging for the EPL". Know who said that? That would be BR. If he was wrong to promise the title then (IMO), he conned the owners into giving the money that even they don`t trust him with per his dreadful record in the TW. Should he not face the music for that? You say he should get a pass because he bought 9 players. We did not need a new squad. We needed 3/4 top players to help the first team and was asked to use the youth academy but he did not and pissed 100m on youth and potential knowing fully well that would not win us the PL as he promised. You don`t challenge for the title by buying a young group of players. We already have them in the academy so why sped money on the to begin with? Should he not face the music for that too? Crashed out of the PL w/o a whimper as well? What other excuse should we give him for that? 4th place was not one of the promises and if he gets it, it might still fall short of expectations and after dealing w/ his blunders for 3 yrs, would you fault the owners for looking elsewhere? I wouldn`t because it`s their money and they have backed him all the way and at some point, BR has to get the results that their money deserves(which is NOT 4th place, mind you). The turn around agument is just BS because you cannot get credit for fixing what you willfully broke. That is just stupid and frankly, does not pass the laugh test. Regardless of if it was right or wrong, BR promised what he promised and come this summer, he will face the music. That is a fact that I advise you get used to because his position WILL be reviewed and if he stays, he stays and if he goes, he goes and would have deserved it due to the afore-mentioned facts. I have no prob whatsoever because LFC is my priority and provided we are winning and the manager is learning from his mistakes and adapting, that`s all I care about.
23 Feb 2015 20:11:33
If you're worried about a top in form team turning us over then maybe reserve your judgments until after the City game next week. Just a thought.
23 Feb 2015 20:39:13
Fair enough argument although with LFC adding 3/4 players this summer with out over spending we could make a serious challenge for the league of you ask me
So my question is yes he made a balls of this season but were in 2 cups also so what does he have to do to earn another season (if our form continues it will be tough for the owners to sack him btw)
24 Feb 2015 08:11:59
redohio. I know he said that and I have used that quote on here before as well to have a dig at the manager.
But Spurs and Liverpool did not spend that money and keep their best player did they?
They both sold their best player for vast sums which allowed them to spend 100 million.
So both teams weakened their squad before trying to strengthen it again.
Compare that with United, City and Chelsea when they were building their "super squads" before FFP they spent vast sums and kept their best players.
Other clubs simply can't do that.
So in truth we spent 100 million and sold our best player for 65 million.
{Ed002's Note - You are making these numbers up. Why is it always about someone else and not about Liverpool? This is why the other fans are looking at the Liverpool supporters as a laughing stock - and you are simply feeding the fire going on and on about how much better off the other clubs are. You don't understand about FFP, the money, the sanctions. Say Liverpool are banned from European football for a year - whose fault will it be? Chelsea I guess.}
24 Feb 2015 10:06:32
Chelsea play football.
Chelsea play football with pensioners.
**** football pensioners.
Chelsea = FFP
There are three letters in that three-letter acronym.
Half Life 3 confirmed.
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FFS the club is a business and perhaps your capital investment is purely emotional but that means you're still invested in it's success as a commercial enterprise. If you owned Blackberry stock you'd be demanding accountability. Listen to ed and drop the FFP conspiracy.
25 Feb 2015 02:26:26
Barnes, the numbers don`t change anything. We spent 100m is we spent 100m and where the 65m came from is IRRELEVANT.
25 Feb 2015 10:46:54
Every team has embarrassing fans ed. do you not agree?
I don't think it's embarrassing talking about other clubs. they are our rivals so I really don't get your point.
{Ed002's Note - Of course every team has embarrassing fans but it is a league that Liverpool are running away with.}