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Skrtel's a numpty and despite winning today was exposed as a poor player. Who comes in?
wouldn't mind cahill but too expensive? Shawcross? or samba?

Sakho for Skrtel. No questions.

Sad but true, but lets remember players have been injured at such a late stage in their career but still came back and played 5 or 6 more years at the highest level, I really hope he can recapture his unstoppable form next season as that would be like a major signing for us.

With so many player we thought were fit for the knackers yard resurgent under Kenny how mnay players do we actually need? I'd say another world class striker and two and one good winger for the left and we'd be pretty much there.

It's still business as usual. LB, CB, backup DM at a minimum. Winger, CB, backup striker, if we have enough cash from offloading the deadwood. Just because our second team is over-performing doesn't mean we don't need a new first team.

been thinking the same 5/6 weeks ago i thought be needed 6/7 players but now i think we need a CB, LB, 2 wingers or a striker

Perhaps I should clarify that. If I'm looking at those players currently in the squad for our best XI this time next season (assuming 4-4-2 for ease of writing):
-------Reina-------
-Johnson-??-??-??-
-??-Gerrard(c)-Lucas-??-
----Carroll-Suarez----

That's how much work we have ahead of us. If those players are backed by Meireles, Kelly, Kuyt, Carra, Skrtel, Agger, Wickham (?), Adam(?), Shelvey, Spearing, Maxi, Flano, Robbo, Wilson, Suso, Sterling, Morgan, +2 keepers then we'll have one hell of a squad.

Does anyone know when the transfer window opens again and do you think we will do our business early in the window or at the very end of the transfer window?

Not true at all. SG hasn't played much under kenny. If the other players are going to be judged by a run of games under kenny's style of play then so must the captain. Gerrard has scored 8 goals in 24 games this season - I wouldn't necessary call that poor form for a striker let alone a midfielder. Yes, he's had an unspectacular season by his own high standards, but until Kenny arrived, so had everyone else. Can't believe how quickly people forget, and disrespect the one player that has carried us for so long. Shame on you.

Gerrard has been poor though, and not just by his standards. A player who regularly scored 15+ in the league only managed 4 this season, only two of which were from open play. A player who generally leads from the front went missing in far too many games where we had no co-ordination. For me, Gerrard was poor as a goal-scorer/creator last season, but this season he was a poor captain as well. I mean no disrespect to him, merely judging him on his performances this season.

However, the game that gives me hope that he'll be back to the Gerrard we know and love from the years up to and including 08/09 was the thrashing of Man U under Kenny, where the generally ill-disciplined Gerrard was brilliant as a holding midfielder in a game where Lucas was not at his best. He lost something after he got arrested, but I think with the King in charge (and hopefully this surgery has fixed the worst of his groin issues) he'll find his mojo again and lead us to the title he so richly deserves.