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My opinion is subject to change between now and the end of the transfer window, but as things stand, i'd predict a 4th place finish, behind Chelsea, Man Ure & City. Arsenal will be tough to overtake, especially if they sign Mata and hang onto Nasri & Fabregas. There's a few weeks to go yet, though. If they sign Mata and hang onto Nasri and farbregas then i think they will rightly be favourites to get that 4th spot The big unknown team for me is Chelsea. They haven't made many signings, YET, despite having an ageing squad, no one really knows how good their new manager is and £50m man Torres is still firing blanks up front As things are, I reluctantly agree with you on that. There are still a lot of 'ifs' and 'buts' involved at this stage, including also who we offload and who we sign. But as things are looking, we'd be doing really well to get into that top 4. I thought City could be in a spot of trouble, but I was basing that on whether they'd be able to get Aguero to replace Tevez (which, i was doubtful they would) - but now they've not only got Aguero, but Tevez's move has fallen through. Whether Tevez hangs around or not remains to be seen, but if he hangs around they'll be some force to be reckoned with next season. There's talk that Chelsea are getting ready to lodge a 3rd and final bid of £30m for Modric as a 'take it or leave it' offer. I'd be very surprised if Spurs accept that. They seem to be really digging their heels in on that one. Keeping an unhappy player is never a good move in my book - just look at us with Torres the first half of last season.
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I would add Suarez and Carroll to our list given that Carroll was injured for his couple of games and Suarez was finding his feet. In addition don't for the addition of Kenny and Clarke who came in late in last season, not to mention the ownership saga!! Therefore when you look at in the round we have strengthened considerably more than any of the clubs you listed there, van Gogh. In my opinion that puts us in with a shout for the title and a realistic shot at top 4!! Well well, I kind of agree, but let's not mix up different transfer windows with each other when comparing different teams! Your sum-up only translates to comparing ourselves with ourselves before and after certain occurances. If You throw in Kenny, Suarez, Carroll and Clarke, then You'd better throw in Villas Boas, David Luiz and a certain F. Torres for Chelsea as well. City got Dzeko in January, and Tottenham got Pienaar.
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Keeping an unhappy player is never a good move in my book - just look at us with Torres the first half of last season.
Yes and no Whatever youy say about Torres performance levels for us last season he did hit double figures when it came to sticking the ball in the back of the net He didn't resemble the world class striker of the first two seasons, but he was nowhere near as dire as he looked after making the Chelsea switch - which is even more the case when you consider he scored 3 goals in his last 3 games for us (2 v Wolves, 1 v Blackpool) It's not as if he looks happier now he's found a club that better represent his ideals (greed, self -interest and right wing politics)
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wait a go Jimmy, a bit more optimism.
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the question is"can we challenge for the title?"not"where will we finish?".
if we get off to a decent start and make anfield a fortress then of coarse we can challenge.we are capable of beating every team in the prem,its not all about who signs who in the summer,its about attitude,confidence and the right tactics.aswell as that its about the team wanting to do its best for the club and the fans and thats what king kenny will be hoping for and expecting.we havent got the distraction of european football this season which may well be another factor that works in our favour.
we will also have players busting a gut to prove they are worth £35 mil or that they are amoung the best players in europe.you may not agree with some of the signing that we have made but kenny is buying the right players for the style and system he believes is best to mount a challenge this season,who are we to argue.COME ON YOU REDS!
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Its to early to rule it out but id be overjoyed if we got top four. Especially if Arsenal do get Mata and Narsi could stay and play in Cesc's position they will still be strong. Remains to be seen what will be done in the next month transfer wise and that could change everything.
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where'd you get the right wing politics from?
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the question is"can we challenge for the title?"not"where will we finish?".
if we get off to a decent start and make anfield a fortress then of coarse we can challenge.we are capable of beating every team in the prem,its not all about who signs who in the summer,its about attitude,confidence and the right tactics.aswell as that its about the team wanting to do its best for the club and the fans and thats what king kenny will be hoping for and expecting.we havent got the distraction of european football this season which may well be another factor that works in our favour.
we will also have players busting a gut to prove they are worth £35 mil or that they are amoung the best players in europe.you may not agree with some of the signing that we have made but kenny is buying the right players for the style and system he believes is best to mount a challenge this season,who are we to argue.COME ON YOU REDS! D'you know what, that really is the bottom line for me, and it's been my thinking all through the summer. Everytime we missed out on a 'reported' target, or else didn't show an interest in a player I felt we should have, I just tell myself that Kenny knows what he's doing - and that's not blind faith - that's justified faith. None of us know better than the manager. NONE of us. I have ultimate faith and confidence in him and Steve Clarke, and i'll be optimistic once the season begins. More excited about a season beginning than I have been for years.
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and the thing is with Kenny, he will set out a team that will sweat and bleed for the team. .
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the question is"can we challenge for the title?"not"where will we finish?".
if we get off to a decent start and make anfield a fortress then of coarse we can challenge.we are capable of beating every team in the prem,its not all about who signs who in the summer,its about attitude,confidence and the right tactics.aswell as that its about the team wanting to do its best for the club and the fans and thats what king kenny will be hoping for and expecting.we havent got the distraction of european football this season which may well be another factor that works in our favour.
we will also have players busting a gut to prove they are worth £35 mil or that they are amoung the best players in europe.you may not agree with some of the signing that we have made but kenny is buying the right players for the style and system he believes is best to mount a challenge this season,who are we to argue.COME ON YOU REDS! D'you know what, that really is the bottom line for me, and it's been my thinking all through the summer. Everytime we missed out on a 'reported' target, or else didn't show an interest in a player I felt we should have, I just tell myself that Kenny knows what he's doing - and that's not blind faith - that's justified faith. None of us know better than the manager. NONE of us. I have ultimate faith and confidence in him and Steve Clarke, and i'll be optimistic once the season begins. More excited about a season beginning than I have been for years. Actually so true, i occasionally read comments from the official LFC site and they're are so many trying to say KK's wrong etc.(Some of them are so stupid its funny) But really who are they to say they know better. He was so right about the Suarez signing why is he suddenly wrong about the talent Henderson or Carroll has. I'm at the stage where i actually cant wait for the season to start and am optimistic about they're chances.
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