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Oh. And there was me thinking we needed quality players and management. We'll just keep our fingers crossed instead shall we?

Me making childish remarks... this coming from you.... CarheeX...?! Okaaayyy....

Anyway, I agree with some of your assessments, most of them are just plain unfair/unaccurate, and if you look at them again and assess them on an overall front and not just at the form of their last game, then you'll probably accept that point and change your opinion. Aside from those players there are a number of promising youngsters working their way through the ranks. We don't know how many of them will or won't make it to play for the first team, but some of them have a good chance, and I'd say that makes for a bright future.

I don't fear for the club's future at all at the moment. I think things are going almost as well as could be expected. We've dropped far too many points in home games that we should have won. Our finishing has been beyond poor this season, and worse than I can ever remember in all my years of supporting LFC. The fact that 2 of the bottom 4 clubs have scored more goals than us says it all. Despite these facts, we're still in the running for 4th place. We're competing with Arsenal and Chelsea who have been just as wasteful with dropping points, so all is far from lost.

If we can win the League Cup, i'm hopeful that it can spur on some confidence and a winning mentality in the team. This remains to be seen though, and isn't a sure thing, just as your callings of doom and glooms aren't.

A good old kick @rse will do.

The lineup was as good as it could have been? Sorry, but no. Carroll may not have been great for us this season, but he's done more than Kuyt has. Kuyt hasn't been the same player this season, he's been woeful, and if he isn't moved on this month, then you can bet he will be in the summer. Carroll bagged himself a good goal against Oldham. I would have liked to see him start against Stoke.

That's one point - the main point for me is that 5 at the back at home should NEVER have happened. I honestly don't know what the thinking was behind that. I don't accept anybody saying "oh, but Johnson and Enrique were playing as wingbacks". They're pretty much been playing as wingbacks all season, constantly getting forward throughout games. The difference this time is that they were leaving 3 centrebacks behind them in defence instead of the usual 2.

We've had enough problems getting players in the opposing box as it is this season without taking another player away.

But anyway, your philosophy is that because he's made this decision he should be sacked, yes? That's pretty inspiring stuff.

Absolutely incorrect.

Are you serious? WHO is challenging the price tag or trying to justify it? Point me out one person or one post that's doing so. Please.

Fair analysis of the Stoke match,Gary Neville was talking about it just a few minutes ago,highlighted how the LFC players were not getting in the box often enough when attacking the Stoke goal,players and coaching staff must try harder.

Thats been the problem all season the opposition penalty area seems a no go area for our guys.

Ah yes, I forgot about De Rossi's contract almost being up. Still, we won't sign him. His wages will be massive (he's already on something like £120,000 per week and would surely want an improvement to come to LFC) and there are other places that need strengthening before the central midfield should be addressed. As for Cavani, you're probably right - we don't have that kind of cash. Like I said, it was more wishful thinking on my part than anything else.

A fairly obvious point, but yeah, pretty much spot on from Neville. The one match where it would make sense to play Carroll, he started the game on the bench. Shawcross and Huth will eat up aimless crosses into the box all day. That's exactly what Pulis wanted. We don't really have anyone apart from Suarez and Gerrard who can make things happen in the opposition's area. As soon as we get within 20 yards of goal, we panic. Downing stops, holds the ball up for 5 seconds, then passes back to Johnson, hoping that he'll do something creative. Adam just whips in a pointless cross that ends up hitting the fullback's kneecap. If nothing else, at least Carroll would have been a body to aim for in the box.