Fergie's mantra of "a team is only as good as it's strikers", has never rung truer than this season.
Huge mistake by LFC not bringing a goalscorer (even if it was just on loan!) in Jan & this isn't me speaking with hindsight, as I said it (along with 1000's of others) at the time.
Oh well, for me 4th has gone. League placing doesn't matter now. Lets put all our efforts into winning the FA Cup & blooding a few of our promising youngsters in the league games.
Next season's preparations should start NOW.
Absolutely agree. Whilst 4th was still there to be got we still had to go for it. I agree it is now gone and I am usually one of the last to give such chases up. We have qualified for Europe next season and we can now concentrate on getting a few games into Coates and the likes of Sterling and Flanagan. Rest players for the cup games as we may as well finish 8th as 5th. Season is not over as the FA Cup is there for the taking. Preparing for next season now is the only way. There is a summer of football ahead for players in the Euros and Olympics. Finishing 4th and playing an August qualifier would have done us no favours anyway. On top there may be a Community Shield if we are lucky and before you know it we would have played 2 league games whilst everyone else has played 4 or 5 and we could already be struggling again.