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I think it's all about taking one step at a time. We're currently only eleven points behind the top four and I think Brendan Rodgers and the team have demonstrated of late that we're more than capable of bridging that gap with 2 or 3 quality signings and perhaps a little less naivety. We're certainly scoring enough this season to justify that improvement in key areas such as central defence and midfield will/should see us elevated towards or into the top four.

Talk of 'Rodgers out' is nonsensical, we're really starting to show signs of improvement and with so many managerial changes going on above us, it should be the perfect time for Liverpool to show some consistency and perseverance, build on what has been done well this season and look to add a little extra quality to a team that's starting to flourish.

And as an answer to the question in the thread title:

Yes, I'm very excited about next season. Provided we keep hold of Suarez and add a few quality signings - I thoroughly expect us to be in the running for a top four spot.

but we already have a good enough squad to be further along then we are. i dont think top four is down to more signings. winning the league? definitely, but not top four.

how many times have we seen the squad go out with the wrong attitude this season. how many times have we seen pointless inafective possession result in nothing. how many corners have we scored from? how many have we conceded from. sorry but all of these things are down to the manger.

I will make an intelligent response to an intelligent post. I will also exercise my right to make an unsubstantiated response to an unsubstantiated post.

good man. now move along.

Always look forward to a new footy season but I can't see much changing for Liverpool

You seem to be ignoring my call for evidence as to why we have no future under BR. I'll happily debate this with you but you need to give me something to go on. You could state the early cup exits as a reason but that's been worn and tired and isn't originally. However of you were to argue that I would respond by saying that each exit has to be looked at individually. First up is Swansea in the league cup, my argument against that is that BR didnt give a sh!t about it and wanted to go out. The league cup is boring normally but even more so when you've already won it in the last year. Swansea on the other hand, wanted a trophy and so it was no surprise when a strong Swansea outfit beat a 2nd string LFC side. Oldham is a different matter. You could critise BRs weak team selection but I would argue that a team consisting of Suarez,Sturridge and Borini should have been well capable of..............oh I CBB! You know the score and I'm not in the mood for debate. Not to mention I have work to do for uni the mara. I might continue this tomorrow or something......who knows?

you made no call for evidence. you simply set out to undermine the thread which is a breach of the AUP. please refrain, thank you.

I don't really understand your line of questioning to be honest flames. Somebody just came up with a couple of good stats that show we've not conceded too often and that we've scored bucket loads this season and you completely disregarded them. Now you're asking how many corners we've scored from and how many we've conceded.. that's totally irrelevant. A team could arguably, not score from a corner all season and go on to win the league.

Now if you look at the league table you'll see that we've not actually lost many more games than the teams above us (only once more than Spurs and twice more than Chelsea and Arsenal for example), our problem is that we've drawn too many games. We've drawn too many games because we don't/didn't have enough players capable of unlocking teams and probably because of some naive defending. Brendan Rodgers has as best as possible addressed both problems, firstly by bringing in Sturridge and Coutinho and secondly by dropping Skrtel and putting Carra back into the side. I expect him to further address both issues again in the summer, which is why I think we must make more quality signings in the summer.

If you look at the squad and think it's good enough to break into the top four then you're very much mistaken. Take a couple of players out of the team in key areas and we're totally lacking cutting edge, quality, strength in depths and consistency.

Also.. a fair few things have gone against Brendan Rodgers this season which I don't personally feel are his fault. Firstly, Martin Skertl's drop in form, Borini's injuries, Joe Allen's poor form (I certainly don't think he is a poor player, he looked excellent in his first 4-5 games and I fully expect him to progress further next season), the fact that Carroll was moved on without a replacement being brought in and Suarez' ban to name a few.

All in all, I'm happy enough with what I've seen this season to give Rodgers another year.

ah come on, lets not start rolling out the excuses because the reality of football is every club has to deal will injuries, drops in form etc.

you can not score from corners and win the league... problem is we havent won the league. by a considerable stretch.

mate if you are happy enough i have no problem with that. im not happy at all. i think we scramble around far to much trying to make positives out of scraps. the reality is i have been frustrated by most of our performances this year, i dont like what i see, at all!. i dont give a shiit about attractive passing, possession stats, etc etc. we are of little threat to anyone of merit, we have become meek, and i have no desire to look at this shiit again next year.