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Dont want to jinx the team but we look tougher now. it is fair to say that lsat year we would have drawn or lost these 3 games. we are traditionally slow starters, find our form after 5-6 games then come a month of total shyte football and then get better towards the end of the season
this season we started well but i would like to assess our chances again on 1 jan, after we play Spurs, Citeh and Chelsea in the space of 3 weeks. all away.
If we are to prove our mettle, we should aim to get at least 4 points from these games. will BR be brave enough? We will see
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I'm curious as to how much Spurs have added to their wage bill. Obviously Bale was their top earner, and having him off the books will reduces it by what 100-120k, but I'd imagine Soldado, Eriksen, Lamela, Paulinho, Chadli, Capoue, and that other defender they signed (Chizoro?), must all be one somewhere between 50-70k if not more for some of them. If those figures (which are complete guestimates) are right, then they've increased their wage bill by 230-370 over the summer less any of the fringe players they moved on. Can they afford to miss CL this year?
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Easy now with that talk but why not be optimistic. For the first time in a long time I believe we've at least a shout of being there or there abouts at least till after Xmas
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Emp has let his brief fantasy manager success get the better of him
"Romance has broke down
This boy is crack'in up"
So not a moderator
Valar Morghulis
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Top 4 - we do not have an honest squad. For the first time in years I saw liverpool bully united and really disrupt them. They were kicking the ball away, getting silly bookings and in RVPs case generally losing control. Gerrard and Lucas were in the refs ear all game and finally we showed some edge to our play. Nice teams finish second, winners win at all costs.
The players look together but also look like winners. The mental shift is as important as the quality of play. At no point during the game did united get at us, if this can be nurtured throughout the squad then a real team is in the making. Can't argue with any of that CP and I didn't mean honest in that sense of the word mate 
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
George Washington
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I always say "let's just wait and see where we are at Xmas. This is Liverpool so anything can happen".
The other good news is that so many of the others are in transition, so if the opportunity arises, we must be ready! there is an argument that we are ready BUT we will get beaten soon, and that isn't the end of the dream, it is going to come down to just how much of a transition the others are in!
I envy you guys that get to Anfield regularly, I just loose massive amounts of sleep watching on the box.
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if we can beat swansea there stands a real opportunity to pull a bit away, we have nice fixtures after that. we could be 7 or 8 points ahead going into the difficult xmas period.
I fancy us I really do. We played well against swansea last yr ,hernadez caused us problems and looks good again .but i fancy a win down there.
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If we win down there, we'll be really flying
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I think we've a really good chance, I'm more worried about Southampton at home the following week to be honest.
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