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We could easily lose both our next two or draw/win vice versa. If Newcastle win and United too it will be a real struggle to even stay in the top 6 without consistency.

Let's see some realism. No-one can say Everton will fall away and United at full strength will be losing very few on the home straight if at all. Spurs continue to improve as players understand each other better and confidence in the manager continues to climb.

Have a feeling we've blown it. After giving BR the green light in his formational know-how recently he has shown that he has much still to learn tactically. Those defeats at Christmas and the setup being plain wrong against Villa first half may have given us too much to do with the thread bare nature of the squad available going forward.

Just looks like being a right messy scrap that we are ill equipped to deal with.
Exactly my thoughts gonna struggle top get top 6 this season and it doesnt look like any signings are coming in so its adios to suarez in the summer and back to square one.

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Originally Posted By: Top4
We could easily lose both our next two or draw/win vice versa. If Newcastle win and United too it will be a real struggle to even stay in the top 6 without consistency.

Let's see some realism. No-one can say Everton will fall away and United at full strength will be losing very few on the home straight if at all. Spurs continue to improve as players understand each other better and confidence in the manager continues to climb.

Have a feeling we've blown it. After giving BR the green light in his formational know-how recently he has shown that he has much still to learn tactically. Those defeats at Christmas and the setup being plain wrong against Villa first half may have given us too much to do with the thread bare nature of the squad available going forward.

Just looks like being a right messy scrap that we are ill equipped to deal with.
Exactly my thoughts gonna struggle top get top 6 this season and it doesnt look like any signings are coming in so its adios to suarez in the summer and back to square one.

With Suarez gone it’s going to be: 1 squared -1

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Originally Posted By: RedJohn
The worrying thing is looking at all BR's signings and realising very few have paid off.
Is this BR's fault, or is he too restricted?

It's clear 'Moneyball' doesn't work in football & if they don't spend in the next 2 weeks and we miss out on top 4, the future's pretty bleak.

There's exceptions of course, but £7m buys you a mid-table player, not a top 4 player. It's pretty much simple as that.

Yeah that’s spot on RedJohn, but I would only blame Rodgers for continuing to work this silly recruitment policy, (he should’ve walked by now imo) not for the results of the policy, that rests squarely with FSG.
Had they financed the two players Rodgers wanted last summer (Costa and Mkhitaryan) I believe we’d be scrapping it out with City and Arsenal at the top right now, such was the opportunity offered this season which we’ve spurned.

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If a manager walks it means no payoff.

Got to admire Martinez though. He didn't take the job with s because he could see it all happening.

Should Rodgers walk? Hmmmm, for me the owners should invest (properly) before Rodgers walk.

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Originally Posted By: TrueRed
If a manager walks it means no payoff.

Got to admire Martinez though. He didn't take the job with s because he could see it all happening.

Should Rodgers walk? Hmmmm, for me the owners should invest (properly) before Rodgers walk.
I don’t think Rodgers should be made to walk (sacked). I mean he should walk of his on violation, if FSG continue to implement the current silly recruitment policy.
I fully agree the owners should invest properly, they’ve had long enough now to see the foolishness of trying to make top 4 (if that’s their objective?) with cheapie youngsters, loanees and freebies.




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They should have bought 2 or 3 proven quality players in the summer instead of the 8 prospects, and we wouldn’t be trying to do it now in a more difficult window. Also had we done that we’d probably be vying with City and Arsenal instead of Everton and Spurs for the 4th spot.
What’s going on with our recruitment policy and structures here, is beyond silly, it’s disastrous.


It's easy to say now but we should have done everything in our power to get Costa or makhitiryan (spelling) but our most pressing issue now is sorting out DM, we can't make top 4 if we concede stupid goals every game. I feels like a long time ago when we kept three clean sheets in a row.


I think he chose Dortmund over us.....not sure whether the money was an issue!

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And immediate CL football grin

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I see United finishing strongly if Van Persie returns. Spurs are a definite threat based on their recent form and player confidence and Everton are solid and consistent.

Our current first team is lacking in confidence, basic team work and technical ability.

If Suarez gets injured we are screwed.
if we cant pick up the team work and confidence we will not finish higher than Everton and Spurs.

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It's funny that our team lacks technical ability when that's all Rodgers ever talks about when signing players.

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Originally Posted By: chesterville
I see United finishing strongly if Van Persie returns. Spurs are a definite threat based on their recent form and player confidence and Everton are solid and consistent.

Our current first team is lacking in confidence, basic team work and technical ability.

If Suarez gets injured we are screwed.
if we cant pick up the team work and confidence we will not finish higher than Everton and Spurs.



Uniteds defence is very shaky and I think that at least one of the 3 teams above them chasing 4th will do enough to finish ahead of them. At the minute on form that looks like Spurs but they have had a good string of teams to play under Sherwood and the real test is City at home.

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