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Man City beaten by Burnley today, looks like they’re on the slide, and Arsenal win 3 - 0 to go within one point of taking second place off them. Who would bet against them doing it either? But is it bad news for us? We have yet to Play Arsenal, and they look like a side hitting top form. Can we beat or draw with them and take out United the week before, to land that 4th place? I think it’s definitely on. What do you guys think? We have been so erratic this season that I have no idea whether we can or not. There is absolutely no chance of Rodgers getting the sack, even if we win no cups and finish 6th or 7th. FSG aren't stupid; they know that their restrictions limit what he can do, and they aren't so unrealistic that they expect us to finish above clubs that keep gazumping us to nearly every player we try and sign. They will look at the 1st half of the season and see that a lot of circumstances led to our poor form. They will then look at the second half of the season and ask, have things improved.....We have improved massively and with a settled squad plus 1 or 2 new additions will be even better next year. Being the frugal types, they know that sacking him and his team will cost a lot of money. They know that our stature isn't high enough to attract a world class manager. They know that even if we did get a highly respected manager to replace Rodgers, he would want another huge cash injection to 'rebuild'. So whether you like Brendan or not, he is here for many years to come. I agree completely.
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so what will be the FSG transfer policy for the summer then? a) if e finish in top 4... b)if we finish outside top 4?
'I was only in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.' Bill Shankly
'We should have made a signing or two in the last couple of transfer windows.' Vish
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Pressure back on us now as 3rd and 4th won. We must win at Swansea. Hate how they split the fixtures, it just adds pressure and in some cases give others an advantage.
Back to Back World Champions baby!
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Spurs have the easiest run in but after yesterday it looks like they don't have the bottle for it. With the recent move around by LVG it looks very worrying that United are starting to look like a good team, if they get momentum we won't catch them cause they have better players who just haven't performed until now (yet still have them in 4th), Arsenal look strong and we know they have the bottle and experience. It's gonna be tough, really tough.
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Ultimately it will be down to us so the lads need to really focus at a very high pressure situation. Uniteds fixtures are harder than ours so if we can keep our form going tonight and then beat them next week at Anfield, the ball will be in our court. Hopefully Rodgers and the lads deliver to end the season on a high.
Back to Back World Champions baby!
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An awful lot will depend on what happens tonight. If we can't beat Swansea, then we'll be under a lot of pressure which will make it only the more difficult against the scum next week.
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Ultimately it will be down to us so the lads need to really focus at a very high pressure situation. Uniteds fixtures are harder than ours so if we can keep our form going tonight and then beat them next week at Anfield, the ball will be in our court. Hopefully Rodgers and the lads deliver to end the season on a high. It's down to us if we don't drop a point between now and the end of the season, which isn't going to happen. So we are relying on others to drop points as well. I think it will take more than just beating Utd to take top 4. Was really hoping spurs could nick a draw but now tonight is very important.
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Nah.
They don't have a midfield. What's their game strategy?
Long balls from the back line up to that dreadful Young and Rooney.
Spuds on the other hand look just horrible. No team spirit at all it seems. Their strategy is to steal 3 points and they do it very well. No one will care at the end of the season if they have been 'lucky' - and no one will care how they do it as there is a huge financial incentive to get into next season's CL. Yes that's their only goal in the run in, and it's up to us to keep them out of CL next season, that will hurt them, it's very much in our own hands as someone else said, and that requires a win today. I expect Swansea to make it difficult for us in front of their own fans, I think we'll have to be firing on all cylinders and get off to a good start, a win is vital to put us in with a chance of overtaking United next weekend.
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I think we'll fall short of 4th.
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Ultimately it will be down to us so the lads need to really focus at a very high pressure situation. Uniteds fixtures are harder than ours so if we can keep our form going tonight and then beat them next week at Anfield, the ball will be in our court. Hopefully Rodgers and the lads deliver to end the season on a high. It's down to us if we don't drop a point between now and the end of the season, which isn't going to happen. So we are relying on others to drop points as well. I think it will take more than just beating Utd to take top 4. Was really hoping spurs could nick a draw but now tonight is very important. The others will drop points during the run in though. Can't see Utd beating Chelsea or (maybe) City. I'm sure we'll drop some points too but as long as we beat Utd and maybe arsenal we should be very very close for fourth.
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