Well here we are on New Years Eve....
Just a quick one on my thoughts and hopes for 2017, firstly and most importantly I really think we need to win a Cup this year, one trophy in ten years is simply not good enough. Although we can no longer be classed as a very top club any longer by winning a Cup can still give you a profile and besides that it can sometimes kick start you onto better things like 2001 did for us under Houllier.
League wise as always for me a top six place or even five should always remain the target, although the League has become a dead competition for clubs like ours we can still target a top five or six place and when one of the big four have a bad season sometimes sneek in there every five or six seasons.
I have my own serious doubts about Europe even though finishing fifth or sixth gives you a place. I honestly believe Liverpool playing in Europe will hamper the team and League form will suffer as the manager doesn't cope well with two games in a week, if we were in Europe this season we would finish about 9th, I have no doubt about that with the weakness of team and squad.
The last thing is regarding FSG I have no problems with there game plan of spending what we earn and not paying players over the odds in wages and I also like the idea they won't pay over thirty odd million pound on players which seems to be what Clubs in our middle position pay. By sticking to this we won't get into financial difficulty like under Hicks and Gillette. The only thing I would like to change is the ticketing prices, it needs to come down much like the tickets for away games did, home tickets should of been reduced before away tickets in my opinion.
Anyway just a couple of my thoughts going into the New Year, oh yes... hope all my Dear Collegues have a really good 2017 year and... I am already relishing crossing swords with each and everyone of you over the coming months with our footballing discussions...
Happy Spangly New Year...
