Poll: Do You Believe We Can Win The League

[IrishPaul]

Yep I believe we can and I believe we will if we can just kill teams off i.e. dominate AND score instead of dominating, missing good chances and ending up losing 1-0 which was our biggest problem last season IMO.


COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!

[Konstro]

Personally I do believe that we can be genuine contenders this year.

There is one thing nobody mentions : january transfer windows. I`ve just had another look at our fixtures and I do think that they are set perfectly for us to keep the pace up until january. Scum, chavski and Arsenal at home, plenty of winnable games away . As long as we get one star winger + Benayoun + defensive cover this summer could be enough for time being. Then in january when we are still in running for a title will be time to reinforce and bring another 1 or 2 big guns.

[bigfooty]

I voted no but some moves in the transfer market could sway my view and I'd still expect us to be Top 4 even though I think Spurs could surpass Arsenal this coming season.

Considering the funds raised in the last few days by the sales of Garcia, Cisse and Bellamy - perhaps the most ever in a transfer window by LFC - we should be capable of bringing in more quality. The problem is that our rivals appear to be signing players that we will find hard to match, or indeed should be signing ourselevs, meaning the gap may be getting bigger rather than closing.

That said Carrick's addition to the Utd team last season showed how it doesn't take a great player to give a side balance, just the right player of a reasonable standard.

Ultimately a team of Reina, Finnan, Carra, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascher, Kewell, Crouch and Torres could beat any side in the Premiership. What we don't have is the quality to cover for some of those positions so that we'd probably see that line-up play in barely a dozen games a season due to Rafa's Rotation. That's not going to be enough to win anything.

[kop-al-74]

Firstly there is NO proof that we were offered him. Try and search for it you'll find nothing. It was just people on forums talking. UTD also had first option on him. Doesnt matter what we could or would of offered, they had first option. We had NO chance of signing him.

In the first half dozen games he played the only people calling him a 1 trick pony were idiots. He could run with the ball faster then most people in the league, probably faster then everyone in the league, and he could get around experienced defenders at his simple age of 18. To look at him then and say he was crap was pretty much the view of an opposition fan. Well, the blinded ones. If you couldnt see his talent from then, well...thats not my problem. It was blindingly obvious. However I never expected him to be as awesome as he was last season. After the world cup I had hoped and prayed Ronaldo would be forced to leave from the backlash. It would of been UTDs worst move ever. Sadly Ferguson did his best and Ronaldo stayed.

1 trick pony.. I still cant get over that stupid label.

It seems your world is limited to the little screen in front of you then.If you can't find it by google then it doesn't exist!

You should try and get out a bit.Theres a whole world out there.

Oh,and just for the record,the book is called Stand Up Pinnochio,Phil Thompson's autobiography and it's covered in chapter 17.

[vlahka]

Back off kop-al you're being a real annoying ******* with your direct insults. I've said **** all to you for you to be such a prick.

Personally I'm not Phils biggest fan. More then not he's covering himself and Houllier over that one when we went for Tallec and Pongolle. They've definately proven to be useless. But one thing you need to remember about buying players is how much someone bids on them. Lets say we put a bid in for Ronaldo for 4mill like he says. UTD have first option. So the club goes to UTD and says 'Liverpool offered us 4mil, would you like to equal that'. UTD then said yes. So how did it go from 4mill to 12mill? We supposedly didnt go over 4mill if you go by what he says, and noone else had put a bid in for him either.

Like I said before I believe they planned a 4mill deal. But they hadnt offered it. And most likely it would of been knocked back. Infact very likely. 12mill from UTD means they haggled for him. First option means they would of taken him for 4mill if we had offered 4mill. We obviously didnt unless I'm missing something here. Pretty sure I'm not.

[Joe Le Toff]

I dont think we need another CB, we have Hypia and i thought thats also why Arbeloa was signed, to be the utility player at the back for covering purposes?
A couple of good wingers/goalscoring midfielders and i believe we can break the top 2 up this season.
We have to IMO.

[kop-al-74]

Back off kop-al you're being a real annoying ******* with your direct insults. I've said **** all to you for you to be such a prick.

Personally I'm not Phils biggest fan. More then not he's covering himself and Houllier over that one when we went for Tallec and Pongolle. They've definately proven to be useless. But one thing you need to remember about buying players is how much someone bids on them. Lets say we put a bid in for Ronaldo for 4mill like he says. UTD have first option. So the club goes to UTD and says 'Liverpool offered us 4mil, would you like to equal that'. UTD then said yes. So how did it go from 4mill to 12mill? We supposedly didnt go over 4mill if you go by what he says, and noone else had put a bid in for him either.

Like I said before I believe they planned a 4mill deal. But they hadnt offered it. And most likely it would of been knocked back. Infact very likely. 12mill from UTD means they haggled for him. First option means they would of taken him for 4mill if we had offered 4mill. We obviously didnt unless I'm missing something here. Pretty sure I'm not.

Show me where i directly insulted you.Go back and read your posts and my posts.I was questioning you.

Your the one swearing at me.Must of hit a nerve,hey!

[vlahka]

You're an idiot. You've got more then one condescending line directed at me basically speaking to me like I'm some 10 year old who doesnt know anything. I still havent heard you try and explain the 4mill first choice offer moving to 12mill. If you think I'm wrong then give me something better then telling me I 'should get out more' because thats not needed thanks.

[kop-al-74]

You're an idiot. You've got more then one condescending line directed at me basically speaking to me like I'm some 10 year old who doesnt know anything. I still havent heard you try and explain the 4mill first choice offer moving to 12mill. If you think I'm wrong then give me something better then telling me I 'should get out more' because thats not needed thanks.

If your that interested,get the book and read it.It's called research.To find information about something you don't know about.Just because it's not in the daily mirror,doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

Oh,but your not phil's biggest fan,right?

Therefore it must be false.

All i've read from you is how good utd are and how bad we are and what a wonderful player Ronaldo is and how we can't get a player as good as him............Well **** utd,**** ronaldo and **** you too!

Whose next?

[REDSCOUSER]

Yes we will. Don't Rafa will stick around if it keeps dragging on like that. I trust the gaffer which means I BELIEVE we will win it next seaso.

[kop-al-74]

Yes we will. Don't Rafa will stick around if it keeps dragging on like that. I trust the gaffer which means I BELIEVE we will win it next seaso.

[vlahka]

If your that interested,get the book and read it.It's called research.To find information about something you don't know about.Just because it's not in the daily mirror,doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

Oh,but your not phil's biggest fan,right?

Therefore it must be false.

All i've read from you is how good utd are and how bad we are and what a wonderful player Ronaldo is and how we can't get a player as good as him............Well **** utd,**** ronaldo and **** you too!

Whose next?

Ah yes, no surprise you had no explanation for the first option rule. Your way of supporting Liverpool is NEVER question what a former player or staff member of the club say. NEVER praise another teams player. And ALWAYS try to turn away from difficult questions by being an absolute prick. I'm done with talking to a bloody 9 year old.

[kop-al-74]

Ah yes, no surprise you had no explanation for the first option rule. Your way of supporting Liverpool is NEVER question what a former player or staff member of the club say. NEVER praise another teams player. And ALWAYS try to turn away from difficult questions by being an absolute prick. I'm done with talking to a bloody 9 year old.

Vlahka

[paulcooper4]

vlahka is a ******, vlahka is a ****** na na na na hey na na na na hey

[vlahka]

No wonder opposition fans can make fun of us so easily. If we use the above two as example its evident :whatever: