Is this going to be "our year"? :yawn:

[Red Chilli]

its probably better to wait a while until we see what united, chelsea and arsenal do in transfer business before predicting where we will finish this season.

additionally its also worth noting who man city and tottenham buy this transfer window because they might shake things up a little.

However, if our total sum of transfer activity is barry, keane, degen and dossena then i dont think we'll finish first or even second because chelsea will go out and get scolari any player he wants, and even with those acquisitions we still wont be as strong as united were last season.

Spurs are a threat to us IMO. Citeh? Meh.

[The Erectile Banana]

Spurs are a threat to us IMO. Citeh? Meh.

Spurs mightn't be that much of a threat if they sell their entire strikeforce, which has been their main strength in recent seasons.

And if Keane does join us it'll be a big blow to them as he's been their most important player for the past few seasons.

I think the Bitters could be closest to Champions League again this season provided they make a few decent signings.

[carheex]

Hasn't Rafa already made changes to stop that happening? We started the season well but then started having stupid draws then he bought Skrtel in and we were more solid at the back and finished the season well. He has also agreed deals for Deggan and Dossina and he's sold JAR which he clearly thought was a week link. Agger is also back and ready to play and Rafa has also brought in Pellegrino as his first team coach who was a massive influence in people like Carra, Sami and Finnan understanding the zonal marking system. Rafa also said earlier on in the week that this is an area that we need to improve on it is something that everyone at the club is aware of.

I think you should hold your horses a little with regards to transfers we couldn't officially sign anyone until yesterday anyway is it not better to wait a little until you start mouthing off?

I'm hardly "mouthing off"! I'm just expressing my opinion...which is that unless there are absolutely massive changes/signings which are about to complete, then players shouldn't be coming out saying that we'll win the league. It's already got the gullible lot on here believing it which in turn means that things will turn nasty when come january (and people's "hopes" are dashed) when we realise, once again, that spunking money away on the reserves and in areas where we don't need strengthening is NOT going to help us catch up with the big three.

[rudedog]

Just before the start of the season would be a more relevant time to be asking this question.

[Reece]

I'll repeat what I said in the other thread in regards to Torres' comments:

I'm sure it was said in the heat of the moment. Doubt he had time after being asked the question to sit down and make a list of all the evidence, put it into "positive" and "negative" columns, and then come out with a reasonable conclusion.

[Pacman]

I'm hardly "mouthing off"! I'm just expressing my opinion...which is that unless there are absolutely massive changes/signings which are about to complete, then players shouldn't be coming out saying that we'll win the league. It's already got the gullible lot on here believing it which in turn means that things will turn nasty when come january (and people's "hopes" are dashed) when we realise, once again, that spunking money away on the reserves and in areas where we don't need strengthening is NOT going to help us catch up with the big three.

Of course you are entitled to your opinion fella however I trust the footballing knowledge of our manager a hell of a lot more than yours Just because we aren't looking like signing the likes of Eto and Villa doesn't mean the likes of Keane and Barry wont improve us. It's not as if we finished 30 points behind United, Chelsea and Arsenal last season so to say we need absolutely massive changes is being a bit of a drama queen.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

It's a sad day when our own supporters stop believing !

who thought we could win the Champions League in 2005 !?!?

A good start and you just don't know with Liverpool !!

[Tee]

With the signings we are looking to make this Summer I would like to think we can win the league but in all honesty I do not expect that UNLESS Rafa does not rotate the spine of the team too much.

My prediction for the coming season is a genuine fight till the death for 4th place.

[Red Chilli]

It's a sad day when our own supporters stop believing !

who thought we could win the Champions League in 2005 !?!?

A good start and you just don't know with Liverpool !!

You don't have to be the best team in Europe to win the Champions League, you just have to get the right results in the right matches.

To win the Premiership you have to be the best team in the Premier league, we're a long way off that.

Sure, we may sign 2-3 world class players in the positions where we are weakest, but all the indicators are that we're skint.

It is indeed a sad day, but there have been many over the last 18 seasons

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

thats true but honestly did blackburn have the best team in the league when they won the premiership ?

another fantastic season from Stevie and Nando and i really believe we can do it, although like everyone else i've said this for years

Big season for Rafa IMO

[RedReet]

I'm hardly "mouthing off"! I'm just expressing my opinion...which is that unless there are absolutely massive changes/signings which are about to complete, then players shouldn't be coming out saying that we'll win the league. It's already got the gullible lot on here believing it which in turn means that things will turn nasty when come january (and people's "hopes" are dashed) when we realise, once again, that spunking money away on the reserves and in areas where we don't need strengthening is NOT going to help us catch up with the big three.

So your opinion that we’re not good enough is more valid than the actual players who think we are?

[Sean_LFC_1892]

I'm hardly "mouthing off"! I'm just expressing my opinion...which is that unless there are absolutely massive changes/signings which are about to complete, then players shouldn't be coming out saying that we'll win the league. It's already got the gullible lot on here believing it which in turn means that things will turn nasty when come january (and people's "hopes" are dashed) when we realise, once again, that spunking money away on the reserves and in areas where we don't need strengthening is NOT going to help us catch up with the big three.

In fairness to The Kid, how devastated would we be if he denied all possibility of winning the league this or any other year, especially as he's probably going to have a massive hand (or boot) in achieving it if we did...

[Pacman]

Spurs are a threat to us IMO. Citeh? Meh.

I've just noticed this post.

So Spurs and City may be a threat to us? How many points did they finish behind us last season?

[TheStig]

We might push Arsenal out of 3rd, but I think 4th is more likely.

[Red Chilli]

I've just noticed this post.

So Spurs and City may be a threat to us? How many points did they finish behind us last season?

No, not Citeh, just Spurs Someone else thought Citeh would be a threat, not me.

Spurs finished 30 points behind us last season. But they've made dramatic improvements, not least in their manager