The problem with the squad of a few years ago was as soon as someone got injured we had no real replacements for them that were of sufficient quality. The squad we have now has much greater depth.
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Not completely true. Benni, Skrtel & Sami were ace subs. Also Fabs was more than good enough when fit but sadly that was nowhere near regular enough. We were very nearly there.Originally posted by Exiled_red View Post
In the past tho, innit?3rd place. Worst champions ever.
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We had essentially Benayoun, Babel and Ngog who could come on and offer something in an attacking sense. At the time Ngog was really young and raw, Babel was Babel, which left only Benayoun who could come on and make an impact in the attacking sense, an injury to one of the attacking players and he was in from the start leaving us reliant on players such as El Zhar from the benchOriginally posted by PC Plod View Post
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I'd suggest we need to wait longer than that even. There will be substantial surgery to the squad and we will need to see how players work with one another before we know how good the squad is.Originally posted by MrMichael View PostRemember these guys?
/futile discussion.
It will be FAR more interesting and relevant to wait until the end of August then compare our squad with that of 12 months ago."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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This time NEXT August I'd say.Originally posted by MrMichael View Post
Realistically without Champions League football we'll struggle to get the top players in.
If we finish 4th this season then I think the John Henry, Kenny and Commolli will buy some genuinely top class players next summer.Comment
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I think our purchases now are more suited to get us into the top 4, We cant afford to take to many gambles......It seems our purchases are very much dependant on players like Adams, Caroll ( till Injured) and Downing replicating there best seasons as of yet.Originally posted by anfieldanfield View Post
I would expect us to get 1/2 genuine top class in January if we are in the mix at the top of the league, witht he hope that those players have a few months to acclimatise before the CL next season._____________________________________
Weak willed, Wank or do they have a masterplan?
Think we have the answer..Slot!!
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I wouldn't expect to do business in the January window, it's typically difficult to get the right players and often they prove to be expensive. This being the case I wouldn't expect any big players to come in in January unless we are in trouble.Originally posted by red g View PostThe only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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It was our best side for 20 years. And still there are people who think Rafa did a **** job.
Yeah we were painfully close, should've won the title in 2009, but now's not the time to be looking back.Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
It was a cracking team.
I do wonder what Rafa thinks when we're signing £20m players here and there. It's a shame he never got a chance under good ownership.
Time to look to the future now.Comment
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Amazing really, especially when you consider that ????? and ???? were practically unheard of at the time.Originally posted by Shaggy View PostTrey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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You've seen the thread starter, right?Originally posted by Pablo1981 View Post
It was definitely our best side in 20 years, well probably anyway. In fact yes, in terms of balanceOriginally posted by Shaggy View Post
But IMO, the 2nd placed 2009 season is a bit of a misnomer. We only came second because we absolutely had to go for it, all guns blazing, in the last 3 or 4 months of the season. Had we played like that all along we'd have walked it, I had no idea we were capable of playing like that and similarly, why we didn't do it more often
That clutch of games, Madrid, Arsenal etc we were absolutely unreal, why couldn't we play like that all the time!I saw a dead fish on the pavement and thought "what did you expect?"
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remember thinking that season in about jan/feb that we had probably thrown it away with too many points dropped at home. thrilling down the stretch though. epic side.dave of mutilationComment
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