Title Race

[RichC]

Oh money has certainly played it's part but I'd also say the quality at the top of the league has come down - look at the number of teams getting to the semi's and beyond in the CL for me this shows we've seen the overall quality in the PL come down.

2012/2013 - 0
2011/2012 - 1 Chelsea
2010/2011 - 1 Mancs
2009/2010 - 0
2008/2009 - 3 Manc, Arsenal & Chelsea
2007/2008 - 3 Mancs, Chelsea & Us

[Patricks_Berger]

Looking ahead to December - big difference this year is that (ATM) we are going into these big away games with the likes of Spurs, Chelsea and Citeh all needing to get the three points to make up ground on us. Which means they have to take risks where we don't.

I would say a draw in each of those games is acceptable. If you can win one of them then you are laughing- but the biggest thing in these games is to not loose. Dont give them anything.

We can let the home side commit players forward. We should keep it tight and use the pace of the likes of Sturridge and Moses to hurt them on the counter.

[PTP]

i'd be ecstatic with draws all three of those games especially if we pick up wins in the 'easier' game

[RichC]

They would be great results for us.

[ronanm]

Looking ahead to December - big difference this year is that (ATM) we are going into these big away games with the likes of Spurs, Chelsea and Citeh all needing to get the three points to make up ground on us. Which means they have to take risks where we don't.

I would say a draw in each of those games is acceptable. If you can win one of them then you are laughing- but the biggest thing in these games is to not loose. Dont give them anything.

We can let the home side commit players forward. We should keep it tight and use the pace of the likes of Sturridge and Moses to hurt them on the counter.

The harder the teams we play, the better imo. If we play Spurs first (or whoever), we'll need to up our game. Having upped it for that, it will stand us in good stead for the rest. Anything more than 3 points from 9 would be an excellent return imo. IMO

[Rigadon]

I know we're only 11 games in, but I genuinely can't remember a time where the top eight has been so close. Looks good though doesn't it, 23 points from the opening 11 games.

A goalscoring midfielder / forward is a must in January. We're doing bloody well so far but we can't rely on Suarez and Sturridge to carry us throughout the season. I imagine Coutinho will start to chip in soon but other than that, we don't have a lot of goal threats in our team.

Reminds me of the Championship - that's always been a tight league. And yes, I agree, it looks good and makes for a far more exciting league

[Mattshark]

Oh money has certainly played it's part but I'd also say the quality at the top of the league has come down - look at the number of teams getting to the semi's and beyond in the CL for me this shows we've seen the overall quality in the PL come down.

2012/2013 - 0
2011/2012 - 1 Chelsea
2010/2011 - 1 Mancs
2009/2010 - 0
2008/2009 - 3 Manc, Arsenal & Chelsea
2007/2008 - 3 Mancs, Chelsea & Us

Coincides with the home grown rule.

[Slinky Skills]

Darkon, why is your Moderator red a darker than Rcasemore's?

The red in the writing I mean.

[Darkon]

Hu? What?

If there is any difference, it's most likely down to the degree of awesomeness in my favor!!

[Slinky Skills]

You know every member's forum name is in Red, moderators have a slightly darker shade of red, yours is darker than the other moderators.

Take a look at it, not that it matters in the grand scheme of things it's just something I noticed.

[baitman]

You know every member's forum name is in Red, moderators have a slightly darker shade of red, yours is darker than the other moderators.

Take a look at it, not that it matters in the grand scheme of things it's just something I noticed.

great tic taks Slinks. divide and conquer

[Alex]

We elected Darkon 'King Mod'. Reece tried to steal it, but we felt he would abuse the power to make everyones avatars Pandas.

[Reece]

[el matador]

how things have changed over the past few years. now we can batter the **** teams and struggle a bit against the best ones, whereas scoring four against fulham a few years ago was a struggle.

if we beat all the dross below us then we have a very good chance of CL qualification. If we get to the CL we may have to tighten up a bit.

[Yozza]

Strange article by the DM......

Liverpool fans were blamed for Hillsborough when it wasn't their fault. If there is any justice left in football, they will finish as champions this season

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2502451/Adrian-Durham-Liverpool-deserve-win-Premier-League-Hillsborough-disaster.html

Every Saturday, I am sent to a Premier League game by talkSPORT and this season I’ve visited Anfield four times. It is one of this country’s football temples so it is an honour to go there.

Each time I am there I take a few minutes to stand across the road from the Shankly Gates and amidst the football-loving fans and tourists taking pictures, I read through all the names on the Hillsborough memorial.

On Saturday I followed that routine again, and then watched Liverpool thrash Fulham to go second in the table.

Football isn’t decided by sentiment; it rightfully dictates that the team with the most points at the end of the season will be champions

But if there is one set of fans who deserve to win the title this season, it’s Liverpool supporters. And this is why.

Liverpool last won the title a year after the Hillsborough tragedy. In all that time those fans have been lied to, lied about and generally treated appallingly. Hillsborough police changed their stories to try to pin the blame for the tragedy on Liverpool fans.

Parents of fans who lost their lives that day were told bluntly they couldn’t touch their loved ones because the bodies ‘belonged’ to the coroner. There is evidence that the majority of those who died could have been saved had the police reacted in the right way, instead of instantly thinking it was down to hooliganism.

Liverpool fans were blamed for an appalling tragedy that wasn’t their fault. They’ve had to endure the pain and lies of all that followed for years, for decades.

My memories of what I saw on TV that day are of Liverpool fans using advertising hoardings as makeshift stretchers to have stricken fans taken away for treatment. I also remember Liverpool fans in the upper tier trying to drag as many fans up from the packed pens below. Liverpool fans acted heroically on April 15, 1989.

It wasn’t until last year that the original inquests were quashed. Nothing can bring back those who lost their lives but for the first time since the tragedy, Liverpool fans know that the truth is out there now, and nobody can tell lies anymore. It is impossible to overstate how important that decision over the inquests was to Liverpool Football Club.
The 96 who died will never be forgotten.

The Liverpool fans have been through enough. It’s time they had something to shout about, something they can properly enjoy.

The pain was too raw for true title celebration in 1990. The Champions League win in 2005 was miraculous – but once the celebrations subsided, the quest for truth over Hillsborough continued.

It’s about time English football paid back its debt to Liverpool Football Club. The Reds put England on the European football map in the 1970s and 1980s. And then England treated the club and its fans like dirt.

May the best team win the Premier League this season, but if there is any justice and sentiment left in football, Liverpool will be champions come May.

Next time you’re at Anfield, take the time to read the names on the Hillsborough Memorial by the Shankly Gates. They should not be forgotten.