Chris Bascombe...

[breffniboy]

And there's also Ireland's Anthony Stokes who only has to sneeze to bag a goal on loan at Falkirk. Ok, it's only Falkirk but...

I think any hack would be failing in his duty if he wrote anything other than gloomy and pessimistic appraisals of the Pool at the moment. We're cack. It smacks all too much of that dreadful Houllier season when we signed a load of donkeys, lost any semblance of attacking threat and laboured our way to the rapidly revised 'target' of finishing fourth.

I won't join the blossoming Benitez out chorus but there are certain patterns emerging in our play and results that really really worry me and Rafa needs to change it quick smart or he'll wind up a carbon copy of Ged.

[blacky]

so you don't think that all clubs go through a bad spell? welcome to the real world. and how the hell should i know when it will end?!? back to the point in question though - you've pulled me up on my comments, so do you agree that we're 5 yrs behind the arse?

If winning the title is our main objective then we have been going through a bad spell for 16years. Cup success aside we are no closer to the title now then at any point in the last 16 years. This is a seemingly never ending bad spell.

[Rocket]

to win the title, you need to be at least pushing the winners close the season before.

we did that under houllier once when we finished 2nd. i'll not hold out hope for another title until we do it again.