Will we win the league this season?

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Are you phoning up to ask if we'll win the League?

He might have just got through as he posted that about four hour ago.

 

[Gray]

Are you phoning up to ask if we'll win the League?

Ha ha.

 

[Gray]

He might have just got through as he posted that about four hour ago.

I did get through eventually and a nice young man with an Irish accent sorted me out.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I did get through eventually and a nice young man with an Irish accent sorted me out.

What did he say about us winning the league?

 

[Gray]

What did he say about us winning the league?

Not a chance, and anyway he prefers Hurling and the Gaelic version of football.

 

[akrh215]

Liverpool ain't got any better players than us. Honestly, our best XI is stronger than theirs. And their two 'best' players both pushing 35. Do they really think they can keep performing at top level all the time?

 

[Danny Tiatto]

Liverpool ain't got any better players than us. Honestly, our best XI is stronger than theirs. And their two 'best' players both pushing 35. Do they really think they can keep performing at top level all the time?

Come on be sensible now. Van Dijk walks into our starting 11 as do quite a few others.

 

[akrh215]

Come on be sensible now. Van Dijk walks into our starting 11 as do quite a few others.

Mate, he could fall off any time. Last year Gundi and KDB went downhill at our club too… No way I’d take him over Gvardiol or Ruben Dias.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I fear we will finish a distant third.

Arsenal are stronger than us defensively and Liverpool invariably win plenty of games late on.

A lot will depend on the fitness of key players, and whether we can stay within 5-7 points of the leaders over the next few months.

 

[Danny Tiatto]

Mate, he could fall off any time. Last year Gundi and KDB went downhill at our club too… No way I’d take him over Gvardiol or Ruben Dias.

If he was in our squad and all three were available for a cup final on the weekend he’s the first name in the backline.

Players can drop off at anytime but if we are talking about right now then without question he is in. Let’s not be silly and let our rivalry with another team cloud our judgement on top class players.

 

[BrianW]

I think the fitness, or lack thereof, of Rodri will be a decisive factor. You cannot be without a player of that quality and not feel the consequences.

 

[.db.]

I fear we will finish a distant third.

Arsenal are stronger than us defensively and Liverpool invariably win plenty of games late on.

A lot will depend on the fitness of key players, and whether we can stay within 5-7 points of the leaders over the next few months.

I can see us doing what we did in 2019-20 where we scored 17 more goals (102) and had a +15 better goal difference (+67) than Liverpool, but finished 18 points behind them.

I don’t think we’ll finish that far behind them this time (I’m hoping for maybe 12 more points than last srason’s 71 points but can see them improving a bit on their 84 points), but with so many young players in the squad and many having played few PL+CL games even if they’re a bit older than the younger lads, in our squad, I can see us being inconsistent.

Young and inexperienced players are naturally inconsistent.

We’ll win loads of games, twat loads of teams by big scorelines, but I can see us being just inconsistent enough to lose enough games over the season to keep us out of it.

 

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It's a sign I tell thee !!!

 

[citeh94]

Maybe an unpopular achievement. But if we win the league this year with all due respect to our current squad against this Liverpool team, I think it will be the hardest title we’ve won.

 

[RayCTID]

Still a near enough impossible task (although Liverpool's defeat vs Palace has given the chasing pack some encouragement)

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Still a near enough impossible task (although Liverpool's defeat vs Palace has given the chasing pack some encouragement)

It’s only 6 games in. Look how shit we were after the first 6 games last year.

Long way to go. We can’t get too excited yet though as we still haven’t beat anyone decent.

 

[Marvin.]

Come on be sensible now. Van Dijk walks into our starting 11 as do quite a few others.

Not this season.

 

[AshtonBlueMooner]

Maybe an unpopular achievement. But if we win the league this year with all due respect to our current squad against this Liverpool team, I think it will be the hardest title we’ve won.

Very unpopular.
Their 18/19 team were streets ahead of this team.
97 points and 2nd place to our boys in blue.
This L’pool team not a patch on that one.

 

[jimharri]

Come on be sensible now. Van Dijk walks into our starting 11 as do quite a few others.

3 or 4 years ago, maybe. The Covid season when they won the league, he was immense. But, in my opinion, he's not been the same player since Pickford nailed him. Plus, he's getting on a bit. None of us get any quicker as we get older.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Maybe an unpopular achievement. But if we win the league this year with all due respect to our current squad against this Liverpool team, I think it will be the hardest title we’ve won.

I don't think there will ever be a harder won title than 18/19 in my life, in this or any other league. 98 points, a single dropped point in the run in and you lose, a Liverpool side that would wipe the floor with this Liverpool side.