[GocartMozart]

The First
Now that this seasons over for the majority of us (whadya mean, it was a long time ago!), let me be the first to start the wind-ups and say "next year could be our year".

Why, well United are clearly in decline and LFC are improving! How so, you may well ask, simple. In 2006-7 MUFC were crowned champions with 89 points, they scored 83 goals and conceded only 22, Ronaldo was footballer of the year. They then spent something like £75 million and what have they got for their money? Less points, less goals and more conceded, Ronaldo is still the best player in the league and they have progressed further in the Champions league, so maybe Fergie has taken a leaf out of Rafa's book and changed his priorities!

On the other hand, Liverpool spent about the same amount of money and have gained more points, scored more goals and conceded less (unless Tottenham score). Should Liverpool win at Tottenham and United at Wigan, the gap will have been reduced by 10 points. Both clubs will probably look to sign another striker in the summer and both last summers signings, Torres and Tevez have been fantastic this season with the Spaniard just edging the choice of best buy.

Chelsea's record is almost identical and amazingly, whilst Arsenal have scored less and conceded more, they have the best improvement points wise.

Should this be repeated next year and should Liverpool improve their abysmal record against the other three, then it's down to the wire for all four clubs and KK's words will mean very little! I'm telling you, next year could be our year!!!!!!!!
Howard Jones

Now that this seasons over for the majority of us, let me be the first to start laughing at the "next year could be our year" rubbish.

[ZEUS]

GCM let them talk, it's the only thing they are good at!

[TeKnIcIaN]

Who is this ass-hat? Why must the right to free speech be extended to hapless boobs?

Firstly, he's got the goals conceded all wrong... United conceded 27 goals last year and unless Wigan can somehow get 5 past us on the last day, we'll beat that handily. And if we're still champions by taking 2 points less this year over last, then I'm still not prepared to say we're in "decline".

Last year, we beat the scousers 1-0 at Anfield, and 2-0 at OT. This year we beat them 1-0 at Anfield, and 3-0 at OT. Who's friggin declining now butt-munch?!?!

[GocartMozart]

GERRARD DESPERATE FOR TITLE SHOT

Steven Gerrard has revealed he is desperate to be involved in a genuine title challenge.

And he insists he has the belief that manager Rafael Benitez can deliver the championship to Liverpool for the first time since 1990.

But the Liverpool skipper maintains that Benitez must have help from the board in the transfer market to make Liverpool stronger.

Gerrard has just witnessed Manchester United win their 10th Premier League crown and take their overall title haul to 17, just one short of Liverpool's all-time record.

Liverpool finished 11 points adrift of United, and have just completed their second successive trophy-less season under Benitez.

Gerrard told Liverpoolfc.tv: "Other teams are going to strengthen and become better sides, so it is important we do the same.

"There is a lot of money in the league - teams and squads will become stronger in the summer. It's important we do not fall away, we want to stay up there with the best.

"To keep doing well in the league and Europe we need to strengthen the squad, there is no doubt about that."

Liverpool were forced last week to dismiss as "fantasy" that there had been a bid from Inter Milan for their captain, and likewise on Tuesday have dismissed out of hand claims from a Spanish radio station that Chelsea had tried to sign Fernando Torres for £40million.

Gerrard is more concerned with Benitez's transfer market activity, saying: "I don't know much about Rafa's transfer plans. He doesn't call me in and tell me names.

"But he does assure me and the other players that if anyone becomes available who would strengthen the side, then he will go out and buy them. It's important Rafa gets the right backing above him as well.

"Obviously I have to be careful that I don't send expectations through the roof again, but for me I am desperate for it (a title challenge). I believe in this team and this manager, and believe we can make it happen.

"We need help and new players, and the manager needs help from the board to make these signings happen and make us stronger. I do expect us to be involved next season."

He added: "This is a tough league to win. We are strengthening all the time, working as hard as any other team.

"But sometimes you have to realise there are other sides that are as good as us who are strengthening and working hard as well. They want it just as much as us.

"But it has been a long time for this club (since winning the league), so we all maybe need to give that extra five or 10 per cent.

"It's difficult to say how many world-class players we need. You look at the points difference and over the last few years we have made it smaller.

"Playing against the Arsenals and Chelsea, it has been close. We are giving them good games which are tight and get decided on small details.

"If we can make the team a little bit stronger, have a few more options and match-winners, and make the team a tiny bit better defensively, we can do it."

And Gerrard has revealed his bitter disappointment that Liverpool fell away in the title race in the recently completed season.

He said: "Silly results against teams we should be beating cost us. Look at Reading away, where we were beaten 3-1. There were a couple of silly draws at home against sides you need to perform perfectly against and take maximum points from.

"You can be involved in the title race and even win it without beating the top three home and away. You don't have to take maximum points from them as long as you perform perfectly against the others, but we haven't done that. We dropped stupid points.

"We know we are capable of going on consistent runs and beating anyone. We started off that way, expectations were high. We thought this season we were going to be a lot closer, so now we need to learn from our mistakes.

"I thought we would have been involved in a title race come March or April but unfortunately we were out of it."

On his own future, Gerrard said: "I'm happy here and enjoying my football. Obviously I am not happy ending the season without a trophy because I am a winner and that is what I play the game for.

"I like finishing the season having a trophy or cup final to look back on and seeing I've achieved something.

"The experiences I've had at this club in Istanbul, Cardiff and so on - I want these again because I've enjoyed them so much."

No actually you're not a winner. A winner would have a Permiership trophy under his belt, yet the only ship that's never docked in Liverpool is the Permiership. Must be tough playing for a small time club and being delusional that you're actually class.

[Dirtycheat]

what he means is that he is a sore loser.

Its CV talk for a dickhead who cant stand losing and everytime they lost he has a sulk.

william gallas is a "winner" too.


p/s gerrard's only hope of winning a title is to either move abroad or to united. I think the first one is the safer and more likely option