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It's all academic anyway imho! Without the sale of Alonso there is'nt the money available,apparently,to sign Barry anyway. I'm a bit concerned about Alonso too..other clubs dont see his valuation anywhere near Rafa's so it looks likes he'll be staying..so what effect will us hawking him in the summer have on the player? Anyway,the title of this thread looks in need of a radical amendment!

I'm beginning to wonder if Rafa is now resigned to Alonso staying at Liverpool and ready to allow Barry to drift away..after all,he can legitimately leave MON to take the blame for his intransigence in the affair. This way Rafa has the money still available to spend on Keane?

What did us far more harm were all the draws in games we should have won easily against inferior sides.Over cautiousness cost us imho and I hope next season,we discover how to play with more bravery and courage and belief in the League rather than fear of losing.

Sorry mate,'fraid you've lost me there.

I know they do but this guy did at least appear to have the courage to face us which is more than can be said for Hicks sr. Dont get me wrong though,I'm utterly sick of this whole takeover affair and the kidology that's gone with it and if it helps make their mind up to sell out,then it might have been for the good!

Charming! Hitting people! the answer to everything!

I've never thought he was world class tbh! He does'nt have as much in his locker as Hargreaves or Carrick for example..what he can do is tackle but that's it imho! Didi was better than him because he had a decent range of passing as well but Mascherano offers nothing at all in that respect. £17m ? Would rather spend that on a decent wide man.

I was disappointed when DIC did'nt complete in the first place because of the wealth they possess as opposed to G&H's borrowings and their apparent superior knowledge of the club and football in general. Nothing's changed for me..I hope DIC come back in soon!

I'm a bit late in saying this but you are spot on with your assessment imho!

I must have watched a different game..ref or no ref,Reading were more up for the game and more organised than we were and actually could have won 4-1 with that late chance! Bad result which will surely come back to bite us later on.

Reading were much more up for this game than our lads who seemed befuddled by the formation they were asked to play.Rafa lost us this imho because he,yet again,complicated his tactics instead of sticking with the formation we had been playing well with. Overall,I thought we were awful on the night against a team which can be rated as no more than mediocre and who had drawn at home with 'Boro last week!!

Sami's a Liverpool legend! It's never been his pace but his reading of the game that's been his thing.Thank Heaven we have him again this season!

If we dont beat Besiktas on Tuesday,we might see your suggestion become reality. Only remaining in the CL would go anuwhere near justifying Rafa's rotation policy. Furthermore,although not getting to the next stages of the CL would be a disaster inthe short term,it might give us our best hope of challenging in the League this season. One thing is certain though,we have to qualify for the CL this time again (for next season)otherwise not only will the rotation be out of the door,it will be quickly followed by Mr Benitez.

I agree fully with your comments. Ordinarily,a draw today might have been a reasonable result but in our position having already drawn four due to negative approach to the games,it's a bad result..we needed to pull something out of the fire today but instead wasted the first sixty minutes of the game with our fearful mindset. The 'still unbeaten' tag is not worth that much really when you consider that five draws equals five points and ten points lost! We dont even resemble serious title challengers at the present time imho.