31 and counting

With the new season starting against Stoke just next week we have 38 games to go to measure the success or failure in what will be Brendan Rodgers second season as manager.

On the whole the squad looks a little stronger this year than it did last, what I  mean by that is we won't be going into the season relying on youngsters like Sterling and Suso to deliver week after week.

Rodgers stated at the start of the window he was looking to bring more goals into the squad and in a way he may achieved that given Aspas's pre-season form, the only draw back is Suaez's situation and the games he'll miss due to his ban.

We certainly struggled last season more so in the first half of the season than we did the second half following the arrivals of Coutinho & Sturridge and it wasn't only the top 4 teams we struggled against, heavy defeats from West Brom and a very average Villa side instantly spring to mind.

Going back to the teams outside of the top4 where we struggled, this for me is an important area where Rodgers has tried to address by trying to bring more goals into the side and a little bit more strength in depth in terms of making changes.

There's 114 points to play for in a premier league season over 38 games, so we can afford to lose to the top 5 teams both home and away and it will only cost us 30 points, that's 84 points still available and on average a little over 70 can claim 4th place, so that leaves room for the odd loss and draw.

So whilst I think we may still be a player or two short of securing top 4 football, a couple of shrewd signings could give us the depth we need to mount a serious challenge whilst the likes of City, Chelsea and United are bedding in their new managers, its the best chance we've had in the last few years, we have to take it, we've seen the effects of missing out on the champions league and the longer that continues the longer it will go on.

38 and Counting, over to you Rodgers.

It's 114 points mate

It's 114 points mate

oops you're correct, bad maths.

6 points from 6.

Doing a F***ing good job so far, probably why this thread hasn't been bumped up. If we'd lost our opening two, you can guarantee it would of been by now.

lets just hope that that we can carry on winning tomorrow and the weekend

75 points got 3rd last season, that's what we should be aiming for.

So 6 points down, 69 points up for grabs out of 108 available.

Easy 

75 points got 3rd last season, that's what we should be aiming for.

So 6 points down, 69 points up for grabs out of 108 available.

Easy 

With the old 'easier said than done' cliche looping around in the back of my mind as I think about this - that's only 23 wins away and we have 26 fixtures left against what should be lesser competition.

Definitely easy 

36 to go , pleasing so far, some football has been excellent some been nail biting stuff, but maximum points return, can't ask for any more than that.

How do you change the thread title after the next game or are we going to have 37 more threads?
Just asking like .

35 and counting

Think a Mod should change it after every game.

Fantastic start for Rodgers and the players though, 3 games, 3, 3 Clean sheets, 3 goals, 3 wins and 9 points, %100 record.

35 and counting keep it up reds !!!

9 out of 9.

Mignolet - 3 games and 3 clean sheets.

Sturridge - 3 games and 3 goals.

Hope we can put Swansea back in their box doing my head in listening to their fans mouth off about we've got there sloppy 2nds and that there in Europe and we are not, we need to send a message out by being consistant and beating the lesser teams, not just uping our game for the top 4 teams.

if we beat swansea and win our next two homes games i will inside be thinking 4th spot may just be a reality. Then drop Suarez on the Prem and BOOM!!!!!!!!!

Hope we can put Swansea back in their box doing my head in listening to their fans mouth off about we've got there sloppy 2nds and that there in Europe and we are not, we need to send a message out by being consistant and beating the lesser teams, not just uping our game for the top 4 teams.

if we beat swansea and win our next two homes games i will inside be thinking 4th spot may just be a reality. Then drop Suarez on the Prem and BOOM!!!!!!!!!

Far more nervous about the Swans game, than I was for the Mancs. 

Luis the Boom ?

Got a ring to it ..

2012/13

Liverpool 0 - 0 Stoke City
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Liverpool
Liverpool 1 - 2 Manchester United

P3 - W1 - D1 - L1 - GF3 - GA3 - PTS4

2013/14

Liverpool 1 - 0 Stoke City
Aston Villa 0 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 1 - 0 Manchester United

P3 - W3 - D0 - L0 - GF3 - GA0 - PTS9

It's been an excellent start, long may it continue.

75 points got 3rd last season, that's what we should be aiming for.

Means nothing for this new season. When we finished 2nd a few years back that was enough points to have won the league in any other season.

I'd happily take another 35 1-0 league wins.

Means nothing for this new season. When we finished 2nd a few years back that was enough points to have won the league in any other season.

I'd happily take another 35 1-0 league wins.

theoretically we would all take 35 more 1-0 wins... but the question is would our heart / blood pressure hold out? 

When have Liverpool ever won anythign the easy way.  They take you to the limit and that why we are loved all over the world.

i would rather a nail bitting 4-3 win than a 6-nil win.

theoretically we would all take 35 more 1-0 wins... but the question is would our heart / blood pressure hold out? 

I think the reward at the end of it would make the countless heart attacks worth while. However, it's going to be a damn long season if that's the case so lets just start smashing people 5-0 instead

I don't think we are getting carried away by our start to the season, but I do think we need to keep in mind where we expected to finish, and the reasons why we expected to finish in that position, just incase things do go pear shape.

But in the meantime woo hoo!

As much as we're all buoyed up over our amazing start I think the most sensible among us know that we still face a bit of a rocky ride, I'm certainly under no illusions that we will go thru the entire season unscathed,

Every side has a downturn at some point in any campaign it's how you deal with the drop in form that matters, for the last few seasons we haven't coped at all as our final league position would demonstrate, but, this time it's different , I think I speak for the majority when I say that the feeling we all have this time is that we ARE better equipped to handle a slump and that the quality and experience we now have will prove it,

We are at the moment in a fantastic position but we are yet to fire on all cylinders, we have yet to field our best X1 and we are not playing to our full potential,

So as you can tell it is no wonder we're all walking around with a semi, and whatever the female equivalent is,(not going there)

I think it's fair to assume that a corner has been turned and that long road to success doesn't seem so far away, in fact the light at the end of that tunnell suddenly seems brighter, don't you think  ?

YNWA