From almost to almost

I apologise for the increasing number of posts dedicated to Liverpool, but no other club seems to be making as much news as Liverpool Football Club.

Liverpool's demise in the UEFA Champions League with a game to go has been seen as a shock for many. Liverpool's struggle to keep up with United, Chelsea and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League has got many shaking their heads. And why not. Liverpool have made it to the knock-out stages in every season under Benitez. Liverpool were top of the English Premier League after Christmas last season.

Benitez keeps saying that there is not much difference between last season's team and this season's team. Save Alonso. So, there should be no reason to doubt the team this season.
But I think the fact that there has not been much difference between last season's team and this season's team has contributed to Liverpool's struggle. Lets be frank, Liverpool were lucky last season with all their last minute goals/equalizers. I seem to agree with Sir Alex's comments - "This particular Liverpool team peaked last season." Most of this Liverpool team were playing at their best last season even without Gerrard and Torres. That seems to be part of the problem.

Club finances are a whole other issue. The fact that Liverpool are not willing to spend in the transfer market seems to be incurring the wrath of a few players themselves. You can say, Liverpool are in debt, but, so are United. That doesn't stop them from spending if they want to.
Last season, Liverpool "almost" won the league. This season, I hope, Liverpool dont go on to "almost" finish fourth.

This post is about problems. To think about a solution, there needs to be a change. Where? Who? I do not know. The question is, does Hicks, Gillete, Purslow, Benitez know?

P.S. It has been one year that The Kop End has been alive. Thanks to one and all who have been reading.

"Frank"ly

After taking a minor month long sabattical from the blogging world, watching in dismay Liverpool's results (not so much performance) from the sidelines, I am back to whipping up my thoughts into words. Needless to say, it is the internationals that has got me writing again.

Most of you know my view on international weekends - especially the useless kinds. One of the visible side-effects of these internationals(useless or not) is the unwanted injuries for many players. Somehow, players have a knack of getting injured when they are on international duty. Not surprisingly, a handful of them got injured during/before/after the weekend - Robin Van Persie, John Terry to name a few.

I know it is not right to feel excited when players get injured, but ever so often, fans of rival clubs look out for any injuries for players from fellow rival clubs. Well....

But to be "frank", there is this one particular player who, when he gets injured gives me a personal satisfaction - even though he has done me no harm "intentionally". Well, a lot of his goals were not intended to hit the target either. But.........

I do wish him well though...