17 May 2015 09:56:51
So sad to see an end of an era, Gerrard has given me so many happy moments watching the Reds, the goal against Everton, the cup final, champions league, the tackles and goals against Utd, priceless. Its so depressing at the moment as i cannot see any replacements coming through (hopefully Rossiter???). When Keegan left we has Dalglish and a great side, when Souness left we had Mcmahon when Rush left we had Aldridge and Barnes, when Fowler left we had Owen, when Torres left we had Suarez, and now my friends Gerrard is leaving and we have probably the poorest team I have seen at Anfield in the past 40 years. Pick one from that team who is world class?
It may be a bit of a hangover from seeing an Anfield great leaving and I may be being a little too dramatic, however I don't see the manager as a great and I certainly don't see any of the players as great, we have good players but as we saw yesterday we don't have anyone who can really make a difference when its needed. The tactics yeaterday seemed to be made up as the game went along with players just chasing the ball like a poor team of 10 year olds. If we think we will be a decent team with three at the back with Lovren running around like someone who would look poor in a championship side we are kidding ourselves.
Every great team has a great spine and if you look at Liverpool they are so so weak from back to front. Decent managers will get results with poor sides by setting the team up right, as was proved yesterday with Palace, however we have a manager, that after 3 years and numerous new playesr still doesn't know his best formation.

Sorry for being a bit negetive but I cannot see a way back unless we change the way we are managed and the way we play. Brendan I feel is out of his depth, but like the story of the emporors new cloths, it seems everyone around him thinks he is doing a good job?

Evered

1.) 17 May 2015
17 May 2015 10:48:34
A slightly revisionist approach to history there.

Souness wasn't replaced by McMahon. There are a few years between the first leaving and the second becoming a first team regular.

We had Aldridge before Rushie left and he wasn't signed as a replacement (we did know he was leaving though).

Fowler left because we had Owen. One did not replace the other.

Your message is that the club will go on. There will be other greats. You are right. But your facts don't support your point.

2.) 17 May 2015
17 May 2015 12:13:21
sad to see but life goes on, should be one door closes another one opens, but i'm afraid it may be our door is nailed shut with present incumbent.

3.) 17 May 2015
17 May 2015 12:30:45
Rush left for juventus, beardsley, barnes, aldridge and houghton all signed after. Rush did come back 2 or 3 years later.

4.) 17 May 2015
17 May 2015 15:08:57
No! Aldridge signed mid season (transfer windows didn't exist then) during Rushie's last season. At the time of the signing KK soecifically said that Aldo wasn't signed as a replacement and was immediately available to play alongside Rushie. Which was what indeed happened.

i really believe that the only reason I'm not the next Einstein is because all available brain cells are filled with LFC trivia.

To my shame I only got 16/17 on the Stevie G faces quiz on BBC.