The reason Liverpool did so badly last season was because Benitez was a complete idiot who simply wasn't good enough for the Premiership. He is a good manager, but when up against the best manager in the world - Manchester Uniteds Alex Ferguson, he wasn't what Liverpool fans had hoped for.
As a Liverpool fan, I'm now REALLY excited about next season. Forget the finances, that'll be sorted at some point. A team like Liverpool will find a buyer at some point. We ain't Leeds, we have too much success to be even talked of in the same breath... That talk is pathetic.
The coming season is going to be very interesting. Liverpool have been very careful in the transfer market, unloading their waste of time players (And by God their are a lot of them), and bringing in some descent (FREE) players at long last. Players who will make a difference to an already good squad... And now with Hodgson... Who knows?!!?
Manchester United really need not worry though. I really don't think that Liverpool will be challenging for the premier league title... More for 4th place, but putting up a better performance than last season and maybe making them think along the way? Manchester City? I dunno... My beleife is that the can throw all the money in the world at their team... till the cows come home... and they will never be premiership contenders... Not even top 4. Manchester City are Manchester City... They always will be.
Manchester United fans... You agree?!!?
Tom.
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