Sack Race?

[afc1903mad]

Well you are Milnes apologist on here so i will just have a go at you.

Please quote where I have been his apologist.

[afc1903mad]

I appreciate there is still one game to go but unless sevco do us a favour we will finish fourth with the third highest budget. That for me would be an underachievement this season

I would agree.
The season is not over yet though.

[Red Zone]

I would agree.
The season is not over yet though.

Agreed. I actually think we will nick third. Gerard will want a clean sweep of top 6 games so I don't see them losing to Killie and I can see us grinding out a narrow win at Easter Road

[afc1903mad]

Not the same argument. Different game now

(but he was very lucky he wasnt).

What’s the difference? Surely it’s the same argument.
Fergie was a baw hair away from being sacked and only an FA cup replay saved him after 4 years in charge.

Klopp has undoubtedly improved Liverpool, following his success at Dortmund.
If I were a Liverpool fan (or chairman) my concern would be retaining him rather than him being sacked.

[ragnarok]

I appreciate there is still one game to go but unless sevco do us a favour we will finish fourth with the third highest budget. That for me would be an underachievement this season

So we overachieved when we finished ahead of Rangers in the previous two seasons given their significantly higher budget?

[afc1903mad]

So we overachieved when we finished ahead of Rangers in the previous two seasons given their significantly higher budget?

Similarly, overachieved knocking SevCo out of both cups this year.
But that’s football, budgets clearly have an impact but you always strive to overcome that

[Basingstokered]

Similarly, overachieved knocking SevCo out of both cups this year.
But that’s football, budgets clearly have an impact but you always strive to overcome that

Perhaps we should say to Ajax don’t worry that you got knocked out of Europe in injury time you over achieved anyway.

[Red Zone]

So we overachieved when we finished ahead of Rangers in the previous two seasons given their significantly higher budget?

Yes

[Red Zone]

Similarly, overachieved knocking SevCo out of both cups this year.
But that’s football, budgets clearly have an impact but you always strive to overcome that

Anybody who says budgets don't have a huge impact on who wins the league is kidding themselves. PSG, Juventus, Barcelona (or Real), Bayern (likely) don't keep winning the league in their country for any other reason than they outspend everyone else, likewise Celtic in our country

[afc1903mad]

Perhaps we should say to Ajax don’t worry that you got knocked out of Europe in injury time you over achieved anyway.

I would guess they do take a lot of positives and achievements for getting so close.
They’ve also picked up players not rated elsewhere and made a success of them.
Their sitting top of their league (that they haven’t won in a few years) with one game to go.

It’s great feedback to see actual results from their youth policy.