Originally posted by giggsgirl:
<strong>Whatever was wrong with Murt looking on the positives of not being the Premiership leaders at this stage, even given I am addressing a Liverpool fan?
It is common knowledge that teams who sit atop the Premiership at this stage in the season or earlier/later, do not necessarily stay there because of a number of factors. Remember Aston Villa and Arsenal in the recent past?
The team in that position has more pressure - every team is gunning for them, and while some teams have thrived on the pressure (Manchester United for much of the 90s, Arsenal last year), being top at this stage of the season is not necessarily going to be handled well by all teams.
I find the tone of some of the Liverpool supporters in this thread to be childish (not referring to davo who has a sense of humour), especially as I personally have no time for the `You`re shite/stupid/crap` etc lines of argument.
I like Gerard Houllier and I think the work he has put in at Liverpool is bearing fruit. He has also been a shrewder buyer of players than Sir Alex if we honestly compare what he has got (the likes of Hypia) for bargain prices.
But whether Liverpool`s current position is really a herald of success or just another false title dawn at Anfield remains to be seen.
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Well,Giggsgirl,always a pleasure to read your balanced and thoughtful comments.Not bad for a Manc !!
There will be ups and downs all season,I think ,and it could be even closer than last year.The one thing I'm sure off is that the title will end up at either Highbury (that'd be nice again,
) ,OT (God,not again
) or Anfield (Shurely shome mishtake,hick, <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> )
So the Scousers are currently making the running....so what......I'd like to know how often an early leader still went on to win the title....not as often as you might think !!