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Only if you win it, otherwise it's just a slightly more competitive pre-season friendly.

Even if you win it it's still just a pre-season friendly.

theoretically our defence can make up for the loss of suarez this season
10 less goals up front
10 goals better in defence
and we hopefully can be in the same situation as last season pushing for the title with 6 games to go

Fewer, and that's not the only thing you got wrong there.

we have a deeper, more skillful, more experienced squad than last year with more goals in midfield
gerrard
coutihno
sterling
hendo
lallana
markovic
all very capable of scoring a decent amount of goals ( 5-10 ) this season

In principle its (reasonably) sound thinking but I think you're being quite naïve - like Arsenal after they sold Henry.

Having one of the top 3 strikers in the world who can score from nothing creates pressure on the opposition that no amount of defensive improvement or middlingly talented midfielders will solve.
Take the 25+ goals away from that and I think you could be in for a bit of a shock. As Dov said - game dynamics are changed by goals and a big part of Liverpool's approach last season was to put early pressure on the opposition by scoring... Its going to be much harder for them to do that now, especially in Europe AND Prem unless they sort out another striker.

dicki in talking out of his arse shocker... ►►►►►►►►►►

From what I saw on MotD, I thought the Gooners were pretty good value yesterday... Sanchez looked very handy...

not naive, just a dreamer

#stillhighfromfinishingabovechelsea

You're in for a shock this season, dicki...
#nosuarez #nogoals

Slippy G will massively wet the bed as well...

£32m for a defender with only 3 full international caps? WTF?

Vermaelen out for 5 weeks with thigh injury.

#banter

Yup - and he doesn't get into the French team ahead of Varane, Kos and Sakho.

Though he come with a hefty price tag. He is a strong defender and more mobile than Demichellis. Must mean Nastasic is on the way out though - I'd take him at Arsenal.

I honestly think Liverpool are going to have a tough season.

Prediction: Chelsea to win the league, City second, Arsenal, United. Liverpool, Everton and Spurs scrapping for nothing.

Is there a lfgss fantasy league thing going on this year btw?

Had to go back nearly 1000 pages for this!

pooface

yep

code for the new season is 237363-64398

I agree with you about the top 2.
I think it will be
Chelsea
City
Spurs
Arsenal
Everton
United
Liverpool

Forest fans on twatter reckon they have signed Zaha on loan. Anyone seen or heard any credible sources for this or is it just muppets convincing more muppets to convince more muppets etc...

237363-64398

Is that Sky?

or http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

the second one

That code doesn't work for me...

It should be fantasy.premierleague.com but I automatically entered as it was the same last season.

Pooface should be able to confirm the deets

Just finished a tour of the Brazilian football federation museum. It is amazingly interactive and their trophy room is superb.
Goosebumps people goosebumps!

I think Joe is correct. We will not score any goals. At all. Ever.

No fucking way Tottershite will finish 3rd.