To have Arsenal, Man City and Man Utd in the first 5 games of the season is indeed a very tough task to us as Roy Hodgson hasn't even settled with his best 11 yet. Our only hope is that when the weaker matches come along, we are able to take full advantage and not slip up.

Although I think we should be optimistic of our chances as we are after all Liverpool FC with some quality players, realistically anything better than last season's 7th will be a great achievement for us, so expect us to suffer more painful and unexpected defeats this season.

Clearly RH was not giving priority to the Europa League or Carling Cup when he fielded understrength teams. We were lucky in Europa League but not in Carling Cup. Obviously this is an excuse so that the senior players concentrate on the League. But what have the senior players achieved? 1 win 2 draws 2 losses, 2 places above relegation!

I am afraid RH is going to bring Liverpool into a deeper hole than Rafa. The only solution, which I have been saying for a long time, is to get rid of Hicks and Gillet.