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<blockquote data-quote="blackninja" data-source="post: 113972" data-attributes="member: 180789">Mate you've gotta be happy with what we've been given today. With the FA giving fourth place to the blue n' white sh*te, that was the best we could have hoped for really. The tiredness factor is a worry, but hopefully given a good qualifying draw we could rest a few of our top players (not being over confident or anything!), particularly Gerrard and Carragher - being both World Cup bound and probably our two best players; although then that would raise speculation as to Gerrard's future (e.g. Owen not playing in last years qualifiers).All in all I'm pretty chuffed with that decision. Besides I really can't see us winning the Premiership, qualifiers or not.&nbsp; But we're in with a good chance of challenging for the Champions League crown again.&nbsp; That's the weird thing - best team in Europe but only fifth best in the Premiership!&nbsp; I think the aim in the Premiership this season is to beat Man U to third (though that'll be extremely tough: Glazer or no Glazer), then gradually build on that over the following couple of seasons.&nbsp; Or transfer&nbsp; to the Primera&nbsp; Liga or Serie A - we'd win them hands down!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blackninja, post: 113972, member: 180789"] Mate you've gotta be happy with what we've been given today. With the FA giving fourth place to the blue n' white sh*te, that was the best we could have hoped for really. The tiredness factor is a worry, but hopefully given a good qualifying draw we could rest a few of our top players (not being over confident or anything!), particularly Gerrard and Carragher - being both World Cup bound and probably our two best players; although then that would raise speculation as to Gerrard's future (e.g. Owen not playing in last years qualifiers). All in all I'm pretty chuffed with that decision. Besides I really can't see us winning the Premiership, qualifiers or not. But we're in with a good chance of challenging for the Champions League crown again. That's the weird thing - best team in Europe but only fifth best in the Premiership! I think the aim in the Premiership this season is to beat Man U to third (though that'll be extremely tough: Glazer or no Glazer), then gradually build on that over the following couple of seasons. Or transfer to the Primera Liga or Serie A - we'd win them hands down! [/QUOTE]

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