Gerard Houllier

[eastie]

Sunderland and bolton are catchable even now- outside the top 5 there isn't a great deal between the rest and any team that puts a run together can finish 6th- would not surprise me to see Sunderland go 6 or 7 without a win and plenty for us to play for yet- if we beat them, blues and Wigan we would probably be into the top 10 with 3 months to go!

[Risso]

It's the "if we go down" bit that worries me Merv.  There's no way it should even be a consideration.

Well, yes. If there's even a threat of that March I expect this whole site to go into meltdown.

and rightly so.

[Michel Sibble]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

[Olneythelonely]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

Like Chelsea?

[dave.woodhall]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

Just this season, or for the last few as well?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

It's the "if we go down" bit that worries me Merv.  There's no way it should even be a consideration.

Well, yes. If there's even a threat of that March I expect this whole site to go into meltdown.

The whole site goes into meltdown when we finish 6th three seasons in a row!!! Well, some of them do, there are a few sane members on here!

[Risso]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

Like Chelsea?

It becomes less important when you have the luxury of points amassed from other games.

But to be honest, as with Chelsea, I think the performance is more important than the actual result, although we're getting to the stage where points are needed as well.

[sfx412]

After the recent run the performance matters most and a win would be perfect icing on the cake.

But Sunderland are no ones fools this season and Bruce always has a thing for us and another for Houllier, so expect fireworks.

We need a couple of confidence builders, games that shut up the Houllier out brigade for a while, and following Chelsea, Sunderland are a good choice for us to do that even if the result doesn't go totally our way.

Be even nicer if we signed someone decent before the game too to show what direction Houllier is thinking

[Greg N'Ash]

 A lot of the unrest is due to some not liking GH due to his bindipper comments though i'm sure a lot of the GH-out mob would deny it..If he'd kept his mouth shut he'd have a bit more leeway. Personally i don't care what club he's in love with, as i didn't care about DOL's Arsenal love-in but some fans don't realise its just a job to 99% of managers. if he gets the boot hopefully it will be based solely on results not on some sort of hate campaign. As for relegation we'll know if its a real danger end of this month and i think there's enough promise from the last game to give him till then

[Michel Sibble]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

Just this season, or for the last few as well?

Last season we weren't standing on top of the regelation trap door.

Sunderland are shite away, we have a full squad so there's no excuse.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sunderland are shite away, we have a full squad so there's no excuse.

Played ten, lost four. I wish we were that shit away from home.

[Greg N'Ash]

If we can't beat Sunderland AT HOME, we deserve to go down.

Just this season, or for the last few as well?

Last season we weren't standing on top of the regelation trap door.

Sunderland are shite away, we have a full squad so there's no excuse.

out of interest are you french canadian? only heard them use the phrase on your signature

[Michel Sibble]

Sunderland are shite away, we have a full squad so there's no excuse.

Played ten, lost four. I wish we were that shit away from home.

Eh? One win this season so far, oddly enough, Chelsea.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sunderland are shite away, we have a full squad so there's no excuse.

Played ten, lost four. I wish we were that shit away from home.

Eh? One win this season so far, oddly enough, Chelsea.

Correct, which would mean they've drawn five. Not such a soft touch as you make out, not that I don't think we won't beat them but to describe their away form as shit, is just plain wrong.

[Dave]

I don't think there's a cat's chance in hell we'll go down.

Two points off the relegation places in January says otherwise.

9 points from 6th says we can turn it around.

With a game in hand.

Which is against Wigan.