Come on people, lets be real, sure Torres is our best goal scorer, scoring 34 goals, but this in a team that scored 119 goals for the season. Crouch didn't put in a lot of those remainding goals. People are so fixated on having a 4-4-2 formation, that is being fazed out. This 4-2-3-1 formation is used by Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, the big teams in Spain and Italy. This formation has obviously proved to be a success with Rafa in the past with Valencia and now he has found the winning formula with Liverpool. Now he needs to buy players who will fit into that system. We don't need another world class striker, and let's face it, a world class striker will want to play regularly and Torres is top of the pecking order. What we need is a striker who is young, technically gifted and willing to bide his time, which we have in the reserves in Nemeth. We need wingers now, with talk of Queresma and Ribery, as well as English players like Bentley and Milner. Even though other "fans" may not feel the same way, in Rafa I trust and in Liverpool I trust.

The problem with liverpool is that they constantly buy and sell players every single transfer windows. The consistency of the form of the team is not there, simply because they need to gel with the new players. every season he brings in 4 to 5 players, and sell existing ones. that's why they are only good in the 2nd quater of the season, where the style starts comin in.but at the end of season, he starts to sell and buy agin, and the process continues.That's why they never will achieve something higher than 4th every season.

Dossena a sound signing.Barry will bring consistency in place of Alonso.Crouchie a certainty to leave,so next priority a back up to King Fernando of Anfield.Ramsey? not bothered.

Dossena & Deggen will be useful additions to an already good squad but we need at least two more strikers to back up Torres, he is amazing but its unfair for the club to expect him to be our only goalscorer. Babel will come into his own next season once he's recovered from his unfortunate injury, maybe even as a partner for Torres, hasn't been tested yet but he was a striker in Holland so why not give it a go, he is pacy and strong after all!!

With the possible (some say expected) arrival of Gareth Barry the midfield should be well covered by him, Gerrard, Mascherano and Lucas. Not sure about loosing Alonso, i admit he's had a torrid year but he's one of the best passers in the league, and when fully fit, a great asset to the squad. In this day and age footballers need to accept the may not start every game and rotation is a part of the policy at most premiership clubs who have the depth of squad, shame he cant see that and want off to Italy....

All that said until our boardroom fiasco is settled in an adult fashion there will not be sufficient investment available to further develop the squad. We need to buy a player of Torres calibre every year to stand a fighting chance, and come on, where have all Liverpools Academy bos gone??

To compete with United, Arsenal & Chelsea we need solid, forward thinking long term investment in the squad and ground and there is no way in hell that anyone in the current financial climate would prepared to back the two numptys in charge at the moment.

I love Liverpool Football Club but feel much anger towards Rick Parry, his decision to let the club be co-owned was a recipe for disaster from the offset and why no-one else tried to prevent this from occurring i do not know, maybe its time that the backroom got its act in gear and support the club properly and put petty squabbles aside or accept defeat the pair of them and sell to DIC, at least they will have a fans voice in the club, which is the way a family club should be run!!

well done on selling a scoring striker and keeping voronin and kuyt the striking winger. I think not. good luck finding a goal scorer other than fernando

Well done Rafa!
Now Lfc do need someone to replace Crouchy!
Good Luck