How did Liverpool fare in the Summer transfer window?

In conclusion, we have had a very productive transfer window shipping out expensive dead wood whilst replacing it with real competition for places with a light covering of real quality and experience. This should give us more of a fighting chance this year of challenging for at least fourth place. Rodgers has to be given huge credit for his transfer dealings this summer as we have not had the money that the top 5 clubs above us have had.

It is clear that he has had to fight the financial restrictions at the club this summer but he has made us much stronger. Brendan has also not just thrown money at someone for the sake of spending money, but it is also backed up with the loan signings of Cissokho and Moses.

I would also expect some sort of inquest or at least a meeting between the manager, Ian Ayre and the owners, regarding our transfer policy and wage structure as it was clear for all to see that we missed out on Willian for financial reasons. I do admire the way FSG are trying to structure our club. However, there has to be some flexibility in our model to attract this calibre of player so we can push on to the next level. The flip side is that Rodgers is trying to obtain world-class talent rather than buying players who are not champions league quality.

Last but not least, we have made a great start to the season with 4 wins out of 4 in all competitive games with 3 wins, 3 goals and 3 clean sheets in the league, whilst beating the Mancs on the way.

Oh and we have the best striker in the league at the moment in Daniel Sturridge, who is on fire whilst sitting very pretty at the top of the league going into the terribly boring double international week.

However, we must not lose sight of what we are doing at LFC. Being the cream of the crop is nice at the moment and we should all enjoy this whilst we can and believe me I am. Over the past few days I have been sending copious amounts of text messages to United fans giving them all sorts of grief. But in reality it’s a marathon not a sprint, it does not mean we will end up being the cherry on the cake at the end of the season.

Finally, I feel the whole club is going in the right direction. For the first time in almost 5 years I have felt on top of the world this week being a LFC fan which feels wonderful and long may it continue.