by stmichael » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:56 pm
i think it was more a case that houllier raised the expectation levels by finishing 2nd in the league with 80 points. then the next season after 12 games we had won 9 drawn 3 and were seven points clear. what happened after that even the most ardent liverpool fan could not explain. we have never recovered since and now houllier is using the 4th place back door excuse to try and say that this season has been in some way a success.