One of the biggest negatives is I am worried about the calibre of footballer we can attract now. Suarez has been an exception and it doesn't look like we will be able to pull something like that off anytime soon.
And of course the more time we are out of Europe the less likely our top players will want to remain here.
They were showing our game vs. West Ham in the FA Cup final in 2007 on TV... I remembered the buzz I had before getting Morientes, and even though he didn't turn out to be as good as we hoped, he left without much fuss, and we continued to attract big names... It was a great pleasure to view the papers and see the names we are attached with...
Now, I'm dreading most of those names... many who don't have any good credentials what so ever to compete... they are simply (NOT WINNERS)... and that's exactly what we need at this moment... WINNERS... players who are welling to chase the ball back from anywhere, players who respect that their wages are not just a reward for finishing a week at the club, but rather a small treat after a real spirit-lifter...
Kenny is as good as they come, but he's been out of it for sometime, plus, Comolli's transfer targets/dealings have been quite awkward to say the least...
You would ask me "what does this has to do with the subject"... Simple... Being out of Europe should act as a motivation to get back to it, and not only to players, but fans alike... we're not supposed to be there just because we are Liverpool and because we won it 5 times... History is History... We should go for it, and help any man in Red, bad or good, to motivate them into it...
Sadly I haven't seen much of that so far this season... I know we're all disappointed, but the sooner we're over our disappointment and frustration and carry on with what we have... the better