S-Clarke

Look at the clubs in mid-table though. Palace, Watford, West Ham, Everton - unfortuntley they are now ahead of us squad and ability wise. You may catch them on the off day, but generally they have better players than us. We do require an overhaul to pull back towards those sides. We need power power and pace up top, more power and pace out wide, more mobility and pace at the back and a lot more depth at RB and CB.

I don't think the club could ever do anything bad in your eyes, even if they changed the kit to blue and renamed our stadium the Solent arena.

It all stinks, really.

It's a Chinese firm.

Agree with most of what you say above, we do need some big surgery. Sadly, it will mainly depend on who we can shift as Gao will have no intention of putting finances in for us, or releasing the wage bill - so we will have to generate it. I think Clasie will end up going on a minimal deal, couple of mill. However, the likes of Ely, Hoedt, Cedric, Carillo, Forster, Boufal, Stephens, Austin will be where our headaches are I think. It's not so much the fees they will bring in, it's the wages they consume at the moment. So as much as I'm excited by what Ralph can do, I'm also prepared for him to start becoming very frustrated when it's evident he really won't be able to do what he needs to do with us. I have no faith in the ownership or scouting and recruitment at this club.

Not really surprised, it's all gone a bit stale there for him. They don't have an amazing squad though, so it will be interesting to see who they can attract.

I want to like him, but he's really poor in my eyes. Not so much at the start of the season, but what he's turned into is utter dross. If I could, I'd say thanks and send him back to Liverpool this morning.

To the one person who is saying the jury is out on Ralph - I think your view on our squad is misguided. We are a relegation squad, we really were primed to go down this year as the squad doesn't have enough quality. What he has done is amazing.

Oh I agree with Pogba without question, he thinks he's better than he is. His 'Brand' is bigger than his footballing ability. He'd probaby still get in at Madrid though, or somewhere like that. I'd see If i could throw that awful CB Jones in as well, but they've just offered him a new 4 year deal so that won't be happening. More crazy goal-faces for years to come.

Is anyone else really confused as to why Utd appointed Ole? Who are the idiots running that club these days? Clearly their eyes were made wide by his ''good run'' when he was caretaker, but anyone could tell he was never the right calibre to take over there. It's quite embarrassing really, a club the size of Utd being managed by a novice who failed at Cardiff himself. That club is in a right mess, not sure what the way out for them is. Must kill them watching City lap it up! (and Liverpool to some degree) Good to see them suffer a bit...but yeah, it’s weird to see a club of that huge size turn into an also-ran.

We were ok against City last year, until 90+1 mins. Although the last game, against Stoke, in Puel's season was probably worse. This is still up there though, need a big clear out of all the rubbish we've acumulated.

Unlucky, but funny. They'll never get this close again, they'll never have a season this good again. Wouldn’t be surprised if they struggle to pick themselves up next season after this, whatever they say it will feel like an absolute gut wrench. 97 points, +57 gd, and one defeat all season, but nothing to show for it. Couldn't have happened to a better bunch.

Good season from Redmond, easily deserving of the accolade. Hope he keeps it up next year and goes a step further. I'd love another Redmond type player on the other side though, could make all the difference to us.

There was nothing positive in what I saw today, one of the worst displays of the season. If that's the standard, then we'll be following Huddersfield. Defence for me is where the big problems are. Yoshida is a decent squad player, but play him regular and you do leak goals. Bednerak is decent, but needs better and more mobile players around him. I'd say we need a RB, and at least one, if not two quick/powerful CB's in the summer who are suited to this league. Long is just average, has a purple patch every couple of years, but we need to be tough on guys like him. Is he really good enough? Sadly, for all his running and effort, his quality is very poor. Ings needs to step up very, very quickly for me - really want to like him, but I'm finding it very hard to enjoy his displays - if we didn't have an obligation to buy him I'd hand him back to Liverpool in the morning.

Thank god it's over. That's all I can say. Get rid of the majority and start again, it's the only way to fix it. Sadly, we will struggle to get anyone to take them as they're so bad and paid so much! God, what a mess.

Honestly, one of the worst end of season games I've ever had to endure. Endure is the key word here. Drab, slow, pedestrian, low on any sort of quality. We were against one of the worst sides the PL has ever seen, no qualms about it, yet we both looked destined to be at the same level. A really, really flat and depressing end of the season. We have a weird mixture of players, a couple who are fairly consistent and reliable, a fair few who have purple patches throughout a season and then go missing for the rest, and even more who are just basically crap. Renewing is still up in the air for me, I have no idea really. I was going to use today as a way to help convince me and give me something to look forward to, but I find myself coming away from that thinking what on earth is the point? That wasn't entertainment, not sure I’d want to spend any of my hard earned on that. As much as Ralph says we need additions, and I trust we will add, I just don't trust the team who will be making the calls. They shouldn't be anywhere near this club after what they've done with our fortune of the last 2/3 windows, absolutely nowhere near. But we just have to suck that up unfortunately. As well as the dross they have recruited, think of some of the near misses. Mbenza at Huddersfield, Jahanbakhsh at Brighton - both high targets for us at the start of last season. I hope, and this is the only slight saving grace in my mind, is that Ralph will have some serious input in who we recruit, because without question he can probably do a better job. All in all another absolutely dire season, saved by a really good manager who managed to galvanise this complete rabble. Now we just need to see what surgery can be performed on this side over the summer, sadly I feel we will fail to shift as many as we need to, which will undoubtedly handcuff us in who we can bring in

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It doesn't really benefit us though does it these days, we're down in the doldrums losing most weeks and battling relegation consecutive years. All it confirms is that we used to be well run and used to have a really good scouting setup, now days though it’s just a horror show with Ross running the show (it has been since he’s come in to be fair)

Very sad, he was a really good poster on here. RIP.

He's never going to adapt, he is out of his depth and has no attributes of any positive nature for this level. He needs to go, it will only be a loan as we are probably paying him a fortune and no one will take him off us full time, but he's no good to us at all. Cheerio.

I kepe hearing people saying 'Liverpool winning is better, it shows it's not about money''. Like, hold up. 2 seconds. Virgil - £75m. Alison. £50m. Two records set for two positions. Keita - £50m, Fabinho - £45m. - Two of the most expensive central midfield signings this season. They got some good 'Bargains' up front in Salah, Mane and Firimino - but these guys were still above £35m. They haven't done this cheap, they've spent an absolutle fortune. That's why they're there.

He is honestly rubbish, just look at our record when he plays. It says it all. Disgusting centre back for any team aiming to be decent.

He is already ours. Thank Ross for this one, as per. More millions down the ****er, he looks ****ed.

This game was a showcase on why Ross Wilson shouldn’t be anywhere near this club. Ely, Lemina, Ings, Armstrong. I have no confidence in next season as he will kill us.

His most positive cotnributes have come when he's played in a front 3, from the right, alongisde Redmond and Long/Ings. Slightly deeper than Redmond, but he hasn't been playing as a pure CM for us.