MirrorFootball podcast: Liverpool in crisis special

After Liverpool's shock exit in the 3rd round of the FA Cup to Reading, Liverpool fans are finally tiring of boss Rafa Benitez

Chief sport writer Oliver Holt, 3pm columnist Steve Anglesey, Football Spy's Darren Lewis and MirrorFootball's deputy editor Ian Cruise discuss whether or not Liverpool can finish in fourth place and ask if Rafa's time is up

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[trudon]

fortunate to win this fortunate to win that...what a knob. what about the rest of the campaign. we were brilliant in the champions league 04/05. these journalists need to get off fergies bum also. we dont have 30 mill to spend on flops like berbatov, 17 mill each on anderson and nani who are flops also. valencia is ok but not great.

[mabhido]

you cant compare sir alex getting knocked out of the champions league in 2003 to this coz sir alex had done a lot more for united and he didn't lose all the other cups left plus the top 4 either so it's completely different situation

[trudon]

@ThaReaper01 yeah combined. im talking about individual players. we have to get 2 out of 3 signings correct unlike united who can afford to blow money on players like berba, veron etc and still have funds to buy big players.

[trudon]

@ThaReaper01 did they cost big money...i thought not so stfu. all were under 30 mill mate. in todays market 20 mill players are considered cheap.

[lfcMoorzey]

Gr8 podcast. I think last season Rafa lost the respect of all the player and if he did stay we would no longer have Torres or gerrard. But now we have Hodgson and the teamspirit is back. I think the arrival of cole can inspire are better players. I think Poulson will add some much needed steele in the middfield. I think Hodgson unlike Rafa will give r younger players a chance so 4 Pacheco, Wilson, Ngog, Spearing, Shelvey and Kelly this could be a be season 4 them.

[Ruthlessboxer]

piss off you manc

[m4dm3th0d]

Liverpool really have dug a grave for themselves.

Whether or not Rafa Benitez gets to stick around, Liverpool will sturggle. Will they be able to rise back up or end up like Leeds?

Time will tell.

[kdmoccd]

rafa is almost as bad as the sounes years, we have as much chance of winning the championship in the next 4 years as bolton , he can stick the euro cup up his ass

[townsjim]

The combination of pompous owners and a miserable, overrated manager has caused this situation. I'm not a liverpool fan but I hope they can get it sorted.

[lhasti]

They are in complete crisis.