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A SLIGHT despondency seems to have set in amongst the Reds ranks in the last couple of weeks.
Fans who were generally positive in Jun and July now have a sombre look about them and there is the odd muttering about difficult times ahead.
Not that pre-season form is much of an indicator, but there has been a lack of cohesive form in most of Liverpool's friendlies in recent months.
Most worryingly for me, all thoughts of signing one more top class attacking player seems to have gone out the window as attentions have suddenly turned to finding a fourth-in-line centre half.

£20m down, £10m left.
Liverpool moved quick to replace Xabi Alonso, even if £20m for an injury prone Italian centre midfielder seemed very pricey.
But we've got £10m left over and money in the bank from the sales of Arbeloa, Leto, other peripherals, hopefully Dossena, and maybe one or two others.
So, what's the priorities for everybody?

FINALLY, one of the most protracted transfer sagas that Liverpool have been involved in comes to an end.
Alonso is on the verge of a Madrid for a reported fee of £30. But are Reds fans going to be happy with him departing and the probable arrival of Mr Aquilani?

SINCERE, sincere apologies for using such a monstrous image at the top of this posting.
Yet it seems to perfectly sum up the devil incarnate who has decided to leave this fair shores for sleazier times in Spain.
Yes, the Greasy One has departed for loadsamoney Real Madrid.

And so Robbie Keane moves back to Spurs to complete one of the most bizarre, frustrating and downright puzzling Anfield transfer sagas in a long time.
But has Benitez got this one right?

More talk about potential Reds flankers today
The name of Riera has once again been thrown back into the pot, along with Stuart Downing from Middlesborough.
For many though, it's not exactly setting the pulses racing.

PLENTY of activity on the transfer front in recent weeks.
I'm liking this activity. It seems we've cottoned onto the fact that with the Yanks not opening their wallets we need to lighten the load on the playing staff so we have some reddies to play with.
Anyone else really missing the lack of footy around at the moment? Since the end of the Euros, what's there to do other than playing fantasy transfers with the Reds?

I GENUINELY believe that Liverpool are only a few top class players short of a title-winning squad.
As the summer break lurches into view (admittedly we've got some huge games before that) our thoughts naturally turn to the kind of talent that could be brought into Anfield to bring that consistency in the Premiership that we all crave.