Has Rogers enjoyed a perfect storm?

[Letters]

They do need to sustain it IMO. Last time they came this close to the title they finished on 86 points (they can get a maximum of 89 this year), the following year they finished 7th with 63.
If they sustain this level then I agree the point has been made but that remains to be seen.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It depends what you mean by sustain; whether it be in a title race every year or "just" finishing in the top 4 again. I'd still be happy with the latter, personally, even if it wouldn't be as impressive a feat. There is something about this season which does feel like a "now or never" opportunity in that if we screw it up it will set us back another few years. Then again that will have been said before. What does work in our favour is that we have a very young team and squad which would theoretically get better with time. Theoretically.

We will be embarking on the stadium renovation, which apparently won't have an effect on transfer dealings but that remains to be seen. Then you have the enigma of Suarez, who could stay here for another few years or he could turn out to be a serial killer. Neither would really shock me anymore. It would be nigh-on impossible to keep him if Madrid cam calling.... but there's actually no real evidence they want him. Or ever want him. It's never been anything more than press bollocks.
As for the release clause, I'm still inclined to side with the way the Gordon Taylor explained it in that it was a good faith clause which obligated us to do nothing.

For the record though, I'm not really offended [for want of a better word] if people did think we were lucky or whatever. It is a rival board after all.

Also; won nothing yet. I'm going to keep saying that.