Are you really that surprized?

While I admit that creashing out of the F.A. Cup is totally unacceptable from any Liverpools fans prespective, when we review their recent form, especially in this competition, I ask you "are you really that surprized?"

In the 3rd round we need two attempts to get over Luton, then to make matters worse, we suffered for a horrible 45 minutes against Haven't a Hope before finally coming home in the second half.

Therefore Barnsley were always going to a good bit harded to beat, moreso at home were our form is less than acceptable. For anyone who watched the match, 40,000+ and a few million around the world, they must have wondered was this a training game, Liver pool huffed & puffed and comments were made after the game about the keeper playing a blinder, I always that that what they were supposed to do. Meanwhile our reserve keeper looked anything but comfortable, in one mad run out the box, he flattened one of their forwards and was lucky not to be booked, only a foot up from their forward stopped him, not that a booking will make any difference, on this showing it will be awhile before he gets another game.

Crashing out of the F.A.Cup has in the history of Liverpool, often brought about some major changes.

I can recall and I think it was 1974 when one of the many great Liverpool sides crashed out to Watford 2-1.

That brought about many changes, with some of the Liverpool (fading) stars leaving and a mini revolution starting with a number of new stars coming in to build yet another great Liverpool side.

Many years later it was again crashing out of the Cup to a lower league side that brought about the decision by Souness to resign.

While I am not suggesting that Raffa would resign, matters both on and off the pitch are effecting both the team and the manager and while things might not change immediately, by the end of the season, should we have failed to make any inroads in the Champions League, tomorows night game against Inter is a great test, or not secured 4th spot, then certainly there will be and there needs to be major changes.

The next 48 hours will be very interesting for all Liverpool fans!