wait long long. carra rules!!
anyway, i think in terms of ability, diouf is actually better than baros. he is faster. more skillful and his finishing is comparable to baros (ie, not fantastic). they both tend to overdribble but diouf tend to use the ball better and is better able to involve his team mates. problem is that his attitude is terribly suspect. as such, baros is still my safe bet. but if diouf grows up, he can be a very useful player to have and i think he can work well with morientes. alsol, i think he'd make a great supersub to bring on when the opponents are tiring and he can run them ragged. and perhaps he would not have time to get wound up and start spitting.
or we can make sure he doesn't drink any water an hour before the match begins :bsmilie:
i too suspect baros will leave. if we get at least 10 million for him, i would have no regrets. he's a good player but not quite as good as his head is big.
gerrard is a likely casualty especially given our lack of success this season. he'll be missed but it could be a good thing because rather than trying to build the team around him, we can build a proper team that can play well together.
still, i would jump for joy if he somehow stays.
the current team is not good enough but this is not just down to ability. there's something wrong in the mind as these chaps don't seem to have the confidence or commitment to play their best and fight for every ball. somehow i felt that some of our players have no pride in the red shirt they wear. baros is one of them. morientes too have not shown much spirit though i'll reserve my judgement till next season. i may criticise garcia's passing but i do feel that he's one of those who actually seemed proud to be in the red shirt.
rafa's weakness seemed to be in motivating the lads. i do hope that he can do so or find someone who can before the start of next season.
over rated 
