Liverpool FC Forum

[only me]

FSG: bear in mind a simple point: rich Russians (corrupt b*stards) can throw tens of millions at buying a player out of petty cash. So can rich arab owners (corrupt b*stards). Everyone else needs a business plan and we've just built a new stand.

Arsenal went through a similar lean period watching others flash the cash when they built the new emirates stadium so y'know it's not unusual.

Logical however they did put money aside for the manager to use we are just not using it for unknown reasons...

[Penguins]

Hey mate, we're very good at spending money - badly.

Well, not worse than our rivals if you look at the success rate of total money spent. it's just that we spend relatively less so every mistake becomes more magnified.

[devaney]

I've read many posts re; Dele Alli
IMO the whole story is slowly turning into a beating rod against FSG.
We have no real proof of what went on and there is little evidence to suggest that IF Dele Alli had come to LFC that he would have still developed into the player he is today.
Spuds have got Dele Alli - WE have  Coutinho
That's just football...
Anything else is just crystal ball and witchcraft!

That's like saying "Yeah... I see the man drowning, but even if I went and rescued him, it is not 100% sure that he would survive... so just let it be..." 

Mags hindsight is wonderful. Lets face it, if we had known what was going to happen, we would have told the drowning man not to go in the water in the first place !!

[johnbarnes]

I've read many posts re; Dele Alli
IMO the whole story is slowly turning into a beating rod against FSG.
We have no real proof of what went on and there is little evidence to suggest that IF Dele Alli had come to LFC that he would have still developed into the player he is today.
Spuds have got Dele Alli - WE have  Coutinho
That's just football...
Anything else is just crystal ball and witchcraft!

That's like saying "Yeah... I see the man drowning, but even if I went and rescued him, it is not 100% sure that he would survive... so just let it be..." 

Mags hindsight is wonderful. Lets face it, if we had known what was going to happen, we would have told the drowning man not to go in the water in the first place !!

Devaney... I was enjoying a nice hot cup of tea, until I spat it out laughing! 

[Pig Catcher]

Our wages to turnover ratio is 56%. That’s more than Man Utd (45%) Man City (50%) Spurs (51%) and the same as Arsenal (56%). The club is doing what they can on wages but the money has to come from somewhere. More of a problem is a poor recruitment strategy and poor execution in the market.

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

Our wages to turnover ratio is 56%. That’s more than Man Utd (45%) Man City (50%) Spurs (51%) and the same as Arsenal (56%). The club is doing what they can on wages but the money has to come from somewhere. More of a problem is a poor recruitment strategy and poor execution in the market.

Given we haven't signed anyone in 2 of the last 3 windows the club may have found a novel solution to that particular problem mate!

[maguskwt]

I've read many posts re; Dele Alli
IMO the whole story is slowly turning into a beating rod against FSG.
We have no real proof of what went on and there is little evidence to suggest that IF Dele Alli had come to LFC that he would have still developed into the player he is today.
Spuds have got Dele Alli - WE have  Coutinho
That's just football...
Anything else is just crystal ball and witchcraft!

That's like saying "Yeah... I see the man drowning, but even if I went and rescued him, it is not 100% sure that he would survive... so just let it be..." 

Mags hindsight is wonderful. Lets face it, if we had known what was going to happen, we would have told the drowning man not to go in the water in the first place !!

Well if we told the drowning man not to go into the water, then he's not going to learn to swim now isn't it!!!

Wait... WTF are we talking about?

[johnbarnes]

Our wages to turnover ratio is 56%. That’s more than Man Utd (45%) Man City (50%) Spurs (51%) and the same as Arsenal (56%). The club is doing what they can on wages but the money has to come from somewhere. More of a problem is a poor recruitment strategy and poor execution in the market.

Yep!
The harvesting of young potential simply isn't and has not worked.
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The club is sustainable, so it looks we will continue to fire blanks in the market in hope that one bullet is a live wire.
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At this rate it will be 30 years and counting for a title!
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I now take solace in the fact that there is much more to get on with in life than just LFC...
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FSG needs to read this. Not because I'm right, but because over the course of time many other fans will begin to look at other options in their life too.
Then they won't have a world brand to play with.
needed at this time, because a storm is brewing!

[parchpea]

How much more does it take until pressure is applied to FSG?

Im not even talking about them selling the club just funding that shows ambition and intent, they have had a very easy ride at Liverpool.

[Penguins]

Yeah, their propaganda has worked perfectly.
Not much difference between them and Moores.
Won't invest own money, can't take the club forward.

Just cause the vermin was there in between, FSG gets a free pass as long as the club doesn't go under.

[red till i die!!]

I seen this posted elsewhere and while I have read very little it appears to be evidence from a court case J Henry was involved in around the time of our purchase. It contains emails and discussions regarding the sale of the club to investors. They appear to be from the NY courts and are available to view under the FOI act so maybe they are genuine.

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef ... EaA0PHzA==

[parchpea]

First time there appears to be overwhelming condemnation of the owners so the tide has turned on them, be interested to see if and how they handle a genuine tidal surge against their running of the club.

I believe they can do more but had it too easy, if they cant then they need to move on and lets have a go at it with new investment.

[eds]

It's time lads they need to go. 

I take no solace in being right about them from the get-go.

They are parasites that have been spinning the PR wheels since they arrived and finally the rest of you have caught up.

The only problem you have now is that these c**ts are in a very strong position financially and will be very hard to get them out of our club.

A boycott at home games will be the only way to remove them, and knowing the hard-core fanbase most will refuse to boycott games while we are still in the chase for Europe.

[UvS xR4GEx]

They are making money from the club and are not willing to invest the money earned back into the club. How the hell can we have success with that strategy?

These guys dont care about this club.. It's pretty obvious when they make only 2 appearances a year. All they want is to make money off of us for as long as they can until the fans turn on them and they are forced to sell up.

They have turned Boston red sox into a 2.6 billion company.. so that is their no1 priority.

[Reg]

Don't talk through your bum son.