Liverpool owners cap transfer spending at £20m-a-season for next five years

[The_weatherman]

I was just thinking, that if we have roughly the same transfer budget as under our former regime, but with massive debt repayments as well, that must mean they have taken us a long way financially??

At the risk of getting involved again - that won't get us anywhere, Moores sold the club as he didn't believe he could take further, and he was right. The budget we had last summer is not good enough IMO since it now includes contract changes.

We spent something like 2-3 million net this summer and they are indicating that it will be like that for the next five years since contracts also come from that pot. That's not good enough for me.

[Darkon]

At the risk of getting involved again - that won't get us anywhere, Moores sold the club as he didn't believe he could take further, and he was right. The budget we had last summer is not good enough IMO since it now includes contract changes.

We spent something like 2-3 million net this summer and they are indicating that it will be like that for the next five years since contracts also come from that pot. That's not good enough for me.

I wasn't really argueing that it is enough to take us to the top, I was only saying that it could be a sign of our improved financial situation after all, or half asking as well.

But we are in catch up, which is hard with the current budget, but I think most clubs are a bit strapped up right now besides man city. Arsenal, scum and chelsea have hardly spend any money this year as well.

[The_weatherman]

I wasn't really argueing that it is enough to take us to the top, I was only saying that it could be a sign of our improved financial situation after all, or half asking as well.

But we are in catch up, which is hard with the current budget, but I think most clubs are a bit strapped up right now besides man city. Arsenal, scum and chelsea have hardly spend any money this year as well.

That is true, maybe this is because of some UEFA ruling next year or whatever, but this was the summer to kick on and go all out, I don't think we'll get another opportunity like that in the near future.

[Rich]

"In this game, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the titles" Tony Montana.

Seriously though, we're not going to win the premiership without some serious investment and we could even see ourselves slip out of the top 4 occassionally too, having a battle with Arsenal and Citeh. Last years close run in was more to do with Man Utd's poor form and Scolari, then our squad.

We may well secure financial stability with this plan, but we also have to accept that not having a significant transfer budget could put us deeper in the sh*t. If we lose our grip on the top 4, we will begin to lose our status in the international game, we will lose our attractiveness in the transfer market and our prized possessions will seek success elsewhere.

Its a very fine balancing act, a seesaw with EPL title battles and CL football on one side and UEFA Cup footie on the other. Money is the makeweight.

Did you see the points amassed by United last year - poor form?!

[The_weatherman]

Did you see the points amassed by United last year - poor form?!

We are not going to do as well against the top four this season though, we did the double against Man Utd. and Chelsea, that can't be topped.

[tomasjj]

I can't believe that people are willing to defend them.

[fah-q]

We are not going to do as well against the top four this season though, we did the double against Man Utd. and Chelsea, that can't be topped.

But its the draws that cost us

[The_weatherman]

But its the draws that cost us

Yes, because we did so well against the other top four, hopefully we'll cut out the draws and keep up a similarish record against the big fish.