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Tbh i think we're still in the same position, in that BR has to succeed, otherwise fans will be saying they sacked Dalglish too soon.
You're probably right. I just hope it doesn't come to that, but I don't have a good feeling this time around.
Life is NOT a journey to the grave with the goal of arriving safely in a prettily preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways in a shower of gravel and party shards, thoroughly used, utterly exhausted, and loudly proclaiming: "F*** ME, that was BRILLIANT!"
Originally posted by little dave hedgehogView Post
but the windows don't exist in a vacuum. maybe 50m of it came from the torres sale, but that's not pretend money. the point is, if i sell torres for 50m and then i spend 50m in the market, no matter where that money comes from, i want to have 50m worth of players at the end of the day. if you make 50 million in the market and spend it on stweart downing and andy carroll, then you've wasted a lot of money. is that fsg's fault? after everyone begged them to give kenny the job, and it seemed like the right thing to do?
fair play to them for making a change to try and rectify their mistake, but the previous regime wasted tens of millions of pounds. that's the real problem here.
This is the only post that should be quoted when all this bollocks about net spend comes up for the umpteenth time.
Yes that is a strong argument, but seeing as it did not really work out and the club does not have much cash shouldn't they dip into their own coffers now to ensure we stay competitive at the top end of the table? Its not effing rocket science either is it?
"Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley
Yes that is a strong argument, but seeing as it did not really work out and the club does not have much cash shouldn't they dip into their own coffers now to ensure we stay competitive at the top end of the table? Its not effing rocket science either is it?
What's to say that for the right player they won't dip into their own pockets? However, we can't just buy buy buy, we have to remove the dross at the same time, otherwise we'd have wage bills coming out of our ears and would probably fall foul of the FFP ****. Hence the need to remove Carroll from the books to allow another striker in. It's not cos we can't afford to buy, it's because we have to keep our operating costs within a certain limit.
What's to say that for the right player they won't dip into their own pockets? However, we can't just buy buy buy, we have to remove the dross at the same time, otherwise we'd have wage bills coming out of our ears and would probably fall foul of the FFP ****. Hence the need to remove Carroll from the books to allow another striker in. It's not cos we can't afford to buy, it's because we have to keep our operating costs within a certain limit.
Very true. Just take one look at Rangers for evidence. (I know there are differences, but the principle is there)
Life is NOT a journey to the grave with the goal of arriving safely in a prettily preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways in a shower of gravel and party shards, thoroughly used, utterly exhausted, and loudly proclaiming: "F*** ME, that was BRILLIANT!"
What's to say that for the right player they won't dip into their own pockets? However, we can't just buy buy buy, we have to remove the dross at the same time, otherwise we'd have wage bills coming out of our ears and would probably fall foul of the FFP ****. Hence the need to remove Carroll from the books to allow another striker in. It's not cos we can't afford to buy, it's because we have to keep our operating costs within a certain limit.
FFP is a farce, a myth. Nothing will ever happen there. We have got rid of Maxi, Kuyt, Aquilani (nearly) so wages should not be a problem should they?
Sick of excuses. Time to stand up and be counted FSG. Put up or sell up.
"Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley
We've learnt before it's not as easy as we'd like to find some mega rich family or whatever who will pump endless money into the club.
There are potentially huge investors around the world. We are still a big attraction and I see absolutely no reason why we cannot have owners to compete with the likes of Chelsea, City and PSG.
China is the direction I would be looking as well. Massive potential, we are the near perfect fit for Chinese investment.
"Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley
Possibly, but it's also a bit of a risky fantasy in my opinion.
The current owners, whilst they aren't going to bankroll us to the point where we can compete with City and Chelsea etc (in pure money terms anyway), I also don't think that we'd ever get into financial trouble with them.
If it was so easy to find a rich group like you say, then why didn't it happen before? That's not to say it wouldn't in the future, but I just think it's easier said than done.
There are potentially huge investors around the world. We are still a big attraction and I see absolutely no reason why we cannot have owners to compete with the likes of Chelsea, City and PSG.
China is the direction I would be looking as well. Massive potential, we are the near perfect fit for Chinese investment.
So why didn't they come in for us at a time when we were up for sale? You're living in a dream world mate
Possibly, but it's also a bit of a risky fantasy in my opinion.
The current owners, whilst they aren't going to bankroll us to the point where we can compete with City and Chelsea etc (in pure money terms anyway), I also don't think that we'd ever get into financial trouble with them.
If it was so easy to find a rich group like you say, then why didn't it happen before? That's not to say it wouldn't in the future, but I just think it's easier said than done.
The only reason that the City owners went for them - a medium-sized club with zero global presence - is that they already had a new stadium.
I'm convinced our lot will do the minimum, like extend Anfield, after which we'll be a much more attractive proposition to potential buyers. Then they'll cash in
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