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      NESV/Fenway Sports Group: Owners of LFC

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      Eddieo
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      Re: NESV/Fenway Sports Group: New Owners of LFC
      Reply #2691: Feb 14, 2012 07:05:56 pm
       I still think they borrowed the money to buy Liverpool
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      Reply #2692: Feb 14, 2012 07:10:17 pm
      You know what we cant do squat about it till summer so lets wait and see.

      No point in arguments amongst ourselves on the issue,however the suarez incident has highlighted other parts of the footballing business where the owners or CEO have had shortcomings,thats my only gripe.
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      Reply #2693: Feb 14, 2012 07:10:59 pm
      its horse and cart stuff what comes first success or investment?.
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      Reply #2694: Feb 14, 2012 07:15:11 pm
      I still think they borrowed the money to buy Liverpool

      Out of interest mate what are you basing that on?
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      Reply #2695: Feb 14, 2012 07:31:41 pm
      Actually wanted sheik mohammed prior to hicks and Gillette crouch. Football is not a normal business you will not make money without investing yourself.  You can throw lim at me all you want if it makes you feel better crouch wont change a thing. Never have being a major fan of Fsg to be honest.

      They investment in the playing side has being minimal where exactly is the stadium see even spurs are making announcements today. The fact they are so interested in cost cutting as well.  People need to look at the correlation with wages and winning things. They know zero about football and ain't football fans.

      Stick to what im saying we will not win a league with them as owners but like arsenal we will be a well run business.
      A very well run business it chokes me to say it, is the Old Toilet crew. They are run like a well oiled machine and the lubricant has been money on a consistent basis.
      They have got a world class stadium with a 75,000 capacity filled to the rafters every week and they will take the monies off the whoppers all day without a second thought.
      The infrastructure of the same organisation is a global phenominon yet the incumbants are apparently willing to let the club debt spiral out of control while they juggle the profits. When the Glazers purchased the club it was a successful brand and they are content to extract enough to suffice but not as much as to overly antagonise the supporters, many of whom it has to be said haven't got a F***ing clue.
       
      NESV however plucked LFC from the brink cleared the debt and have parted with some of their own money in the process.
      The business described above is a basis to copy to an extent and whereas the Glazers had it virtually placed in their lap, NESV have got some work to do and it will definitely entail a season or two, quick results in a business sense are the last thing we need.
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      Reply #2696: Feb 14, 2012 07:33:11 pm
      Out of interest mate what are you basing that on?

      Absolutely nothing?
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      Reply #2697: Feb 14, 2012 07:34:09 pm

      Thought so...
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      Reply #2698: Feb 14, 2012 07:45:20 pm
      No offence taken but would rather people debate the content of my posts rather than this general you are only saying it because your negative. My main points about Fsg were lack of investment in the playing side the lack of news on the stadium the priority to cut costs and this current debacle with the Suarez situation. Debate them points tell me why im wrong there.

      No one can debate the points because as yet its too early to tell Corb, As i said before can we really judge them on 3 transfer windows? 2 being in January. Last summer there was a massive turn over in players, and we needed to give the squad some depth and solidity to move forward. Money was available last month we were told so we cant critise them for it not being spent.

      Ive had my say over the last couple of days that i have been very disapointed the way that they have handled the Suarez case, in my opinion very poorly, and them i hold the most to blame for the way the club handled it, but turn back the clock and im convinced that they would handle it differently, everyone would, but you learn from mistakes and im happy to forget it, get my tin hat on and defend the club as we should.

      In terms off the stadium i think they are doing the right thing in terms of researching it correctly before they make any commitments either way..

      The stadium is a massive issue for this club going forward and one that the City owners didnt have to consider when they brought them, all efforts could be based on the team..

      All in all i just think its too early to say we cant be successful with them or that they are the wrong owners, i think they need at least one more summer window before we can judge that and i personally expect something regarding the stadium by around the same time.. One way or the other.

      Its okay posing the questions and rightly so sometimes you need someone to do that but i just think its too early to have your mind fully made up one way or the other. Im certainly not saying we have struck gold and everything is rosy either but i am grateful for them buying us and wiping the dept to start with and im happy with the job they have done so far. The only critism i have is their part in the Suarez saga.

      I also think they need to have someone based over here.. At all times.
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      Reply #2699: Feb 14, 2012 07:54:57 pm
      I still think they borrowed the money to buy Liverpool
      The financial world is based on credit in one way or another and it's not beyond the realms of possibility that maybe an asset was used in a security sense to free up some monies to facilitate the deal.
      Not as H&G did when they used LFC as a surity for their nefarius dealings, indeed the first doubt and enquiries into their conduct caused their whole commercial sandcastle to blow away.
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      Reply #2700: Feb 14, 2012 08:01:34 pm
      Out of interest mate what are you basing that on?
      I looked at how much they had to start with how much debt they have paid off, I also took into account they never paid the share holder a dividend and they have never devalue the shares, I also believe John Henry is far to good a businessman to have £218 million sitting in a bank account

       Most of the information came from Forbes magazine and the times
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      Reply #2701: Feb 14, 2012 08:04:12 pm
      The financial world is based on credit in one way or another and it's not beyond the realms of possibility that maybe an asset was used in a security sense to free up some monies to facilitate the deal.
      Not as H&G did when they used LFC as a surity for their nefarius dealings, indeed the first doubt and enquiries into their conduct caused their whole commercial sandcastle to blow away.
      John Henry is a very good businessman and I am sure FSG are more than able to cope with there debts
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      Reply #2702: Feb 14, 2012 08:14:37 pm
      I looked at how much they had to start with how much debt they have paid off, I also took into account they never paid the share holder a dividend and they have never devalue the shares, I also believe John Henry is far to good a businessman to have £218 million sitting in a bank account

       Most of the information came from Forbes magazine and the times

      I'm sure he hasn't.

      But there is a difference between that and putting the debt into the club? The club isn't the collateral?
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      Reply #2703: Feb 14, 2012 08:37:08 pm
      John Henry is a very good businessman and I am sure FSG are more than able to cope with there debts
      Without doubt mate.
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      Reply #2704: Feb 14, 2012 10:05:59 pm
      No offence taken but would rather people debate the content of my posts rather than this general you are only saying it because your negative. My main points about Fsg were lack of investment in the playing side the lack of news on the stadium the priority to cut costs and this current debacle with the Suarez situation. Debate them points tell me why im wrong there.

      I'm not going to say wether you are right or wrong but will give my opinion on your points.

      1. Lack of investment in January.

      Obviously there was no investment in the first team in the last transfer window but that does not necessarily mean that we weren't able to invest. There is a big difference here.

      Ayre was quoted as saying money was there if needed and I'm sure Kenny said he was happy with what he had.

      If there was money to spend and the manager didn't feel we needed to spend it is it still the owners fault?

      Now I feel you are pissed off, and you have form here, that we weren't bidding all round on 'marquee' signings and also if we did spend big money on players you didn't like you would still be unhappy.

      2. Stadium

      I'm not sure that a lack of news is a bad thing and would like to know why you feel it is.

      From day one FSG said they would explore all possibilities before making any decision on a stadium and don't think anything has changed here. I'd rather they exhausted all avenues, especially if it resulted in us staying at Anfield before spending millions an any new stadium.

      If carefull planning and getting the decision right is now a bad thing then you and I have very differing views on how things should be done.

      3. Cutting costs.

      I'll presume you mean getting the wage bill down here as I don't really see any other area where they have cut costs as I haven't heard about any other cost cutting exercises in the club. If anything we are still investing in the academy and have also sealed a massive deal with Warrior and also a few other sponsorship deals ie Stanley.

      On the cost cutting of the wage bill again I don't see how slashing the wage bill by getting rid of players who barely featured or who contributed little is a bad thing.

      Why slate FSG for cutting the wage bill by getting rid of players who weren't going to bring us success?

      4.Suarez

      I have always backed Luis in this and like most of us feel he and the club have been treated badly to say the least.

      The decision was made to accept the ban and move on where I personally thought that the club should have fought the decision but they obviously thought that it was an unwinnable case as the FA choose to believe Evra over Luis.

      It looks that we as a club decided to back Luis privately but take the ban and move on.

      After Saturday and the apparent forced apology I don't see it as clear cut as some on here as I think that it is entirely possible that Kenny didn't like seeing how he was portrayed in his interview after the game and after speaking to Ayre decided he would apologise along with Luis. It has also been reported that all the movement on the apology came from Liverpool without any pressure from FSG.

      They may well have got involved to protect their investment but, again I might be alone here, I don't necessarily see that as a negative as their investment is this club and if their investment is secure and successful as a business it can only help us on the football side of things.

      I said yesterday that we have massive pride in our club and how we go about our business and I just have a feeling that FSG have a similar perspective albeit on a more business focused point of view.

      The main problem I have with the majority of your posts over the last few months in particular is the sheer negativity.

      You want it all and you want it now.

      You always want transfers but complain if they are not players you like or rate.

      You complain about FSG yet they appointed the man the vast majority of us wanted and gave him the money to buy the players he wanted, the only problem here is they were players you didn't want. They have promised to explore the possibility of staying at Anfield which again the vast majority of us wanted and they appear to be running the club on stable foundations.

      What exactly do you want from them?

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      Reply #2705: Feb 14, 2012 10:32:23 pm
      At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters - Shanks words still very relevant today however perhaps in the modern world it might be rephrased a bit.

      At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the Club (Owners/Employees/Managers) and the supporters.


      I don't know if we are going to reach the highest ladders of success with FSG or with Kenny or with the Players we now have or will have someday.

      My part of the Holy Trinity is to support to the best of my ability the Club and the Players through good times and like recently difficult times. In a way its a lot like a marriage and sometimes marriages are not easy and there are as many tribulations as there are triumphs.

      That does not mean I don't have the right to question what is happening or even disagree with it, but there comes a point when making blanket statements about an ownership and managers is in direct conflict with with my part of being part of the trinity.

      Questioning how much was spent in a transfer window is something that can be debated, opined on and yes even criticized. Just like a married couple might disagree on how to spend the weekly earnings or invest for they're future. Discussion should be encouraged so all parties know what is going on.

      Saying something like "Look at Chelsea's owners and how I would like them". To me is total bullshite it's akin to being married then looking at your neighbors wife who may be a bit hotter so in your mind she would make a better wife than the one your married to.

      Are there exceptions to the Holy Trinity

      Yup if you catch your wife cheating on you then fck it all bets are off. That is what Purslow did, that is what H&G were doing so of course when it is fact that the club has been purposely wronged then of course they broke the Trinity not me.

      I think even to an extent when RH came on to manage people tried their best to support up to the point where the man's words and actions made it clear that a mutual divorce occur. Same with Torres, while we loved him and was part of the trinity like few other players when he cheated on us all bets were off; quite honestly I have more respect for Christian Poulson than I do for Judas, while not up to the task he never ever bitched, moaned or disrespected the Kit that he wore.


      FSG/Kenny/Ayre/Suarez all had they're parts in screwing the pooch on this racism issue, there is plenty of humble pie to dish out; all that being said neither the owners, nor Ayre or Kenny have done anything on the pitch or off to justify the blanket statements being made of them or suggest that they have broken their part of the Trinity.

      So yeah I get pissed when I see others calling for Rafa and to move Kenny to an ambassador role.
      I get pissed when I see our owners being compared to Chelsea or City's when they never once promised or pretended to be something that they are not.
      And yeah I get pissed when we don't give a reasonable amount of time and patience with our own players before we are trashing them.


      The arguments above are not practical, supportive or constructive, they bring nothing to the table and are nothing more than a Christmas list that a child would give sitting on St. Nicks lap at the mall. We can be critical but at the same time we can support and be constructive but instead we turn on each other and the trinity just for the sake of argument and that in my mind is counterproductive to everything we should be doing.

      So you know I am a relative newbie to all of this and yeah its a bit different than sports here in America, but there are parallels in sports no matter the continent that is resides.

      I see as much evidence with our "supporters"  breaking Liverpool's Holy Trinity as I do from either one of the other two members of the union.

      Maybe I missed something in the books, articles and videos I have watched while trying to learn the history of this club, perhaps I need to go read them all over again because a lot of what I see does not add up to what its supposed to.

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      Reply #2706: Feb 14, 2012 10:55:22 pm
      Very good analogy mate with Trinities, one of the factors you mention ie the supporters have always been the side's fiercest critics and apart from the wums and bullshitters this is one case where some positivity can be gleaned from apparent negativity.
      Long before the wonders of the internet there was always an undercurrent of informed opinion at Anfield which was a living entity and developed as a serial would, eventually the gossip would be confirmed.
      Unfortunately the aforementioned wums etc get too much limelight on the internet and their bullshit get's a little more credence than it deserves.
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      Reply #2707: Feb 14, 2012 11:21:25 pm
      Time will tell. Good will only lasts a certain length. In twelve months time if we are still in the same position in relation to spend stadium and cost cutting dont think there will be as many making excuses for them.
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      Reply #2708: Feb 14, 2012 11:31:03 pm
      Time will tell. Good will only lasts a certain length. In twelve months time if we are still in the same position in relation to spend stadium and cost cutting dont think there will be as many making excuses for them.
      Of course time will be the judge as time was the judge with the other F***ing eejits who brought our club to it's knees, I know who I'd rather see in charge mate.
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      Reply #2709: Feb 14, 2012 11:31:24 pm
      Time will tell. Good will only lasts a certain length. In twelve months time if we are still in the same position in relation to spend stadium and cost cutting dont think there will be as many making excuses for them.
      So So predictable from you mate.When you've finished your "half empty" cup of tea.....
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      Reply #2710: Feb 14, 2012 11:37:15 pm
      So So predictable from you mate.When you've finished your "half empty" cup of tea.....

      Am i not allowed give an opinion without digs. I gave my reasons for my opinion is it to hard to debate them. I dont buy into we have great owners simple as that read above for my reasons ain't going to repeat them
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      Reply #2711: Feb 14, 2012 11:38:45 pm
      So So predictable from you mate.When you've finished your "half empty" cup of tea.....

      It almost feels like some people are willing it to happen.
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      Reply #2712: Feb 14, 2012 11:40:48 pm
      Am i not allowed give an opinion without digs. I gave my reasons for my opinion is it to hard to debate them. I dont buy into we have great owners simple as that read above for my reasons ain't going to repeat them

      Plenty of people have debated them, you may disagree, like many do with you.  Why all of a sudden does great come into it.  When it comes to owners, I'll take solid and steady over our club becoming some sugar daddies plaything.
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      Reply #2713: Feb 14, 2012 11:45:40 pm
      I really love the sugar daddy argument ya id hate our owners buying us Silva and say Mata out of their own money. I ve zero problem people disagreeing with me but what does make me laugh is people saying you only say it because your negative. Really look what ive said nothing but facts there.

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