I'm not Parry's biggest fan and don't exactly know off hand what his job description entails, but I'll go on what I've read just to try and put a different look on it all. After all there's two sides to every arguement and Rick needs a defense as much as the next man, so without claiming "Parry is God" I'll just try and give him some backing.
If Parry had a say in who David Moores should or should not sell to, surely he helped Moores in select the manager as well. In other words he had a say so in Rafa Benitez becoming our manager which 99% of fans are more than happy with.
If Parry is solely to blame for us missing out on the likes of Simao/Heinze/Neill and god knows who else, surely he's worked on other transfers i.e. Torres/Reina/Skrtel and so on.
If Parry has helped prolong contract talks for the likes of Kuyt/Agger (most recent cases) then he's also been involved in those contracts that have been signed without the hassle. I'm sure Reina has signed a new contract since the one he signed on day one, similar I'd think Xabi has signed an extentsion.
If Parry is in charge of the sponsorship deals then I'm sure he's had a say in Carlsberg being our sponsor for the last 20 years almost. I don't know how long Parry has been at the club but it's certainly getting on a bit so he must of had some talks at some point about a new sponsor or renewing the contract with Carlsberg.
So again I'm not saying Parry is worthy of a place in Liverpool's Legendary Boardmembers Club or that he is even good at his job, but people are too quick to say Parry is useless and done F**k all but pick up a pay cheque for his new car and all that. If memory serves me right, it was Parry who convinced Carlsberg not to run a deal with a certain newspaper, but most Liverpool fans overlooked Parry's involvement in that incident as it'd of meant them swallowing a bit of pride and actually giving him a pat on the back rather than a knife.
Just to clear up, I don't really think Parry does his job as well as he could. All I'm trying to do is cut the fella some slack and show there are two sides to every arguement and both need to be expressed.
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