Mistrust of American owners per se is way off the mark Billy, the other pricks were fraudsters full stop, NESV are business entity who will look for a self-sustaining proposition that requires minimal or zero input that will give an excellent return when put on the market.
Unlike a bricks and mortar investment for instance, a football club is an entirely different prospect with complex and ever changing variants that require understanding and familiarity not only with the game itself but the cultural ramifications entwined in its support structure.
Only a manager like JĆ¼rgen Klopp has the wherewithal to bring LFC the success it is enjoying, the years of failure under an assortment of managers is proof of the assertion, only Klopp's loyalty and love of the club and the city has brought glory to both.
He has the genius and charisma to attract potential superstars which is why FSG paid a surprising fee for his services, that genius allows him to operate under minimal financial support from the owners.
JĆ¼rgen and JĆ¼rgen alone has brought us the glory we craved mate and long may it continue, he is the most sought after manager on earth, little wonder FSG paid multi-millions of LFC money to acquire him.
I really fail to understand the reasoning Billy, NESV are an example of astute market players and cannot even call football by its proper name, their one sound decision was appointing Klopp, he alone lets them share our glory (glory which of course strengthens their investment ).
It is a known fact Stuey that when NESV- FSG took over the club they had a plan for taking the club forward, they have in the months/years have brought in several investors to back up their plans, like standard Chartered, Dunkin Doughnuts, Western Union etc,
When they appointment JĆ¼rgen, they knew what they were getting and knew that for them and their plans he was pivotal to making it a success,
They did their due diligence on JĆ¼rgen mainly whilst at BvB and seen how he could build a winning entity with minimal investment with maximum results, he did similar at Mainz too, albeit at a lesser degree,
You are 100% correct in that the success we have enjoyed these last two seasons is mainly down to JĆ¼rgen, however, he himself will openly admit that all of our successes are a team effort and not solely down to him alone, and it started with the plan FSG set in place when they bought LFC,
They had ppl in place that would carry their plans through and as we are all aware there were plenty of teething problems in the first 2/3 years, plenty of lessons to be learnt from their POV, I think this where your contempt for them comes in, I must admit mate I too was sceptical and it took a long time for me to realise that, these owners are not the pariahās I thought they weāre going to be, In fact they have turned out quite the opposite and I am very pleased by the way they conduct their business,
Their Modus Operandi suits us to a tee, that we only invest the monies we earn, this is one of their reasons for bringing Klopp in, this was part of the grand plan, and itās working, JĆ¼rgen isnāt being frugal because FSG tell him to be, thatās how he himself works, he builds teams with minimal investment and has them working as one well oiled machine, and parts of said machine will only be replaced by parts that will fit perfectly, they have to fit his criteria or they are not added, he will not add if he doesnāt think adding is required, or he feels those he has at the academy have the required skills, mentality etc to make the step up,
Again you are 100% correct, JĆ¼rgen Klopp is the only manager on the planet with the wherewithal to raise the Phoenix from the ashes, he is the perfect fit, found at the perfect time, found by FSG, they recognise in JĆ¼rgen that he, and he alone was their Messiah, in the years to come from Oct ā15ā will be known as the Klopp era, know one knows when his era will end, perhaps only himself , until then Stuey mate, just enjoy the glory in our midst, lap it up like a puppy with a cone, cos no one knows when it will end, and if you can rid yourself of the scepticism of our very good owners, you might enjoy it even more .
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