So our recent success, you think that's more down to FSG, than JĆ¼rgen? Obviously FSG have been a safe enough pair of hands, but people are trying to give them wayyy more credit than they are due, particularly when you look at the backing (or lack thereof) JĆ¼rgen got in the summer.
Utd have plenty of cash, but are rubbish. Think they're chop their right arms off for a manager like ours. Its the foundation to build success on. Once in place, just back them.
Thanks for the question, when you could have made a statement. Hereās me clarification.
Iāve said we are having quite a moment with the match results and every little thing adds up. Youāve asked if I think itās down to more JĆ¼rgen or FSG.
Iāll be objective to say that a large part of the match results are down to JĆ¼rgen and the lads who put the ball into back of the net and minimising goals conceded themselves. Direct credit. Everybody plays a part including Pep, Peter, the physios etc. Theyāre paid to bring home the points and thatās their role. Thatās on-field success - what most of us are focused on anyway.
Now, at the higher management level, theyāve also done things that did add up. They havenāt exactly destroyed the club. More sponsorship revenue, more match day revenue (some of us are occupying the new seats and more of us have the opportunity to be there on match day). These were good things. They did disrespect us. Iāll put that down to pissing off its customers. No business wants to chase customers away. However there was some level of service recovery. In life, one thing usually leads to another. The decision to sack Brendan now starts to add up. If weāre going to be objective, theyāve had success in generating higher revenue, success in hiring the right manager (who delivered results) and retaining him till 2024. Everybody has a part to play. Appoint a monkey or an owl as manager and our lives would be hell as well. Yes? Indirect credit for on-field results but direct credit for making the club financially stronger as seen in the recent financial reports. This is also why the market believes weāre worth Ā£3b. They added value to the club.
Some extreme posts (not you reading this) Iāve read are simply emotional to the extent that FSGās appointment of Klopp and Mike Edwards is overlooked. If we recognise that player recruitment is important to our on-field results, then their success in recruiting Mike and JĆ¼rgen is evidence that they appointed the right people in the business that subsequently led us to where we are.
Two models: 1) owner financed not for profit model and 2) a self-sustaining business that spends what it can earn.
FSG is running on 2) and hired a brilliant manager who is able to compete with clubs running on 1). To go on 2) and be able to compete with clubs running on 1) is brilliant. For benefit of doubt, we have JĆ¼rgen who is doing a fantastic job. Imagine JĆ¼rgen operating on 1). We should be miles better than we are now. Agree but FSG decided to operate on 2). Itās a management and owner decision. If the individual judges FSG that itās a crime to operate on 2) then it is a crime to operate on 2). Everything else they do on 2) is indeed criminal. Iāll rest me case if that is so.
Iād say where we are now is a result of all stakeholders (including us fans as customers) coming together to make our position today happen. JĆ¼rgen is very important in the overall picture as heās the man who picks the lads who directly make the results happen. FSG will be walking away with Ā£3b if they found someone to pay up. Central to all these is their top level planning and execution to make the club worth Ā£3b. Their decisions (including adding seats) made our club Ā£3b. Matche results are whatās important to us. But itās not the only thing that lifts the valuation to Ā£3b. If success refers to off-field commercial business, then JĆ¼rgenās role in this is much less.
Remember that our revenue is Ā£500m. Matchday Ā£70m, Media Ā£200m and Sponsorship Ā£220m. Sponsorship is close to half of our revenue and JĆ¼rgen is not directly involved in this area. He might have some influence on media and matchday revenue for extra matches played at Anfield due to his CL and cup exploits. But in perspective JĆ¼rgen has a lot of on-field influence but off it, he accounts for less than half of our revenue. Weāre Ā£3b because all of us stakeholders chipped in. Not just JĆ¼rgen even though he is very important to us.
If me was emotional, Iād say āyou ran us on 2), itās criminal and you donāt deserve your Ā£3b.ā
Hope that clarifies.
