NESV - The first 100 days

Sunday marked the 100th day since Liverpool Football Club were saved by NESV and saved from a 15 point deduction and certain relegation under the nightmare ownership of messers Hicks & Gillette. So much has happened in the 100 days , probably the biggest regret was Roy Hodgson being the wrong man at the wrong place hence the parting of the ways after some woeful displays and results.

In what was seen as a wrong appointment in many Liverpool fans eyes, it was a car crash waiting to happen for me. With Kenny Dalglish’s name being sung with great gusto it was only a matter of time until John W Henry made his first massive decision in installing King Kenny back to the dug out. From the outside it must look like the scousers are stuck in some nostalgia timewarp but, after all the turmoil of the last three years we just want our club back. For too long the old traditions of LFC had been forgotten, especially during the Houllier/Benitez years.

Even though trophies kept coming, our style of football was lost and the tried and trusted pass and move was lost and at times bored me to tears , which is why so many fans wanted Kenny back to take us to the Liverpool we all love, with things kept in-house and back to the type of football that brought us title after title and European cups galore.

I think NESV have probably been a little overwhelmed so far and there desire to want to avoid making the wrong decision by understanding the game before making any decisions was certainly doing them no favours. Thankfully as always are fans showed them the right direction and now I'm sure that through Kenny they can really begin to get  a lesson in what LFC is all about. I really think they could go on to be the fantastic owners

Can't fault them for anything at the moment, people may complain how we havent been throwing money around or makign World Class signings, but I don't think thats through lack of trying.

Still very optimistic and in anticipation of summer

Sunday marked the 100th day since Liverpool Football Club were saved by NESV and saved from a 15 point deduction

9 points wasn't it.

Either way, we'd be bottom.  And Roy probably would have been sacked and replaced by Purslow as manager.

100th day and the club as a whole seem's to have moved on next to nowhere from where we have been.
New owners,the''Prodigal King''&us the ''13th''man all back in tandem. The future is red.

If I being honest I wish they sacked Roy Hodgson much sooner then they

Cautiously opptomistic start hopefully with the right man at the helm we will just get stronger, at least they ,  haven't come in with false promisses of new ground, ect, ithink we will find out more in the summer

I started following LFC of course when FSG came in on the purcahse (perhaps about a week before). I have spent a lot of time the past 4 month's or so defending them (the majority of that over on TIA). I got booted from TIA as being an agent of NESV, however all I did was try to stay positive and quash some of the rhetoric that was coming out regarding them being broke and other innuendos. In honesty i could care less about them as they are just a bunch of rich guy's, though I do think they are sincere in what they say.

I am happy now that thing's look to have turned a corner a bit and we are all back to talking about the club and team in positive and constructive ways...what a turnaround since Kenny took over. UKSV/FSG are not perfect and will make mistakes just like anyone else, but I do think the intention is there to fufill the promise of taking LFC back to where it belongs, and as I said on one of my first posts on this forum I do believe that 10 years from now we will all look back and call this a "golden age" of Liverpool football.

I think Purslow may have been better.

Very slow and quiet start, (slightly different than H&G), but now I think may be the touch paper may have been lit.

New manager, money to spend, feel so much more optimistic at the present.

Personally, I would just like a clue about the ground.

lets look forward now to the next 100 days it could be quite eventful and fun.

We have moved on from the Dark Days...have kept the faith...and its all starting to happen.

Before the 100 days ... was it all a bad dream?

Very content with nesv at the moment,2 subjects that have let them down slightly are not sacking hodgson sooner and at present purslow being an advisor.

Would love a statement of intent over squad additions and most importantly the stadium.

I think an announcement about the stadium is imminent ,plus 2/3 players coming in this week plus Tom Werner saying there are limitless funds, all things LFC are looking brighter by the day ,the win and display at Wolves was heartwarming and reminded me off how it was being a Liverpool fan back in the good old days ,long may it continue ,cant wait for wednesday, were on a roll with Kennys army.

100 days that have revitalised the club.

Thanks FSG

From the brink of relegation to the pass and move beauty of yesterday and we can go back to letting other teams worry about us

100 days that have revitalised the club.

Thanks FSG

From the brink of relegation to the pass and move beauty of yesterday and we can go back to letting other teams worry about us

No doubt Racer.....the word of our demise was premature to say the least...might not be this year, but very soon the rest of the PL is going to be looking over they're shoulders nervously I believe.

No doubt Racer.....the word of our demise was premature to say the least...might not be this year, but very soon the rest of the PL is going to be looking over they're shoulders nervously I believe.

Nah it'll be this year.

Cause next year we'll be looking down on them

100 days? Christ it does actually seem like 200 days.

Good job so far - now a good CEO, and then onwards and upwards.

100 days? Christ it does actually seem like 200 days.

Roy will do that to ya....his wife probably thinks they have been married for 200-300 years.

Very much looking forward to the future with our owners. They seem wise and will not be drawn in on signings and that should stand us in good stead even though it's agonising waiting for Suarez news and stuff but they've brought the Liverpool way back. I also am very looking forward to seeing our youth blossom and mature, plenty of promise for the future. The future is bright once again on the red side of Merseyside and i can't wait.

Removed the the Yanks.

Removed Broughton and Purslow from footballing decisions.

Brought in their own board.

Brought in a new Director of Football.

Sacked Hodgson.

Brought in the KING.

All in 100 days.

In two word's, IM HAPPY.

9 points wasn't it.

Either way, we'd be bottom.  And Roy probably would have been sacked and replaced by Purslow as manager.

0 points actually - there is no rule in place which says a club going into administration will receive an automatic 9 or 15 point deduction. IF the club isn't generating enough income to support itself then a points deduction MAY be imposed. Just thought I'd clear that up. :-)

I have been more than impressed with NESV since their arrival. They said that they should be judged by their actions and not by their words and they have proven this already. The main problem i foresee is that a lot of people want an instant fix, that will never work. Unless this Club is set on a sound footing then money being thrown at it will be wasted. There is no quick fix, we just have to be patient.

I think most of us just wanted Roy out and since then we are happy to let them get on with running the club.If they dont bring in anyone in this transfer window so be it. Lets not buy any more avg players or squad players we have enough of those already.I am more than happy for them to do business behind closed doors and let us know when a deal is done.

I have been more than impressed with NESV since their arrival. They said that they should be judged by their actions and not by their words and they have proven this already. The main problem I foresee is that a lot of people want an instant fix, that will never work. Unless this Club is set on a sound footing then money being thrown at it will be wasted. There is no quick fix, we just have to be patient.

You have a very good point, we can not expect to much after such a sort time and a sound footing is needed but I do not think there was that much wrong with LFC when the new owner acquired the club
 

You have a very good point, we can not expect to much after such a sort time and a sound footing is needed but I do not think there was that much wrong with LFC when the new owner acquired the club
 

The only thing wrong with Liverpool was Hick,Gillette ,Roy and Purslow.
We just need to see the back of Purslow now to be cleansed once and for all of negativity.

I'm chilled
I know where i was when the sale went through, where i was when Kenny returned and where i was when we got our first win. Things are good. FSG are doing the biz so far. YNWA

The most important thing the new owners did ---by making Kenny manager,  they gave us our club back. Everything else will now fall into place. We may not win anything this year but now the whole club is together again and we are all facing the same way. Well done NSEV.

You have a very good point, we can not expect to much after such a sort time and a sound footing is needed but I do not think there was that much wrong with LFC when the new owner acquired the club
 

-They purchased a team where probably 50%+ of the  first squad are not what would be considered LFC quality (let alone starting quality)

- Three years of negative net-spending

- A disenfranchised fan base that hated the previous ownership and have trust issues now because of how bad they got burned.

- Team almost in the relegation zone who had an unpopular manager replacing a great manager.

In fact Eddie I would say the only part of the organization not broken was the commercial side with Ian running it...other then that I would say there were and still are some serious issues.

So far so good where NESV are concerned...

Since 2007 we have dropped like a f***in stone into the depths of despair by the lack of funding, investment in players, of undermining the manager, by a pair of greedy fat kunts who in the end were determined to destroy our club, they showed a complete disregard for the future and were only interested in how much they could screw out of the club and ourselves, these events are written in our history as the most darkest of days since 1989, but little did they know they bit off more than they could chew, and like we did after Hillsborough we will rise from adversity like the pheonix from the ashes, in today's terminology its called '' Bouncebackibility'', Nesv are our saviours, they removed the last of the cancer and installed the King to oversee the Rebirth of the Reds.

We can look again to the future with hope in our hearts and a smile on our faces because we all know what can happen when we have the right and proper people running the show, with Kenny and his knowledge and expeience of this club and Steve Clarke who willl bring a modern slant to training and the fitness regime and tactics its a winning combination, add we are debt free and with a emphasis on youth it is indeed looking very rosy, 100 days has transformed this club from doom and gloom to one of excitement and a very very good future.

        IKWT   YNWA

Got to say I'm impressed.

Only slight issue for me would be the lack of a CEO still. Hope that's sorted out swiftly. We seem alright without one though!

Leaving any remarks about transfers until September since the summer is when the real chance of making a mark arrives.

-They purchased a team where probably 50%+ of the  first squad are not what would be considered LFC quality (let alone starting quality)

- Three years of negative net-spending

- A disenfranchised fan base that hated the previous ownership and have trust issues now because of how bad they got burned.

- Team almost in the relegation zone who had an unpopular manager replacing a great manager.

In fact Eddie I would say the only part of the organization not broken was the commercial side with Ian running it...other then that I would say there were and still are some serious issues.

I would say they got a team with a huge world wide fan base, passionate supporters who are second to none, a team who were second in the league two years ago
 When NESV bought LFC the main problems H/G left 
 

I would say they got a team with a huge world wide fan base, passionate supporters who are second to none, a team who were second in the league two years ago
 When NESV bought LFC the main problems H/G left 
 

Go back and read JH first interview when the team was purchased...it seems he did/does not agree with your estimations Eddie.

I would say they got a team with a huge world wide fan base, passionate supporters who are second to none, a team who were second in the league two years ago
 When NESV bought LFC the main problems H/G left 
 

H & G may have left, but not before the damage was done.
No player investment.
Asset stripped playing staff.
Mediocre and negative manager.
Alienate fans.
A team suffering on the pitch.

H & G may have left, but not before the damage was done.
No player investment.
Asset stripped playing staff.
Mediocre and negative manager.
Alienate fans.
A team suffering on the pitch.

Excellent post racer and I totally agree. So many people don't see the bigger picture. H&G brought this Club to its knees, every facet of this Club suffered under their reign. They almost choked the Liver Bird to death, luckily for us NESV removed their death grip. H&G created so many divides that internally we started to lose our identity.

NESV, along with Kenny have now given us direction again, we are working as a unit, that is the only way to achieve success. One love, one vision.

H & G may have left, but not before the damage was done.
No player investment.
Asset stripped playing staff.
Mediocre and negative manager.
Alienate fans.
A team suffering on the pitch.

I agree with your assessment of what H/G were doing/had done to LFC but all of your points can be fixed, some have already been fixed, if they spend big or wisely in the summer all the problems H/G left behind could be sorted out and we could have a chance of winning the league 

I agree with your assessment of what H/G were doing/had done to LFC but all of your points can be fixed, some have already been fixed, if they spend big or wisely in the summer all the problems H/G left behind could be sorted out and we could have a chance of winning the league 

We now have a fantastic manager and training staff.
The fans are for the most part back on board. It will still be difficult to erase the trust issues after the previous incumbents.
The team looks to be reaping the rewards of the new training regime already.

The problem of quality in the squad still remains. It took five transfer windows of neglect for us to get here.
It may take something similar to fully reverse the damage.

There is also the small matter of what we now face.
The Premier League landscape has changed.
UTD, Arsenal, City, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool. - Will all challenge next year.
We need to get our signings spot on to push for the title.
At least we might challenge next year.
That'll be a start of the memories from an abusive regime fading

We now have a fantastic manager and training staff.
The fans are for the most part back on board. It will still be difficult to erase the trust issues after the previous incumbents.
The team looks to be reaping the rewards of the new training regime already.

The problem of quality in the squad still remains. It took five transfer windows of neglect for us to get here.
It may take something similar to fully reverse the damage.

There is also the small matter of what we now face.
The Premier League landscape has changed.
UTD, Arsenal, City, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool. - Will all challenge next year.
We need to get our signings spot on to push for the title.
At least we might challenge next year.
That'll be a start of the memories from an abusive regime fading

If Kenny and Co are still in situ come August I believe we will be challenging for the title and other trophies next season. 

The winning mentality is back, the team mentality is back, as is the confidence in each other and in Kenny.  Yes we still need quality additions to the squad and when they arrive there will be no stopping us.

I've not written off the Europa League this season though.

If Kenny and Co are still in situ come August I believe we will be challenging for the title and other trophies next season. 

The winning mentality is back, the team mentality is back, as is the confidence in each other and in Kenny.  Yes we still need quality additions to the squad and when they arrive there will be no stopping us.

I've not written off the Europa League this season though.

Me neither... Final in my local

Well done today NESV.

Your promises of ambition are not going unfulfilled.

i second that

Me neither... Final in my local

Any chance of B&B at yours then mate 

Our owners just get better and better for me, the previous regime are fading more and more into memory and I love that they are doing that. I honestly feel that they have come in and read forums etc and thought that what we think is the way to go.

My trust is far from 100% but you are slowly and surely turning me with your attitude, it couldn't be more Red up to now.

I like, I like a lot.

Great statement of intent with the Suarez deal.

And another with the firm flat rejection of Torres transfer request.

Feel sorry for them that they had/are having to deal with people like Hodgson and Torres.

Going about it the right way though. Keep it up.

Feel sorry for them that they had/are having to deal with people like Hodgson and Torres.

Going about it the right way though. Keep it up.

Still aftershocks from the old regime sadly.  Agree - this whole Torres debacle may have reached a conclusion on their watch but the seeds were set as soon as Christian Purslow clicked his cuban heels in to Anfield.

It's a great shame the way Fernando Torres has acted.  He probably could have left in the summer with some dignity intact.

But I remain convinced that the new owners can hopefully sort this mess out and there is probably no manager in the world I'd rather have in charge than Dalglish to oversee the changes.

What do you mean sort the mess out?

Convince him to stay.

JD I have a feeling Mr. Henry knew a bit more about the problems for some time.

From his RAWK interview in November

It is up to us to solve the problems that have plagued the club for some time now. The club has terrific revenues, but they need to be allocated properly. Where revenues, in fact, suffer are in relation to match day. That is a problem we have to solve. It will be difficult to solve. If the match day issue had been easy it would have been solved a long time ago. Many EPL clubs have this problem. We will have to be bold, thoughtful and aggressive in order to do the right thing for the community, for the supporters and for the club long-term.

Liverpool values are well known. What makes Anfield so special beyond the history of the ground are the people who populate Anfield each match. They value the club first and foremost. That is what we have to ensure every person who wears a kit or works for the club at any level has in the their minds first and foremost – the club comes first.

In Boston every player who puts on a Boston Red Sox uniform knows what it means to wear that uniform. It’s something very special. Wearing that uniform has a great deal of meaning. We have a Red Sox way that is discussed in spring training each year. It is a privilege to work for the Boston Red Sox at any level. We have Red Sox Ambassadors who spend their days ensuring that people outside of the organization know how much all of us inside the organization appreciate our fans and visitors to Fenway Park.

The values that we have to strive for within the club at Liverpool emanate from the supporters. We cannot have anyone at the club who when they walk into the Academy, Melwood or Anfield, aren’t aware of club values and that the club comes first and foremost. We have to have everyone from top to bottom on the same page – exactly the same page. And we will. We will make mistakes and it will be up to us to correct them. With the level of support this club has, if we are all on the same page, we will be incredibly successful.

Still aftershocks from the old regime sadly.  Agree - this whole Torres debacle may have reached a conclusion on their watch but the seeds were set as soon as Christian Purslow clicked his cuban heels in to Anfield.

It's a great shame the way Fernando Torres has acted.  He probably could have left in the summer with some dignity intact.

But I remain convinced that the new owners can hopefully sort this mess out and there is probably no manager in the world I'd rather have in charge than Dalglish to oversee the changes.

It just dosent add up.only 14 game sleft so its a matter of weeks till the end of season. he cant play in the CL he cant play in the FA Cup and he probably wouldnt have enough games in by the end of the season to get a Champions medal with Chelski.
So why wouldnt you wait until the end of the season when you can make a better decision.its all very odd to me.

It just dosent add up.only 14 game sleft so its a matter of weeks till the end of season. he cant play in the CL he cant play in the FA Cup and he probably wouldnt have enough games in by the end of the season to get a Champions medal with Chelski.
So why wouldnt you wait until the end of the season when you can make a better decision.its all very odd to me.

He can play in the CL can't he Walton? I didn't think playing in the EL made you cup-tied in the CL.

Think they are doing a great job so far, they are willing to make big decisions and they do it all behind closed doors which is how it should be.

This is a great quote "The values that we have to strive for within the club at Liverpool emanate from the supporters. We cannot have anyone at the club who when they walk into the Academy, Melwood or Anfield, aren’t aware of club values and that the club comes first and foremost."

It just dosent add up.only 14 game sleft so its a matter of weeks till the end of season. he cant play in the CL he cant play in the FA Cup and he probably wouldnt have enough games in by the end of the season to get a Champions medal with Chelski.
So why wouldnt you wait until the end of the season when you can make a better decision.its all very odd to me.

He can play in the CL.

Well they have a very difficult task ahead of them. They need to show us they are the right owners and the one thing they cannot do is just take the money and not replace him that would be a very wrong decision for them to take.
If they say F**k off to chelsea then good it shows they have balls. If they say we dont want anyone here that isn't 100% Liverpool and then unviel a major signing that will also prove they mean business.
This is just what they and we didnt want or dont need after the couple of years we have all endured.
Good luck to them .

One way they'll be in the wrong isn't it?

Let's hope it's in the best interest of Liverpool which I believe I think it will be. They'll keep him and find his replacement summer or prove him to stay by signing good players summer.

One way they'll be in the wrong isn't it?

Let's hope it's in the best interest of Liverpool which I believe I think it will be. They'll keep him and find his replacement summer or prove him to stay by signing good players summer.

Having been robbed by Hicks and Gillette of transfer funds to service the debt I am sure they are aware that just taking £50million and not spending it will lead to accusations of similar dealings again.
Lets hope tomorrow brings better news. what apity we are here now after having a great couple of weeks with kenny back.