We as fans will point our fingers at the manager and players when things go tits up and expect that a change of manager with fresh idea's and a new imputes will magically solve all our problems over night. Now don't get me wrong, I do believe Brendan Rodgers could get more out of the current crop of players we have and likewise I believe a new manager could also, but for me that is papering over the cracks of what appears to be a failing system.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not here to blow smoke up either Rodgers or FSG's arse or be vehemently as critical of them as some people choose to be, I'm trying to look at everything in perspective with no agenda. I don't for a second believe that FSG are as bad as some people believe, they have backed the manager, started the new stand and increased revenues at the club and they deserve praise for that, but FSG are not perfect, they do have flaws and their flaws for me stick out on the football side of business not the financial side.
What I mean by that is, remember they set the transfer strategy (Certain age and potential) and those below them, Ayre, Transfer Committee and Rodgers work with in those confines, its also worth noting here that they set the wage structure, lower wages with performance related bonus's.
Now lets take a moment to think about that, when City first began their project, did we see them offering lower wages for performance related bonus's ?. The reality is they were over paying in terms of fee's and wages for players that were not quite at the level that either reflected, but if they hadn't they would never have got top 4 and attracted the likes of Silva and Aguero never mind won the league.
We all know City had the finances to do it that way and were not as restricted as we are, but it goes to show it can be done in another way differently to how we are doing it. Now I'm not expecting us to go throw money at the problem willy nilly like City did, but I am advocating a change to how we operate, we are restricting ourselves in terms of the talent we can bring into the club and thus the club is suffering.
The Manager should be given his transfer budget at the start of the season and his wage budget and as long as he stays within those confines then he should be allowed to sign who ever he wants, for says sake he wants a £35m, 27 year old midfielder then he should be allowed to go get his man as long as he stays within his wage budget and transfer budget.
Then we get to the transfer committee another one of the cogs in the machine that is failing, last summers transfer business was absolutely shocking in hind sight, we have Balotelli on loan, Markovic on Loan, Lambert sold, Lovren looking a disaster, Moreno can't get a sniff for an 18 year old CB playing as a left back, Lallana flattering to deceive etc.
Now some of the failings of the above I believe could have been avoided without the Age restriction/performance related contracts on offer, but still the transfer committee on the whole has failed, whether that is a failing of the system or the people implementing is another topic all together but the signs that is has failed are glaringly obvious and is a total contradiction of 'John Henry's we'll not waster resources paying over inflated transfer fee's blah blah', F**k me we paid £20m for Lovren, £20m for Markovic who'd on loan and £16m for Balotelli who's on loan £56m wasted.
Then we have Rodgers, tactics aside seemingly happily to rid the squad of players who may stand up to him, but is this truly the case ? Is Rodgers pushing the likes of Reina, Agger out of the door to bring down the wage budget in line with what he's being asked to from above ?
Our problems, in my opinion are not going to be solved by just merely sacking the manager and putting a new one in place unless those up above seriously reconsider their strategy, age should not come in to it, the only questions that should come into it when buying players is, will he seriously improve us and can we afford him, not he may be good enough in 3 years and we might make £10/£15m on him.
Anything were seeing on the football field is the result of the trickle down effect that they in Boston are dictating, yes John Henry is not picking the tactics or selecting the players to play, but he is/they are (FSG) are affecting the quality of player we can target that can improve our squad with the restrictions they place on the committee/Rodgers.
Were not a well oiled machine at present, were more like a clapped out 1.0 Corsa 3 potter with 176000 miles and a rattling timing chain plodding down the road, with a 17 year old Chav with no sense of direction at the wheel.
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