Don't shoot the messenger .
I've posted how I fully support the decision for JĆ¼rgen's new contract as most do ....but this is put on here for Open Debate.
As Ian Hislop said this week.
"The Brexiteers may have won but the Remainers should still be allowed the right of debate."
True : Thats why Parliament have a Government and an Opposition
āIt is not going too far to say the owners are infatuated with the manager.
Being in love with the German is fine on the Kop; in the boardroom, itās more dangerous.
Liverpoolās era of success was built on hard-eyed, sometimes brutal, footballing Darwinism.
The new contract offer suggests accountability is no longer in vogue at Anfield.
āIt is also a boneheaded business move.
Klopp was already paid in the region of Ā£7 million per year and the earliest negotiations for an extension would have taken place at most clubs would be next summer, when the German had a year left on his contract plus the option of another 12 months.
That would have given the owners ā and the manager ā a chance to see whether there were real signs of progression and whether the honeymoon mood will continue.ā
Essentially Evans is arguing that a new contract should have been awarded in 12 monthsā time once weād given Klopp the chance to work with a squad of his creation, following a full summer pre-season.
He cannot understand why following an eighth placed finish and two Cup Final defeats the decision to extend Kloppās deal has already been made.
Does Tony Evans have a valid point ?
Asking the Question .
(Now who do I sound like ?
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http://www.espnfc.us/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/2909245/liverpool-should-invest-more-in-the-club-than-JĆ¼rgen-klopp
Its entitled Act Of Madness
Liverpool supporters have welcomed the news that Fenway Sports Group have extended JĆ¼rgen Klopp's contract. The American owners have been so impressed by the German's impact that, a mere 10 months into his tenure, they have locked him into the job until 2022. "Not to do so would be irresponsible," an FSG statement said.
It is an act of madness; far from being a positive development, it reflects the haphazard way Liverpool are being run.
Klopp was under contract until 2018, with the option to stay at Anfield another year.
The 49-year-old certainly transformed the mood around the club since he replaced Brendan Rodgers in October. He has a bouncy, upbeat personality and created a surge of optimism on the Kop. Perhaps his biggest impact, though, was across the Atlantic.
Little more than a year ago, FSG were talking about selling the club.
The phrase "monetize the asset" had replaced "win the league," but Klopp reignited the owners' enthusiasm.
The Boston-based group have dismissed a number of recent approaches from potential investors with contempt.
They have simply ignored any advances.
The problem is that FSG have no clear plan as to how to take the club forward apart from placing their trust in the manager.
The lack of strong leadership on Merseyside has been a feature of FSG's six years of ownership, a time in which the club have won just one trophy and qualified for the Champions League just once.
Wild mood swings have become a feature of life at Anfield: boundless optimism one week, angry negativity the next. Both of FSG's previous managerial appointments, Kenny Dalglish and Rodgers, were hailed as saviours and then sacked ignominiously amid rancour and derision from a hysterical support base.
In short, the problems run far deeper than the dugout.
There is no infrastructure in place to support a manager. The managing director, Ian Ayre, will depart the club next summer having never had the trust of FSG or the ability to steer a club like Liverpool along the path to glory.
