Yeah I was just going to say I respect both your guys opinion, but I just feel that the one thing we dont need right now is a mutiny between fans and owners. FSG are not Hicks and Gillette. I'm not gonna lie, I was a Red Sox fan first before Liverpool fc (Importance has definitely flipped since)
I'll return that respect mate but with that in mind; I have to say that, before you posted the above, I could have guessed that you were (initially) a Redsox fan. The reason? Your unremitting defence of the owners; even against 'fair comment'. To be fair, you aren't alone in this respect. Please don't get me wrong; your loyalty to FSG is admirable but it
may be for the wrong reasons and is definitely misplaced.
Something all fans should know (if they don't already):
the owners are not, never were and never will be part of the trinity; Shankly's 'Holy Trinity'. Players; Manager and fans.Any criticism of the owners is not mutiny; it's
not disrespectful; it's
not disloyal and it's, sure as sh*t,
not because they are from the United States.
Surely we are all in this because of our love of Liverpool Football Club (emphasis on "Football") and not because we admire the way businessmen do business? Anything which impacts on the ability of Liverpool F.C. to win should be of concern to any football fan.
I sat on here, last night, watching the excuses unfold; some sublime, some ridiculous but (irrespective of the excuses) the fact remains: we offered a derisory £3m for a player who Brendan wanted, who we needed and who we didn't get. To make matters worse he went to a club who also stepped in to take Brendan's first target because we wouldn't or couldn't afford his wages. Denying that which has happened doesn't mean it hasn't happened.
John Henry & Co are big enough and ugly enough to take criticism, where it's due, and don't need 'our' pathetic attempts at squaring the circle. We can bust the myths, surrounding FSG, in another thread so let's leave it there for now; moving on...
Would we have been stronger (
as a football team) had we signed Dempsey and Sigurdsson?
Yes. Are we stronger (
as a football team) now than we were, before trading started?
Maybe. Are we stronger and more efficient (
as a business) than we were, before trading started?
Definitely. Think about it.
I actually believe Brendan will bust a gut to make this team work and win; the optimist in me sees it happen this season but... if and when he does it will be in spite of the owners
not because of them.