I can't believe that some only look at this through the prism of money. One of the first things that Jürgen Klopp said when he came into the club was 'Why do you have to think about money all the time?' We've got someone who values player development and holds up the true spirit of football - that it is a game that can circumvent monetary power by the power of player and team spirit alone. Now call me naive or ignorant but I really do believe him and he has the record to back it up. His Dortmund side could not be a better example of that, and indeed, Leicester City's exploits is another fantastic example of that. Money dictates that you go out and find the best players. Jürgen's philosophy dictates that you go out and find the right players. With all the money in the world to spend I have no doubt that a hierarchy would force Jürgen to go out and spend big on the best players available (not withstanding the fact that we are already spending a satisfying amount in the transfer market). I'd rather win one premier league title doing it in a way similar to what Klopp achieved at Dortmund as opposed to three titles the way Man City and Chelsea have done. It would go against everything Jürgen has worked for in his football career. Of course I'm not saying you can't win the league without money. You need money to compete and we certainly have enough of that. As I said earlier, in FSG I believe we have owners who can maximise the business and financial opportunities that this football club has available. In time I genuinely believe it will reach a solid and sustainable period of growth to the point where we are in the top 5 richest football clubs in the world (indeed we are already the 9th richest club in the world - just behind Chelsea). Of course future growth relies greatly on our on field fortunes and who better to ensure that than the manager we have at the moment?
One of the arguments used against Brendan was the amount of money he had available to spend. Ironically those people who clamour for the Arab to throw his billions at us are now the ones proclaiming a lack of competitiveness in the market. FSG have shown significant backing to our managers already - certainly enough for most people on here to believe that we should have been achieving much more than we have in the last decade or so. It seems to be one flavour of blame one month (ham fisted transfer strategy) and now with this whiff of a dodgy rumour, that has been usurped by proclamations of blame centred around a belief that we 'can't compete with the big clubs'.
As it stands, this is just a hypothetical discussion because the rumour is utter bollocks. I see a greater likelihood that FSG open up and sell some shares to other investors but remain majority shareholders in the club similar to the model at Arsenal but with greater rewards because I don't see, with a manager like Klopp at the club, Liverpool lagging into the sort of dull ambition where Champions League qualification only is deemed the high point of success. Plus, people actually care about Liverpool in world football unlike Arsenal.
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