Sorry if it sounds like a phrase from another thread, but before we dish out too much praise to the owners, it's time to set the record straight.
These are the same owners who refused to support Suarez in the racism row, or appeal his suspension.
The same owners who sacked Kenny Dalglish, after delivering them a trophy and another cup final.
The same owners who sold Suarez at a discount, and signed Balotelli. Jürgen took one look at him and threw him out of the club.
The same owners who often refuse to sign players with no "sell on" value to them.
The same owners who believed texts sent by Steven Gerrard was an adequate recruitment tool.
The same owners whose ticket pricing model saw fans walk out of a game in protest.
A "principal owner" who rarely shows up to home games, is nowhere to be seen at aways, and openly says success in Europe is more important to him than winning the league, that the rest of us spend 9 months a year praying for.
That's not digging at the owners, they are some of the main moments of their time in charge. During it, their investment in the club has delivered two trophies. The clubs we have to compete with at home and abroad, win that amount in an average year. Yes they're better than the last owners, it doesn't mean they're perfect. It's Jürgen who has this side competing for the league title and delivers big European nights for us, so it's him who should get the credit for it.
The ideal ownership model is the German model, where the fans part own the clubs and are actively involved in running them. Should we ever seriously consider adopting the fan run model, I'm sure Jürgen can offer a word or two of advice to us on that front.
Sorry, but you are wrong on almost every point here:
"These are the same owners who refused to support Suarez in the racism row, or appeal his suspension."Suarez a great player and a highly questionable individual. Did the club no favors much of the time.
"The same owners who sacked Kenny Dalglish, after delivering them a trophy and another cup final."Kenny seems OK with everything going on now. You should probably try to get over it.
The same owners who sold Suarez at a discount, and signed Balotelli. Jürgen took one look at him and threw him out of the club.Suarez orchestrated his way out. Balotelli was a poor signing (about the only thing you have right here)
The same owners who often refuse to sign players with no "sell on" value to them. How do you even quantify such a statement? Who did they "refuse to sign." - Our transfer policy building up to last and this season has been fantastic. They've definitely grown into a better understanding of it, but the statement is so vague as to be unassailable and indefensible.
"The same owners who believed texts sent by Steven Gerrard was an adequate recruitment tool."Not even a half truth - just shoddy, really.
The same owners whose ticket pricing model saw fans walk out of a game in protest.Well, some fans did something and they are the owners. But if this selective fact choosing isn't "digging", especially re the owners' response, what is digging?
A "principal owner" who rarely shows up to home games, is nowhere to be seen at aways, .So the fact that he owns other businesses and teams, lives elsewhere and doesn't go to Burnley away, are "Major elements" in light of everything else that has happened recently? You are impossible to please. It would almost seem that your criteria for an owner is that he not be born somewhere else. You must be a Trump supporter.
"and openly says success in Europe is more important to him than winning the league, that the rest of us spend 9 months a year praying for"
YOu almost sound like you don't want us to win Europe. It's both/and, not either/or. His quote from a couple of weeks ago: “To me winning in Europe is bigger than winning in England but I think it’s true the fans want it,” Henry told the media. “
I know we’re going to be focused on winning the Premier League next year.”
You have misrepresented him.
That's not digging at the owners,It is totally digging at the owners.
"During it, their investment in the club has delivered two trophies." So far.
The clubs we have to compete with at home and abroad, win that amount in an average year.How many trophies are there again? WE compete with five other "biggest" clubs - so two a year means 10 total. That is AWESOME for them to average that. But you are right that other clubs have won trophies since FSG bought the club.
Yes they're better than the last owners, it doesn't mean they're perfect.
Nobody is, except of course, for you.
"It's Jürgen who has this side competing for the league title and delivers big European nights for us, so it's him who should get the credit for it."He certainly should and does, but there are other roles within the organization and ownership is one of them. They brought him in and have done other things, including spending money, to help make the team what it is now.
The ideal ownership model is the German model, where the fans part own the clubs and are actively involved in running them. Should we ever seriously consider adopting the fan run model, I'm sure Jürgen can offer a word or two of advice to us on that front.Like any other model, fan ownership could work or it could be a disaster, depending on who is involved. Also, the top German clubs still operate largely the same way in terms of management and decision-making (and they spend nothing like what FSG has on transfers). I guarantee you Jürgen has no complaint about our current ownership setup - NONE.
