10 Apr 2015 19:27:28
The truth of the matter is Liverpool might finish with little or nothing this season based on the way the season kicked off in August and the slow adjustment of new players to the system. The whole idea of buying young talented footballers is a good one but only for the prospect of sales at a higher price (considering the sterling saga). If there are to be changes it should start off with the owners, they need to change their ambitions, by mixing up quality and top experienced players with the wonder kids, it's only in such manners that we could achieve something champions league and a cup each season. In terms of managers, I suggest that no matter who is at the helm come next season. The Ambition and support with regards to finance must come into play.

{Ed002's Note - The Liverpool owners don't pick the players. The owners have ambitions to do well on and off the pitch but have a manager who has made promises that he has failed miserably at keeping. The ambition of the owners should never drop to what the club is actually achieving whilst it bathes in mediocrity year after year and people continue to roll out the "period of transition" excuse. It is simply not good enough after the owners have piled vast amounts of money in to the team, building vast amounts of debt and continuing to fail on the pitch. The club has on going FFP issues and no must look to being financially responsible. If the club were sold today the owners would be lucky to get their money back.}

1.) 10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015 20:10:26
Just this past summer alone, FSG authorized the purchase of a trio of players using nearly half the available funds from Soton who are all highly unlikely to have any real significant increase in value due to their relative ages/experience levels.

{Ed002's Note - {Ed002's Note - The Liverpool owners don't pick the players - blame those that do. Blame the Nose.}

2.) 10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015 20:19:57
Agreed, Ed. I was just pointing out that almost half our spend very recently was not on young talented footballers but on 3 senior players picked by Rodgers (or the committee, depending on who to believe) who were supposed to make that immediate impact. As you say, FSG doesn't run around picking players and are probably as unsatisfied as anyone with the return on their investments.

3.) 10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015 20:20:14
The owners do pick the manager tho and even your good self stated that it maybe a job too soon ed. If you don't get the manager right then you can get the snowball effect.

{Ed002's Note - I could not agree more.}

4.) 10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015 20:33:41
Very fair point, Irish Rover, and a massive concern of mine. So far FSG's success rate at appointing high level positions within the club (Comolli, Chang, etc) is not any better at all than our player transfers have been. Really hoping they have learned their lesson and hopefully are less impressed by gilded words telling them what they want to hear.

5.) 10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015 22:50:29
My inclusion is that young talented managers are to grow in experience in a mid table team or perhaps in other leagues not to use a club like Liverpool so a testing ground. Accomplished and should I borrow the word in-form managers should be at the helm. They will have quality reputation in attracting players regardless of our involvement in the Champions League as evident in Man U to an extent, we don't need an overhaul but some few top players to guide the younger ones and a top Manager with influence around the football world.