KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Clever economics or crafty manouvering

Read in the echo comoli said the plan was always to spend first and then recoup by clearing out surplus and trimming wage bill and that the owners were brave to accept and go with this plan of his.very impressed with comolis logic there and hes done that,irespective of the rights and wrongs of kennys buys.
On analysing the figures now i see that means then that out of the 110m outlay 96m at least has been recouped if we are to believe that 30m saved in wage bill plus 17m for ngog ,mierless,poulsen.
that leaves net spend 14m.peanuts.
Are henry and co pulling a fast one by investing basicaly nothing other than self generating sales.no further on the stadium front.
To date nesv have been commendable..and the word commendable is correct terminology...but still not convincing.especialy when analysis of the figures above reveal an alarming trend.
as i say forget the rights and wrongs of kennys buys when analysing that.to sugest hes only realy spent 14m could well be true in terms of what hes and comoli have recouped to date.that is amazing realy.
however this is no defence or excuse for not utilising the generated funds correctly or wisely enough,especialy if it results in flops and lfc being no further on having just replaced mediocrity with like for like.
no,i think more needs to be asked of nesv if these figures are correct.staying silent and making no promises whilst being crafty with the economics suits them.just get a funny wiff of something there looking at those stats...anyone else see this?

The money has been re invested into the team though which is fine by me,and not paying off debts.

plus also factor 8m for coates.but still makes for fantastic economics but not so good on the hard investment front from henry.

Smart business then. Either way they're a long shot from the nimrods running the show last year.

The problem isn't NESV it's Chelsea and Manchester City. You're perhaps under the illusion we can spend money like these teams do. We can't so we do what we can with what we have.
I hate to say it but there's one team we can steal ideas off concerning team building and business and that's the Mancs. Despite their debt they are still capable of fielding a championship winning team. They have young players that can come through and play. Old red nose really is a bit of a genius. We have our own genius scot -- give him a chance and some time to put plans into action. We cannot buy success like the two teams mentioned and well that's a good thing.
I find your posts very pessimistic, please cheer up things are rapidly improving. It took city a few seasons to get the team they have now and they have the cash.

absolutley.can it be sustained though.

Why do you think it cannot?

Yes I think it can be sustained. I believe Henry is a very shrewd business man backed up by a very imaginative and creative team. He's got the right people in the right positions. It's not just the team on the field that will lead us to success!
We have a worldwide fan base that will be exploited to the full. The only 'if' is the new stadium. If they pull that one off then we really are made.

realistic not pesemistic.
i dont factor city at all into the mix.yes theyve good players also duds like lescot who is not class and until they do anything of note they should not be seen as a player yet in the elite mix of teams who are seasoned in the mix.what can be said of them is they dont flinch at moving someone on if they dont perform regardless of their cost.lfc can do that too but it is much more crucial for lfc not to make expensive mistakes in the first place because nesv are not the sheiks,but they can still and should do so when required.
yes i agree ferguson is a great manager imo now up there with paisley as the greatest ever.perhaps if kenny had stuck around last time fergie would not of had it so good...we will never know now but we do know he kind of fears what kenny can achieve.

i hope it can be sustained.proof will be seen if we try to sell carrol or henderson.will they recoup or increase their outlay as with torres and mierless or will the 55m for them two decrease rapidly.certainly with downing that 20m is all but gone.once hes 29 his resale value as a winger is all but gone.suarez could well be a 70m player.others lookgood too. swings and roundabouts.avoiding expensive mistakes is crucial.kenny has to be a good gambler if there is such a thing.