While I know Dunk is right on 95% of things Liverpool related, I think he has got everybody jumping to conclusions on this one.
Dont get me wrong, im just as [oops] as the next person that we didn't get a striker in on deadline day.
But why immediately pin the blame on FSG? I think that it definitely needs to be either FSG or Ayre, but why go on a which hunt when no one outside of LFC knows what really happened?
The media and interviews of BR have lead us to believe the following in relation to deadline day:
- BR was working on a budget.
- BR sold players to raise capital for previously bought players and purchases on deadline day.
- Dempsey wanted to join us.
- Carrolls loan departure was not of BR's choice.
So from these (please provide more, im bound to have ignored a tonne), how the f*ck are people able to draw conclusions that it was FSG's fault? Why not consider Ian Ayre? Or even Clint Dempsey?
I mean working from these assumptions, it seems obvious that BR was on a budget, and it would appear Ayre was the man overseeing this budget, which is most likely set by FSG. And surely, anyone who is so prolific at 'managing expectations' would be able to see what would happen if we didn't sign a striker. FSG would put up $6m to finance Dempsey, its no biggie to them. Clint may have changed his mind when spurs came in very late in the window leaving us stranded?
My conspiracy theory, like everyone else's opinion on this, is that that there wasn't any communication between Ayre and FSG on deadline day. Thats where the issue came about that we didnt have enough funds, and thats why we completely f*cked up on deadline day. But time will only tell.
On the flip side, if FSG do sack Ayre for f*cking up (scapegoat or not) we will be guaranteed a quality striker in the January transfer window. If not, I will jump on the f*ck FSG bandwagon.
Last edited by marksj2; 01/09/12 11:14 PM.