KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum John Henry, an open letter to LFC fans.

yh but i still wouldn't want a rich mafioso or oil guy. just my ethics.
i really believe FSG are doing the right then, only time will tell! maybe we'll end 9th in the league but win the uefa cup.
it wont be good, but a way forward.

where is the hope in your heart mate

I highly doubt FFP will even be enforced. Can you imagine UEFA kicking Chelsea, City, PSG, and others out of the CL? UEFA is concerned about one thing and one thing only - the money lining its coffers. Without the bigger clubs, the TV rights to the CL won't be worth as much. Not to mention, there's always the threat of a breakaway competition.

No, football clubs are not investments and should not be treated as such. To quote Simon Kuper, they are and should be run like art galleries or museums: public-spirited organizations that aim to serve the community while remaining reasonably solvent. I'll take some oil-rich Arab over a penny-pinching (fellow) Yank any day.

I know it's trendy to act like a hardarse but some of the comments on here are very immature. There's just no point in being ungracious for the sake of it... and it achieves nothing. I think it's fair to say that talk is cheap and their next actions need to back up these claims - but saying it's the worst letter ever written is just silly.

We should credit John Henry for a couple of things. Firstly, heeding the need to address the supporters after the transfer day debacle. Many owners would have just slunk back to their condo in Florida. Secondly, he admits openly that the club not only made mistakes in this transfer window (acknowledging the striker shortage) but also during the first two years of their reign. Of course, this magnanimity needs to be followed by actions but it doesn't detract form the decency in making the confession. Lastly, he backs BR's squad assessments and the overall vision, which remember BR submitted in a 200 page dossier. I don't think you'll see a repeat of Dalglish here. This is their own man - not a fan appeasement appointment like Dalglish was.

To acknowledge the good things about the letter is not being fooled by it. Most fans recognise the need for back-up action from FSG - but we can commend Henry's gesture here and give him that opportunity to act accordingly.

I highly doubt FFP will even be enforced. Can you imagine UEFA kicking Chelsea, City, PSG, and others out of the CL? UEFA is concerned about one thing and one thing only - the money lining its coffers. Without the bigger clubs, the TV rights to the CL won't be worth as much. Not to mention, there's always the threat of a breakaway competition.