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Yes but we are still a big club and a famous one. But I agree with you time is running out
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD SPEAK SOFTLY - BOB PAISLEY
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Our global fan base dwarfs Celtics.. We sell like the 5th most shirts in the world, Could even be 4th behind United, Barca and Real...
Football runs circles... United went 20 odd years while we dominated, Barca hadn't won a title in years prior to Rijkaard...
Ajax dominated in the 90's then PSV took over...
Happens all other the global football market..
Our time is running out and we won't be able to compete in terms of marketability for much longer given this never ending transition.
The club needs a solid foundation, Stadium, Owners prepared to actually invest, Experience at all levels.. CEO / MD / DoF..
We have none of the above and until those issues are resolved we're going to be left behind.
Now the EPL have agreed on FFP.. Any hope of a takeover by a sugar daddy is gone..
We're going to have to do it legit... Which hasn't worked in my lifetime for ANY team.
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Very good post jay you are not wrong
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well said jay...
it stems from mismanagement all thoses years ago. we were the number one team and when our European ban was lifted we should have made a statement then and gone and got a top manager and signed the best players from around Europe and the world. Instead we got players like david speedie and co. owner s have to take the blame
dont be an hater, take the banter!
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I agree cool flames kenny and poor decision making by the Liverpool board of directors in the late eighties. Liverpool missed out of the sky launch and were one of the last clubs to develop a website. And we shoud have had a 65'000 stadium 15 years ago. sadly these factors are major reasons liverpool havent won the league since 1990 , because the likes of sir john smith, noel white and peter robinson never had a plan for the future , even though noel white was the man who thought of the premier league and started the ball rolling to say .
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the global fanbase is a reason why we need to take the cups seriously and get fourth.
The cup finals, if not the rounds, attract global interest. It's worth winning them whilst we can't compete for the title.
Same goes for 4th place. Playing in the CL will attract stars, and having stars like Suarez, Torres will, combined with our history, help maintain and even increase the global fan base.
'I was only in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool.' Bill Shankly
'We should have made a signing or two in the last couple of transfer windows.' Vish
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the global fanbase is a reason why we need to take the cups seriously and get fourth.
The cup finals, if not the rounds, attract global interest. It's worth winning them whilst we can't compete for the title.
Same goes for 4th place. Playing in the CL will attract stars, and having stars like Suarez, Torres will, combined with our history, help maintain and even increase the global fan base. it hasnt worked up to now has it playing in the CL global fanbase etc etc no league titles since 1990 , run after run of failed manager multi millions spent still no league for now 23 years and sadly counting 
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I just dont see us being able to keep Suarez, He's said we're not the Liverpool of old and basically if Barca or Real come a knocking he'll go.. Could even go to Bayern and give it a go there.. Torres left as we didnt win anything even though we were in the CL.. Riena will prob leave.. Which leaves us with who? In terms of World Class? Gerrard is not getting younger and although he is going through somewhat of a renaissance he alone is not good enough. These next 12 league games and this Summer window could either cement our position as a sleeping dragon who have been in transtition or could just make people realise a simple fact.. We're just not good enough anymore
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the global fanbase is a reason why we need to take the cups seriously and get fourth.
The cup finals, if not the rounds, attract global interest. It's worth winning them whilst we can't compete for the title.
Same goes for 4th place. Playing in the CL will attract stars, and having stars like Suarez, Torres will, combined with our history, help maintain and even increase the global fan base. it hasnt worked up to now has it playing in the CL global fanbase etc etc no league titles since 1990 , run after run of failed manager multi millions spent still no league for now 23 years and sadly counting Playing for the last 16 years in the Champions League has'nt really benefited Arsenal either has it, trophyless for the last seven years, so just appearing in the Champions League is not all it's cracked up to be...
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Yes but it's probably paid for their ground
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD SPEAK SOFTLY - BOB PAISLEY
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