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Disagree Marko, we make say 1.4 million per home game this is enough to cover player wages and what not, Mighty is dead right in what he said and i'm not a local either

how do the everton's stoke city's sunderland's etc survive without this global fan base ????

Well according to some on here those 3 are on the same level as us Faz.

Also i dont imagine City having much of a global fan base?

city have a free stadium and arab owners , but the rest are all very established premier league teams so how do they survive if it is so important ???

the club will only have themselves to blame. charging through the roof for shiite performances wrapped in broken promises will drive people away. people wont pay for shiite.

i often go to see Dublin play, but i get really pissd off when they dont at least try, and if they did that regularly i wouldnt go. and for the record, i went every year without them winning the championship for 16 years because they at least tried most of the time so im not fickle about these things.

And what makes you guys think Everton doesn't have a global fan base, or sunderland or Stoke. I am able to walk into a sports shop in Serbia and buy an everton kit. If it is available in the shop that means that a market exists for it as no shop stocks stuff they can't sell! So you are wrong...just because their fan base isn't as big doesn't mean it's non existent. Secondly, one of the reasons we are a bigger club than your stokes etc is the size of our global fan base.

Is it enough to cover player wages, cooks, doctors, cleaners, secretary's, media officers, coaches, managers, photographers, groundsmen, ticket office, stewards etc etc etc wages? Add onto that water and electricity, phone bills, boots, kits, balls, travel expenses etc etc. You'll soon find that 1.4 million isn't even the tip of the iceberg...the network of people working for LFC both home and abroad is giant, you obviously don't have a fair understanding of it's size.

Now match sales alone will not cover all those expenses. For that you need sponsorship. Sponsorship which demands a tv audience...a tv audience which is only present if you have a global fan base. No company wants to sponsor you and advertise to 45 000 at the stadium only, if they can go to another club and advertise to millions worldwide.

You gotta think about this from a business perspective and try be logical.

That's the difference I think Marko. If we're talking about how to stay ahead of others in terms of being 'bigger' then yes, that's where the importnce of the global fan becomes more significant.

However, in term of what keeps us entertained every game, the fans in the ground who create the atmosphere are probably as important as a winning team on the pitch.

Can you openly admit that a fan who spends £50 - £100 a week to see Liverpool play is a "better fan" than you? Because i certainly can. Thats the main point here for me, i love Ice Cube, favourite rap artist and i listen to him most of my day when i've the head phones in, doesn't mean i cant admit that the fans who travel to see him in concert all around the world are better fans than me. Just my opinion.

Faz, Stanley and even coolflames go to see us play week in week out so in my book they've more right to be called a fan than any of us even though i spend a solid fortune on LFC memorbilia. Just my opinion though

Mighty LFC totally agree with your points especially the concentric circles argument without the core there is no club.

I agree all fans are important but any business looks after its high margin customers first. I don't think Liverpool FC do and take the people who turn up to anfield each game with contempt.

The overseas fans who attend the odd game will not pay the clubs bills nr will an empty stadium be a good product for worldwide viewing TV viewing