Tried being the operative word.
Also not sure I believe them there's a world of difference between stories and actually closing deal we are not in that league anymore we have neither the ambition or the means to do it
The summer will reveal a lot. They missed a huge opportunity in January to strengthen but in the summer, there will be an increase in income through either a Suarez sale or champions league money and how active we are then will indicate if they are happy to stay in the 5th or 6th places or whether they want to fully reinject funds into the club
I didn’t figure you for a slow learner Maxi, How many windows and failed signings do you need to see their reluctance to invest in any p[layer over 11 - 12m. Stanley is 100% right here, and FSG will be quite content to operate around 5th, 6th or 7th while milking the sponsors and the worldwide fan base. Don’t be fooled by their well oiled PR machine.
My thinking behind that is as follows
come the summer, there will be significant additional funds there one way or the other compared to other windows. If they continue to restrict transfer fees (especially if we get to the CL) it will be very apparent that they are happy to float along and not compete for top 4 year on year.
Liverpools gross spend in their time at the club has come in around at 210 mil with several players costing well in excess of 15 mil
I also don't think FSG are taking any money out of the club as it stands so I don't see them as bad owners merely because they are not throwing money at the club. They have a plan and a structure which is growing organically. Admittedly they have made a misstep this window by not recruiting but I also feel that BR has to share some responsibility as he does not seem to want to recruit in areas that I feel we need better options and by missing out on Salah and Konoplyanka (dubious as that was) we would still be lacking in areas closer to our own goal
