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FSG are like the curate’s egg; they’re good in spots. However what you describe there Ninja is the very essence of mediocrity. LFC never saw itself as 2nd best to anybody...until now and we’re being asked to accept that now, because owners unfit for the challenge, managed to nip in and pick up a bargain. That may suit the owners but what about the future standing and progress of the club. I’m a football fan and an LFC fan, I’m not an accountant, I don’t care what the owners pecuniary difficulties are, if they’re not up to the job why make excuses for them, and why are they here if it’s too much for them? If FSG made a mistake biting off more than they can chew, that shouldn’t mean LFC has to forever lower it’s ambition and end up with a miserable tarted up stadium with a mickey mouse 58,000 seats. Not to mention the begging bowl approach in the transfer market, I feel diminished and demeaned by all this poverty.

So thats what we have to be grateful for Vish is it ?

We are not Leeds !!!!!!!!!!

This is where FSG have to be more punchy
Not in so much how much they spend as they have spent a lot but more on the quality the money spent gets that's the issue for me ! In comments below I think migs is a good signing but one that needs to improve these are not my comments below but I agree with some points , I ' ll wait for the attack dogs

After coming within just two points of winning the Premier League title for the first time in 24 years, Liverpool were the surprise package last season. They blew everyone away with their style of play. Their season quickly turned from top four ambitions to being serious contenders for the title. Brendan Rodgers was heavily praised for his rejuvenation of the Merseyside club. It takes some effort to take a club from 7th in one season to 2nd in the next, and rightly received the Manager of the Year award and a new long-term contract.

There is one major flaw in Liverpool’s armour. A flaw that needs to be addressed or it could lead to the downfall of Liverpool’s rise back to the top four. That flaw is their dealings in the transfer market. When you take a close look the signings made since Rodgers’s arrival at the club it doesn’t fill you with any great confidence.

They have made 13 signings in his two seasons at Anfield. How many of them can you say have been successful? Two. Only two out of thirteen signings you can really say they done a good bit of business, they are Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. The rest, Liverpool have overpaid for average players.

They spent £10 million on Fabio Borini in his first year in charge. A player Rodgers had worked with in the past, when they were both at Chelsea. Yet after a disrupted first season due to injuries he was shipped out on loan to Sunderland and another striker was brought in, in the form of Iago Aspas. You could have argued that sending Borini out on loan was to give him some game time and he can be used in the season to come, with Liverpool fighting in four competitions. If that was the case then Rodgers wouldn’t have just gone out and bought Rickie Lambert. The deal for Lambert is also suspect. The deal can reach up to £9 million for a thirty plus, back up striker.

Last season, the club also spent £18 million on defender Mamadou Sakho. With an ageing defence, you would have expected Sakho to be able to walk straight into the team and perform to a high standard. Yet, he has proved to be nervous, mistake ridden and someone who you always fear will cost you a goal. When you pay that kind of money, you would expect the manager to have a clear idea how he would cope in the fast paced Premier League. Yet Liverpool shipped a staggering 50 goals last season.
The over priced signing of Andy Caroll is an example of what Liverpool will want to avoid a repeat off
This is one of the most important seasons Liverpool have had in a long time, they will be competing in four competitions and need to add strength in-depth if they are going to cope with the added fixtures. We expect them to delve heavily in the transfer market; they will need to spend more wisely than has done before, the owners can’t afford to through money at players that can’t perform to the level that’s required of them. Liverpool fans should be concerned that the transfer committee are inept at bringing in the right type of players that will improve the squad. The sooner the club realises this, the sooner something can be done about it.

http://www.footballrants.com/england/premier-league/liverpools-transfer-committee-needs-to-go/7374?

They have brought some stability to the club I accept. The appointment of dalglish was a catastrophe and reckless as any google search would have told them. They redeemed themselves with the appointment of Rodgers. As for the sponsorship if no other club was getting it then yes but we are doing no better than the other top 5 as far as I can see. All these positives are not nearly enough to meet the clubs needs. We are second best and it seems fans accept second best which is the more worrying, As for me being incredibly biased I dispute that rather more likely I have a view that differs from yours and hence once again out come the insults and labels. I want what's best for the club and as for mr Henry's financial challenges that's his business if he is not up to the job then he should clear off and allow someone in who is

No, they are managing the club as good patrons. If they did what you want them to, we will end up like Leeds.

So Stoke and Sunderland have 60000 stadiums?