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But stadium capacity also impacts on the money available to the club. Fixating on the team is too narrow a view. A top class, well designed and appointed stadium is the Jewell in the crown of any club and has a bearing on the self respect and standing of the club, the fans and the locality. Why else do you think United, City, Spurs, West Ham, Arsenal, and Chelsea have already built or are about to build such Stadia?

Well it would be great if we could realistically adopt that approach Top4,
I too would be overjoyed, but unfortunately the market rules and if we sign 10-12m players we will not get the quality we require. We've had a few years of that and our league standing has remained more or less static, and continuing with this policy option will ensure we remain there imo. This was a very unusual season and is unlikely to be repeated. Generally speaking quality counts and in a market system quality generally costs. Imo we need to compete for proven quality and dispense with this failed prospect/moneyball policy.

Long term success, stadium size matters, imo. That's why arsenal moved from highbury didn't they, expecting more success, making revenue from more fans wanting to watch their football.

Yes you need to have a decent capacity but doesn't mean you need to be the biggest at any cost that would jeopardise your short term existence. The biggest growth in revenues recently have been tv money and commercial and that include all clubs

I'm not discounting what your saying Herc we've been on the same page for a long time on much of this debate but I haven't given up hope that Klopp can find what we need (if he hasn't already)at sensible money.

He isn't the norm and is an outlier manager if you like as I'm not sure half our team is as good as he has them playing now (time will tell) and I'm up for being called naive, it would just be great for the game if he does manage to get a LB, CB and a Mahrez from somewhere and we are actually competing for the league next season.

If Leicester and Spurs spend on a couple of quality additions without ruining the working atmosphere and by and large non prima donna dressing rooms they appear to have, questions will then surely have to be asked at the reckless manner in which United and City will no doubt go down this summer.

Whilst I think Spurs and Leicester's performances have raised eyebrows IF they maintain a Top 4 presence next season and we can get in the mix as well it will hopefully cement it.

But if you spend a lot building the stadium all your additional match day revenue + more will go towards repaying your loan and interests. If you can keep the same fan base and clout in the very long term (the time it would take to repay your stadium) then you will start getting your revenues to spend on players, provided you didn't go in administration before that. Do you think LFC match going fans would accept or can afford a ticket price hike to repay the stadium?

So you don't think the cost of TV subscriptions and match day tickets are revolting? But you think clubs spending the money they get on players is? Do you want the owners to pocket the money and spend it on new Red Sox players?

I'm hoping we spend big.

We have regularly been spending big, Benteke costing the same as Costa for example. We need to spend smart now.

is that recent or they dont seem to fill emirates stadium this season.every other week there are pictures showing quite a lot of empty seats