How many different ways are there to run a football club and what knowledge do you have of any of them, erm, Soxfan?
Well, erm, Retro Red, erm, I seem to know more about running a football club than the ranter who did zero research writing the original article.
Again, where is the documentation that states we could support a stadium of 70,000-80,000+? There's none. What research has the writer done? Zero. Has the writer got any evidence that the city could A) pay for and B) have interest in planning for, the massive infrastructure needed to support a stadium housing 25-35,000 more fans on matchdays? He has none. But the writer screams "We needs to has a big stadium like Barca and Yernited do, cuz we do!"
How to run a football club? Well, last time I checked Liverpool once had well-intentioned but not savvy businessmen, who then sold the club to H&G, who nearly imploded Liverpool into administration. FSG have now put the club on its firmest financial footing in eons, with a bigger stadium on the way and more commercial deals every year. I'd say that's a pretty smart way to run a club, how about you? Unless you lust for Roman Abramovich or another Russian thug to own us, or perhaps you're yearning more for a megabillionaire sheik?
And for those who say "this isn't baseball" -- what the hell do you think John Henry bought Liverpool for? How about thinking logically for a moment...
A) Henry could make far more money -- a lot faster, with less complications, with zero grief from supporters -- by focusing on the way he got to be a billionaire in the first place: investing.
B) but instead, he buys a 2nd sports club, a less profitable venture...
C) and yet, some fans will try to convince you that Henry has decided "Well, I spend a shit ton on salaries on baseball players in order to win, and that has won me three titles in 11 years. That's a lot of fun! Most Boston fans appreciate and even love me for it!........But you know what? I'm going to do it differently at Liverpool. Instead of concentrating on my investment portfolio, or on having a winning football club to match my winning baseball club, I want to own a mediocre football club. We'll settle for 5th-6th place every year, and I won't spend much on players, and I'll have Liverpool fans constantly bitching and moaning at me. Yes, that sounds enjoyable! It's a good plan! I'm gonna do that instead."
Is the Premier League tougher to win than Major League Baseball? Yes, I'd say it is. There are 4 huge cash cows that Liverpool must compete with. But for someone to suggest that a snap of the fingers will catapult us into being a title-winning club -- well, it's just not realistic. We have to comply with FFP, and we don't have the money the other 4 do (though I think we can catch Arsenal soon enough). And to suggest that we're not well run is absurd. This will be a LONG process to get us back to competing for titles regularly, and there is an intelligent plan in place. The one fixable short-term weakness we have is in player scouting -- we simply can't afford to miss on signings like the richer clubs can. Hopefully that gets fixed this summer. But other than that? We're in damn good shape considering the mess we were in just a few short years ago. Appreciate it.