Why are we bringing the ticketing issue into this thread ?
If we're looking for scapegoats then the buck as always stops with FSG. However, who exactly mis-spent a huge portion of the 130? million we went shopping with last summer ? It wasn't Henry, or Werner was it ? It was the people they put in charge, Brendan, and this TC we have. And to be fair the players that the TC targeted have done on the whole better than those our manager picked. Surely he must be at the top of FSG's 'hit list, no ? Or do we find comfort in having a 'set up' to blame when things go wrong, yet regale all and sundry with stories of the best young manager when things go right ?
As a fan base it seems we want to be able to apportion blame following disappointment, and it's clear we've regressed since last May, and quite alarmingly. We can point our finger at the wage structure that FSG have put in place, and fair do's, it's not conducive to signing players from the upper echelons of world football, but surely we could have spent the capital more wisely, in fact had the owners siphoned half the Suarez money off to repay the initial loan they provided the club with we'd have been arguably better off as a club.
I think the owners have a huge summer ahead of them if I'm honest, we have a player recruitment system that is clearly flawed, and a manager that is resisting the model our owners prefer. On the evidence we have available to us, and a fair bit of reading between the lines it would seem our manager is better at coaching players than he is at spotting them. This is a manager that is 12 months into a hefty contract also don't forget. Do the owners remove all recruitment responsibilities from our manager and risk him leaving ? Or do we just maintain our current rudderless course in the transfer market hoping more than anything that he gets it right, whilst waiting with bated breath as to what next season brings ?
One thing is for sure, if we are to compete with those above us, the financial powerhouses, we need to be a hell of a lot cuter than we have been for the last couple of decades. It's all well and good chucking handfuls of shit at the wall hoping most of it sticks, we need to find a way to swing the odds, because it's as clear as day that we desperately need help going forward.
This thread contains 'arguments' supporting every angle imaginable, and everyone is at odds and firing from their own personal standpoint, we know what our owners want, we know what they make available to those in charge of the sporting side, and we know what we end up with. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link, we need to find the weakest link, and remove it. Of course everyone will have an idea as to where it lies. But to wildly 'blame' anyone is just turning the thread into a cess pit.
As a club are we just the victims of being mismanaged for the last 20 years ? We fell behind badly when football was invented in '92 and have not until recently recovered, we fell behind in terms of our stadium, we're just coming back on track. Are we just being unrealistic in what we expect ? We can't possibly compete financially, are we therefore saying that we are placing demands upon the club that they have no chance of success ? Do we want to be a club that operates in the shady world of back door sponsorship deals, always with an eye over the shoulder watching for FFP restrictions ? Do we expect a manager that can sprinkle fairy dust over every player he coaches and turn them into a 'Suarez' ? Do we expect a TC to be able to pick a 'good 'un' at every turn ? Do we expect players to drop everything and join us because we're Liverpool ?
Be really honest with yourselves, really, really honest.
