Right...I'm expecting the worst (as in reply's and getting slaughtered), but here goes anyway...
For me, i compare the way our club (or even, any club) is being run as as like being at a poker table (and yes I've been known top have a gamble). Usually the person with the most amount of money will keep their nerve and gamble more on the cards dealt than someone with less money. So if your going to sit at a table with 'NO LIMIT', then be prepared to be bullied by the higher stakes.
There was a time when the game/owners had an interest in a club (i.e supported them as a youngster or maybe, lived near the team), but now football clubs have become (somewhat) of a statement in terms of 'wealth' and for me that is why so many billionaire owners are looking at buying a football club and prove their position in the big money league. long gone are the days of out doing each other with big houses, flash cars, yachts and private jets (fuck me the footballers themselves have these) and it's not just happening over here, but it's definitely a Global thing (just look at China Russia etc).
I've always thought of 60,000+ to be the number required for any New/expanded stadium, as minimum (and yes this does include Anfeld). O'k it will and does cost a lot to make/expand these stadiums, but the fact is they are going to continue getting bigger and newer. I sit here and think where will Anfield be in the ranks of stadiums in 10 years time (compared to where it was?). We have the fan base and a season ticket waiting list as long as your arm, so i'm figgering we would have no problem in filling it most games?
Like a lot of people on here i'm on the fence with FSG. All i want for the club is to be a place where we can attract the big names and the odd star player...So it has to be a stadium that stands out from the rest, and we are trying to do that with ours instead of a modern day fish bowl.
Yes we have our 'History' but we can not survive on the 'past' and if us getting interest in a 'Billionaire' backer/owner is what will help us attract such players and maybe bring back some good times where we can become a 'power force in European football' with a 60'000+ stadium, then for me the fence will have toppled...
As long as those owners have the best interest of the club and remember us as supporters (are there such Billionaires, I don't know?) but one thing is for sure you need to have a bit more than just Millions in the bank to compete with the Billionaires to continue being a club that will survive at the very top.
p.s My post is not about the success on the pitch (as there are many other threads for that) but merely how i feel about the money/wealth of owners/investors today's clubs.