I think the more pertinent issue is when does the football bubble pop?
There will be a point when it happens, football in this country only really took off again after Italia 90. You go back to the 60's and the grounds were packed, 60 thousand stood shoulder to shoulder to the rafters. Then it waned and we got no where near that till the current boom. But just cause we need a bigger stadium now doesn't mean we always will. It's one of the reasons I'm glad we stayed at Anfield and have rebuilt piecemeal. I just can't see the Premier League being as big worldwide as it is now forever. Then when/if it does die off, those debts you built up during the boom period don't just go away, you still have to repay them, but now with less income. TV deals will eventually plateau, sponsorships will go down. I'm glad FSG aren't just saddling the club with debt, we've seen firsthand how that can turn out.
My other issue after reading this thread is probably a contentious one, but fuck it, gonna say it anyway. I'm from Liverpool, born in Kenny and lived all over the city. The absolute obsession with the wools/daytrippers Vs Local fans debate does my fucking head in. I've met reds from all over the world, some here in the city and some when I've gone on holiday. To me a Red is a Red. I'm not arsed if you popped out your mum on the Kop mid game or you are sat in a shack in Ghana. Seeing the amount of people complaining about people spending hundreds to get to see one game at Anfield is baffling to me. Yeah, some don't sing (might not speak English, might not be in their culture IE Japan) but i've also sat behind a bunch of middle aged scousers who want to look cool and bitch and moan about everything than sing too. Then I've also sat next to fans from all over the shop singing as best they can. The obsession with just getting more locals to the game (which is a good idea!) has led to so much gatekeeping about who should and shouldn't have a ticket that any debate about the stadium/prices always ends up with anyone not having a purple bin being "othered" when we all want the same thing, Liverpool to succeed and everyone to enjoy themselves at the game. If the football bubble does burst, would you still have a go at foreigners coming to games and paying higher prices to help keep the prices down and the stadium still full?
Another issue we have with getting more locals into the club is the season ticket situation. We have a huge waiting list that just gets bigger because people don't want to give the tickets up. You end up in a situation were people shuffle off this mortal coil and then someone in the family takes the ticket. The waiting list never shrinks cause the club never get the ticket back. I get why it happens and I'd probably do it myself, but until the ST starting going back to the club after the owner dies or can't go the match anymore, we can't even get that waiting list down, let alone start planning for getting more young adults/teenagers into the ground. If it were up to me and I had to ensure that more local young lads and lasses could get in, I'd have the next say thousand cards that come back stop being ST and the seat gets put in a L postcode Lottery/raffle/list open to people aged 16-25 only. Then after that you work down the ST waiting list.