Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

Harry Palmr · 03-08-2020 02:39PM

Robbo would go on strike if his saw TAA's value compared to his!

Is it the Scottish value angle?

Agent Coulson · 03-08-2020 03:20PM

John W speaks....

Want to hear from Linda now.

MD1990 · 03-08-2020 03:28PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Liverpool have only signed Van den Berg, free transfer keepers Adrian and Andy Lonergan and Japan forward Takumi Minamino in the past two transfer windows.
Are we ever going to spend big again. This window could come and go too. It's pretty remarkable to be as competitive as we are considering it's over two years since we signed a first team player. Last one was Becker in 2018.

Next season is where FSG's lack of investment will catch up.

All the best young talents in the world with Sancho going to Utd,Havertz to Chelsea.
Mbappe will be off to Real next summer.

While we sit still & run our front 3 into the ground & have competition for places.

I dont have huge expectations for next season. Cant expect Klopp to continue to perform miracles every year. The mental strain the last 2 years is huge too so hard to sustain that without new players.

ERG89 · 03-08-2020 04:16PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

John W speaks....
Want to hear from Linda now.

I'd rather hear from Michael Edwards, Klopp, the old groundsman or anyone around the club who actually played key roles in the title win.
FSG must have had a record amount of stories the last few weeks from the media crediting them for the teams achievements. There are a few lapdog journalists around the club though who basically regurgitate what they are told to say so its hardly surprising.

BorneTobyWilde · 03-08-2020 04:50PM

ERG89 wrote: »

I'd rather hear from Michael Edwards, Klopp, the old groundsman or anyone around the club who actually played key roles in the title win.
FSG must have had a record amount of stories the last few weeks from the media crediting them for the teams achievements. There are a few lapdog journalists around the club though who basically regurgitate what they are told to say so its hardly surprising.

I'm grateful for the owner he is, non interfering but always supportive. We've taken huge steps forward these past 10 years. It was a learning curve for him too.

~Rebel~ · 03-08-2020 04:52PM

ERG89 wrote: »

I'd rather hear from Michael Edwards, Klopp, the old groundsman or anyone around the club who actually played key roles in the title win.
FSG must have had a record amount of stories the last few weeks from the media crediting them for the teams achievements. There are a few lapdog journalists around the club though who basically regurgitate what they are told to say so its hardly surprising.

To be fair, that video is literally John saying thank you to Jurgen and the staff and players for doing it.

He says: "To the staff, to the players, to all of you who have expended so much effort over these last two years, I just want to say thank you from all of us at Fenway Sports Group. I know you get this from your fans, but I don't know if you get it from us enough. But we really appreciate everything you did in these last two years. Thank you."

Agent Coulson · 03-08-2020 05:12PM

I love that Michael Edwards doesn't do interviews.

Harry Palmr · 03-08-2020 05:18PM

Michael Edwards almost doesn't exist. There's only about four/five pictures of him. I say him - it could be someone else for all we know.

Muahahaha · 03-08-2020 05:24PM

ERG89 wrote: »

I'd rather hear from Michael Edwards, Klopp, the old groundsman or anyone around the club who actually played key roles in the title win.
FSG must have had a record amount of stories the last few weeks from the media crediting them for the teams achievements. There are a few lapdog journalists around the club though who basically regurgitate what they are told to say so its hardly surprising.

Think that is a bit harsh on John Henry and we wouldnt be where we are now without him. The guy is a genuine sports fan and he wants to win trophies. Id take him over the Glazers and Ed Woodward any day of the week, they just want 4th place and CL football and they're happy with that. Henry actually wants to win stuff.

Muahahaha · 03-08-2020 05:25PM

ERG89 wrote: »

I'd rather hear from Michael Edwards, Klopp, the old groundsman or anyone around the club who actually played key roles in the title win.
FSG must have had a record amount of stories the last few weeks from the media crediting them for the teams achievements. There are a few lapdog journalists around the club though who basically regurgitate what they are told to say so its hardly surprising.

I think that is a bit harsh on John Henry and we wouldnt be where we are now without him. The guy is a genuine sports fan and he wants to win trophies. Id take him over the Glazers and Ed Woodward any day of the week, they just want 4th place and CL football and they're happy with that. Henry actually wants to win stuff.

ERG89 · 03-08-2020 05:29PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I'm grateful for the owner he is, non interfering but always supportive. We've taken huge steps forward these past 10 years. It was a learning curve for him too.

Didn't the club try to furlough staff a few months ago, doubt those they tried that with would agree with your sentiment.
Everything about the owners rings a bit hollow as the club is clearly an investment for them. They are probably sickened this financial crisis hit when it did as the club has probably reached the peak value before covid hit.

Girly Gal · 03-08-2020 05:40PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/LiverpoolFCW/status/1289869078363099136?s=20

It's a shame that the ladies team seems to have been neglected, mismanaged or even forgotten about over the last few seasons especially when most other areas of the club seem to be well run. They're in the season tier this season, it's not that long ago they were winning and challenging for the title.

Harry Palmr · 03-08-2020 05:44PM

I'm saying nothing.

Other than that FSG have probably been the nearest to perfect owners as is possible in this world short of a hippy socialist collective who somehow could agree on everything that would take the club from basket case to a hi-value franchise hugely successful football club again.

Turtyturd · 03-08-2020 06:02PM

Don’t see any issue with the John Henry video but I suppose with the football finished there needs to be something to complain about.

atilladehun · 03-08-2020 06:10PM

There isn't a single other club in the world that has better owners. They're not perfect but they're miles better than every other club.

I get the feeling Klopp doesn't want another big name striker. He values team morale too highly. While the team behaves like mentality monsters he'll be very careful who he brings in. He could have made pushes for pulisic, knowing how good he is but he didn't. He doesn't seem interested in hoovering up talent, he wants to build a cohesive team.

~Rebel~ · 03-08-2020 06:22PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Didn't the club try to furlough staff a few months ago, doubt those they tried that with would agree with your sentiment.
Everything about the owners rings a bit hollow as the club is clearly an investment for them. They are probably sickened this financial crisis hit when it did as the club has probably reached the peak value before covid hit.

On full pay... Not a single Liverpool employee would have gone unpaid, or even had a pay cut had that gone through.

The question was never around the treatment of Liverpool staff, it was on the general morality of a football club using a government subsidy to pay some of the wages. Some people thought at the time it was tax-payers money (which it wasn't, it was freshly minted money being injected via the Bank of England to replace the money lost from the stock market crash - some worry it'll ultimately come out of taxes in the long run, but that will only happen if the market recovers enough that the lost money reappears. otherwise, it just balances the value of the pound to stop deflation). Some other people thought it was just a program for small businesses, but it wasn't for that either, it's been used by tonnes of massive companies far richer than Liverpool. Ultimately, the main reason why people were annoyed, and why they backed out, is cause it looks bad. Clubs are seen as 'more' than businesses (despite all evidence to the contrary over the life of the Premier League) so it was a PR failing more than a business/morality one.

You've a really cynical view on probably the best owners in the league....

noodler · 03-08-2020 06:33PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Didn't the club try to furlough staff a few months ago, doubt those they tried that with would agree with your sentiment.
Everything about the owners rings a bit hollow as the club is clearly an investment for them. They are probably sickened this financial crisis hit when it did as the club has probably reached the peak value before covid hit.

Find this a bizarre take tbh.

yourdeadwright · 03-08-2020 06:50PM

Werner gone to Chelsea, Sancho to Chelsea
So who are we getting? anyone?

noodler · 03-08-2020 06:52PM

I will admit it is concerning to see Chelsea, City and Utd strengthen without any of the covid-19 fears our owners seemingly had.

ERG89 · 03-08-2020 07:04PM

noodler wrote: »

Find this a bizarre take tbh.

Why?
Do you honestly think that FSG have some great affinity to the club?
I don't think they have any connection with the club other than seeing a big investment opportunity that they will look to make a profit on eventually as we were got for a bargain price. Probably a good time when Klopp is still around as he and Edwards produced miracles the last few years while balancing the books in our favour more often that not. Those 2 cover a lot of cracks as they are overperforming for what they have to work with.

brevity · 03-08-2020 07:06PM

Will boards ever fix their site, I’ve read about Agent Coulsen’s Nike boycott so many times the words have lost all meaning.

~Rebel~ · 03-08-2020 07:10PM

noodler wrote: »

I will admit it is concerning to see Chelsea, City and Utd strengthen without any of the covid-19 fears our owners seemingly had.

Just different circumstances. Chelsea had a huge cash surplus. They had a huge influx between Hazard and Morata's fees coming in, as well as a ridiculous amount through their sales of loanees. Thanks to their transfer ban, they got lucky with timing, in that they have money burning a hole in their pockets at exactly the time that most clubs are struggling. Now they're spending it while the market is low, with the safety net of a billionaire owner in the background in case it goes wrong. City are City, and will obviously always spend regardless what the market is doing, and ManU are just rich as fuck.

Of those 3, ManU are the only ones that have to think wholly about being run as a business, but they still generate sooo much money. Those 3, along with PSG, are the exceptions rather than the rule in European football for this summer I think, and it just sucks that Liverpool have 3 such clubs in the league.

Keep in mind though, its not fears that FSG have, its fears that 99% of businesses of all kinds in all fields have, particularly any that require physical public interaction as a source of revenue.

~Rebel~ · 03-08-2020 07:20PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Why?
Do you honestly think that FSG have some great affinity to the club?

Not particularly. So?

I don't think they have any connection with the club other than seeing a big investment opportunity that they will look to make a profit on eventually as we were got for a bargain price. Probably a good time when Klopp is still around as he and Edwards produced miracles the last few years while balancing the books in our favour more often that not. Those 2 cover a lot of cracks as they are overperforming for what they have to work with.

It seems like you're quite angry over things that are just taken for granted by everyone. Of course its an investment, I don't think anyone ever thought, or suggested otherwise. But it's an investment they've handled very considerately and intelligently, for the good of the club itself. They could have leveraged against it, like H&G or the Glazers, but they didn't. They could've asset stripped and bled it every chance they get like Ashley, but they don't. They've raised the clubs value through good management across the board in every aspect of the club. That's a good thing. Maybe they'll sell it, maybe they won't. Though with its current value, it's more likely they might sell small pieces of it instead, recouping more than what they spent while still maintaining over 51% and a solidly performing asset. Or who knows, maybe they'll ultimately float it on the stock market.

Seems you're happy to give loads of credit to Klopp and Edwards, but not the people who brought in Klopp and Edwards, and gave them the tools, responsibility, and freedom to do their jobs. Good management is finding, and growing talent, and giving it the opportunity to shine, which is very much what they've done with Edwards who has been promoted 4 or 5 times over the past 10 years. He came in as an analyst with Comolli, but while Comolli was dumped, Edwards was rewarded, and thrived. And it's also enticing and headhunting the best around, which they did with Klopp.

Your unhappiness with them gives me the impression of someone who is annoyed that the sun doesn't exist to warm them, despite the fact that it warms them all the same.

Turtyturd · 03-08-2020 07:28PM

Maybe we need the type of owner who’ll show up bare chested and singing with the fans?

Does anyone really care about their supposed affinity for the club if they’re doing the right thing by it? There have been missteps along the way but they rescued the club, made it self sufficient, brought in the best manager in the world when the previous one turned us into a laughing stock, backed him with world class players in multiple positions and talents he wanted that he could turn into world class players. They’ve redeveloped the stadium, the built new training facilities. We won number 6 under them and ended a 30 year wait for the league. Hard to see what else they can do.

Yeah they’ll sell at a time to maximise their profits but good luck to them and all I care is that they sell to people who continue on in the same vein they have.

Harry Palmr · 03-08-2020 07:36PM

Presumably this is just a panic response to Sancho/Werner signings.
Neither of those clubs will be winning the league for years. It would be nice to have a "statement" signing to provide a lift in these quiet days but I'll trust those who know the plan.

There is a plan

mags1962 · 03-08-2020 07:45PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Why?
Do you honestly think that FSG have some great affinity to the club?
I don't think they have any connection with the club other than seeing a big investment opportunity that they will look to make a profit on eventually as we were got for a bargain price. Probably a good time when Klopp is still around as he and Edwards produced miracles the last few years while balancing the books in our favour more often that not. Those 2 cover a lot of cracks as they are overperforming for what they have to work with.

The decision to furlough was more than likely taken in the UK by Edwards and yes PR was a factor in reversing the decision and that decision was more than likely taken in the USA by Edwards bosses, and speaking of miracles why would the bosses let such a miracle worker walk after 3 years? Again some PR here in he reasoning for Edwards going, contract up so we decided to let a miracle worker go and not try to keep him?

Turtyturd · 03-08-2020 07:57PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Presumably this is just a panic response to Sancho/Werner signings.

The increased success has led to a sense of entitlement amongst some of the fan base. It really took hold around the Van Dijk saga the summer before he signed, and has carried over into every name linked to the club since whether there’s any truth to the links or not. If the paper prints a story about them they should be signed or else it’s the owners being frugal.

yourdeadwright · 03-08-2020 08:03PM

We need to realise United and Chelsea have made two big transfers but they are signing starters,

Its a big difference as we are looking for back up in the forward positions, It means we can't spend as much and some people aren't willing to come to be back up players

If Salah or Mane where leaving this summer you can be sure we'd be in the market for big players like we where when we needed a CB and GK

We just got to trust the boss and owners

Grayditch · 03-08-2020 08:11PM

So if the Nike deal gets Liverpool more money than NB... but the products bought by the fans are more expensive, I guess we know who's really paying the extra.

~Rebel~ · 03-08-2020 08:23PM

Grayditch wrote: »

So if the Nike deal gets Liverpool more money than NB... but the products bought by the fans are more expensive, I guess we know who's really paying the extra.

That's every deal though. Every brand that pays Liverpool money does so with the intention of making that money back from Liverpool fans. Like the Carlsberg and Erdinger commemorative cans.

And conversely, every time Liverpool as a club sells themselves to a brand for partnerships, they're selling the fans. The fans (us) are ultimately their chief product. The more successful they are, they more of that product they have to negotiate with.

This is why stuff like that furlough thing didn't really bother me, as I accept that at the top level, sports clubs are businesses first and foremost. They do good things in their community from time to time, and that's a bonus, but the primary concern in how they're managed is to provide entertainment and escape in exchange for money and some degree of emotional affinity.

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