As a club we've faced plenty of false dawns in the last twenty years and followed a few messiahs along the way before they gradually lost our adoration. So where do you see us in 5 or so years? What will the legacy of NESV be? Can we hope that this seeming curse will be lifted, or can we expect more years of misery?
On the positives, we've just become a team on very sound financial footing. No acquisition debt. Some said that a leveraged buy-out was inevitable, but here we are, being owned by a company who have used their own cash for the purchase.
These guys also seem to be extremely shrewd in the American market at least, lets hope it translates. Whether they build a new ground or redevelop Anfield I think we can expect a plan of action soon, and decisive following through on it.
With the new UEFA rules, we could be in pole position in several years being a sound profit making business who can afford to pay the highest salaries and attract the best players.
On the negatives, we need a top hungry manager soon rather than a 'safe pair of hands'.
It is also true that NESV made the Red Sox more profitable by significantly raising prices at Fenway. Football is already overpriced, and to get the kind of support that generates atmosphere we need lower ticket prices, not higher. Liverpool isn't London- there is less money to go around and I hope they appreciate they need to get creative and the same policy won't fit here. I think having a section of the ground that is always ticketed might help with that, and having a larger capacity stadium, of course.
What's your feelings?
On the positives, we've just become a team on very sound financial footing. No acquisition debt. Some said that a leveraged buy-out was inevitable, but here we are, being owned by a company who have used their own cash for the purchase.
These guys also seem to be extremely shrewd in the American market at least, lets hope it translates. Whether they build a new ground or redevelop Anfield I think we can expect a plan of action soon, and decisive following through on it.
With the new UEFA rules, we could be in pole position in several years being a sound profit making business who can afford to pay the highest salaries and attract the best players.
On the negatives, we need a top hungry manager soon rather than a 'safe pair of hands'.
It is also true that NESV made the Red Sox more profitable by significantly raising prices at Fenway. Football is already overpriced, and to get the kind of support that generates atmosphere we need lower ticket prices, not higher. Liverpool isn't London- there is less money to go around and I hope they appreciate they need to get creative and the same policy won't fit here. I think having a section of the ground that is always ticketed might help with that, and having a larger capacity stadium, of course.
What's your feelings?
