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them bankrolling the whole CWC just putting nearly 70-80m pounds into the account of Chelsea and City.  thank God its only two PL rivals are  involved. what a joke it would be if all Arsenal, Liverpool etc would also get this extra prizes...

 

lets hope Saudi clubs aint gonna spend big fees on deadwood players from rivals. last thing we need now.

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On 19/06/2025 at 05:52, Chicken Dancer said:

Aye, Liverpool were very much a 'cup' team in my life (36) until Klopp imo. They had the odd flirt with the title under Benitez & famously with Rodgers. The Klopp appointment changed everything there for sure & it just shows what the right appointment can do for a club.

 

They're an absolute monster now, like they were before my day - or so me fatha tells me. But that's only really changed in the last decade I reckon, even under Rodgers in 2014 the consensus was that they were massively overachieving. 

 

Not trying to downplay Klopp, who was a transformational appointment for us. There are several reasons why we have been successful, but the most significant variable is FSG. They have completely transformed our club from the inside out - website, fan interaction, social media marketing, advertising revenue, stadium, and every aspect of our operation. They were the first to bring the transfer committee into the mainstream of the hiring process. They backed Edwards, Graham, and their team when the media were criticizing them for using spreadsheets to recruit players. They made mistakes, but the thing about FSG is that they are not afraid to learn and adapt. Klopp took over for us at the right moment, leveraged the tools FSG handed him, and took us to a whole new level. Don't think other managers would have had this level of impact. FSG are methodical - they take their time identifying the right people and proper strategy and back them. Andy Caroll might be the last time they rushed into anything.  

 

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4 minutes ago, andycap said:

Chequebook even 😂 

 

 

I last had one of those about 25 years ago. Is there a bunch of Amish lads about?

 

 

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I fear we may just have too many cooks in the transfer committee.

 

its been a while since I’ve seen the Amazon documentary but I seem to recall Staveley having to really work on Solis / PIF to get them to authorise the Gordon signing.

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