6 games into the season and things are not merry at Anfield at the moment to say the least. So many things are going wrong for the club at the moment but hey, at least we are above Everton, just about.
At the top you have the owners, two Americans who came to the club in 2007 beating off competition from Dubai International Capital. Who the hell rejects rich Arabs over Americans? I mean, even without looking at any books or anything, I could tell you an Arab has sh*t loads of money. Some people try to overcomplicate too many things, jeez.
Former Liverpool Chairman David Moores said at the time, "This is a great step forward for its shareholders and its fans." Oh David, how wrong were you? 3 years later and no significant squad investment has been made and there is still no work started on the new stadium, evidence that the Americans taking over the club has not been a step forward for anyone. At the end of the day, you sold the club to the Americans because you wanted to make a quick buck.
"We have purchased the club with no debt on the club," said Gillett at the time of the take over. "We believe in the future of the club, the future of the league, the new TV contracts are outstanding and we are proud to be a part of it.
"This is truly the largest sport in the world, the most important sport in the world, and this is the most important club in the most important sport in the world.
"What a privilege we have to be associated with it and we hope that with the good graces of Rick and his team that we will have on-the-pitch success and economic success."
Ahhhhhh, it was like music to all Liverpool fans ear, what we wanted to hear. Unfortunately though the song that played was something from Vanilla Ice, its sucked...like really bad.
They said the club would consider selling the naming rights to the new stadium. What stadium? I did an extension to my house quicker than these idiots put a spade in the ground.
Gillett added: "If the naming rights are worth one great player a year in transfer spending, we will certainly look at that as a serious option."
And people wonder why Liverpool fans are so angry? Yes, we may complain because we haven’t been taken over by someone wealthy but we wouldn’t mind if the club situation was exactly the same as before, however it is not, the situation is a lot worse than before the Americans.
Although it has been a torrid time for Liverpool fans all over the world during the American occupation, I do believe it is end game for the two most unpopular people on the Kop. If one were to believe what they read, they would have reason to think that there are buyers interested in the club. The fact of the matter is why would anyone buy now when they know they can get the club a lot cheaper when the banks refinance in October.
The best thing now may be for the bank to take over, administration, 9 point deduction and all, with a swift sale to new owners who will invest in the squad and start the building work on a much needed stadium to take this great club catch up with the times of modern day football. However with Liverpool FC, things are not as simple as that. Most likely something will come back to bite us in the backside and say ‘HEY, THINGS CANT GO SMOOTHLY FOR YOU!!’.
On the pitch, things are not going too great either (talk about an understatement hey?). 6 games played, 1 win, 2 losses and three draws makes a grand total of 6 points. The chaos at the top of the club seems to have had a knock on effect. For f**k sakes, I have more points on my licence...j/k I don’t have my licence and only passed my theory today...OLE!
New manager Roy Hodgson has a difficult task ahead of him to rekindle some of the confidence back into this team that two seasons back pushed Manchester United all the way for the title.
Although things are going bad at the moment, all new managers deserve time and patience to impose their system of playing and tactics onto the team. It has to be said that he has not been very well backed in the transfer market and for some reason has had to get rid of Aquilani and Mascherano. Luckily getting rid of Aquilani has meant we have been able to save money due to 99% of medical staff jobs have been cut at the club.
He has not been given any funds; all the money spent has been through sales. Liverpool fans need to be patient and lower their expectations this season because it will be tough until new owners come in, which hopefully happen sooner, rather than later.
My message to Liverpool fans right now is to have a bit of patience, give the manager time and only judge him at the end of the season because we are known for being patient and long may it continue. At a time like this, the team and the manager need all the support they can get.
Times are difficult both on and off the pitch at Anfield but do remember that after hardship there is always ease.
Liverpool fans will hope this is the case in terms of the ownership situation and the team.
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