Convo from a supporter's group (on a another platform)
I'm not anti-FSG (yet) but there's not much wrong with what this OP states. Not sure about the net spend of 24m but the rest stacks up. Surprised at the response. Names have been removed. Seems like FSG have a fair amount of support.
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Hope to clear some things up:
1. FSG did NOT save the club. They saw a business opportunity to make money. Simple as that.
2. Fans who would like LFC to compete in the market aren’t plastic, or fifa players. They are ambitious, nothing wrong with that.
3. FSG built a main stand yes but this does not make them exempt from being competitive in the transfer market. The purpose of the main stand was to increase value of their asset when it comes to sell and evidently make them more money. More tickets = more money.
4. Fans are not asking LFC to spend City or PSG money. We are simply asking for more than an average net-spend of 24m a season considering what the club makes and we have arguably the best manager we’ll ever get for the next decade. He deserves to be backed.
#fsgout
Response 1
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So..how much money are you giving to Liverpool so that they can spend money.
They can only spend what they receive.. they aren't countries who can print money endlessly.
So.. show me your money ?
Response 2
How much extra are you happy to pay for tickets or to watch, or do you just expect others to shell out?
Response 3
LFC was 11 hours away from bankruptcy. Don't care what you call it, FSG saved LFC that day.
Fans that bang on about investment aren't plastic, just ungrateful.
Response 4
To an extent I agree but if they were not a business opportunity and run as a business then there may not be a club. I do think they would be well advised to spend more on good young players to replace our ageing side.
Response 4
1. They did. The evidence is plain to see. Totally agree that there was a business motivation driving the decision, but other than an oligarch's plaything or a sovereign state's vanity project, the purchase of every big club is a business transaction.
2. We agree, we do want to compete, but not at the expense of the soul of the club. Let's be honest, we have been competing pretty well these last few years. Any club, even City would be struggling given the number of injuries we've suffered. Would I like to see us go and get Bellingham and Rice in January? Of course, maybe that is going on in the background, we'll have to wait and see.
3. So, by very definition, invested in the club. You also seem to bypass the significant investment in training facilities. That doesn't generate any matchday revenue, but it was a way of improving the club. In business, investing large sums is always a risk, but they do it and subsequently reaped the rewards.
4. "fans" literally are asking for PSG/City money. We should spend £100m on Rice, £150m on Bellingham, £200m on Mbappe! The club has a lot of debt in the form of amortisation and until this drops, we can't go out and buy lots of big names (not to mention wages). Who brought Klopp in?
"...and my inch is like a freight train, so I only use it in self defence"
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