Yeah you are right, transfer fee results are probably going into the Commercial column. A bit strange, but well…
And of course, what doesn’t appear in there is the revenue compared to the expenses, thus the net result.
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Bit wordy for a song.
The fundamental problem with the Bundesliga is that there have been seasons where Bayern’s commercial revenue exceeds that of all other teams combined. It has been a while, Dortmund and Stuttgart have done very well in the past 6-7 years closing that gap, but the fact that the BL has no other teams in the Top 10 is telling. Ligue 1 is worse these days, obviously - however that is not really the comparator that German football would aspire to.
For purposes of the Money League report, transfer revenues are excluded.
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Liverpool missing out on Champions League but making the Europa League would cost at least £50m.
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There’ll be no centre back then, I’ll tell the fans.
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This season is rapidly becoming a very challenging one for the owners. The club seems to be in a right mess to be honest… the lack of performance on the pitch might rapidly have catastrophic consequences for the club’s performance off the pitch as well.
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Vote of confidence at least.
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Hughes has to go.
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that might be a bit too early…maybe the remit was squad overhaul with a two year window…
we dont know.
i think the quality of player brought in is good.
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Isak was an absolute luxury whose transfer fee could have funded a Salah replacement, a Diaz replacement, and a centre back
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yes. the Isak situation has issues.
just dont know though, maybe they thought they were in a position to strengthen through the centre, then come back to the wings this summer.
either way, i still dont think its as simple as Hughes just fucking it all up.
as with Slot, there are nuances…im not a ‘Slot out’ person simple becuase we arent winning games, ive arrived at this position because of the way we are going about everything and the football we are playing…
for me, Hughes gets another 1/2 transfer windows before it becomes a bit clearer about what we are trying to do. (edit…that means 1 to 2 windows, not half a window)
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Hughes in the middle of the next transfer window on the phone doing a deal
Edwards walks in
“Sorry pal, time to pack it up”
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Bar the Guehi situation I think what Hughes bought has been fine. And as we are seeing from Palace they are inventing another story about McNeil now.
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I still don’t see the value in Isak. Also I have more of a problem with who we sold and didn’t replace (Diaz).
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my initial reactions on Hughes based on who he brought at Bournemouth…
i mean he paid alot of Bournemouth money to LFC for some standard players…
i was never all wrapped up in his dealings but it felt like they overspent in his time there, he was also just a bournemouth person wasnt he? working his way through the club from his playing days?
i always thought he would go as big here as his leash would let him…
he can still make great things happen here, but there are legitimate questions now being asked.
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On their own merit each of the signing has been good. The problem is the holes left behind.
If this was always seen and understood to be more than a one year rebuild, then he is doing OK. The squad is thin and Slot (IMO) has been left without the options he needs to mount a challenge, but if everyone is onboard with that, then both Hughes and Slot will be given time to complete the job.
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with the risk of going over this ground again…the squads not perfect, but its not as thin as you want people to believe…but even then…i dont think even you are trying to say this squad is maximising its potential.
its a good squad…cracking footballers…just becuase he cant reach into his back pocket for a superstar doesnt automatically mean we shouldnt be doing a hell of a lot better…
i mean…Divock fucking Origi used to score winning goals for us!!!
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And we sign those players over the next 2 windows plus we have Isak. What’s the problem?
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Can we deal with the ‘Klopp used to do…’ stuff, before we talk about squad depth.
Klopp used to make bang average footballers feel ten feet tall. I know.
But there is no point pining for Klopp. He is gone. I know Slot doesn’t have the Man Management witchcraft that Klopp did, but nobody in football does. I thought the whole point of the restructure the club did after Klopp left was to make sure this team could succeed with a fucking wizard at the helm.
OK, squad depth is OK - not brilliant, but OK. As long as everyone is fit. The problem in football is that you are never going to have everyone fit.
We’ve got five out at the minute and that is not going to help Slot when he turns to his bench. But answer me this. Do we have enough in Attack, even with the injuries. We have lost Isak for the season, but even with him there did we have enough? Our alternative to Salah on the right is a lad who was signed to play right back. Our alternative to Gakpo on the left is a 17 year old kid. Is this enough depth to mount a challenge? Both Salah and Gakpo are out of form. So what exactly are Slots options here?
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change your shape.
against Arsenal with no Ekitike our midfield was pretty fun to watch, no out and out striker, with the caveat it was an away game, but the performance those four lads (all avaliable tonight) did as a box and revolving in and out of the false nine was impressive.
Ekitike off the left, or right and bring Rio on…
the list is endless.
cant just look at the puzzle and say ‘well thats fucked ill guess ill just not change anything’
get creative. if it doesnt work, it doesnt work. but the fucking woe is me stuff about squad depth and low blocks and not being fit enough is becoming tiresome…
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