Liverpool sale

[basslinejunkie]

they seem a good buyer,but the thing im dubious about is if they have the financial clout to make a difference in the world of football. we need to buy at least 3 20+ mill players to compete at the top of football.

[SlavikSvensk]

they seem a good buyer,but the thing im dubious about is if they have the financial clout to make a difference in the world of football. we need to buy at least 3 20+ mill players to compete at the top of football.

going by how they approach baseball, the answer is yes. the boston red sox are the 2nd richest team in the league, and spend the 2nd most on players, around $160m/year.

that's not huge money for a champions league caliber football club, but keep in mind champions league caliber football club are generally more lucrative than american baseball clubs. what matters here is the relative level of spending, namely, that NESV are willing to spend near the top to consistently finish near the top. it won't be chelsea, but man u level spending is likely, if they take over.

the other potentially important lesson from NESV's experience in baseball is that they've been at the forefront of using new statistical models to evaluate non-star players. that's led to them pulling in a lot of fairly inexpensive guys who other clubs ignored, but end up being really productive. obviously the two sports are lightyears apart, but i'd be happy with ownership that's committed not only to spending on stars, but making sure the roster is productive from top to bottom.

[Esox Lucius]

"theres 2 shit teams in liverpool, liverpool and everton"

thats my modern day interpretation of the famous shankly quote

today should be an interesting game as we are both useless at the moment, im going for a diplomatic draw. **** me it will be depressing in the pub today, my local is a mixed pub reds and blues.

COYB