Who is going to win the premiership title.

Loads do it, saints fc let Kevin Phillips go as a non starter, may not have been world class but became good. Rovers gave Beattie away, to saints. Same thing, nit world class but good prem player. It happens at all levels. Defoe actually had a trial at Dover Athletic as a kid and was turned away. It's easy to pick on Chelsea, but I don't think there's a fan in the land that wouldn't have welcomed roman at their gates.

Wouldn't want him anywhere near Liverpool
 
Oh please, when Gillette and co took over Liverpool fans were heralding the new dawn.

You may not want him, but I'm sure most would. Unless they're just posturing to look good...............


Gillette and etc weren't Abramovich

We thought we were getting two guys with history in sports clubs and building them up without the need to spend billions

Obviously they tried to do it on leveraged money

And again not all Liverpool fans were heralding a new era - know plenty who were very wary of them and still haven't given FSG their full trust yet

If you asked Liverpool fans who they would prefer - the Moores family or Abramovich - the answer would be very quick and it wouldn't be the Russian
 
Gillette and etc weren't Abramovich

We thought we were getting two guys with history in sports clubs and building them up without the need to spend billions

Obviously they tried to do it on leveraged money

And again not all Liverpool fans were heralding a new era - know plenty who were very wary of them and still haven't given FSG their full trust yet

If you asked Liverpool fans who they would prefer - the Moores family or Abramovich - the answer would be very quick and it wouldn't be the Russian

Hindsight is fantastic, and the moores are doing a good job. So I'm sure you are happy with them. But jealousy is an easy thing to spot, and most people that complain about city and Chelsea are envious at least.

Now im sure you'll come back and tell me it's not true, but been as most convos between pool n Chelsea go back n forth between history, no class, buying titles, living in the past. There's obviously some needle there. As a saints fan, I'm chuffed where we are, but if a bonafide oligarch came in for us I'd take it. Better to enjoy the ride than sit enviously at the side.
 
Given a choice of Ken Bates, FSG, Roman, Glazers, Usamov+Kroenke, Sheik Mansoor, Gillett & Hicks, Roman A would be in the top two welcome at Vicarage Road.

People's opinion of other clubs' owners are mainly tainted by which rival club they own, and not what they've done for the club :)
 
Hindsight is fantastic, and the moores are doing a good job. So I'm sure you are happy with them. But jealousy is an easy thing to spot, and most people that complain about city and Chelsea are envious at least.

Now im sure you'll come back and tell me it's not true, but been as most convos between pool n Chelsea go back n forth between history, no class, buying titles, living in the past. There's obviously some needle there. As a saints fan, I'm chuffed where we are, but if a bonafide oligarch came in for us I'd take it. Better to enjoy the ride than sit enviously at the side.


The Moores family aren't in charge ?! That is who we had for over 50 years before Gillette etc

A lot of people didn't accept Gillette etc and still don't trust Henry

Sorry but no don't want my club to be a play thing for a rich oil billionaire who didn't even know who we were until he flew his helicopter over the ground.

Are we envious at the players they buy - yes , would love to have players like Kompany , Hazard and Toure at the club but not envious at the methods of getting them
 
The Moores family aren't in charge ?! That is who we had for over 50 years before Gillette etc

A lot of people didn't accept Gillette etc and still don't trust Henry

Sorry but no don't want my club to be a play thing for a rich oil billionaire who didn't even know who we were until he flew his helicopter over the ground.

Are we envious at the players they buy - yes , would love to have players like Kompany , Hazard and Toure at the club but not envious at the methods of getting them

Do'h auto pilot, I know it's Henry now. Saw an article of his other half the other day. She's better than Romans. I guess money can buy something's lol
Ok Phil you're one of the few then. As always seems to be the case. Because I know plenty of pools fans and they'd all like a rich sugar daddy making things easier. Don't get me wrong, if you manage to go into an era of dominance as you are then that's great. Just as UTD doing it sustainably was. But I maintain that most (you excluded) would be happy to take a sugar daddy.
 
Do'h auto pilot, I know it's Henry now. Saw an article of his other half the other day. She's better than Romans. I guess money can buy something's lol
Ok Phil you're one of the few then. As always seems to be the case. Because I know plenty of pools fans and they'd all like a rich sugar daddy making things easier. Don't get me wrong, if you manage to go into an era of dominance as you are then that's great. Just as UTD doing it sustainably was. But I maintain that most (you excluded) would be happy to take a sugar daddy.

Really? I don't want a sugar daddy owner or one who uses it for tax losses etc etc and I don't know many LFC fans who would. So far FSG are doing a good job and are learning very quickly what is needed to make it in the PL. I was, as many fans were, very wary of having another bunch of "yanks" running the club and had a look at the model they had produced to turn the Red Sox around but still had my reservations about them. I still do but with having Anfield redeveloped over a new stadium, an ethos of buying young players or bringing young talent through the ranks rather than spending hundreds of millions on "superstar" players has had me start to believe they are the owners the club needs and wants. Yes they have had their troubles with managers, player deals and struggled with not knowing football but they are getting there.
If you think UTD had done it sustainably then you might want to look at the financing history of UTD as they have borrowed massively against the clubs worth over the clubs wealth which might cause some major issues in the near future if they can't get the club back to winning ways and fast.
 
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