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Is over for 10 days apparently. God knows he's got his work cut out. We need some good quality and committed players this window.
 
Good. I don't care about a new CEO now tbh.

We need them to back Comolli and Kenny with a 2-3 signings that can go straight into the team and shake things up a bit.

If they don't act, we'll be in the shits come april and face a month of relegation battle to the end of the season. The quality and depth of our squad is shocking.

They can think long term all the want, but short term we're in the fucking dark.
 
Henry must take grip on ten-day visit to Merseyside
Tony Barrett
1 minute ago

John W. Henry is set to visit Merseyside three months after winning control of Liverpool Football Club on behalf of Fenway Sports Group. It has been a turbulent time since the takeover that culminated in Kenny Dalglish taking over as caretaker manager after Roy Hodgson’s departure last weekend, and a number of outstanding issues need to be tackled. Here, The Times assesses the priorities that Henry, right, must deal with during his ten-day stay.

Appoint a chief executive Liverpool have been without a chief executive since the departure of Rick Parry in May 2009. Christian Purslow provided temporary cover as managing director but left that role after the takeover by FSG last October. Spencer Stuart, the headhunters, have been appointed to find a chief executive and Peter Lawwell, who fills that position at Celtic, is believed to be the favourite to become Liverpool’s key decision-maker based at the club.

Tackle the stadium issue Liverpool have had planning permission to build a new stadium on Stanley Park since February 2003 but building work has never started. FSG would prefer to redevelop Anfield, with the suggestion being that a template they would like to follow is that of Newcastle United’s St James’ Park. The sticking point, though, is that Liverpool City Council wants the club to honour its longstanding promise to build on Stanley Park and accelerate the regeneration of north Liverpool.

Continue the scouting revolution Since Damien Comolli became director of football strategy in November, Liverpool have dismissed all but one of their European scouts. A number of replacements have been introduced at Comolli’s behest. “I have just signed the papers and finished at the club,†Jakob Friis-Hansen, a scout based in Denmark, said this week. “It has been in the air that would happen, since Comolli was employed, so it does not come as a great surprise.†Steve Hitchen, who left Tottenham Hotspur, is the most notable recent addition to their scouting department.

Assess the club’s finances FSG’s takeover of Liverpool last October wiped off the vast majority of the club’s debts but recent months have been financially damaging because of poor decisions made before its arrival. It is estimated that the ill-fated Hodgson spell could cost Liverpool up to £40 million in compensation payments and transfer fees and contracts of players who have become surplus to requirements. It cost an initial £10 million to replace Rafael Benítez with Hodgson, a further £4 million to remove the 63-year-old by mutual consent. Paul Konchesky and Christian Poulsen cost a combined total of almost £9 million and signed four and three-year contracts respectively. Liverpool’s early exit from the Carling Cup and falling ticket sales have also been detrimental.

Re-evaluate transfer policy Both Henry and Comolli have been at pains to stress that January is not the best time to do business. The combination of Liverpool’s struggle for consistency and the introduction of Dalglish as caretaker manager is likely to mean they have to authorise more deals than had been envisaged, however. The departure of Hodgson will increase their willingness to loosen the purse strings because they no longer have a manager whose judgment in the transfer market concerns them because of his desire to sign players who do not fit in with their own strategy.
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Reading that, you just want to go out in to the shed and find the rope. 40 mill...
 
Regardless of payoffs, if we don't get some quality players in this window we could be in trouble. Ultimately though the players we have need to pull their socks up and get a bit of confidence. Our defence and midfield is shocking and Kenny and Clarke need to get that sorted out first, inject a bit of steel and fight into it.
 
Paul Konchesky and Christian Poulsen cost a combined total of almost £9 million and signed four and three-year contracts respectively. Liverpool’s early exit from the Carling Cup and falling ticket sales have also been detrimental
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4 years for Konchesky?
3 years for Poulsen?

Moses wept.
 
At least Benitez can't be blamed for those players. Thank fuck Hodgson has gone otherwise the team would have become overrun with mediocre shite, if it isn't already
 
Henry’s 10-day extended stay on Merseyside will see him try to make progress with appointing a new chief executive and whether to rebuild Anfield, or move to a new arena. A planning application for the AFL-designed 60,000-seater stadium in Stanley Park runs out on April 11 . The HKS model for a 70,000-plus arena expires on June 19. Liverpool could apply for an extension to both of these applications .
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[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=43604.msg1252619#msg1252619 date=1295018036]
Sky: will you be talking to the owners when they come over?
Kenny: it would be rude not to wouldn't it?
[/quote]

Quote. Of. The. Day.

I'm looking forward to more of these from His Majesty for however long he's in charge. 8)
 
Ha !

Alan Brazil's "In The City" source, reckons NESV/FSG/MFI are short-termers, who saw us as a steal and will look to move us on etc etc.

Then again, he also said the deal to take Fernando to Citeh had already been done, so...
 
[quote author=themn link=topic=43604.msg1252626#msg1252626 date=1295018507]
Ha !

Alan Brazil's "In The City" source, reckons NESV/FSG/MFI are short-termers, who saw us as a steal and will look to move us on etc etc.

Then again, he also said the deal to take Fernando to Citeh had already been done, so...
[/quote]

because nesv has a track record of having a short term vision.
 
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=43604.msg1251724#msg1251724 date=1294919154]
At least Benitez can't be blamed for those players.
[/quote]

No, we can just blame him for Jovanovic, Lucas, no left back, no wingers, one striker...
 
[quote author=themn link=topic=43604.msg1252626#msg1252626 date=1295018507]
Ha !

Alan Brazil's "In The City" source, reckons NESV/FSG/MFI are short-termers, who saw us as a steal and will look to move us on etc etc.

Then again, he also said the deal to take Fernando to Citeh had already been done, so...
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Funny, cos two days ago he said that he 'didnt like the fact that John henry saw Liverpool as a steal' & now he claims his 'sources' say their only in it short term.

He's talking shit, as per fucking usual.
 
As for Ronnie Scumcock-Sucking Irani, if he goes on about the Red Sox spending $300,000,000 on two players, AGAIN, I will brain the shit bastard.
 
While I generally agree Jon. A word of warning -The Red Sox weren't the first baseball team Henry owned, he bought the Marlins first to get into Mlb then bought the red sox when they became available a few years later. But baseball is much more difficult to but into than football so it's probably not something we need to worry about.
 
Worst case scenario, they'll still want to make their money back, so still have to invest with a two-three year plan to do so, cos selling us now or next season will bring in a lower yield than they paid.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=43604.msg1252619#msg1252619 date=1295018036]
Sky: will you be talking to the owners when they come over?
Kenny: it would be rude not to wouldn't it?
[/quote]

Cant wait for Jeff Shreeves to ( try to) interview Kenny. It will be carnage
 
Henry, Henry.......will you do us all a favor and sell any 2 mugs (from this pack - Lucas, kuyt, Poulsen, Konchesky, Jovanovic), and buy us one player?

It's all i'm asking....

Pull your finger out for fucks sake...half the transfer window is over.
 
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