The old band is back together

[peekay]

The only two we HAVE to replace from the current squad paid very little part of the season - it in Thiago’s case no part.

There’s no major rebuild needed here - a couple of top signings and if Slot is as good a manager as his reputation suggests, there’s no reason momentum should stop.

Momentum stops the minute we start selling a stack of players and then have to bring in and integrate a pile of new players.

I’m pretty sure Edwards will be smart enough to see that.

True. But over the next few years, we will know how good Edwards and company are. Our transfer successes have slipped since they disbanded; they were not that great before Klopp arrived, either. There is also the possibility that the period of us being relentlessly good was an anomaly - a perfect storm of players rejecting us (Gotze, Brandt), identifying superb backups (Mane, Salah), and Klopp's coaching elevating everyone to a whole new level - that will never be repeated again.

 

[rubans]

True. But over the next few years, we will know how good Edwards and company are. Our transfer successes have slipped since they disbanded; they were not that great before Klopp arrived, either. There is also the possibility that the period of us being relentlessly good was an anomaly - a perfect storm of players rejecting us (Gotze, Brandt), identifying superb backups (Mane, Salah), and Klopp's coaching elevating everyone to a whole new level - that will never be repeated again.

Pretty much covered it, all eyes on Edwards and gang. Pressure will be all on them this time unlike before where their initial bad transfers were overriden by the number of succesfull ones post them. Can’t wait to. see the summer activity.

 

[StevieM]

True. But over the next few years, we will know how good Edwards and company are. Our transfer successes have slipped since they disbanded; they were not that great before Klopp arrived, either. There is also the possibility that the period of us being relentlessly good was an anomaly - a perfect storm of players rejecting us (Gotze, Brandt), identifying superb backups (Mane, Salah), and Klopp's coaching elevating everyone to a whole new level - that will never be repeated again.

I agree - this is where we find out if they ARE actually the smartest guys in the room or a bunch of bullshit artists with a nifty PowerPoint presentation.

 

[Farkmaster]

When we were really good, everyone decided that everything about us was the best in the world, rather than us having a team that made everyone look as good as they could. That is exactly as it should be, from the players right on up, but it's not conclusive.

The management team for the most part can't have been that successful post Liverpool, because they've all agreed to come back, and Michael Edwards was consulting previously, which is where, if you do it right, you make far more money for less work.

The idea that it's managing in aggregate is true, but it's just another way of saying that we didn't want to hire a manager we couldn't control, and we had to punt on a coach that we can instead, as there were no great options. This isn't some new idea, it's just preparing for a more likely failure. Slot is almost certainly going to be worse at klopp at getting more out of the players he has, which is just as important as getting the team getting in the transfers right, which nobody does all the time.

The inarguable thing that this team did well before was negotiations. Yay.

 

[King Binny]

Jürgen Klopp: Definitive history of a manager who created a movement

Leader, legend, hugger … the German won trophies but also inspired murals, hero worship and even had a pub named after him. He didn’t just reawaken a club — he formed an unbreakable bond with the fans

thetimes.co.uk

View: https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1790699452652519516


View: https://twitter.com/AnfieldEdition/status/1790822035574129055

View: https://twitter.com/AnfieldEdition/status/1790821765934948719

 

[darkstarexodus]

There was a big change behind the scenes in Pittsburgh.



According to several sources, staff were notified Friday that David Beeston, co-head of Fenway Sports Management and a Penguins' alternate governor, is stepping down. Apparently, he’s joining the private equity firm Clearlake Capital. (Clearlake is incredibly influential, it bought a majority stake in Chelsea FC in 2022.)



Beeston, who did not respond to requests for comment, played a major role in Fenway’s Penguins purchase and in recruiting current President of Hockey Operations and GM Kyle Dubas.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/articl...-predictions-as-nhl-signing-season-kicks-off/

Wasn't sure where to put this. Probably little impact on the actual running of the club, but there has been a departure of an upstairs lizard from FSG (FSM) to Todd Boehly's group.

 

[dee]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/articl...-predictions-as-nhl-signing-season-kicks-off/

Wasn't sure where to put this. Probably little impact on the actual running of the club, but there has been a departure of an upstairs lizard from FSG (FSM) to Todd Boehly's group.

What the heck is a "Penguins' alternate governor,"

 

[darkstarexodus]

What the heck is a "Penguins' alternate governor,"

Governors are who the franchise nominates to represent them at league meetings (board of governors). He's the alternate (or vice) to the governor.

 

[dee]

Governors are who the franchise nominates to represent them at league meetings (board of governors). He's the alternate (or vice) to the governor.

So not an actual Penguin shepherd then? Shame

 

[darkstarexodus]

So not an actual Penguin shepherd then? Shame

Yes, a little bit disappointing, all things considered.

 

[jan]

What the heck is a "Penguins' alternate governor,"