not unexpected result. not trying to blame anyone but it was quite a momentous task. granted they (AM) were no inter, we were rarther looking forward to a 'holiday break ' given the circumstances.
we might win at anfield but could go out on away goal.
back home, we didnt & havent 'lose' 4th spot but its too much to ask the real contenders (spurs & MC) to drop massive points.
this season is a bloody massive set back, I have but only ONE fa8king rant .....
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Malignant Tumuor < Malignant tumors are ambitious. malignant tumors have two goals in life: to survive (offers nothing or benefit except feeding of host) and to conquer new territory.
Hicks & Gillett < American duo is ambitious. The duo too have goals, to search & conquer by buying desperate but famous clubs & to feed of $$$$ from profits of the club & milk the sale of the club.
true, but the Lfc current state of turmoil is also the by product of Hicks & Gillett.
i'm not the only observer
In announcing their intention to sell Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks and George Gillett have suggested they will be leaving the club in a much stronger position than when they took over. Their rationale for such a brash statement? Yhe successful restructuring of the club's commercial activities, the resultant improved revenue streams, and planning approval for a new stadium on Stanley Park, of course. But as we have learned from experience of these two gentlemen - just because they say something does not make it true.
It is telling as the two prepare to sell that their heralded 'successes' do not relate to happenings on the pitch. Nor indeed did they mention the huge burden of debt they have placed at the club's door. The impressive commercial improvements they highlight would be real cause for celebration to the club's fans were the revenue streams flowing into squad development rather than feeding the club's hefty annual interest payments.
And is the club really the better for the involvement of Hicks and Gillett? Frankly, it is difficult to see how such a claim can be justified. Think about it. In the season before Hicks and Gillett took control, Liverpool had won the FA and European Super Cups and finished a comfortable third in the Premier League. And the season before that, Rafa Benitez had steered them to Champions League victory in Istanbul. The Americans bought the club in February 2007 and watched on, unable to invest in the squad until the summer, as the Spaniard steered the club to a third-place finish in the Premier League and their second Champions League final in three seasons.
After three years of American rule, Liverpool are about to slip from the high table of European football and are struggling even for Europa League booby prize qualification for next season.
On the pitch, Rafael Benitez must take some flak for the club's failings, particularly this season - but the bulk of the blame must rest with the Americans for their failure to create the kinds of conditions required to foster success. The inertia, confusion and tension between two often-warring owners that characterised their tenure far too often placed the Spaniard in an intolerable, unstable and invidious position. He will not be sorry to see the back of them.
This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 23 2010, 08:32 AM