FSG are not shit

[jimmycase]

Like Ive said before, they're not shit and they're not perfect.

 

Once again, they're backing their manager. Neither do I have a problem with them running the club on a sound financial basis or having a net or gross transfer spend.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Well, I would say it’s the best transfer window in my 30 years at the club if that happens. I’m very, very skeptical that we will get both Lamar and VVD. It would be fucking outrageous if we did.

 

VVD

Lamar

Keita

Salah

Solanke

Robertson

 

Yeah, that’s championship manager shit right there. Best part of £200m spent too. It would easily blow away anything over ever seen from us.

 

So yeah, I can’t see us getting both.

 

You'd have to go back to the 87 summer to match that. That summer we brought in Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton. Add Aldridge who arrived earlier the same year, and you have a fantasy transfer year. The following season is still the best in my memory.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

This still just gets in under the 30 years

 

Ray Houghton

John Barnes

Peter Beardsley

Mike Marsh

 

To think all that for under 4ml and we still made a net profit

Beat me to it!

[VladimirIlyich]

Guinea are now certain to qualify for next summer's world cup and Keita breaks his leg in 5 places during it. Or are they not qualified for it? Please say they havent qualified!

[Red House]

Guinea are now certain to qualify for next summer's world cup and Keita breaks his leg in 5 places during it. Or are they not qualified for it? Please say they havent qualified!

Very unlikely to qualify. They've lost their first two games in the qualifiers.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Guinea are now certain to qualify for next summer's world cup and Keita breaks his leg in 5 places during it. Or are they not qualified for it? Please say they havent qualified!

I’m contemplating busting out my ‘Guinea pigs might fly’ joke again. It didn’t go down to well last time. Probably because it’s outstandingly shit and not remotely funny.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Like Ive said before, they're not shit and they're not perfect.

 

Once again, they're backing their manager. Neither do I have a problem with them running the club on a sound financial basis or having a net or gross transfer spend.

That's pretty much my opinion, too.

[jimmycase]

That's pretty much my opinion, too.

 

Bet you dont get the grief like i do about it though!

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Bet you dont get the grief like i do about it though!

I tend to spend very little time on the FF in the summer.

 

I think it must be the relentless, oppressive heat that gets everyone a bit antsy.

[The Guest]

I honestly do feel like they've just backed Klopp. This is a complete guess on my part but I think they've tried a few different approaches when it comes to signing players. The last method under Rodgers clearly had a lot more misses than hits. They've given Klopp more say and he only wants specific players. If we can't get them then he makes do until he can or he can convince another player of similar quality.

 

Our net spend has been laughable for a club our size since he arrived but he has mentioned a few times it's because it's relying on us qualifying for the champions league. Instead of buying players for overpriced fees who he would need to replace when he got there he decided to stick with what he had. He backed his own ability with players he had and it come off. He's now in the champions league with that money in the bank.

 

Throughout the summer it's felt like maybe I was kidding myself (and that still might be the case). We've bid for players but generally they have been unattainable and maybe the club should have realised that. Right now though they are putting their money where their mouth is. We've paid a little over the odds to guarantee Keita and we are going after some big priced players.

 

We can all have our opinions on how bad/good they are at specific things but the only thing I'm generally bothered about is have they hired the right manager and are they backing him. This seems to be the case for me.

[Heinze]

No Lucas testimonial the shitehawks.

[Numero Veinticinco]

No Lucas testimonial the shitehawks.

Yeah, John Henry I’m sure flew in just to put a stop to it.

[TheHowieLama]

This still just gets in under the 30 years

 

we still made a net profit

 

Somethings never change.

[SlugTrail]

I’m contemplating busting out my ‘Guinea pigs might fly’ joke again. It didn’t go down to well last time. Probably because it’s outstandingly shit and not remotely funny.

never stopped anyone else on here!

[SlugTrail]

Yeah, John Henry I’m sure flew in just to put a stop to it.

good lad.

[SlugTrail]

Somethings never change.

imagine if we had internet and social media back then. It would have been carnage.

[Dave D]

imagine if we had internet and social media back then. It would have been carnage.

 

The FF during the Souness era would have been pretty special

[INTORRESTING]

The selling Beardsley thread would have been pretty tasty

[clangers]

The selling Beardsley thread would have been pretty tasty

We're fine we've signed Saunders.

[Tony Moanero]

The selling Beardsley thread would have been pretty tasty

People are over this?!

[Dave D]

Plenty of people would have made a strong case for David Speedie

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Even moreso if his name was Speedie Gonzalez

[Arl arse]

The Istvan Kozma thread would've been a thing of beauty.

[Strontium]

Plenty of people would have made a strong case for David Speedie

 

I think 6 goals in 12 appearances, including 2 against Everton and 1 against United, makes its own case.

[rubble-rouser]

This still just gets in under the 30 years

 

Ray Houghton

John Barnes

Peter Beardsley

Mike Marsh

 

To think all that for under 4ml and we still made a net profit

 

Houghton came later in the year