The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 11]
Discussion
RedTrident said:
pinchmeimdreamin said:
jammy_basturd said:
Do you guys honestly think we could win the Europa league?!
With a full squad .Yes.
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
You can see where the obvious and immediate improvements need to be there. Keeper, centre back, at least 1 central midfielder and at least 1 striker that can play alongside
Sturridge and/or effectively replace him in this system.
te about needing 7-10 players is laughable, The key is keeping Sturridge / Coutihno / Firmino fit.m3sye said:
hopefully there will be some £72 options left on Fri 
You staying over and going to and from on the train ?
Down a few days before and will come back monday - hate to be rushed. Supposed to be launching new biz this week but got very bad chest infection and im out of it on the couch!You staying over and going to and from on the train ?
mr sagman said:
RedTrident said:
pinchmeimdreamin said:
jammy_basturd said:
Do you guys honestly think we could win the Europa league?!
With a full squad .Yes.
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
You can see where the obvious and immediate improvements need to be there. Keeper, centre back, at least 1 central midfielder and at least 1 striker that can play alongside
Sturridge and/or effectively replace him in this system.
te about needing 7-10 players is laughable, The key is keeping Sturridge / Coutihno / Firmino fit.m3sye said:
Cie said:
Of course they're bothered, they're just pretending.
Well I for one would prefer be in it... so yes not happy we went out but please with the showing of some of the younger lads tbh and also please to see our 2 best players back on the pitch, will make a massive difference for us...Tickets go on sale this week for the final, what seats you going for Dave/RT?
Hopefully we have that line up I posted earlier fit and starting.
Disappointed that we are out, that being said, I thought it was a great game! Benteke came into his own with Studge alongside him, should he have buried at least one of his chances hell yes, is his confidence shot to hell also a big yes! I think that given time and a few runs up front with Studge with the likes of Coutinho and Firmino supplying the ingenuity and trickiness that has been missing he will come good.
How to fit these 4 into the team at the same time thankfully is Klopp's headache and not mine
How to fit these 4 into the team at the same time thankfully is Klopp's headache and not mine
pinchmeimdreamin said:
mr sagman said:
RedTrident said:
pinchmeimdreamin said:
jammy_basturd said:
Do you guys honestly think we could win the Europa league?!
With a full squad .Yes.
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
You can see where the obvious and immediate improvements need to be there. Keeper, centre back, at least 1 central midfielder and at least 1 striker that can play alongside
Sturridge and/or effectively replace him in this system.
te about needing 7-10 players is laughable, The key is keeping Sturridge / Coutihno / Firmino fit.RedTrident said:
If we can get this lineup playing and playing as close as to their potential then yes we can definitely compete.
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
Refreshingly non-alarmist and I agree, and like you say we need quality replacements (if they can't) and reinforcements (even if they can)Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
Adam B said:
RedTrident said:
If we can get this lineup playing and playing as close as to their potential then yes we can definitely compete.
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
Refreshingly non-alarmist and I agree, and like you say we need quality replacements (if they can't) and reinforcements (even if they can)Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Sakho/Lovren Flanagan
Henderson Lucas Milner
Firmino Sturridge Coutinho
A10 said:
Would anyone be particularly upset if the entire middle three were replaced?
Lucas - no, been a great servant and good player, but he is not the future, good sub to bring on when you want to close a game out maybeMilner - not right now, has gone off the boil a bit (but then they all have), rated him at City, so maybe he will come good when he has higher qulaity around him
Henderson - yes because he was excellent and could be again, on the other hand he does most things well but nothing outstandingly, and its about time we got some specialists in. He would also command a good fee
m3sye said:
Think we need to give Hendo bit of time, he isn't the same player since injury - probably to do with the fact he is not 100%
I do think we have room for 1 maybe 2 more top CM's though
agreed just to raise the competition and levels of others who need a KITAI do think we have room for 1 maybe 2 more top CM's though
"top" being the crucial word
The people spoke; they listened...
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
Flip Martian said:
The people spoke; they listened...
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
Surely not it was pointless http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
Now fans of all leagues need to get together and get these lowered not just frozen
Principal Owner John W Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon have tonight issued the following message to Liverpool supporters...
Dear Liverpool supporters,
It has been a tumultuous week. On behalf of everyone at Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool Football Club, we would like to apologise for the distress caused by our ticket pricing plan for the 2016-17 season.
The three of us have been particularly troubled by the perception that we don’t care about our supporters, that we are greedy, and that we are attempting to extract personal profits at the club’s expense. Quite the opposite is true.
From our first days as owners we have understood that serving as custodians of this incredible institution is a distinct privilege and as such, we have been driven solely by the desire to return LFC to the pinnacle of football. In the world of modern football, growing the club in a sustainable way is essential to realising this objective.
To that end, we have never taken a single penny out of the football club. Instead we have injected vast sums of our own money to improve the playing squad and modernise LFC’s infrastructure - exemplified by the £120million advance from FSG to build the new Main Stand. This massive undertaking was made in order to provide more supporters access to Anfield and also to produce additional revenue to help us compete financially with clubs that have greater resources. When it opens in August this year, the stand will accomplish those goals, thereby fulfilling a promise we made upon acquiring LFC in 2010.
We were strongly engaged in the process to develop the ticketing plan for 2016-17. We met directly with representatives of LFC’s Supporters’ Committee and along with LFC management, wholeheartedly agreed with major concerns raised, notably: access for local and young supporters; engagement and access to Anfield for local children; access to Premier League matches for those in Liverpool most challenged by affordability.
We believe the plan successfully addressed these concerns and are disappointed that these elements have been either lost or, worse, characterised as cynical attempts to mask profiteering in the plan as a whole. Rather, we prefer to look at them as the parts of the ticketing plan we got right.
On the other hand, part of the ticketing plan we got wrong.
In addition to the other elements of the plan we proposed price increases on a number of tickets. These pricing actions generated growth in general admission ticketing revenue on a like-for-like basis exclusive of revenue from newly-added GA seats.
We believed by delivering a vastly improved seat offering in what will be the newest stand in English football, concentrating the price increases on those tickets typically purchased by fans least sensitive to affordability, and for LFC to begin repaying the £120million advance from FSG for the new Main Stand that these increases were supportable even in the context of growth in revenues from the new Premier League TV deal.
However, the widespread opposition to this element of the plan has made it clear that we were mistaken.
A great many of you have objected strongly to the £77 price level of our most expensive GA seats and expressed a clear expectation that the club should forego any increased revenue from raising prices on GA tickets in the current environment.
Message received.
After an intense period of consultation with LFC management we have decided to make major revisions to our ticketing structure for 2016-17:
Removal of game categorisation – regardless of the opposition fans will pay the same price for matchday tickets.
The pricing of tickets will be readjusted to result in zero revenue growth from GA ticketing on a like-for-like basis.
Though individual ticket prices may move marginally from this season, we are freezing our 2016-17 GA ticket revenue at the 2015-16 level exclusive of newly-added seats in the new Main Stand.
The price of our highest general admission ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £59.
The price of our highest season ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £869. The lowest price reducing a further £25 from the 2015-16 level to £685, as well as all other tiers being frozen or reduced.
£9 GA seats will be offered for each and every Premier League match, an allocation of more than 10,000 tickets across the season.
We would hasten to add that the other initiatives announced last week in the 2016-17 plan will remain:
17-21 young adult concession – 20,000 tickets across the Premier League season available at a 50 per cent reduction for young people.
1,000 tickets to Premier League matches across the season will be given away free of charge to Liverpool schoolchildren based on merit, as recommended by their teachers.
As a sign of our commitment to this improved ticketing structure, we are further announcing that this plan shall be in effect for both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. For the next two seasons, LFC will not earn a single additional pound from increasing general admission ticket prices.
We believe we have demonstrated a willingness to listen carefully, reconsider our position, and act decisively. The unique and sacred relationship between Liverpool Football Club and its supporters has always been foremost in our minds. It represents the heartbeat of this extraordinary football club.
More than any other factor by far, that bond is what drives us to work tirelessly on behalf of the club and its future. We have great conviction in our world-class manager and our young, talented squad and know that in time the on-pitch success we all crave will be realised.
We look forward to sharing in that success with you.
John W Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon
Dear Liverpool supporters,
It has been a tumultuous week. On behalf of everyone at Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool Football Club, we would like to apologise for the distress caused by our ticket pricing plan for the 2016-17 season.
The three of us have been particularly troubled by the perception that we don’t care about our supporters, that we are greedy, and that we are attempting to extract personal profits at the club’s expense. Quite the opposite is true.
From our first days as owners we have understood that serving as custodians of this incredible institution is a distinct privilege and as such, we have been driven solely by the desire to return LFC to the pinnacle of football. In the world of modern football, growing the club in a sustainable way is essential to realising this objective.
To that end, we have never taken a single penny out of the football club. Instead we have injected vast sums of our own money to improve the playing squad and modernise LFC’s infrastructure - exemplified by the £120million advance from FSG to build the new Main Stand. This massive undertaking was made in order to provide more supporters access to Anfield and also to produce additional revenue to help us compete financially with clubs that have greater resources. When it opens in August this year, the stand will accomplish those goals, thereby fulfilling a promise we made upon acquiring LFC in 2010.
We were strongly engaged in the process to develop the ticketing plan for 2016-17. We met directly with representatives of LFC’s Supporters’ Committee and along with LFC management, wholeheartedly agreed with major concerns raised, notably: access for local and young supporters; engagement and access to Anfield for local children; access to Premier League matches for those in Liverpool most challenged by affordability.
We believe the plan successfully addressed these concerns and are disappointed that these elements have been either lost or, worse, characterised as cynical attempts to mask profiteering in the plan as a whole. Rather, we prefer to look at them as the parts of the ticketing plan we got right.
On the other hand, part of the ticketing plan we got wrong.
In addition to the other elements of the plan we proposed price increases on a number of tickets. These pricing actions generated growth in general admission ticketing revenue on a like-for-like basis exclusive of revenue from newly-added GA seats.
We believed by delivering a vastly improved seat offering in what will be the newest stand in English football, concentrating the price increases on those tickets typically purchased by fans least sensitive to affordability, and for LFC to begin repaying the £120million advance from FSG for the new Main Stand that these increases were supportable even in the context of growth in revenues from the new Premier League TV deal.
However, the widespread opposition to this element of the plan has made it clear that we were mistaken.
A great many of you have objected strongly to the £77 price level of our most expensive GA seats and expressed a clear expectation that the club should forego any increased revenue from raising prices on GA tickets in the current environment.
Message received.
After an intense period of consultation with LFC management we have decided to make major revisions to our ticketing structure for 2016-17:
Removal of game categorisation – regardless of the opposition fans will pay the same price for matchday tickets.
The pricing of tickets will be readjusted to result in zero revenue growth from GA ticketing on a like-for-like basis.
Though individual ticket prices may move marginally from this season, we are freezing our 2016-17 GA ticket revenue at the 2015-16 level exclusive of newly-added seats in the new Main Stand.
The price of our highest general admission ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £59.
The price of our highest season ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £869. The lowest price reducing a further £25 from the 2015-16 level to £685, as well as all other tiers being frozen or reduced.
£9 GA seats will be offered for each and every Premier League match, an allocation of more than 10,000 tickets across the season.
We would hasten to add that the other initiatives announced last week in the 2016-17 plan will remain:
17-21 young adult concession – 20,000 tickets across the Premier League season available at a 50 per cent reduction for young people.
1,000 tickets to Premier League matches across the season will be given away free of charge to Liverpool schoolchildren based on merit, as recommended by their teachers.
As a sign of our commitment to this improved ticketing structure, we are further announcing that this plan shall be in effect for both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. For the next two seasons, LFC will not earn a single additional pound from increasing general admission ticket prices.
We believe we have demonstrated a willingness to listen carefully, reconsider our position, and act decisively. The unique and sacred relationship between Liverpool Football Club and its supporters has always been foremost in our minds. It represents the heartbeat of this extraordinary football club.
More than any other factor by far, that bond is what drives us to work tirelessly on behalf of the club and its future. We have great conviction in our world-class manager and our young, talented squad and know that in time the on-pitch success we all crave will be realised.
We look forward to sharing in that success with you.
John W Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon
Flip Martian said:
The people spoke; they listened...
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
I have to say we could have much, much worse owners. Fair enough they got it wrong to begin with, but at least they are not above admitting that they got it wrong.http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/2068...
And to all those of you who did the decent thing and walked out on 77 minutes - congratulations.
Agree with Sye though, there needs to be a portion of tickets that get cheaper to enable the fanatical locals to get back inside Anfield.
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