How much value is removed from a squad each season in terms of personnel who, due to age or contracts running down, are lost to a club? Whether or not players are bought and sold for profit, there will always be the inevitable wastage.
By Joe Pepper. It’s the end of the season, and unsurprisingly there is an air of despondency engulfing everyone. But for some strange reason, I feel fairly upbeat. So, what better way to celebrate than by listing my top twenty reasons to be cheerful, at least when it comes to LFC. Yes, I know twenty is a lot, but it is a long summer.
Given the recent publication of the accounts of Liverpool’s trading company, I thought it would be worthwhile performing a review of the figures with two aims in mind; firstly to consider the numbers from the perspective of a non-accountant and secondly to identify any concerns or positives that might be hidden away.
For me, complaining about the manager is like being concerned with a splinter while suffering from cancer. The cancer is what needs excising. But the trouble with cancer is that not only does it spread, it affects the body as a whole. Even seemingly unrelated physical problems trace back to the underlying disease.
Match Preview: Now that the 4th Champions League spot has been claimed by Spurs, and with our elimination from the Europa League semi-finals at the hands of Atletico Madrid, the best Liverpool can hope for this season is to finish 6th. This is providing Aston Villa fail to beat Blackburn at home and we beat Hull City in our final game of the season. A far cry from the expectations we had last August, it’s safe to say that no Liverpool supporter will be sad to see the end of what has been a frustrating and depressing season.
Stamford Bridge. The final game of the season. The league title at stake. Not 2010, however, but 1986. Chris Rowland looks back on when Liverpool were the kings, and Chelsea were the jealous wannabes.
By Daniel Geey. Daniel works as a solicitor for Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP and advises entities wishing to invest in the football industry, specifically in relation to the fit and proper person test, conflicts of interest, multiple club ownership and third party player ownership. He is a subscriber to The Tomkins Times.
A few updates for subscribers, as the season draws to an end on The Tomkins Times’ inaugural campaign. A busy summer lies in wait…
Simon Fear – top-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in April.
