Tonight’s first home game of the season at Anfield will see Liverpool FC supporters' union Spirit of Shankly leafleting outside the ground to garner support amongst Reds fans against the club's American owners.
The Union issued a statement yesterday blasting Tom Hicks and George Gillett for manager Rafa Benitez's apparent lack of a substantial transfer budget this summer, with the Spaniard seemingly not even permitted to have at his disposal the full amount he has raised himself in the transfer market.
The statement also accused former Chairman David Moores of 'sitting back and doing nothing while the fans fight for the club's life' and called on all Liverpool supporters to stand together to bring about change at the club.
The Union's call to arms aroused much debate on our LFC blog site, Liverpool Banter.
Bob described the Union as 'pseudo-militant idiots', saying
"Distributing leaflets?? Yeah that'll get rid of them.
"SOS want to help ShareLFC own the club, which would ultimately leave the club in a lot more debt than we are in now, it's a pipe dream which is so unfeasable i can't believe anyone would back it, let alone a group supposedly representing the best interests of Liverpool fans."
However the general mood of the comments was supportive towards the Union's position.
Jim said, "While there may be room for legitimate debate as to what form of action would be most effective it can't be an acceptable response to just sit back and do nothing while Hicks and Gillett drag us down to mid-table mediocrity at best or to the level of Newcastle/Leeds at worst. "There truly are fearful times for the Club."
Eddie added, "Why decry people who are actively trying to something useful and fight for the club we've had sold from under our feet by Moores and Parry.
"What do you suggest we do? Nothing?"
Other fans had their own suggestions of how fans could take action.
Red said, "The only way to get rid of them is to stop going to matches and, if necessary, to form picket lines to stop other people going to games.
"Leaflets won't work - only meaningful financial statements!"
Mitchell disagreed saying, "Avoiding the matches does nothing but hurt our chances of winning.
"Instead we should protest the Yank's presence at every opportunity before the game, half-time and at the end. Make them uncomfortable and unwelcome. We should also protest the club's board members for being ineffectual and useless.”
The Union issued a statement yesterday blasting Tom Hicks and George Gillett for manager Rafa Benitez's apparent lack of a substantial transfer budget this summer, with the Spaniard seemingly not even permitted to have at his disposal the full amount he has raised himself in the transfer market.
The statement also accused former Chairman David Moores of 'sitting back and doing nothing while the fans fight for the club's life' and called on all Liverpool supporters to stand together to bring about change at the club.
The Union's call to arms aroused much debate on our LFC blog site, Liverpool Banter.
Bob described the Union as 'pseudo-militant idiots', saying
"Distributing leaflets?? Yeah that'll get rid of them.
"SOS want to help ShareLFC own the club, which would ultimately leave the club in a lot more debt than we are in now, it's a pipe dream which is so unfeasable i can't believe anyone would back it, let alone a group supposedly representing the best interests of Liverpool fans."
However the general mood of the comments was supportive towards the Union's position.
Jim said, "While there may be room for legitimate debate as to what form of action would be most effective it can't be an acceptable response to just sit back and do nothing while Hicks and Gillett drag us down to mid-table mediocrity at best or to the level of Newcastle/Leeds at worst. "There truly are fearful times for the Club."
Eddie added, "Why decry people who are actively trying to something useful and fight for the club we've had sold from under our feet by Moores and Parry.
"What do you suggest we do? Nothing?"
Other fans had their own suggestions of how fans could take action.
Red said, "The only way to get rid of them is to stop going to matches and, if necessary, to form picket lines to stop other people going to games.
"Leaflets won't work - only meaningful financial statements!"
Mitchell disagreed saying, "Avoiding the matches does nothing but hurt our chances of winning.
"Instead we should protest the Yank's presence at every opportunity before the game, half-time and at the end. Make them uncomfortable and unwelcome. We should also protest the club's board members for being ineffectual and useless.”
2 comments:
It looks like the owners are in financial trouble and need all the cash they can get. However right now the team needs to be concentrated and focus if they are to win games and fight for the title. The last thing they need is to have internal disputes and problems that will harm the morale of the team. The best way to earn revenue is to have a competitive and winning team and that's only gonna happen if they buy good players.
The American owners need to get out and leave the club to someone who can manage it well.
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