Thanks for that. I didn't read the fuller version since it's behind a firewall.
So, the key points:
6 years ago Manchester City's ex-scouts accessed Scout7 to get the edge.
Liverpool settled without the club accepting any wrongdoing.
I believe what happened was that after Liverpool's scouts left, something like their login details weren't removed and this was taken advantage of.
What was done was wrong and not good sportsmanship.
Haha... are you talking to yourself? What do you think Start2finish? Well Airvent I’m glad you like my post, your’s was excellent as well. Thank you Start2finish you are an excellent poster too...Start2finish making some well thought out points. None countered too well. Is it really that important where he's from? Would his point be more valid if he supported a different team?
Klopp has bought extremely well. Karius being the obvious exception but he only cost 4 million.
Net spend only matters when you can only buy once you've sold. City never have to sell to buy really. Liverpool did. Didn't spend the Suarez money well. Spent the Coutinho money extremely well.
Excluding Pep, do you think there are better managers in the league than Klopp?
"We haven't done anything wrong but here's a million quid as a gesture of good faith". OK then.
Do you have any thoughts on Liverpool failing FFP twice and getting away with it? Especially the blatant fraud of offsetting £50 million of FFP losses against the non-existent Stanley Park project.
Interesting. Rather than answer my curiosity about your comment regarding Klopps waste of money, you just respond with comments about dippers.
Regarding the cost of the squad, according to https://www.transferleague.co.uk/homepage/uncategorised/squad-cost-comparisons
It would appear that you do in fact have the most expensive cost of squad, approximately £220 more than Liverpool. I have no way of knowing how accurate this is, but if your squad was created years ago for peanuts there appears to be a contradiction. And yes, I am taking about cost and not worth, as both squads would be worth far more in that case.
Incidentally net spend on the same site shows an even bigger discrepancy, although many people disregard net spend for various reasons.
Get some put the popcorn on....Of the current squad, only Sergio, and possibly Fernandinho, was bought before we we financially self-sufficient.
The rest of them have been paid for by the successful off-field activities and income from TV rights.
As a matter of interest, do you know why your club is referred to as Littlewoods FC on here?
I actually did respond, apologising for missing that.
Start2finish making some well thought out points. None countered too well. Is it really that important where he's from? Would his point be more valid if he supported a different team?
Klopp has bought extremely well. Karius being the obvious exception but he only cost 4 million.
Net spend only matters when you can only buy once you've sold. City never have to sell to buy really. Liverpool did. Didn't spend the Suarez money well. Spent the Coutinho money extremely well.
Excluding Pep, do you think there are better managers in the league than Klopp?
It’s the same person... keep up!!More City bingo.
See my post above in reply to your fellow Littlewoods follower.
People disregard net spend because it doesn’t mean anything. If you want to talk football finances than go for it, but net spend is just a pointless myth thrown about by people who don’t understand football finances.Interesting. Rather than answer my curiosity about your comment regarding Klopps waste of money, you just respond with comments about dippers.
Regarding the cost of the squad, according to https://www.transferleague.co.uk/homepage/uncategorised/squad-cost-comparisons
It would appear that you do in fact have the most expensive cost of squad, approximately £220 more than Liverpool. I have no way of knowing how accurate this is, but if your squad was created years ago for peanuts there appears to be a contradiction. And yes, I am taking about cost and not worth, as both squads would be worth far more in that case.
Incidentally net spend on the same site shows an even bigger discrepancy, although many people disregard net spend for various reasons.