by jim_morrison_supported_liverpool » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:49 pm
the buying of players has nothing to do with the board.
its not their job to decide who plays for liverpool. if managers have to ok this witht he board, that would mean that the boards judgement of players is better than the managers. and if we accept that the boards judgements of players is better than the managers, why have managers at all? that would mean the board pick the players a la Real Madrid and that is not what any manager wants.
board members are not board members cos they know how good players are, they are businessman, that is why they are on the board, and the only place they have a say in players is when it comes to paying the money.
the manager is supposed to receive the boards trust for finding good players and building his team. you cant blame the board cos they put their trust in houllier and he didnt come up with the goods.
its not the chilli sauce on kebabs that give you ring-sting, its the actual meat. had one without chilli, and still had ring-sting. the chilli's only there to mask the nonsense they stuff inside that bread.