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CPH_Spurs said:
Looking at Liverpool situation of going from strength to strength....

It could have easily been us in this position.

Both clubs at same place 10 yrs back. Bit by bit , Liverpool made series of right choices and we made series of wrong choices. Its just infuriating to see gap is only widening more here. At the heart of this issue is, Spurs board unwillingness to pay the wages thats needed to secure the signings....whether its Mane from 2015 or Luis Diaz or what not....our unwilliness to go the distance and doing the right deal has cost us
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A decade ago Liverpool had won 1 Champions League, 1 Europa league, 3 league cups and 2 FA cups in the previous 14 years. They were the second most successful English team in history.

Let’s not pretend we were the same.
 
LeParisien said:
A decade ago Liverpool had won 1 Champions League, 1 Europa league, 3 league cups and 2 FA cups in the previous 14 years. They were the second most successful English team in history.

Let’s not pretend we were the same.
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Mane and Salah joined Liverpool on 150k, and 110k per week. Certainly, in line with what we Spurs pay. The difference is, they went on to deliver success and trophies.

Son, Eriksen, Kane, Dele, Toby, Jan, Hugo - didn't. And hence the pay ceiling didn't increase.
 
harry7 said:
Mane and Salah joined Liverpool on 150k, and 110k per week. Certainly, in line with what we Spurs pay. The difference is, they went on to deliver success and trophies.

Son, Eriksen, Kane, Dele, Toby, Jan, Hugo - didn't. And hence the pay ceiling didn't increase.
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Our highest paid player back then was Kane on £80k per week
 
This is interesting, they gave Salah that massive contract and everyone now wants a piece knowing that the club will pay, I don't expect Konate to stick around, his contract runs out next year so it looks like he'll probably end up at Real.

www.theguardian.com

Ibrahima Konaté disappointed with Liverpool contract offer as talks stall

Ibrahima Konaté is stalling on signing a new deal at Liverpool, raising fears at the club that another key player could run down his contract
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
harry7 said:
Mane and Salah joined Liverpool on 150k, and 110k per week. Certainly, in line with what we Spurs pay. The difference is, they went on to deliver success and trophies.

Son, Eriksen, Kane, Dele, Toby, Jan, Hugo - didn't. And hence the pay ceiling didn't increase.
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Premier League finances: the full club-by-club breakdown and verdict

The 2015-16 accounts of all top-flight clubs and what the figures say about their health. Manchester United lead the way with a £515m income and £49m profit
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10 years ago their turnover was £302M while ours was £200M. We weren't as similar as someone might want to believe.

I will give you a splinter to use as a stick to beat the #ENICout drum, though. Their wage:turnover was 69%, while ours was 48%. The more things change, the more they stay the same.*

Just as now, we were coming off breaking up a team that'd reached its peak with us after selling our most expensive player and having signed a bunch of young players with potential. Our wage:revenue would consistently rise over the next several years as we spent more to keep our developing core together, culminating in the most consistently successful period in nearly 60 years for the club.

Hopefully this is the final push for the summit. I'm allowed to have hope and you can't stop me.




*But we've slashed the revenue disparity. A decade ago our revenue was 70% of Liverpool's, now it is 84%. So in gross comparison, our spending has increased against Liverpool's. Still - its clear where the source in our differing outcomes lies.
 
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Shadydan said:
This is interesting, they gave Salah that massive contract and everyone now wants a piece knowing that the club will pay, I don't expect Konate to stick around, his contract runs out next year so it looks like he'll probably end up at Real.

www.theguardian.com

Ibrahima Konaté disappointed with Liverpool contract offer as talks stall

Ibrahima Konaté is stalling on signing a new deal at Liverpool, raising fears at the club that another key player could run down his contract
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Not really, he is seeing down his contract to join RM. This was the excuse used
 
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