Liverpool still feeling effects of Dalglish era

As Liverpool released their figures for the past financial year it showed a dramatic increase in debt - a £22m increase to be exact - but the Merseyside reiterated that their finances were still being kept in order.

It is a fine art trying to manage a football club's finances whilst making sure that the actual team is still competitive on the pitch. Usually, one is sacrificed for the other (just ask Arsenal fans).

Some of Liverpool's deficit is a result of some ill advised transfer activity which saw Kenny Dalglish spend nearly £40m on both Stewart Downing (2 goals) and Jordan Henderson (4 goals). There is still a big question as to why Dalglish thought that spending all that money on two mediocre players would be a good idea.

There is also the £35m spent on Andy Carroll who is now on loan to West Ham and appearing only sporadically as a result of numerous injuries.

Dalglish's poor decisions during his time as manager at Anfield have set the club back; not only financially but also competitively.

Brendan Rodgers has done a fine job this season of instilling his philosophies and getting Liverpool close to the European places which has helped ease the pain of what was a disastrous period under Dalglish.

The club are confident, though, that their commercial operation is robust enough to help reduce the deficit.

Also, in Rodgers they have a manager who appears to be a little more astute in the transfer market; looking for value as opposed to spending large amounts on unproven 'potential'.

Liverpool are moving in the right direction again but this financial figures are a stark reminder of King Kenny's harmful second run as manager at Anfield.

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Comments

[slick]

dalglishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[j75j]

'Brendan Rodgers has done a fine job this season of instilling his philosophies and getting Liverpool close to the European places which has helped ease the pain of what was a disastrous period under Dalglish'

By getting the best out of Dalglish's buys! Rodgers own signings in the summer have failed while players like Henderson, Enrique, Downing and you could say Suarez with the number of goals he has scored this season have answered Rodgers taunts whilst he has protected his own signings like Allen and Borini who have both struggled with either form or injury! Henderson has improved dramatically this season at times keeping Allen out of the team he is going to be far from being a mediocre player! Rodgers last 2 signings in January have been great and long may it continue.

[djimi traore]

"Also, in Rodgers they have a manager who appears to be a little more astute in the transfer market; looking for value as opposed to spending large amounts on unproven 'potential'."

Allen, Borini, Coutinho, Sturridge.. about £50m on potential?

"Brendan Rodgers has done a fine job this season of instilling his philosophies and getting Liverpool close to the European places which has helped ease the pain of what was a disastrous period under Dalglish."
Last season - finished 8th, league cup win, fa cup final
this season - currently 8th, out of all cups

Jesus.

[Ali]

Rogers and Daglish both are idiots
both spend a lot on worthless players
Daglish and Rogers are worse managers in the past 20years

Luis S , MADE Rogers look better than how bad he is .
shame on them both for wasting the club money on rubbish players .

[LOL]

Moaners please go back to your cave. LOL

[scouse pwr]

kenny unlike brendan was 100% to blame for transfers comolli was hired to haggle for FSG and kenny dalglish wasn't given time to allow his team to gel like he was at blackburn but hope your happy with brendan's reds

[Rob]

What a lot of bull. Daglish should have had one more year to get Liverpool where they belong.