Benitez leaving, Show me the money, Sack the Board; are some Liverpool fans getting a bit carried away?

A quick trawl of the boards will show you that some Liverpool fans are getting twitchy.  They’ve heard rumours that Rafa is sick of not being backed by the board, that he is leaving if he doesn’t get an instant transfer kitty, that the “promised” huge transfer investment will not be forthcoming, and there are even those who are claiming they have been let down by Hicks and Gillett.

But hang on a minute lads, Tom and George have only just moved in.  Give them a decent honeymoon period before you start having a go at them, afterall you’re not Newcastle are you?

No Rafa hasn’t bought anyone yet, but that doesn’t mean he’s not active.  Most of his quoted targets have been in the Spanish league, which still has another week to go.  One of his prime targets who is not in La Liga has been very publically seen down at Melwood and even if Henry doesn’t decide on a move to Anfield, at least it gives you some idea of Liverpool’s ambition and how high they are setting their sights.

Also there was never going to be a massive pot at the end of Tom and George’s rainbow, the transfer fees were always going to come from the club rather than the owners, so you can forget about an Abramovichesque £300m loan from them.

So where are all the funds going to come from?  How are Liverpool going to compete?  The same way that Manchester United competes, by continuing to grow the club, buy increasing the revenues in every department, building a massive new stadium, and most of all, by treating the club as any other successful business.

The big name players will come, but not all at once.  Yes it might take some time before you win the League title again, but if you do then at least you can say that you didn’t buy it….