I think it's more befitting of who we are as a club, that we get back to making our own 'stars', rather than signing other people's. By altering the mindset of the club and the transfer policy, I think we'll also massively lessen the risk of what we've done too much of recently, and that's by 'flavours of the month', players who are having a good season (with no previous record of such) or who have had one good season.
Since our last title our best and most influential players have been those that weren't huge names - they were either unknowns like Hyypia, or those who were just starting to possibly suggest great things like Alonso or Suarez.
When you look at the likes of City, despite their collection of names throughout the squad, not just the first eleven, they have under performed for what you would think would be the 'collective level' when you looked at all those individuals.
agreed.
if you were a City shareholder, you;d be very disappointed at the return on your transfer investments.
Suppose same with us and Everton. Everton exist on peanuts - and yet we are only marginally better than them, results-wise in recent years.
If I ran the club, I would have the best scouting system that I could muster. If we are to build, we need the proper people in the background - finding and bringing people through.
As you mention, we need new lads of the ilk, of Sami Hyppia. To find gems, we need good scouts. Any body can spend big money, on (as you say) flavours of the month. But the gems are out there, to be brought in for much less money. But we do not have the scouting system to find them. imho I hope Klopp, and his German colleagues, can help change that.
When we do spend big money, it should be the exception. And that player should offer genuine quality, i.e. walk straight into the team - and be a true red-type player - good character, top of his game, good team player, right attitude, etc.
The big money that we have spent in recent years, has been thrown away.
I think FSG would be wise to take note of the fan unrest - I suspect that the unrest is not merely linked to ticket prices. Fans want the club run properly.