Tough at the top - eh?

[Michael Starr 571]

To quote Liverpool:-

Benitez is convinced he will have the backing of owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

"I have been told by the new owners that they will back my plans," he said. "But when you look at the champions Manchester United spending £20million on a midfield player, and we have been paying just £8 to £9m for our strikers, you know what must be done. "

Only 8-9m on a striker? Geez!!! Talk about being restricted.

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He''s pretending that the quality of a player and their price are in linear relation, they are not

Over 8-9 million a small increase in the quality of a player say 1-2% can double the price.

at the other end - doubling the price can get a player more than twice as good.