A word on the stadium debacle

Of course the big news over the last few days is not the draw at Villa nor the imminent arrival of Albert Riera although we'd sure like it to be. No, instead the biggest news concerns matters off the field and those two losers who own our club.

I doubt many were surprised by Friday's announcement that the stadium building on Stanley Park has been "delayed in the short term" as the club so eloquently put it on the official website.

What was even more pathetic was the attempt to save face by claiming they would use the period productively be seeking ways in which to expand the capacity to 73,000 seats.

Ah of course! Because when costs are spiraling and you can't afford the initial development, you take a break and come back with a plan to make it bigger and even more expensive. That is sound business practice.

Christ almighty.

I mean seriously, do they think we're idiots? Obviously it's that or else the two of them, particularly Tom Hicks, have their heads so far up their own arses they have no idea what's going on around them.

This is a distinct possibility with Hicks who denied any talks with DIC last season when everyone else knew otherwise. He later admitted to talks and looked like a fool.

The Texan also consistently maintained that Rafa would have money for signings and that money was in place for the stadium even though Benitez has had limited spending power this summer (underlined by the ridiculous Barry saga) and everyone knew that the money available for the new Anfield would start a stadium but probably not finish it.

But of course George Gillett is just as culpable in all this. It is he after all who made the infamous "shovel in the ground in 60 days" comment when they bought the club 18 months ago. Yes that's right, 18 MONTHS AGO!

The whole thing goes beyond a joke because this is actually Liverpool FC, and it's very existence we're talking about here. As long as there's no new stadium we will continue to lag behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea (Who have all the money in the world if not the stadium) off the pitch and probably on it.

And I'm certain that as long as Gillett and Hicks have control of the club, a new stadium will never be built. What that means for the future of Liverpool Football Club? Well I wish I knew, I really do. because these are worrying times.