Wolves chairman Steve Morgan is probably not a vindictive sort, and lest we forget he remains a boyhood Liverpool fan, but even he could be forgiven a knowing smirk at events up on Anfield just at the moment.
Morgan, who of course has tried and failed to take over at Liverpool on several occasions in the past, was never really in the frame when it came to the ridiculous amounts of money thrown into the pot by American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
But as Morgan went on to point out when he took the reins at Molineux, this was not Gillett and Hicks’s wonga to spend.
It was all based largely on finance agreements, and such has since been the state of the markets that it appears the pair now need to sort out another re-financing agreement to safeguard their position.
Meanwhile the Dubai International Capital conglomerate, who were very much interested at the time Gillett and Hicks took the helm, are also now believed to be once more waiting in the wings to pounce on this current sign of weakness.
Steven Gerrard says it’s all taking its toll on the players, and Rafa Benitez can hardly be thinking life is going swimmingly after the owners admitting talking to Jurgen Klinsmann about possibly moving into his job.
What a farce!
So what has this got to do with Morgan and Wolves?
Not a fat lot other than Morgan, should he so wish, being able to stroll back into Anfield sporting both a knowing smile and a big “I told you so,� t-shirt.
But what it does indicate is how perhaps Wolves have struck lucky with a entrepreneur as prudent and business-savvy as their current owner.
Let’s face it, it’s not been a fantastic season at Molineux thus far.
A decent run when not playing well followed by a far from decent run when not playing well has left supporters – admittedly only those seemingly suffering from amnesia – questioning whether Mick McCarthy should remain as manager.
Morgan meanwhile has kept his calm, kept his counsel and kept his faith, not diverting from his preferred course to avoid becoming a “rent-a-quote� chairman whilst at the same time letting it be known he is more than happy to give McCarthy the time to turn things around.
Of course he won’t be happy with how events have transpired, and rest assured there will have been some ‘lively’ discussions behind the scenes with McCarthy, one of which is known to involve Wolves’ style of play.
There have also been murmurings about possible interference in the identity of transfer targets, but that’s all it’s been, murmurings.
Providing those sort of events are officially kept in-house, and providing Morgan keeps the pressure off McCarthy in the way that he has by remaining cool, calm and collected, the manager is given the freedom to be able to crack on with the job in hand.
And that can only be of benefit to everyone.
You haven’t heard any Wolves player echoing Gerrard’s words about any off-field tensions affecting gold and black performance.
There isn’t, and never will be, the slightest suggestion Morgan is going to potentially damage Wolves by operating beyond his means.
So while there is still a mighty long way for Morgan to achieve the promotion blueprint he has in place at Molineux, just maybe current events at Liverpool will show that the Merseysiders’ loss is to prove very much Wolves’ gain.
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