LIVERPOOL end a turbulent campaign at Tottenham on Sunday with little sign that a season of constant turmoil will be followed by a peaceful summer.
The Anfield men are assured of fourth spot and Champions League football next term before they trot out at White Hart Lane but the club’s long-term future is little more than a ticking time bomb.
Funding for the new stadium, plus the futures of manager Rafael Benitez, co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett plus chief executive Rick Parry are anything but assured.
And half-a-dozen players also have uncertain futures. Peter Crouch, John Arne Riise, Jermaine Pennant and Xabi Alonso could all follow axed Harry Kewell out of the Anfield door.
Benitez’s patience could well depend on how quickly Liverpool’s hierarchy act in the transfer market.
He admitted yesterday that he was delaying his holiday to see through the deals he wants.
But if things start to go wrong on the transfer front and deals take too long to complete - Benitez’s major complaint about Parry’s stewardship - his relationship with the owners could well again become strained.
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