Tom Werner concedes “Mistakes were made”
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has admitted the football club could have handled Luis Suarez’s racism charge better.
One of the main sagas of last year’s Premier League season, was sparked when Suarez was charged with racially abusing Manchester United defender, Patrice Evra.
The controversy begun when then Liverpool boss, Kenny Dalglish ordered his team to wear t-shirts defending their star striker, following the FA’s decision to hand the Uruguayan an eight game ban.
Tensions reached boiling point when Suarez refused to shake the hand of the French left back.
Werner told BBC Radio five live things could have gone better, “I think we may have handled it differently in retrospect.
“Some mistakes were made but I do feel the episode is over with. We have moved on. Lessons have been learned.” Werner also told the BBC it is “critical” that the club secure Champions League football this year.
The Anfield club are absent from Europe’s premier competition for a third straight season and miss out on the financial benefits of being in that competition. Domestic rivals Chelsea, reportedly earned £47 million, after winning the competition outright last term.
August 17th, 2012
The players themselves decided to wear the t-shirts, an idea that was then approved by Kenny Dalglish. But i agree the club should have handled it better. On the other hand, Ferguson, Evra & Man Utd played a blinder from initially not knowing what word was used to then say that Suarez had used the term ” at least 10 times.” Just one of many inconsistencies in Evra’s evidence.
Dalglish should not have had to deal alone with the media fallout. He was badly let down by the higher management & the PR team at the club.
August 17th, 2012
Lets get this clear.
Suarez wasn’t charged with being a racist.
Evra even came out and said Suarez isn’t a racist.
August 17th, 2012
Also Evra made no attempt to shake Suarez hand.
The video is clear to see.
LFC and Dalglish handled the affair shockingly bad but there is a lot we don’t know
August 17th, 2012
suarez hung out to dry by that lying git evra even being cute on the hand shake making it look like he was the wronged party,never trust a lying manc
August 17th, 2012
Agreed, stirched up by the Gorbals Thug and manure.
August 17th, 2012
Who’s that picture ???? Thank god it’s not me !
August 17th, 2012
Gentlemen can we not put this to rest and move on?