I had one major FSG reservation but history has proven our £300m Liverpool deal correct

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But I felt that actually, despite being American, they were the right people."What I liked about them was their key values were in place. Tom is much more gregarious, so they are not an obvious couple but they seem to get on very well."I was called in in April but it was probably August before I saw the New England people.

I met them in Boston, at Fenway Park, and the similarities [to Liverpool] really struck me."These guys had been there and done it with a team whose name and standing was greater than their performance."They hadn't won the World Series for nearly a century and they had the same sort of things where a new ground was being prepared next door to Fenway and their first thought was: 'Why do away with the great tradition of the Green Monster (mascot) when we can refit the current place?'"And that is what they did. So they did what they planned to do with the stadium, they invested in the team and won the World Series.

People were saying they had to move to keep up but they felt they didn't."So I really liked that they had success elsewhere. Tom took the role rather reluctantly as he lived in LA but he has done the job well."Broughton, who was speaking exclusively to the ECHO for its new monthly Blood Red standalone print product, added: "I admire FSG's timing and what they have done with it to build the value but I admire they have done everything they have said they would do."They have invested in the ground, they have made the physical infrastructure in the ground change, which some people said wouldn't be possible."They have invested in the team, finding the right managers and despite the fact they have spent a lot of money this summer, if you look at it in an overall context, they have been rational and sensible in their transfer dealings."They haven't gone to just splash the cash for the sake of it.