Thompson: Purslow Deserves Credit For Liverpool Sale

THINGS are settling down now after New England Sports Ventures takeover but there has been one significant departure since they arrived in town. Christian Purslow has stepped down and I think it says a lot about the man that he is not interested in sticking around to share in the plaudits. He and Martin Broughton were the butt of a lot of cynicism and suspicion. Broughton, in particular, was viewed as an impostor due to of his affinity for Chelsea but, now and again, you need some who is not involved with the club emotionally to stand back, look at the wider picture and make the big decisions. Both Broughton and Purslow, along with Ian Ayre, deserve every Liverpool fan 's thanks for the role they played.