{"id":652259,"date":"2026-05-06T01:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652259\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:18:12","slug":"liverpool-owner-john-henry-sends-strong-fsg-message-dont-settle-for-mediocrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652259\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool owner John Henry sends strong FSG message – ‘don’t settle for mediocrity’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fenway Sports Group head John Henry has sent a pointed message after managerial change at baseball team Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n

11:23, 05 May 2026Updated 23:28, 05 May 2026<\/p>\n

\"Liverpool<\/p>\n

Liverpool principal owner John Henry<\/p>\n

Liverpool principal owner John Henry has declared Fenway Sports Group “don’t settle for mediocrity” as the Reds edge nearer the end of a disappointing season.<\/p>\n

The outgoing Premier League<\/a> champions still have work to do to seal Champions League<\/a> qualification with three games remaining after they were beaten 3-2 at bitter North West rivals Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The loss means Liverpool<\/a> have now been defeated 18 times in all competitions, their most in a single campaign since suffering the same amount under Brendan Rodgers in 2014\/15.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Gary Lineker names Arne Slot’s potential replacement at Liverpool – ‘I wouldn\u2019t be surprised’<\/a>READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk responds to Liverpool holiday accusation after new setback – ‘We are adults’<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite coming under intense scrutiny, head coach Arne Slot<\/a> at present retains the faith of the Liverpool hierarchy with another squad overhaul expected in the summer given the departures of Mohamed Salah<\/a> and Andy Robertson and doubts over the futures of several other players.<\/p>\n

FSG also own Major League Baseball outfit Boston Red Sox and caused a stir last week by sacking manager Alex Cora and members of the backroom staff early in the season.<\/p>\n

And in an interview with Sports Business Journal,<\/a> Henry made his first public comment on the dismissals with a message regarding all the conglomerate’s sporting interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans get frustrated,\u201d said Henry. \u201cThe Sox looked terrible for (their) first 25 games. I remember a plane flying overhead when we (Liverpool) were beating Manchester United 7-0 (in 2023) that read \u2018FSG OUT!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean you ignore them, it means you work harder \u2013 you don\u2019t settle for mediocrity. You have to win.”<\/p>\n

Liverpool fans have recently been protesting against the planned ticket price increases over the next three years, while a portion of the online support has called for Slot to become the first Reds title-winning boss to be sacked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fenway Sports Group head John Henry has sent a pointed message after managerial change at baseball team Boston…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,8355,7886,85],"class_list":["post-652259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-fsg","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}