Originally Posted by coop
As regards what discussions took place between Gillett and Dubai Holdings then i dont know what the outcome of the talks were but only a very select few will know so there would be hell to pay if information from that meeting was released.
Anything is possible in the world of finance and its feasible what that article from RAWK could be true as regards what Hicks is planning to do but one thing i do know is if Hicks does go ahead with his plan and get the money then we had better hope we qualify for the Champions League every season because room for error is not an option.
Everyone who Tom Hicks has approached have so far refused to back him which should give you an indication of what other people in the financial world think of his idea.
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There is room for error coop. Even someone one like Hicks will be stupid enough to budget beyond the 1st round of champions league - in other words, he has to budget assuming we will go out of the 1st round.
Knowing Rafa, he will probably take us to the semi final stage every year and that is added income. And if Rafa finishes 2nd/3rd in the league instead of 4th, this is additional income (not just directly from the league but indirectly from the champions league next year as team that finished 2nd previous year gets more money than the team that finished 4th).
Say we finish 2nd next year and reach the semi/finals of the champions league the year after, the money that we would have earned should be enough even if we miss out on the top 4 the year after. Think this is where Hicks has realised Rafa's importance and is probably the reason behind their recent alliance.