The Past Year - Tony Barrett

[G Richards]

Originally Posted by Mr T To be honest I'm worried this is the last throw of the dice from the people working to get the Yanks out. Tony B has been getting sly informtion out for a while now, all of sudden he has changed strategy and is now openly taking them on. What's changed that has needed this new strategy? Couple this with Parry's comments, which I interpreted as 'just get on with it - game over' and Hicks comments about playing more of a role in Liverpool, then it ain't looking good. Anyway else thinking like this or am I being overly pessimistic?

I hadn't even thought of this

[Paul]

Twats out, DIC in?

[Scouse Missionary]

Originally Posted by Mr T To be honest I'm worried this is the last throw of the dice from the people working to get the Yanks out. Tony B has been getting sly informtion out for a while now, all of sudden he has changed strategy and is now openly taking them on. What's changed that has needed this new strategy? Couple this with Parry's comments, which I interpreted as 'just get on with it - game over' and Hicks comments about playing more of a role in Liverpool, then it ain't looking good. Anyway else thinking like this or am I being overly pessimistic?

Could be one interpretation T. Another is that he's emboldened because he doesn't believe they have much time left.

[Scouse Missionary]

Originally Posted by DJLJ He needs someone else in, who else does that he know in Texas that has loads of money and is soon out of a job? Oh yeah, it can get MUCH worse. Not saying it will, but it can...

[Scouse Missionary]

Originally Posted by Carra_is_legend I personally don't think he needs anyone else to get rid of Gillett. He is rich enough and just needs to find Gillett's share of £30m that was "personally guaranteed". And a bit more for Gillett to take home as "profit".

It would seem he does. The chair at the meeting had a friend who's a Wall St analyst take a lok at the loan deal. One of his conclusions was that neither Hicks or Gillett can put any more of their own money in. The indications are that in the current financial climate they are leveraged up to the hilt and can't loan against their other businesses. The stadium is a different matter because that loan could be secured against the stadium itself.

[Section_31]

Originally Posted by Scouse Missionary Could be one interpretation T. Another is that he's emboldened because he doesn't believe they have much time left.

That's what I think, I doubt Barrett would see any need in belting out propoganda as some kind of last ditch attempt to push them over the edge, because most of the fans that count already know the score anyway (certainly the ones that read the Echo do anyway)
I think it's just a case of them backing the winning side, the yanks situation is untenable IMO.

[Scouse Missionary]

Originally Posted by SCOUSE TAPAS Don't you find it odd though?The way Pinky and Perky handled DIC first time around.DIC were left and made to feel second best and that was down to them two.Thats why I surprised about this DIC stuff and them still being interested.The likes of big Al don't offer twice especially the way they were felt to be humilated by us.Just dose'nt sound right to me at all.But if there is truth in it then Coco and Moores would be out before the ink dried.Now can you see Coco helping to basically lose his job?

The information passed through was :

That Moores initially set a deadline of December 2006 for the deal to be done with DIC. He was particularly concerned about the rising steel prices and the rising cost of the stadium. DIC dragged their feet, which allowed G&H to come up with a bid. They bid more money. While Moores didn't have to accept a higher bid, as Chairman of the board he had a fiducary duty to the shareholders to obtain the best price possible. DIC withdrew.

Moores realises he's fucked up, and so has started to assist DIC behind the scenes. Both he and Parry are the only board memebers who would not sign off on the whole of the debt being palced against the club. If they were sacked from the board the whole of the debt would be placed against the club.

DIC have always retained an interest in buying the club, because they see it as an outstanding investment if run and marketed properly - something G&H don't have the resources to do.

I don't know how true any or all of this is, but I doubt it would have been passed on unless there was a lot of substance to it, because the person who passed it on would be in a shitload of trouble if they were to be found to making it up.