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[Spy Bee]

Originally Posted by coop

no doubt Hicks will issue a statement saying he is not selling his stake in the club and he has grand plans for Liverpool.

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[spider-neil]

just playing devil's advocate here.
if the yanks had been true to their word and bought the club out of their own money and then used their own money to buy players they would ultimately take huge yearly divendens.

the main issue for me is our ability to service the loan and that's it.
people are welcoming the dic with open arms but frankly I fail to see how they will do things differently I doubt they will use their own money they are an investment arm ffs, I think when the dust settles not a hell of a lot would have changed with the exception of us paying less interest on our loans.

[Stouffer]

If only a *f mod was about to edit posts.

Shame.

[hamstrung]

Originally Posted by merkerator

YOU CAN FUCK RIGHT OFF AS WELL!

Oh dear.

[coop]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

just playing devil's advocate here.
if the yanks had been true to their word and bought the club out of their own money and then used their own money to buy players they would ultimately take huge yearly divendens.

the main issue for me is our ability to service the loan and that's it.
people are welcoming the dic with open arms but frankly I fail to see how they will do things differently I doubt they will use their own money they are an investment arm ffs, I think when the dust settles not a hell of a lot would have changed with the exception of us paying less interest on our loans.

Im not sure DIC would saddle the debt of buying us onto the club.

DIC have the financial clout to get the stadium built asap and hopefully the marketing knowledge to be able to get the brand Liverpool FC sold throughout the world.

DIC are an investment company but you also have to realise they can make far more money elsewhere with different business ventures but none of them would give them the exposure that owning Liverpool Fc would.

Dont get me wrong im not saying DIC would come in and spend stupid money but what im saying is that i personally think Liverpool would be run at a loss but the extra value of having Liverpool FC in your portfolio makes it worth a lot more then what they would lose out on in Liverpool.

If DIC did buy us then i would expect another review of the stadium because they would be more facilities built into the stadium ie Hotel complete with business centre etc.

The new stadium would obviously bring in extra supporters so more cash through the turnstiles means more money spent on match tickets, programmes, food and drink etc.

We are woefully marketed around the world which i had hoped to be sorted when Gillett and Hicks took over but that hasnt been the case so hopefully if DIC bought us they would fix that problem.

The problem is on and off the pitch we need money spending as we need to 'speculate to accumalate' but this means we need wealthy owners to do so which is something Gillett and Hicks are not but DIC are.

[TheViper]

Good post Coop. DIC have the resources, both financially and knowledge wise to take us into the 21st century. For them to be financially successfull we need to be highly successful on the pitch - the two go hand in hand. They know they need to invest heavily in the Liverpool brand to make money long term (although PE groups usually look for an exit in 3-5 years they have already said we will be longer term) and that means investing heavily in the team, the stadium and facilities.