DUBAI TO MAKE BID

[Rashid]

Our lives our in the hands of George Fucking Gillett.

[Red Nick]

The only way I see them selling is if the demonstrations on the KOP for TV games are big and agressive enough to let them know there not welcome anymore.

 

Anything short of that and we'll be stuck with them

[Red Mist]

This is a disaster. Did those two shitbag sellouts Parry and Moores ever explain why they opted to sell to these two yankee fucks? Parry and Moores would be the first two I'd lynch, followed by the two inbred hillbillies who own the club.

[Guest Ulysses Everett McGill]

I actually think that everything is sorted, it just needs finalising, and everything else (Speculation, denials, etc) is just padding.

[fobbierowler]

The best a man can get my Arse, stand up to him George, you started this and drageed Tommy Boy in, its on your head to kick him back out

[Eldrich]

My worry is that Parry and Moores can't stop this. I thought the board was like this; RP, DM, GG, FG, TH.

 

I believe TH has no problem in putting the debt back on us, he said as much in his famous Weetabix statement, leveraged buyouts are how its done in the US. My guess, or is it hope, is that GG and therefore FG are unsure as they have a more long term view coupled with the fact GG wonders if his relationship with TH is a working one, given that the silent partner can't keep his gob shut. So GG WOULD put the debt on us, but it's the state of his relationship with TH that's holding it up not how its done in principle. Which leaves RP and DM, who can protest, but ultimatley will be outvoted if it comes to it.

 

I hope it's not like that, I hope TH is just posturing to get the best value from DIC. We can but hope.

 

 

The makeup of the board doesn't mean a thing. In PLCs the board is answerable to the shareholders, in LFCs case the only shareholders are G&H. Moores and Parry are just figureheads who can make suggestions but they have zero influence.

[edinjapan]

I actually think that everything is sorted, it just needs finalising, and everything else (Speculation, denials, etc) is just padding.

 

Do you mean the sale?

 

Or the re-financing?

 

If they are going to sell, the refinancing won't be a problem, as DIC will sort it.

 

I hope you are right and they've decided to sell. But I think Hicks might hold on unless he's backed into a corner. An it looks like only Gilett can do that (unless the board can stop the financing as well)

[Red Nick]

I actually think that everything is sorted, it just needs finalising, and everything else (Speculation, denials, etc) is just padding.

 

Id have to admire your optimism, at least somebody is positive on here

[Barrington Womble]

Our lives our in the hands of George Fucking Gillett.

 

not exactly our lives is it? our club perhaps, but you'rew not going to die tomorrow if George decides not to stiff his mate.

[Guest kopkid]

While everyone blames Hicks and Gillette try and rember who is really at fault in this pathetic saga - PARRY and MOORES

 

If DCI had full control which they were willing to buy - Parry would have been out of a job and David Moores would not be on the Board

 

So as long as Parry about I am sure he advising Hicks to hold out - the prick

[WaltonRed]

Football: Liverpool ponder move to buy out Hicks | News | Guardian Unlimited Football

 

Please be true.

[philyhamann]

I do think Moores wanted what was best for the club, the guy is just a flat out idiot to be honest though.

[coop]

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[RedinSweden]

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oh my aching sides.

[WaltonRed]

Liverpool Football Club on eBay, also, Other Football, Football, Sporting Goods (end time 27-Jan-08 15:45:04 GMT)

 

Blueshite, you can tell by the reference to norwegian supporters. Im suprised its not in welsh.

[Mr T]

Must be Mancs. Surely the blueshite wouldn't go on about scousers being thieves?

[robslappa]

Must be Mancs. Surely the blueshite wouldn't go on about scousers being thieves?

 

 

That's what I thought. The reference to The Sun is also a bit of a giveaway.

[moxter]

The text looks suspiciously similar to this:

 

Mickey Mousers Football Franchise Ltd. - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia

 

Maybe an old version? Anyhow, for what it's worth, I thought it was funny. All the Uncyclopedia football teams articles are funny (try this one Everton Football Club - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia)

[coop]

From The Times

January 19, 2008

 

Rafael Benitez tries to smile through uncertainty of ownership struggle

 

James Ducker

As judgment day looms for Liverpool’s embattled American owners, Rafael BenÍtez attempted to put on a brave face yesterday, the manager insisting that the chaos at the club off the field would only pull him and his players closer together as they seek to bring some relief to concerned supporters.

 

For all his efforts to remain upbeat and toe the party line, however, it still promises to be a critical week for the future of English football’s most successful club.

 

What initially started out as a clash between manager and proprietor has escalated into a battle between the two owners, George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, but there were no concrete indications last night as to how this struggle for power at Anfield will play out.

 

One well-placed source at the club suggested that, with Monday a Bank Holiday in the US, it could be “two or three” days yet before the owners’ intentions become clear, with Gillett mulling over whether to support a plan, backed by Dubai International Capital (DIC), to buy out Hicks’s 50 per cent shareholding or throw his weight behind a controversial refinancing package that would strengthen his partner’s hold on the club but weaken his own.

 

It is a situation that is thought to be causing Gillett considerable stress. On the one hand he is understood to have serious misgivings about his continued involvement with Hicks, who has proved anything but the silent partner he hoped for when he brought the Texan on board to help to secure their takeover of the club in February last year, not least when admitting this

 

I week that he had talked to Jürgen Klinsmann about succeeding BenÍtez before the former Germany coach took charge at Bayern Munich.

 

If he reluctantly commits to the £350 million refinancing package that Hicks has been pushing hard for, Gillett knows that they will be committed to working together, despite a growing acceptance that their long-term relationship is untenable.

 

On the other hand, Gillett cannot be sure how Hicks will react if he uses the financial clout of DIC, the private equity arm of Dubai that was gazumped by the Americans in their bid to purchase Liverpool last year, to attempt to buy out his partner’s stake.

 

Insiders said last night that they were “in the dark” as to whether Hicks would be willing to sell, although if his spokesman’s remarks on Thursday were anything to go by, he will not be doing so. Equally, even if a favourable offer is put to him by Gillett – and there remains only a “10 to 15 per cent” chance of that happening, according to sources – Hicks may take exception to his partner aligning himself with DIC and attempt to drive up the price of his shareholding or lodge a counter offer.

 

With the £350 million loan that would allow the Americans to repay money borrowed from their takeover and begin work on a new 70,000-seat stadium in Stanley Park expected to be in place early next week, however, the only thing that is clear is that Gillett has little time to decide what to do. Either he signs the terms of the loan on offer and effectively bows to Hicks, or he goes with DIC and hopes that Hicks reacts positively.

 

Whatever the outcome, the futures of many at Anfield are likely to be in doubt. BenÍtez has next to no support from Hicks and Gillett, but the manager is unlikely to be much better off in the event that DIC comes on board, with the Arab-run consortium known to favour the appointment of its own man. Likewise, Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, who has come in for some fierce criticism for agreeing to the Americans’ takeover, may also be under threat.

 

At least BenÍtez retains the loyalty of his players and the fans. “When you play well, I think it shows the team spirit is much better and the confidence of the players is higher,” BenÍtez said. “It’s easier when you are winning, so we need to win some games in a row and everything will be much better.”

[EmilHamilton]

Gillett has a chance to save the club, let's see if he takes it or let's this hillbilly ruin the club.

 

Even if DIC come in and apparently get rid of Benitez, which I would not agree with, I'm sure they're well placed enough to get a top manager in to bring success to the club.

[rebel23]

Daily Mail....

 

You're not fit to run our club, blast Liverpool fans

 

Tom Hicks and George Gillett will be targeted by angry Liverpool fans on Monday in the first orchestrated show of dissent against their Anfield reign.

 

After weeks of voicing their support for Rafa Benitez, over the mounting threat to his position as Liverpool manager, Anfield followers are about to adopt a different approach by turning their fury on his bosses, Hicks and Gillett.

 

Influential website Reclaim The Kop, who organised the pro-Benitez demonstration prior to the Champions League tie with Porto two months ago, have launched a scathing attack on the Americans and urged a capacity Anfield crowd to follow suit against Aston Villa on Monday night.

 

In a press release, they claimed Hicks and Gillett were 'not fit to be associated with our club' and added that forcing them out might be the only way to save Benitez.

 

'We allowed ourselves to believe that they had a gut sense of Liverpool's specialness,' it said. 'They gave a good impression of understanding and cherishing The Liverpool Way, but the current situation is unworkable.

 

'There is a minimum acceptable standard of ownership and Hicks and Gillett have fallen badly short.

 

Rafa, with his ingrained sense of honour, dignity and morality, has been publicly humiliated by them and would have walked away by now but for one small thing the Americans will never get.

 

'He loves it here. He loves the club, the fans, the city and The Liverpool Way. More than anybody at the club, he is desperate to deliver for us that which we long for so badly.

 

'They will sack him in the summer. They have left themselves with no other option, so while it gives us no joy to recommend it, we have to drive them out.

 

'These are critical times for Liverpool FC. If Hicks stays, Rafa goes — simple as that. And if Rafa goes, the empire he is building crumbles. After giving Rafa a vote of no-confidence, he (Hicks) will have to sack him in the summer — unless the owners are not here. We have to give our answer loud and clear, starting on Monday night.'

 

Hicks denied on Thursday that he was considering selling his Anfield stake to Dubai International Capital but he may have second thoughts if vocal backing for Benitez turns into open hostility towards himself and Gillett.

 

Around 2,000 fans responded to a call from Reclaim The Kop in November and marched from a nearby pub to the ground, shouting slogans and carrying banners.

 

The protests were sparked by Benitez's fears that he was about to be ousted and his hold on power has been eroded still further by Hicks' recent admission that he offered the manager's job to Jurgen Klinsmann.

 

Doubts remain about Benitez's ability to survive beyond the end of the season. As he prepared for the Villa game, he insisted unity within the squad was a strong as ever and made light of an apparent refusal by Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher to back him publicly.

 

Gerrard shook his head when asked whether Tuesday's 5-0 FA Cup third round replay win was 'for the manager', while Carragher admitted he 'hadn't a clue' whether the 47-year old Spaniard could deliver the main prize of a Barclays Premier League title.

 

'I am not concerned about that one bit,' said Benitez. 'We have all spoken before about the importance of doing the right thing for the club, not individuals, and they were echoing what I have always believed.

 

'I have a fantastic relationship with the players, even if I wasn't invited to their Christmas party! The relationship is as good as ever, and Stevie and Carra know I have always supported them strongly.'

 

You're not fit to run our club, blast Liverpool fans | the Daily Mail

[Kowalski]

"In a press release, they claimed Hicks and Gillett were 'not fit to be associated with our club' and added that forcing them out might be the only way to save Benitez.

 

'We allowed ourselves to believe that they had a gut sense of Liverpool's specialness,' it said. 'They gave a good impression of understanding and cherishing The Liverpool Way, but the current situation is unworkable.

 

'There is a minimum acceptable standard of ownership and Hicks and Gillett have fallen badly short.

 

Rafa, with his ingrained sense of honour, dignity and morality, has been publicly humiliated by them and would have walked away by now but for one small thing the Americans will never get."

 

- Thats sums it up for me - please God let's get these fuckers out.

 

Will be shouting loud on Monday.

[RedKnight]

And we're off...

[Vincent Vega]

I'm all for getting the Yanks out, but can't believe the naievety of those who think that the Dubai lot are going to suddenly become Abramovich style benefactors spunking money everywhere. The clue is in their name, they are an investement company and their chief aim is to make their extremely rich benefactors even richer.

[Rafa Shankly]

I'm all for getting the Yanks out, but can't believe the naievety of those who think that the Dubai lot are going to suddenly become Abramovich style benefactors spunking money everywhere. The clue is in their name, they are an investement company and their chief aim is to make their extremely rich benefactors even richer.

where and who has said this is what is gonna happen and what they want happen?

 

 

read the posts before assuming you know what people are thinking.:wallbutt: