DIC: takeover thread

[CrouchieBoy]

George being labeled the king maker is a bit scary.

 

yikes:wow:

[Moo]

hicks isn't bluffing, hence his 'a situtation I plan to fix' comment

 

Well obviously that would be an integral part of the bluff - if it is a bluff.

[King Emlyn]

hicks isn't bluffing, hence his 'a situtation I plan to fix' comment

I agree and i've said it umpteen times. Tom O'Hicks is going nowhere.

[G Richards]

We'll know if Hicks has found themoney he needs to buy Gillett out soon enough. Hopefully it's his final bluster, and DIC will get full control. At the moment the £400M bid represents a £25M profit for each one. If it turns out that they walk away with £40M each, as indicated a few weeks ago by either Elisha Scott or Cowtown red (memory fails me) then I will be impressed.

 

One way or the other, this is coming to a head and will be resolved shortly.

[Moschops II]

Surely £1 billion is small change for our future saviours in Dubai? One of them has even got an LFC screensaver on his mobile, you know...

[Section_31]

My head hurts man.

 

They're all gobshites, DIC with their 'will they, won't they' shite, no doubt if they don't get their own way they'll pick their ball up and take it home.

 

Hicks is just...it's all been said.

 

As we used to say in Nam: "Kill em all and let God sort em out!"

[rebel23]

Hicks is a stubborn fucker i can't see him letting go but it would be difficult for him to get the money to build the stadium

 

having said that he has a lot of connections especially with pension funds and stuff, if he can convince his buddies that it's a good investment then he might be able to get the capital to do what he wants.

[Section_31]

hicks isn't bluffing, hence his 'a situtation I plan to fix' comment

 

He also said he had no contact with DIC though, and he has.

 

He's not to be trusted at any cost.

[Moo]

George Gillett Jr ready to trigger Liverpool bidding war | Liverpool - Times Online

 

George Gillett Jr ready to trigger Liverpool bidding war

 

Oliver Kay

 

The battle for the ownership of Liverpool escalated last night as Tom Hicks indicated that he is ready to buy out George Gillett Jr, his co-chairman, just as Dubai International Capital (DIC) sought to increase the pressure on the two American owners to accept a £400 million offer that was made to them last week.

 

It emerged last night that DIC, the private equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, made a formal offer to buy out Hicks and Gillett on Wednesday. The offer, which has not been rejected, was made by Amanda Staveley, a senior partner at PCP Capital Partners, who once dated Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. The 34-year-old businesswoman is acting as an adviser to DIC and will be given an influential position in the Liverpool boardroom, overseeing the day-to-day running of the club, if the takeover bid is successful.

 

Parry would be unlikely to survive under Hicks, but nor is there any guarantee that he would be retained by DIC in the long term, particularly because Staveley has been identified as a central figure in the running of the club along with Sameer Al-Ansari, the group's chief executive, who is known to be a Liverpool fan. It is not clear whether Al-Ansari would be based on Merseyside in the event of a takeover, but sources close to DIC have said that it would recruit “the best football brains in the country” to work closely with the team manager.

 

 

Just some telling paragraphs I've cut from the Oliver Kay article, coming from a journalist though they might not include a great deal of truth.

 

However, if the above points are accurate I have to wonder if this info has come from inside, or from a source very close to, DIC? It certainly reads as coming from someone who has a good idea of DIC's immediate plans.

 

This gives me optimism. I highly doubt that DIC would leak this kind of information if they weren't confident of a deal. They've been embarrassed (in their eyes) once before, I'd be very very surprised if they allowed it to happen again.

[DJLJ]

Am I the only that think this is wrong?

 

The 34-year-old businesswoman is acting as an adviser to DIC and will be given an influential position in the Liverpool boardroom, overseeing the day-to-day running of the club, if the takeover bid is successful.

 

 

A woman running the club? Call it sexist whatever, but...

[col06]

Am I the only that think this is wrong?

 

 

 

 

A woman running the club? Call it sexist whatever, but...

 

the question is...............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is she fit :P

[WaltonRed]

Am I the only that think this is wrong?

 

 

 

 

A woman running the club? Call it sexist whatever, but...

 

She cant be any worse than Rick Parry.

 

Lets hope the gat fucker is bluffing and takes the cash.

[WaltonRed]

Its Tuesday tomorrow!

[rebel23]

Am I the only that think this is wrong?

 

 

 

 

A woman running the club? Call it sexist whatever, but...

 

she would be another person, like Parry, who knows nothing about football, long term team development or transfer policy. if anything it should be a director of football who has experience of that position not a "businesswoman"

[WaltonRed]

she would be another person, like Parry, who knows nothing about football, long term team development or transfer policy. if anything it should be a director of football who has experience of that position not a "businesswoman"

 

Bollocks the day to day running is the job of a businessman.

 

Fuck all that director of football nonsense off. Rafa does it all anyway he just needs a good negotiator and a board who will back him. Someone who doesnt mind speaking on the phone would be nice aswell.

[WaltonRed]

Can Kay be believed?

[CrouchieBoy]

can any journo be believed?

 

that is meant to be cynical of course.

 

i personally have thought Kay has been reliable

[rebel23]

Bollocks the day to day running is the job of a businessman.

 

Fuck all that director of football nonsense off. Rafa does it all anyway he just needs a good negotiator and a board who will back him. Someone who doesnt mind speaking on the phone would be nice aswell.

 

what gets me is that it says "working with the team manager" I firmly believe Rafa should be working with a director of football if anyone, not the chief executive or a "businesswoman", you need someone who understands long term team development, who has worked in that position before (on the continent) and who can be the guardian of a sacred transfer policy and future, clear direction.

 

my worry is you have people who dont understand these things working with Rafa, making unreasonable demands, decisions or worse just plain irrational short term thinking.

 

I've no problem with a chief executive or a businesswoman running the commercial side of things, making sure the club shop has enough mugs etc. but not on team development and with the manager, it needs to be someone who understands football. for too long we have ignored long term planning on the pitch and this is what has cost us and will cost us in future

[Spooky]

I'm fucking sick of DIC (and others) using the press to manipulate us.

 

They are wrapping the fans round their little finger.

 

Isn't it strange how certain media are drip fed snippets of news about DIC and their long-standing interest (and how they're childhood reds) all the time?

 

Either they shut up and negotiate at meetings and not through the press or pay the price. Or fuck right off.

 

How the fuck do you know what negotiating has or hasn't been going on? You there with them are you?

[Spooky]

Surely £1 billion is small change for our future saviours in Dubai? One of them has even got an LFC screensaver on his mobile, you know...

 

Fucking hell! Nobody's made that gag before

[WaltonRed]

what gets me is that it says "working with the team manager" I firmly believe Rafa should be working with a director of football if anyone, not the chief executive or a "businesswoman", you need someone who understands long term team development, who has worked in that position before (on the continent) and who can be the guardian of a sacred transfer policy and future, clear direction.

 

my worry is you have people who dont understand these things working with Rafa, making unreasonable demands, decisions or worse just plain irrational short term thinking.

 

I've no problem with a chief executive or a businesswoman running the commercial side of things, making sure the club shop has enough mugs etc. but not on team development and with the manager, it needs to be someone who understands football. for too long we have ignored long term planning on the pitch and this is what has cost us and will cost us in future

 

For too long we have ignored the fact we are in the top three teams with the biggest world wide support yet we still dont have a new ground and we are behind everyone in terms of cashing in on it which in turn helps the team.

 

A CEO is in charge of the club, look at the good ones like Dein and dare I say it Gill at the mancs who listen to the manager and negotiate the best deal for the club, i see no problem in letting a business man or woman do that.

 

A director of football is a disaster waiting to happen.

[DJLJ]

what gets me is that it says "working with the team manager" I firmly believe Rafa should be working with a director of football if anyone, not the chief executive or a "businesswoman", you need someone who understands long term team development, who has worked in that position before (on the continent) and who can be the guardian of a sacred transfer policy and future, clear direction.

 

my worry is you have people who dont understand these things working with Rafa, making unreasonable demands, decisions or worse just plain irrational short term thinking.

 

I've no problem with a chief executive or a businesswoman running the commercial side of things, making sure the club shop has enough mugs etc. but not on team development and with the manager, it needs to be someone who understands football. for too long we have ignored long term planning on the pitch and this is what has cost us and will cost us in future

 

What do you mean we can't play in pink this week....

[Moschops II]

What do you mean we can't play in pink this week....

 

Do you get a lot of action with the ladies then?

[DJLJ]

Do you get a lot of action with the ladies then?

 

Married, the action days are long gone...

[rebel23]

For too long we have ignored the fact we are in the top three teams with the biggest world wide support yet we still dont have a new ground and we are behind everyone in terms of cashing in on it which in turn helps the team.

 

A CEO is in charge of the club, look at the good ones like Dein and dare I say it Gill at the mancs who listen to the manager and negotiate the best deal for the club, i see no problem in letting a business man or woman do that.

 

A director of football is a disaster waiting to happen.

 

many would argue that the current setup has been a disaster at least in terms of the league over the (many) years

 

imagine if we had a director of football when Houllier was in charge, we might not have ended up with some of the crap he bought for big fee's and on long contracts, a monumental waste of money and nothing short of a disaster in my eyes.