DIC: takeover thread

[Dirk]

Why? This is a game of brinkmanship.

 

There is much, much more to follow.

 

Exactly. They lost out to Gillett and Hicks before and they didn't walk away.

[RedPower]

Reuters are reporting somthing different.

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Hicks and George Gillett, the U.S. billionaire owners of Liverpool F.C., are on the brink of striking a partial sale of the club and dissolving an arranged marriage that has not delivered what fans hoped for.

 

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The co-owners, who did not know each other before the purchase, are set to end a partnership that hit the rocks when Hicks revealed they had spoken to German coach Juergen Klinsmann about him replacing present manager Rafa Benitez.

 

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Liverpool owners all set to walk alone | Sports | Reuters

 

Well that's a load of bollocks for a start.

[The Tott]

please please just be hicks trying to squeeze more money outta DIC and that he wont actually be here long term

 

i feel physically sick

[Dirk]

They came back this time...

 

Precisely. It's a game of brinksmanship, nothing more or less. Hicks has to do this otherwise he's fucked but it's a delaying tactic, possibly delaying the inevitable.

[G Richards]

Thanks Coop for the optimistic take on it. I think it is something like that too. This is far from over. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if DIC are putting pressure on Gillett to get his whole share. Hicks won't like that, but I can't see what he can do. He might delay and bluster, but his underlying precarious position does not change.

 

When he wakes up to this he will do a deal. It might take a while yet though.

[col06]

They came back this time...

 

yes i know true but i doubt they will take much more from the fat cunt

[Malarkey]

they dont take any shit and wont be messed about

 

Well, a deal could be close then or they desperatly want their hands on the club.

 

If they weren't that far into to talks and they were being fucked about they could have walked away no problem.

[JMARKH]

I'll pray for his death, some might say that is over the top but I'd rather him die than our club.

[col06]

Well, a deal could be close then or they desperatly want their hands on the club.

 

If they weren't that far into to talks and they were being fucked about they could have walked away no problem.

 

so you think the fat cunt is doing this on purpose then to delay them ???

[col06]

suppose its good that DIC havent said anything on the matter

[StevieH]

so you think the fat cunt is doing this on purpose then to delay them ???

 

Gillett holds all the aces not Hicks.

[hamstrung]

suppose its good that DIC havent said anything on the matter

 

I am sure there will be a flurry of press releases shortly.

 

Like buses etc

[Trucker Paddy]

I'll pray for his death, some might say that is over the top but I'd rather him die than our club.

 

If the man ever stepped foot on merseyside again he would be killed, any red fanatics in texas this is your chance for saving your club.

[col06]

I am sure there will be a flurry of press releases shortly.

 

Like buses etc

 

this is like a bloody soap opera

[JMARKH]

If DIC have already bid for Gillettes share shouldn't they just hold out for the ninety days now? then they could get 50% and be in a stronger position to get rid of fat bollocks, has this been covered? sorry if it has but theirs too many pages on this thread to trawl through.

[Redzion]

Anyone want Hicks phone number: 0012146152300

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

Perfect timing yet again to release this 24hrs before we play Inter ffs.

[WeAreTheBest]

suppose its good that DIC havent said anything on the matter

 

Sure it wont be long, they seem to love releasing statements or getting "sources" to speak for them aswell.

[never alone]

Thanks Moores. Another fine mess youve gotten us into.

At least its the last thing you ever did for this club you silver spooned greedy fukwit.

HE is the worst thing that ever happened to the running of our club.Hicks is a direct result of his greed and incompetence.

[Randy Marsh]

Hasnt Hicks said that he has used his option to block DIC buying out Gillett? If so, then its hard to see how Gillett can still sell to them.

 

I definately dont think its iver though. The cunts are in the shit, big time. Its probably one last tool to try and drive up the price a bit more. They know DIC are desperate, and are making them pay.

 

DIC have come back in for a second time, id be hugely suprised if they walked away without the club.

[WeAreTheBest]

And could this idiot not of waited another 30 odd hours before releasing that? I'm not saying we're now going to play shit against Inter because he released this but a bit of common sense wouldnt go amiss.

 

People worry about the media and shit like that destabilising us but instead our own fucking "co" owner is doing it. What a twat.

[Cath]

Perfect timing yet again to release this 24hrs before we play Inter ffs.

 

Yes. I was saying to Mr Cath that the timing looks more like sabotage than maximising his investment.

[The Chief]

Fuck me, I've never seen so many people reading a thread. Shows the depth of feeling, is Hicks doing this just to act the cunt for a bit longer? Surely he knows how we all feel about him and his ownership is untenable.

[Rashid]

Going public puts the pressure back on DIC.

 

What Gillett needs to do is overprice his shares, put them up for auction and then let Sheikh Mohammed and Hicks start the bidding... for 50%....

 

Easy as that.

[BRANDS]

What a complete cock Hicks is - honestly the man is a fucking tool - your partner hates you and wont pump any cash in - he can veto anything you want to do for fucks sake just take the money and fuck off