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by **ckay** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:06 pm

You mean I have info that you don't?? bloody hell, has that ever happened mate?

There's a big pow wow to decide which way to go, either morgan or Thai.

by **Leonmc0708** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:07 pm

2day?

by **ckay** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:10 pm

Here's the story from 4thegame.com

KOP CHIEFS FACE CRUNCH DECISION
Thursday 13 May 2004

A lunchtime board meeting at Anfield today could pave the way for either Steve Morgan or Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to invest upwards of £70m in Liverpool.

Liverpool's directors will consider the offers from Thailand, details of which chief executive Rick Parry brought back with him from Bangkok yesterday, and the last-ditch share and rights issue offer from Jersey-based millionaire Morgan.

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Directors are aware that by choosing the Thai offer they would enrage large numbers of Anfield fans who would rather the club was run by Garston-born Morgan.

Morgan has worked his way up from being a Liverpool brickie to a £300m fortune that makes him the country's 137th richest man.

He has also made it clear he believes he can add a massive amount of professional business acumen to the club.

He said: "I have been born and raised in Liverpool and only have the club's interest at heart. My message to the board is to accept the offer with the honesty and the integrity that it is meant.

"Think first of the good of the club because that is what I am doing, and make the right decision. If they think the right decision is to take the Thai offer then I will accept that, but I do not honestly believe that it is the right decision.

"I never count chickens, I am not confident but I am hopeful."

Morgan will underwrite both share issues, of old and new shares, and will have to wait to see how many are taken up before knowing how much it will cost him.

If the board decide to go with the Morgan offer, the legal side of things can be rushed through in under a month and the selling of shares could start within a few weeks.

Morgan wants a speedy decision so Gerard Houllier can start operating in the summer transfer window in full knowledge of the transfer budget at his disposal.

£10 off Liverpool home shirts while stocks last...

And Morgan insists he can make his deal work. He said: "I am good at making things successful, I have been the chairman of two big companies.

"You don't put this kind of money in to get a huge return, football is not like this. But I have been very successful in my businesses and made a bit. Now I want to put something back into the community from where I belong, I was born here and love the club.

"There is a cheque waiting to be filled in and I can guarantee £73m, although it will not cost me as much as that because people will take up the offers.

"But it would be extremely unlikely if every share was taken up, it would be the first time in history."

Morgan defends his use of share and rights issues, saying: "I can't win. If I offer just to put money in I am accused of trying to take over the club. If I say everyone has got rights to buy shares, I am accused of not putting enough money in.

"Everyone has a right to put money into the club, and I am now ensuring that whatever way it works, the club will get £73m.

"There is cheque that needs filling in. And I can't fill it in until after everybody else has decided what they want to do."

by **woof woof !** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:56 pm

Right Lads , over to Mancland nick a few motors , flog 'em and buy up our shares

Morgans' got my vote

by **ckay** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:01 pm

Could you imagine that woof woof. The mancs giving us the resources to buy our club, that just don't sit right.

by **woof woof !** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:04 pm

Ckay we're not going to ask them !
They'll blame us anyway .

by **ckay** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:09 pm

We should get birmingham fans to bank roll us and then fleece em. Let's face it, there not the brightest bunch, thay actually think there getting a world class striker LOL!!!!

by **Leonmc0708** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:43 pm

Heskey is World Class.

Third world class.

by **ckay** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:46 pm

You had me going there for a second there Leonn. LOL

by **Leonmc0708** » Fri May 14, 2004 8:54 am

by **Thor Viking** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:12 am

Great post Leon ! Just a warning : You don`t want to meet Rosenborg ! They were in CL 8 yrs in a row - the only club to stop them last season was Deportivo la Coruna by a 1-0 total win over 2 matches. And we all know how far DlC came - semifinals !
Wish for any1 else and LFC`s chances increase significantly !

by **IstanBuL-FenerBaHce** » Fri May 14, 2004 3:54 pm

%90 => We won't play a qualifying round...
%10 => We'll.....(If Monaco can't finish French League in first 3)

I believe that Liverpool can beat all these teams and qualify for the groups...

See u in groups!.. :;):

by **Leonmc0708** » Fri May 14, 2004 3:56 pm

Good luck hurk the turk.

by **Leonmc0708** » Sat May 29, 2004 4:19 pm

Just an update here guys, with all but four places in next seasons CL confirmed.

Fenerbahçe SK will start in the group stage of the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League after FC Porto's success in the 2003/04 competition.

The Turkish Superleague champions were originally due to enter in the third qualifying round but because Porto qualify as the title-holders rather than by virtue of their domestic triumph, Portugal's place in the group stage passes to Turkey. Portuguese runners-up SL Benfica will remain in the third qualifying round.

The 14 other teams in the group stage are: Valencia CF, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, AS Roma, Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, SV Werder Bremen, FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Panathinaikos FC, Olympiacos CFP, AFC Ajax and Celtic FC. It means that the 1999 winners Manchester United FC, the 2002 champions Real Madrid CF, the 2003 runners-up Juventus FC and the 2004 finalists AS Monaco FC will all have to go through the third qualifying round.

Four more qualifying places can be sealed over the weekend with FC København, FC Dinamo Bucuresti and NK Maribor in the driving seat to take the places on offer to Denmark, Romania and Slovenia. Also, the winner of a one-off championship match between FC Sioni Bolnisi and FC WIT Georgia will become Georgia's representative.

The only other countries yet to declare their 2003/04 champions are Moldova, Slovakia and Ukraine, with the Ukrainian runners-up also earning a place in the competition. The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds will be held on 26 June with the third qualifying round draw following on 30 July.

The 2004/05 season will see the start of UEFA's club licensing system. In order for a club to be admitted to any of the UEFA club competitions, minimum standards in areas including sporting matters, infrastructure, personnel and administration, legal matters and financial matters must be fulfilled.

- Grp FC Porto
ESP Grp Valencia CF
ESP Grp FC Barcelona
ESP Q3 RC Deportivo La Coruña
ESP Q3 Real Madrid CF
ITA Grp AC Milan
ITA Grp AS Roma
ITA Q3 Juventus FC
ITA Q3 FC Internazionale
ENG Grp Arsenal FC
ENG Grp Chelsea FC
ENG Q3 Manchester United FC
ENG Q3 Liverpool FC
GER Grp SV Werder Bremen
GER Grp FC Bayern München
GER Q3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
FRA Grp Olympique Lyonnais
FRA Grp Paris Saint-Germain FC
FRA Q3 AS Monaco FC
GRE Grp Panathinaikos FC
GRE Grp Olympiacos CFP
GRE Q3 FC PAOK
POR Q3 SL Benfica
HOL Grp AFC Ajax
HOL Q3 PSV Eindhoven
SCO Grp Celtic FC
SCO Q3 Rangers FC
TUR Grp Fenerbahçe SK
TUR Q2 Trabzonspor
BEL Q3 RSC Anderlecht
BEL Q2 Club Brugge KV
CZE Q3 FC Baník Ostrava
CZE Q2 AC Sparta Praha
SUI Q3 FC Basel 1893
SUI Q2 BSC Young Boys
UKR Q3 FC Dynamo Kyiv
UKR Q2 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
ISR Q3 Maccabi Haifa FC
ISR Q2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC
AUT Q3 Grazer AK
POL Q2 Wisla Kraków
RUS Q2 PFC CSKA Moskva
SMN Q2 FK Crvena Zvezda
NOR Q2 Rosenborg BK
BUL Q2 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
CRO Q2 HNK Hajduk Split
SWE Q2 Djurgårdens IF
DEN Q2 FC København
SVK Q2 FK Dukla Banská Bystrica
ROM Q2 FC Dinamo Bucuresti
HUN Q2 Ferencvárosi TC
CYP Q1 APOEL FC
SLO Q1 NK Maribor
FIN Q1 HJK Helsinki
LAT Q1 FC Skonto
MOL Q1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol
GEO Q1 FC Sioni Bolnisi
BHZ Q1 NK Široki Brijeg
LIT Q1 FBK Kaunas
ISL Q1 KR Reykjavík
MKD Q1 FK Pobeda
BLS Q1 FC Gomel
IRL Q1 Shelbourne FC
MLT Q1 Sliema Wanderers FC
ARM Q1 FC Pyunik
WAL Q1 Rhyl FC
LIE Q1 -
ALB Q1 KF Tirana
EST Q1 FC Flora
NIR Q1 Linfield FC
LUX Q1 AS Jeunesse Esch
FAR Q1 HB Tórshavn
AZE Q1 FK Neftchi
KAZ Q1 FC Irtysh Pavlodar
AND Q1 -
SMR Q1 -

by **supersub** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:27 pm

I would like to play Rhyl because a 9 of the first team are all local merseysiders.One of the lads who plays has just laid my lounge carpet and he has done a fine job.

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