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[Reg]

So Martin Broughton and Christian Purslow had a say in who our next manager was, did Hicks and Gillett have no say in the matter?

no mate...none.

How do you know that??

[lakes10]

So Martin Broughton and Christian Purslow had a say in who our next manager was, did Hicks and Gillett have no say in the matter?

no mate...none.

How do you know that??

hell dont start all this again mate.

the owners have no control of the club since the power was taken off of them once they put the club up for sale, this is done so outgoing owners of a company dont pull it apart before they go (bit late in our case)

[Thommo's perm]

Roy Hodgson - my dark horse

well i made loads, and im happy hes here

Lend's a score...?

[Ciggy]

• Roy Hodgson hopes Tom Hicks and George Gillett can sell up
• New manager admits change of owner could affect his position

Andy Hunter The Guardian, Saturday 3 July 2010

Roy Hodgson has said it is imperative that Liverpool's co-owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, sell the club this summer even though a takeover could affect his own position at Anfield.

The new Liverpool manager spoke to the Americans in a brief conference call on Wednesday night and, at his official unveiling the following day, promised to avoid the ownership issues that have blighted the club and the reign of his predecessor, Rafael Benítez, in recent years. Nevertheless, at a time when the Liverpool futures of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano are all uncertain, and with only limited funds available for squad rebuilding, Hodgson believes the prospects of recovery are inextricably linked to the timing of Hicks's and Gillett's departure.

Asked if he wanted the club to change hands at the earliest opportunity, the 62-year-old said: "Absolutely. That is what all the fans want. They want new ownership, maybe in the way Manchester City found new ownership. I don't know whether that would be a possibility but I can understand the fans wanting that. The fans want the best for Liverpool Football Club. They want the best players and the best quality football, and they know the only way to get that is to have the quality of players on the pitch and they cost money."

Hodgson admitted his arrival at Anfield was due, in part, to Liverpool's £350m debt and the associated problems that have plagued the club since Hicks and Gillett arrived in February 2007. He added: "It's very unusual to get the job at the club you want to be at if something is not there niggling in the background. Obviously the thing in the background here is the financial situation.

"The financial situation doesn't bother me. This club will always find a buyer and there's always going to be people who want to be the owner of Liverpool Football Club. It's just a question of when it can be sold and whether the new owners, when they come in, are prepared to back the club as we all think it should be backed."

Liverpool's chairman, Martin Broughton, has confirmed there have been no offers for the club since Hicks and Gillett announced it was officially for sale in April, although he hopes to receive a first round of bids by mid-July and complete the sale before the end of August. A takeover would raise the prospect of the new owners wanting to appoint their own manager, but Hodgson is confident his work will dissuade such a move.

The Liverpool manager, who confirmed he is contractually protected "to some extent" if new owners decided they wanted a change, said: "You can't ever get stone guarantees with these things. I believe that I was selected fommm,,,,r the right reasons and that if there are new owners they would go along with that as well. If they didn't, and the new owners wanted a complete change, then I would have to accept that. It wouldn't make a major dent in my career but it would be very sad because I want to work here."

Hicks and Gillett remain the target of derision among Liverpool supporters and an "Independence Day Rally" will be held in the city tomorrow, organised by the Spirit of Shankly supporters group. The rally, at St George's Hall from noon, features speeches from John Aldridge and the newly elected MP for Walton, Steve Rotheram, the comedian John Bishop plus several musicians, and the SOS will launch its proposal for supporters to buy into the club.

A spokesperson for SOS said: "This is our chance to send out a message that we want true independence, not only from Tom and George, but others who work the same way as they do. We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/footbal....ol-sale

[NANNY RED]

First three points of the season scored for me there in Roy saying he wants new owners , carry on doing that Roy lad and youll be alrite, Funny in it hes a bit more clued up in our owners than some of our own fans,

[lakes10]

A spokesperson for SOS said: "This is our chance to send out a message that we want true independence, not only from Tom and George, but others who work the same way as they do. We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/footbal....ol-sale

sorry but OH DEAR
got the wrong person from SOS in my virew

"merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

er what happens then? we spend loads on plyers and build the new ground and find ourselves in 900mil of debt as they have not had their eyes on the accounts?

we need real owners that can take Liverpool back to what it stands for, growing our own British players from youth up, 3 great overseas players to bound the team, accounts that are Balanced not like Man U Man city and Chelsea.

if not then you get G&H again.

I might be the only one that fears Fans owners, they would look to build the team with big named players.....that dont always work and dont forget you have to pay them. running cost and buying out the club will run over 1bil for a year.....even if the fan owners did get help its hard to see how they could do it without asking for a loan from a bank or company.

[NANNY RED]

A spokesperson for SOS said: "This is our chance to send out a message that we want true independence, not only from Tom and George, but others who work the same way as they do. We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/footbal....ol-sale

sorry but OH DEAR
got the wrong person from SOS in my virew

"merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

er what happens then? we spend loads on plyers and build the new ground and find ourselves in 900mil of debt as they have not had their eyes on the accounts?

we need real owners that can take Liverpool back to what it stands for, growing our own British players from youth up, 3 great overseas players to bound the team, accounts that are Balanced not like Man U Man city and Chelsea.

if not then you get G&H again.

I might be the only one that fears Fans owners, they would look to build the team with big named players.....that dont always work and dont forget you have to pay them. running cost and buying out the club will run over 1bil for a year.....even if the fan owners did get help its hard to see how they could do it without asking for a loan from a bank or company.

Why is that Wrong Lakes , wE HAVE GOT TWO from America Leveraged buy out merchants, we have got one Cecil, who thinks he is MR LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB leveraged buyout merchant ,and a fecking city tory boy BA chairman , in charge of our fecking club, I for one never want to see anyone ever again the likes of them at our club, The four of them need to do one as soon as ,

[lakes10]

A spokesperson for SOS said: "This is our chance to send out a message that we want true independence, not only from Tom and George, but others who work the same way as they do. We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/footbal....ol-sale

sorry but OH DEAR
got the wrong person from SOS in my virew

"merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

er what happens then? we spend loads on plyers and build the new ground and find ourselves in 900mil of debt as they have not had their eyes on the accounts?

we need real owners that can take Liverpool back to what it stands for, growing our own British players from youth up, 3 great overseas players to bound the team, accounts that are Balanced not like Man U Man city and Chelsea.

if not then you get G&H again.

I might be the only one that fears Fans owners, they would look to build the team with big named players.....that dont always work and dont forget you have to pay them. running cost and buying out the club will run over 1bil for a year.....even if the fan owners did get help its hard to see how they could do it without asking for a loan from a bank or company.

Why is that Wrong Lakes , wE HAVE GOT TWO from America Leveraged buy out merchants, we have got one Cecil, who thinks he is MR LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB leveraged buyout merchant ,and a fecking city tory boy BA chairman , in charge of our fecking club, I for one never want to see anyone ever again the likes of them at our club, The four of them need to do one as soon as ,

if we dont have someone with their eyes on the accounts then we will end up back in the same place nan.
the club needs Balanced accounts, not spend spend spend.

[dawson99]

Roy Hodgson - my dark horse

well i made loads, and im happy hes here

Lend's a score...?

a score? its on its way


Roys conference was class though, you can see he wants to be here. He's left a very stable job to come to us where we might get rid of him when we get new owners.

Bless him for undertaking the impossible, hes gonna be awesome though I think. Stability will ensue and maybe he'll surprise us

[NANNY RED]

And do you think that would happen spend, spend spend. of course we would have someone looking oat our accounts, Do you honestly think were that stupid,

[lakes10]

And do you think that would happen spend, spend spend. of course we would have someone looking oat our accounts, Do you honestly think were that stupid,
"We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

what he is looking for is a buyer that comes in and spends spends spends.

I say Danger Danger Danger

No but the guy from SOS they spoke to might just be.

[Igor Zidane]

And do you think that would happen spend, spend spend. of course we would have someone looking oat our accounts, Do you honestly think were that stupid,
"We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

what he is looking for is a buyer that comes in and spends spends spends.

I say Danger Danger Danger

No but the guy from SOS they spoke to might just be.

  No lakes mate , just no lad .

[dawson99]

can we keep this thread about the manager?

too many threads with the same tired arguaments having nothing to do with management

[lakes10]

And do you think that would happen spend, spend spend. of course we would have someone looking oat our accounts, Do you honestly think were that stupid,
"We no longer want leveraged buyout merchants with their eyes on the accounts, not the football pitch."

what he is looking for is a buyer that comes in and spends spends spends.

I say Danger Danger Danger

No but the guy from SOS they spoke to might just be.

  No lakes mate , just no lad .

sorry mate but going buy what the guy from SOS has said.

as i said, its was the wrong person from SOS to talk to, I know this is not what they are looking for.
the guy should have been more careful with his words.

its all about having Balanced accounts mate....and keeping an eye on them.

[lakes10]

can we keep this thread about the manager?

too many threads with the same tired arguaments having nothing to do with management

point taken


Roy has his work gut out , needs to sell off loads of deadwood before he can start to build a team.


opend the door Roy and ask the players that wish to leave to leave now and shut the door behind them.