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[JC_81]

Calm down people.

Any business deal will involve the first offer being turned down, its a fact. Any hard nosed businessman, (and Tom fits into that catagory) will hold out to see what he can get.

If your selling something, you advertise a price more than you will be willing to accept. If you are buying something you put in an offer lower than you are willing to pay.

Expect to be hearing a lot more about this in the next two weeks.

Absolutely right mate.

I don't think at this point the Americans want to be here any more than we want them to be.  I think they'll sell to DIC but there will be a lot of haggling to come yet.

For now, we, Rafa and the team need to forget about this sh.it and concentrate on the next few games which are really important for us.

[Toffeehater]

Calm down people.

Any business deal will involve the first offer being turned down, its a fact. Any hard nosed businessman, (and Tom fits into that catagory) will hold out to see what he can get.

If your selling something, you advertise a price more than you will be willing to accept. If you are buying something you put in an offer lower than you are willing to pay.

Expect to be hearing a lot more about this in the next two weeks.

Spot on , thats just buisness

[NANNY RED]

Can someone fill me in on the update ive not been around today or near a radio Please

[tubby]

But surley if these 2 have been negotiating for weeks now then they the actual bid itself should have been accepted. Did we turn down Gillets first bid when we were set for DIC?

[Reg]

NANNY:  DIC have offered 400 million, Hicks said No.  Everyone on this forum got emotional. Thats it.

[NANNY RED]

So its still the same as it was this morning

Ill tell you what though that David Moores wants shooting calls himself a buissness man and a football supporter well id call him a greedy i know i might sound harsh but he sold this club he saw the dollar sign and got greedy ,

Never mind Parry getting out Moores should be ashamed to show his face at Anfield any more aswell i hope he is  miserable the rest of his life the greedy

Sorry for the swearing

[woof woof !]

So its still the same as it was this morning

Ill tell you what though that David Moores wants shooting calls himself a buissness man and a football supporter well id call him a greedy i know i might sound harsh but he sold this club he saw the dollar sign and got greedy ,

Never mind Parry getting out Moores should be ashamed to show his face at Anfield any more aswell i hope he is  miserable the rest of his life the greedy

Sorry for the swearing

Don't think you swore enough Nanny , I'm sitting here looking at the money DIC are prepared to pay and imagining how much they might have pumped into Rafa's transfer kitty if Moores had sold to them in the first place.

Moores is a dont know how the   gets the nerve to still show his oily face at lfc. 

[Emerald Red]

Yes indeed, Moores is a .

Parry is an even bigger .

[ste123lfc]

Stop beating about the bush Woof, say what you really mean

[NANNY RED]

I think hes gettin off a bit lightly in all this going on thats all he was the owner he sold the club no one forced him, he could of borrowed 250 million years ago and built the stadium but he didnt want to put us into dept he said putting us into dept and selling us to the devil i know what id sooner have, He should be ashamed of himself

[redtrader74]

So its still the same as it was this morning

Ill tell you what though that David Moores wants shooting calls himself a buissness man and a football supporter well id call him a greedy i know i might sound harsh but he sold this club he saw the dollar sign and got greedy ,

Never mind Parry getting out Moores should be ashamed to show his face at Anfield any more aswell i hope he is  miserable the rest of his life the greedy

Sorry for the swearing

Don't think you swore enough Nanny , I'm sitting here looking at the money DIC are prepared to pay and imagining how much they might have pumped into Rafa's transfer kitty if Moores had sold to them in the first place.

Moores is a dont know how the   gets the nerve to still show his oily face at lfc. 

Exactly. If, as we are led to believe, DIC are willing to pay £400m now, then its logical to presume that they'd have given a huge transfer kitty to Rafa. Imagine the players we would have bought in the Summer, and the average ones we would have got rid of. When all this is over i'd would love to hear Moores explain why he sold to G&H.

[destro]

If DIC are successful in their takeover does anyone think ( hope ) they will hold it against  and Parry for turning them down and get rid of him ?

Does it say something about them that they were willing to bide their time and not invest in another club especially after the way they were treated, or am I just hanging on to a glimmer of salvation

[LegBarnes]

Liverpool takeover: Gillett in talks to sell out
By David Bond
Last Updated: 4:47pm GMT 04/03/2008

Lawyers for Liverpool co-owner George Gillett Jr are this afternoon locked in talks with representatives of Dubai International Capital (DIC) about a £200million deal to sell his 50 per cent stake in the club.

Despite reports that Gillett and his American partner Tom Hicks had rejected a take it or leave it offer worth a total of £400m to buy them both out, the Daily Telegraph has learned that negotiations are still ongoing in London this afternoon.


Although the Texan businessman has again made it clear he has no interest in selling up, Gillett is thought to be more prepared to walk away from the club. If he agrees he stands to receive £25m for his shares.

His lawyers have been trying to thrash out an agreement this afternoon in discussions led by Amanda Staveley, the former internet entrepreneur turned financier who is a senior partner at a City firm PCP, who are representing DIC on the deal.

Despite denials from a spokeswoman for DIC that a midnight deadline had been imposed on Gillett to agree the offer, sources close to the negotiations made it clear that time is running out for him to accept. Sources said they nevertheless expected the discussions to go on late into the evening.

If Gillett turns the offer down, DIC have made it clear that they will, in the short term at least, cool their interest in the club. But, having launched two campaigns to buy the club in the last two years, DIC’s Liverpool supporting chief executive Sameer Al Ansari is unlikely to give up on his long term aim of gaining control.

Hicks, however, remains a major stumbling block to DIC gaining a 50 per cent stake in Liverpool. The owner of the Dallas Stars Ice Hockey team believes he not only has first refusal on Gillett's shares but also has the power to block who he sells to.

He is determined not to relinquish his power and even if DIC do manage to buy Gillett's shares, he is unwilling to cede management control to the Arab investment company. That could force DIC to back down as they are reluctant to enter into a deal with Hicks, which could leave the club in an even more damaging stalemate than the one which has been crippling Anfield for the last three months.

   
Key player: Amanda Staveley, a senior partner at PCP Capital, represented DIC in £400m offer
DIC have made it clear they are only prepared to cover the club's £350m of debts with Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia if they have control of what happens on and off the pitch at Liverpool.

This morning Al Ansari broke his silence on the saga to confirm talks with the Americans had been going on and to criticise them for being in "dreamland" over their valuations of the club.

"It's no secret that we have been in discussions with the current owners," Al Ansari said.

"It's not easy because the owners are in dreamland about valuations at the moment." Alluding optimistically to the talks with Gillett, Al Ansari added that one of the club's owners "had come out of dreamland".

Al Ansari believed he had won the battle to own the club last February, before chairman David Moores and chief executive Rick Parry had a late change of heart, favouring the American bid.

"It took me two weeks to get over that," said Al Ansari. "But it didn't dent my passion and I still go to every match when I'm here (in England)."

In the event of DIC taking control at Anfield, it is believed that Al Ansari would conduct a wide-ranging review of all aspects of the club.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport....504.xml

chin up ciggy i feel this will have a good out come i exspect DIC to go back in with a 500 mil offor and hicks to take the money and fu . ck off.

Hicks do not pass go and please fu.ck off. 

[NANNY RED]

If DIC are successful in their takeover does anyone think ( hope ) they will hold it against  and Parry for turning them down and get rid of him ?

Does it say something about them that they were willing to bide their time and not invest in another club especially after the way they were treated, or am I just hanging on to a glimmer of salvation

Well i would theyd be the first out the door dont forget this Al Ansari lad is a Red and hes seeing and knows probebly more than we will ever know about what goin on he must be disgusted just like we are to see the state that the club is in so id advise Parry and Moores to start clearing there desks cause i know if it was me buying us they would be the first out

[Emerald Red]

If DIC are successful in their takeover does anyone think ( hope ) they will hold it against  and Parry for turning them down and get rid of him ?

Does it say something about them that they were willing to bide their time and not invest in another club especially after the way they were treated, or am I just hanging on to a glimmer of salvation

If DIC do take us over, Parry and Moores are history. I think that is certain.