TAKEOVER COMPLETE - H & G Finally Jibbed!
by lakes10 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:47 pm
bavlondon wrote:Didn't Hicks himself say he expected the sale to go through more towards the end of the year? Anyone know if anyone has even put in a bid yet?
yes mate there were bids made.
the club are looking at two of them and had meetings this week about them.
there were more than two bids made.
take care in waht we call bids, it could just be a case that the board got on the phone to a compant and asked what they would pay......would that count as a bid? not sure but if you then talk to the press you can say that you have had a bid.
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by devaney » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:37 pm
lakes10 wrote:bavlondon wrote:Didn't Hicks himself say he expected the sale to go through more towards the end of the year? Anyone know if anyone has even put in a bid yet?
yes mate there were bids made.
the club are looking at two of them and had meetings this week about them.
there were more than two bids made.
take care in waht we call bids, it could just be a case that the board got on the phone to a compant and asked what they would pay......would that count as a bid? not sure but if you then talk to the press you can say that you have had a bid.
B.loody h.ell Lakes - admit it you have a passion for dream inducing drugs that have now reduced your brain to mush! We all gave up our imaginary friends at about the age of four! I guess you are the exception to the rule. Mind you Bav reckons he has been to the match with you and that you are an ok kind of a guy. It seems to me that both you and Bav spend a lot of time in this thread. What is going on?
Net Spend Over The Last 5 Years 21/22 to 25/26 (10 years
are in brackets 16/17 to 25/26 )
LFC €490m (€650m)
Everton +€15m (€290m)
Arsenal €770m (€1107m)
Spurs €665m (€892m)
Chelsea €740m (€1045m)
Man City €460m (€1095m)
Man United €780m (€1340m)
are in brackets 16/17 to 25/26 )
LFC €490m (€650m)
Everton +€15m (€290m)
Arsenal €770m (€1107m)
Spurs €665m (€892m)
Chelsea €740m (€1045m)
Man City €460m (€1095m)
Man United €780m (€1340m)
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by tubby » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:50 pm
devaney wrote:lakes10 wrote:bavlondon wrote:Didn't Hicks himself say he expected the sale to go through more towards the end of the year? Anyone know if anyone has even put in a bid yet?
yes mate there were bids made.
the club are looking at two of them and had meetings this week about them.
there were more than two bids made.
take care in waht we call bids, it could just be a case that the board got on the phone to a compant and asked what they would pay......would that count as a bid? not sure but if you then talk to the press you can say that you have had a bid.
B.loody h.ell Lakes - admit it you have a passion for dream inducing drugs that have now reduced your brain to mush! We all gave up our imaginary friends at about the age of four! I guess you are the exception to the rule. Mind you Bav reckons he has been to the match with you and that you are an ok kind of a guy. It seems to me that both you and Bav spend a lot of time in this thread. What is going on?
I've also been to a few games with Nanny. You going to bring her into this as well?
What's going on here isyou obviously have a chip on your shoulder with Lakes. If you don't like someones post just move on and don't comment. Do us a favour and shut up, those sorts of posts don't really encourage topic related discussion do they?
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by lakes10 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:01 pm
bavlondon wrote:Any of the 2 groups based in the middle east?
no idea mate, i know a few weeks ago Hicks had a bad meeting with a buyer they were meant to come up from the meeting with him but took a plane home right after the meeting, this was said to be a middle east company.
the board were working on the same list of buyers that ML gave them a long time ago and i just take it that they have been calling them and asking what they would pay for the club...as i say would that make it an offer?
media/ club / board spin.
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by dundreamin » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:05 am
bav stop bitching no need for it. Thought you were better than that
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by Ciggy » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:53 am
http://www.anfieldroad.com/news/201008013844/you-cannot-be-syrias.html/#more-3844
You cannot be Syrias?
George Gillett claims firm interest from a potential buyer – but all, as ever, is not as it seems.
As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of another deflating transfer window for Liverpool Football Club, Anfield Road has learned that George Gillett has informed Royal Bank of Scotland and chairman Martin Broughton that he has found a serious investor who is interested in buying the club.
Time to rejoice?
Maybe not.
Anfield Road understands that George Gillett and LFC’s mystery saviour is ex-Syrian international footballer and millionaire businessman Yahya Kirdi.
First linked with the club shortly after Martin Broughton’s appointment back in April it was intimated that the Syrian, who was using ex-Celtic player Andy Lynch as a spokesperson for the bid, had the support of “mystery billionaire backers from the Middle East”, a line which should send a shiver down the spine of anyone who’s kept an eye on either Portsmouth or Notts County under the stewardship of Sulaiman Al Fahim and Qadbak/Munto Finance respectively over the last 18 months.
Notwithstanding the Notts County and Portsmouth situation, it is understood that even the most rudimentary checks carried out on Mr Kirdi at the time of the initial interest showed his interest and capacity to put together a deal to be fanciful at best.
Needless to say, nothing ever came of the supposed interest, but it begs the question: if Yahya Kirdi has neither the inclination nor, more importantly, the means to complete a deal for LFC, why bother putting his name in the firing line in the first place, and to what benefit is it to Gillett for him to do so?
That is the question that we at Anfield Road have been trying to find an answer to for the last few days.
Exactly what Mr Kirdi has to gain from any involvement is still unclear, it may very well be nothing more than a favour to long-time friend Foster Gillett to help his father out of what is an increasingly tight spot. He does not appear to have anything like the desire for publicity as Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah, Mr Gillett’s previous stalking horse, whose appetite for a photo-op was only matched by the vulgarity of his sunglasses.
And to what end does it benefit Gillett?
It is believed that Gillett was panicked into submitting this new bid for the club under pressure from RBS, and by doing such, delayed any potential forced sale to any other potential buyer as RBS are legally required to listen, as current incumbents, to any such bid brought by either George Gillett or Tom Hicks.
The reasons for Gillett stalling the deal are fairly simple; it is clear that the interest anticipated by both himself and Tom Hicks hasn’t materialised and they are facing the reality of walking away with nowhere near the figure they had in mind when they appointed Martin Broughton to oversee the sale process.
By forcing an extension it gives Gillett time to, yet again, board a flight to the Middle East, replete with his begging bowl, in an attempt to force an auction for the club with scant regard, as ever, for the club or its supporters which in reality only serves to deter interested observers as they are understandably reluctant to be ripped off by this particular snake-oil seller.
It is worth bearing in mind that whilst it is Martin Broughton’s duty to sell the club to the best possible candidate (not necessarily the highest bidder), Gillett is only interested in getting the highest possible price for his stake in the club.
There is more than a hint of irony in all of this as it was only last month Gillett was letting it be known to certain members of the press that he was desperate to sell, but it was the greed of Tom Hicks that was holding up a sale.
Not that we should be surprised by this; Gillett has always been the “cute” one of the arrangement, Tom Hick’s inability to keep his foot out of his mouth and his name out of the papers allowed Gillett to keep a relatively low profile, two incidents apart when he was caught lying on record by both SOS and a fan who had the nous to record a conversation in which it was a struggle to pick out a single truth.
That aside, and ultimately more importantly at the minute, is that what isn’t clear is just how much extra time RBS are legally obliged to grant this proven liar to play his silly games and how much time they are affording him out of courtesy or misguided loyalty. By affording Gillett such grace, RBS are playing a dangerous game with the future of one of the most important football clubs in the world.
Anfield Road is aware that an absolutely serious party is ready and willing to move in right now. Further delay will be disastrous for the club and unless the bankers at RBS finally come to terms with the reality of the situation they risk facing a disaster of their own with the money they have tied up in the club.
It may take further pressure from supporters, SOS and ultimately Martin Broughton to force RBS to bring an end to this sorry charade, kicking Gillett and Hicks out and allowing suitable, capable and committed ownership in.
You cannot be Syrias?
George Gillett claims firm interest from a potential buyer – but all, as ever, is not as it seems.
As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of another deflating transfer window for Liverpool Football Club, Anfield Road has learned that George Gillett has informed Royal Bank of Scotland and chairman Martin Broughton that he has found a serious investor who is interested in buying the club.
Time to rejoice?
Maybe not.
Anfield Road understands that George Gillett and LFC’s mystery saviour is ex-Syrian international footballer and millionaire businessman Yahya Kirdi.
First linked with the club shortly after Martin Broughton’s appointment back in April it was intimated that the Syrian, who was using ex-Celtic player Andy Lynch as a spokesperson for the bid, had the support of “mystery billionaire backers from the Middle East”, a line which should send a shiver down the spine of anyone who’s kept an eye on either Portsmouth or Notts County under the stewardship of Sulaiman Al Fahim and Qadbak/Munto Finance respectively over the last 18 months.
Notwithstanding the Notts County and Portsmouth situation, it is understood that even the most rudimentary checks carried out on Mr Kirdi at the time of the initial interest showed his interest and capacity to put together a deal to be fanciful at best.
Needless to say, nothing ever came of the supposed interest, but it begs the question: if Yahya Kirdi has neither the inclination nor, more importantly, the means to complete a deal for LFC, why bother putting his name in the firing line in the first place, and to what benefit is it to Gillett for him to do so?
That is the question that we at Anfield Road have been trying to find an answer to for the last few days.
Exactly what Mr Kirdi has to gain from any involvement is still unclear, it may very well be nothing more than a favour to long-time friend Foster Gillett to help his father out of what is an increasingly tight spot. He does not appear to have anything like the desire for publicity as Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah, Mr Gillett’s previous stalking horse, whose appetite for a photo-op was only matched by the vulgarity of his sunglasses.
And to what end does it benefit Gillett?
It is believed that Gillett was panicked into submitting this new bid for the club under pressure from RBS, and by doing such, delayed any potential forced sale to any other potential buyer as RBS are legally required to listen, as current incumbents, to any such bid brought by either George Gillett or Tom Hicks.
The reasons for Gillett stalling the deal are fairly simple; it is clear that the interest anticipated by both himself and Tom Hicks hasn’t materialised and they are facing the reality of walking away with nowhere near the figure they had in mind when they appointed Martin Broughton to oversee the sale process.
By forcing an extension it gives Gillett time to, yet again, board a flight to the Middle East, replete with his begging bowl, in an attempt to force an auction for the club with scant regard, as ever, for the club or its supporters which in reality only serves to deter interested observers as they are understandably reluctant to be ripped off by this particular snake-oil seller.
It is worth bearing in mind that whilst it is Martin Broughton’s duty to sell the club to the best possible candidate (not necessarily the highest bidder), Gillett is only interested in getting the highest possible price for his stake in the club.
There is more than a hint of irony in all of this as it was only last month Gillett was letting it be known to certain members of the press that he was desperate to sell, but it was the greed of Tom Hicks that was holding up a sale.
Not that we should be surprised by this; Gillett has always been the “cute” one of the arrangement, Tom Hick’s inability to keep his foot out of his mouth and his name out of the papers allowed Gillett to keep a relatively low profile, two incidents apart when he was caught lying on record by both SOS and a fan who had the nous to record a conversation in which it was a struggle to pick out a single truth.
That aside, and ultimately more importantly at the minute, is that what isn’t clear is just how much extra time RBS are legally obliged to grant this proven liar to play his silly games and how much time they are affording him out of courtesy or misguided loyalty. By affording Gillett such grace, RBS are playing a dangerous game with the future of one of the most important football clubs in the world.
Anfield Road is aware that an absolutely serious party is ready and willing to move in right now. Further delay will be disastrous for the club and unless the bankers at RBS finally come to terms with the reality of the situation they risk facing a disaster of their own with the money they have tied up in the club.
It may take further pressure from supporters, SOS and ultimately Martin Broughton to force RBS to bring an end to this sorry charade, kicking Gillett and Hicks out and allowing suitable, capable and committed ownership in.
There is no-one anywhere in the world at any stage who is any bigger or any better than this football club.
Kenny Dalglish 1/2/2011
REST IN PEACE PHIL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
Kenny Dalglish 1/2/2011
REST IN PEACE PHIL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
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by The Good Yank » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:39 am
I had a thought (rare I know) and didn't know where to post this but I figure this thread will do.
Tom Hicks' Texas Rangers are in first place intheir division, made a couple of nice moves prior to the trade deadline, not taking on too much salary. They've equipped themselves to make a decent run towards a playoff spot and for a club as broke as they are that is saying something.
My point is, why is the boardroom situation supposedly a factor for the season that we had last year? All while a team owned by the same man, in worse shape financially can perform so well?
My answer to this. Managers should manage the team, and the players should play the
game. Boardroom troubles should not affect the product on the pitch.
For me it seems like our players need a reminder that they are paied very well to play the 90mins and that is all they are paied for.
Tom Hicks' Texas Rangers are in first place intheir division, made a couple of nice moves prior to the trade deadline, not taking on too much salary. They've equipped themselves to make a decent run towards a playoff spot and for a club as broke as they are that is saying something.
My point is, why is the boardroom situation supposedly a factor for the season that we had last year? All while a team owned by the same man, in worse shape financially can perform so well?
My answer to this. Managers should manage the team, and the players should play the
game. Boardroom troubles should not affect the product on the pitch.For me it seems like our players need a reminder that they are paied very well to play the 90mins and that is all they are paied for.
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I won't celebrate Rafa going........ but I will be over the moon if Dalglish comes in. League within 2 years if he gets the job, AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT.
I won't celebrate Rafa going........ but I will be over the moon if Dalglish comes in. League within 2 years if he gets the job, AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT.
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by devaney » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:21 am
bavlondon wrote:devaney wrote:lakes10 wrote:bavlondon wrote:Didn't Hicks himself say he expected the sale to go through more towards the end of the year? Anyone know if anyone has even put in a bid yet?
yes mate there were bids made.
the club are looking at two of them and had meetings this week about them.
there were more than two bids made.
take care in waht we call bids, it could just be a case that the board got on the phone to a compant and asked what they would pay......would that count as a bid? not sure but if you then talk to the press you can say that you have had a bid.
B.loody h.ell Lakes - admit it you have a passion for dream inducing drugs that have now reduced your brain to mush! We all gave up our imaginary friends at about the age of four! I guess you are the exception to the rule. Mind you Bav reckons he has been to the match with you and that you are an ok kind of a guy. It seems to me that both you and Bav spend a lot of time in this thread. What is going on?
I've also been to a few games with Nanny. You going to bring her into this as well?
What's going on here isyou obviously have a chip on your shoulder with Lakes. If you don't like someones post just move on and don't comment. Do us a favour and shut up, those sorts of posts don't really encourage topic related discussion do they?
Ok Bav - show me one thing on this thread full of idiotic mindless rumours, mostly perpetrated by the likes of Lakes's totally inaccurate Chinese whispers, that have any substance whatsoever and I will willingly shut up!
It is not simply a case of moving on and ignoring something when it becomes such pitiful nonsense that does the supporters and the club no favours!
Net Spend Over The Last 5 Years 21/22 to 25/26 (10 years
are in brackets 16/17 to 25/26 )
LFC €490m (€650m)
Everton +€15m (€290m)
Arsenal €770m (€1107m)
Spurs €665m (€892m)
Chelsea €740m (€1045m)
Man City €460m (€1095m)
Man United €780m (€1340m)
are in brackets 16/17 to 25/26 )
LFC €490m (€650m)
Everton +€15m (€290m)
Arsenal €770m (€1107m)
Spurs €665m (€892m)
Chelsea €740m (€1045m)
Man City €460m (€1095m)
Man United €780m (€1340m)
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by daveyw » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:24 am
http://www.insideliverpool.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=961:liverpool-fc-manager-roy-hodgson-targets-steven-defour-and-christian-poulson-&catid=77:liverpool-fc&Itemid=54
see who liverpool are trying to buy found this this morning what do you think
any truth in this
see who liverpool are trying to buy found this this morning what do you think
any truth in this
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by Ciggy » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:25 am
devaney wrote:ignoring something when it becomes such pitiful nonsense that does the supporters and the club no favours!
Although me and you never see eye to eye I agree with you.
There is a bid on the table and a few of us know whos behind it, Lakes doesnt.
There is no-one anywhere in the world at any stage who is any bigger or any better than this football club.
Kenny Dalglish 1/2/2011
REST IN PEACE PHIL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
Kenny Dalglish 1/2/2011
REST IN PEACE PHIL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
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by lakes10 » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:57 am
Ciggy wrote:devaney wrote:ignoring something when it becomes such pitiful nonsense that does the supporters and the club no favours!
Although me and you never see eye to eye I agree with you.
There is a bid on the table and a few of us know whos behind it, Lakes doesnt.
you are right i dont know who it is but i hope its not the one thats just been posted about.
there are in fact two good bids for the club.
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