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by **tubby** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:41 pm

Getting closer... almost there.

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:48 pm

Reg wrote:A good statement, well done Broughton.

What good statement Reg , he can fuc.k off with his not tellin us anything statements, Doesnt he realise were gaggin here ,
if he had nothing to say he should of not realeased any statement ,fancy givin me hope like that , Bast.ard , me heads in bits here absolutly in bits and theres not one person in my house who i can take me frustration out on,

Feel sorry for him now when i arrive there on Monday ,

by **tubby** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:15 pm

Nan they probably won't announce anything until all the dotted lines are signed. Considering the history with these 2 and pulling out of things at the last minute it's probably a wise move. Last thing Broughton wants to do is announce something and then find it doesn't happen due to the yanks finding some loop hole to delay it.

by **Reg** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:46 pm

Bav, Broughton quite rightly wants to see the colour of their money before he announces any deal.

Nan, you can be awfully emotional at times, give your loving son a call.... :laugh:

by **Rush Job** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:48 pm

crim cram wrote:
Reg wrote:Even if the sale is agreed today, the docs wouldnt be signed for a month and no buyer would put cash into the biz until the ink was dry, so cant see how Loy can benefit from this?

Actual money might not be able to come in right away but Man City were doing deals before the arabs "officially" took over. I guess if the buyer had money to burn(arabs) it wouldn't be that much of an obstacle.

They would just retain the rights for the player, so if it does fall through they still own Messi.

Cant see any big money being spent though this window.

by **Bad Bob** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:31 am

So, it was all business as usual earlier in the Takeover Thread was it? Colour me shocked. :laugh:

I don't know how most of you folks stand it in here with all the rumours and nonsense and press-release mania floating about. Aside from a cursory glance (mod obligation) I avoid this thread like the plague.

by **Ciggy** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:43 am

ive got ale in the house to celebrate the take over, so i take it , it didnt happen then?

by **Reg** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:29 am

Liverpool reviewing takeover bids but still 'cannot guarantee that club will be sold'

On Friday night Liverpool confirmed the club’s board, led by chairman Martin Broughton, was reviewing “a number” of takeover bids but cautioned that they could not guarantee when or even if the club would be sold.

By Rory Smith 13 Aug 2010

Broughton met with managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre in London on Friday, a sign that progress is being made as the British Airways chairman attempts to secure the departure of current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, both of whom remain in the United States.

Liverpool are thought to have received at least two bids – most likely from Chinese entrepreneur Kenny Huang and the Syrian businessman Yahya Kirdi – but it is not known whether either have yet provided proof of funds or furnished the board with the identities of their backers. A statement released by the club last night indicated that a resolution is not imminent.

Liverpool sale talks stall as bids flounder It read: “The board will continue to act in the best interests of Liverpool and its supporters, doing all that it can to ensure that the club is ultimately sold to a buyer who has the resources and real commitment to give it a long-term, stable and secure funding position for its plans. The sale process is continuing. However, its timing and outcome remain uncertain.”

At least one potential suitor, the Rhone Group private equity firm, is believed to have been all but discounted as a contender, leaving Huang and Kirdi in pole position should a sale be secured. The Kuwaiti Al-Kharafi family are also thought to have contacted Barclays Capital, the bank mandated to run the sale.

Given such uncertainty, it is little wonder manager Roy Hodgson was so keen to dampen supporters’ expectations for the forthcoming season ahead of his first league game as manager against Arsenal on Sunday.

Fernando Torres, who may start on the bench against Arsenal, and Steven Gerrard have pledged their loyalty to Anfield, while the signing of Joe Cole has been supplemented by the arrivals of Milan Jovanovic and the Danish international Christian Poulsen, presented as a Liverpool player on Friday.

Hodgson will most likely add Brad Jones to that list in the coming days, while Nacho Monreal, of Osasuna, is the latest left-back to be linked.

Regardless, Hodgson is remaining firmly grounded and he attempted to ensure his club’s naturally ebullient fans did the same.

“After six or seven training sessions with our key players, I would say it is pretty obvious we are a long, long way from teams like Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea,” he said. “They have been working under the same coach for at least a season and, in the case of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson for 10s of years.

“I would not pretend that after seven training sessions we are going to be anything like the team I hope we will be. But I would be very disappointed if at the end of the season the fans said this team did not do that, that this team did not work or try hard.”

That team may yet include Javier Mascherano after Hodgson confirmed he would consider him for selection until an offer, from either Inter Milan or Barcelona, for the Argentine captain’s services was received.

The former West Ham player informed his new manager upon his return from an extended post-World Cup break that he wished to leave the club, but Mascherano is adamant his decision should not be taken as a slight against Liverpool.

“It is not about playing for [Rafa] Benitez or another manager,” he said. “I worry about my own situation and that is it. I know that if I can go to another country maybe it will be better for my life, and when I say my life it is not just me but my family and everything else.

"I have no wish to move to any other club in England and I would not move to one. I had a chance to move to another English club not long ago and the people at Liverpool know this. It is about changing the country because for me and my family it is sometimes difficult to live here because it is totally different to the one I was used to.

"But I am still a Liverpool player and if I have to continue playing for Liverpool I will do it.”

by **Redx** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:52 am

Rush Job wrote:
crim cram wrote:
Reg wrote:Even if the sale is agreed today, the docs wouldnt be signed for a month and no buyer would put cash into the biz until the ink was dry, so cant see how Loy can benefit from this?

Actual money might not be able to come in right away but Man City were doing deals before the arabs "officially" took over. I guess if the buyer had money to burn(arabs) it wouldn't be that much of an obstacle.

They would just retain the rights for the player, so if it does fall through they still own Messi.

Cant see any big money being spent though this window.

Agreed RJ..
I think most of the players left to buy in thie window are the worst of the bunch.

by **lakes10** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:05 am

make of it as you will

Ok this is what I have been told
Liverpool board are unhappy with both bids they have received
Kenny Huang was going fund his bid by use of a loan from the financial sector of the Chinese stock market.
Buy off the RBS loan with another loan on the club in hope to grow the club to profit, the same idea that Tom Hicks and George Gillett had when they took over the club.

Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club. There were also questions about how he was going to fund the club in the transfer market and new stadium.
Kirdi has been on contact with the club and has been open to questions but his answers have left the board less than convinced.

oh i should add that this is the information that is going around in the city and not from the news media.

by **fergieisawhiskeynosedtw@t** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:12 pm

lakes10 wrote:make of it as you will

Ok this is what I have been told
Liverpool board are unhappy with both bids they have received
Kenny Huang was going fund his bid by use of a loan from the financial sector of the Chinese stock market.
Buy off the RBS loan with another loan on the club in hope to grow the club to profit, the same idea that Tom Hicks and George Gillett had when they took over the club.

Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club. There were also questions about how he was going to fund the club in the transfer market and new stadium.
Kirdi has been on contact with the club and has been open to questions but his answers have left the board less than convinced.

oh i should add that this is the information that is going around in the city and not from the news media.

lakes your always good for a laugh

:laugh:

by **tubby** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:35 pm

lakes10 wrote:Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club.

I thought you said the other day he was the only 1 that laid down a 5 year plan? So he has gone from a 5 year plan to zero forward planning?

by **devaney** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:43 pm

fergieisawhiskeynosedtw@t wrote:
lakes10 wrote:make of it as you will

Ok this is what I have been told
Liverpool board are unhappy with both bids they have received
Kenny Huang was going fund his bid by use of a loan from the financial sector of the Chinese stock market.
Buy off the RBS loan with another loan on the club in hope to grow the club to profit, the same idea that Tom Hicks and George Gillett had when they took over the club.

Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club. There were also questions about how he was going to fund the club in the transfer market and new stadium.
Kirdi has been on contact with the club and has been open to questions but his answers have left the board less than convinced.

oh i should add that this is the information that is going around in the city and not from the news media.

lakes your always good for a laugh

If you really want a good laugh I went to see Spamalot last night at the Liverpool Empire - tickets left for tonights last night show - brilliant fun - please take Lakes with you it will keep him off here for a couple of hours.

I have said all along that this latest saga is all smoke and mirrors! How could anybody in their right mind believe that LFC would be prepared to even consider another loan arrangement against the club similar to what G & H achieved in the most misleading of ways?

by **lakes10** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:13 pm

bavlondon wrote:
lakes10 wrote:Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club.

I thought you said the other day he was the only 1 that laid down a 5 year plan? So he has gone from a 5 year plan to zero forward planning?

he has put down the plan mate but not how much he is going to put into the club to do it......big problem that.

by **lakes10** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:16 pm

devaney wrote:
fergieisawhiskeynosedtw@t wrote:
lakes10 wrote:make of it as you will

Ok this is what I have been told
Liverpool board are unhappy with both bids they have received
Kenny Huang was going fund his bid by use of a loan from the financial sector of the Chinese stock market.
Buy off the RBS loan with another loan on the club in hope to grow the club to profit, the same idea that Tom Hicks and George Gillett had when they took over the club.

Yahya Kirdi was more solid but fell short due to no forward looking plan for the club. There were also questions about how he was going to fund the club in the transfer market and new stadium.
Kirdi has been on contact with the club and has been open to questions but his answers have left the board less than convinced.

oh i should add that this is the information that is going around in the city and not from the news media.

lakes your always good for a laugh

If you really want a good laugh I went to see Spamalot last night at the Liverpool Empire - tickets left for tonights last night show - brilliant fun - please take Lakes with you it will keep him off here for a couple of hours.

I have said all along that this latest saga is all smoke and mirrors! How could anybody in their right mind believe that LFC would be prepared to even consider another loan arrangement against the club similar to what G & H achieved in the most misleading of ways?

well what i posted was what the city understand to be the truth and i am just passing it onto you.

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