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by **Santa** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 4:57 am

The Thai deal is not moving forward after weeks of "due diligence", now reliable news from Bangkok is that it is as good as dead.

If that is true, how much funds will be make available to Benitez this close season? We know Moores promised GH £30M before his dismissal. With almost half going into the purchase of Cisse, it looks like we might have to sell before buying the other members of "world-class" players.

Will that mean opportunities to promote Academy players? One thing is for sure, the club knows this current team is simply not good enough to challange for the title.

StevieG screamed for at least 3 top class players and Benitez is rumored to wanting to bring Canizares, Ayala and Aimar. What else is left? Who else is needed? Will this scenario satisfy Benitez for him to take up the post? and more importantly, will it satisfy Owen and Gerrard to stay in Liverpool?

All this is happening while the Chief Executive is busy sun bathing in the Carribean. Talk about priority...what the Fu©k is going on ??

by **jack66** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:18 am

dont know whats happening with this thia deal ,but read on text this morning that they want to put money in everton aswell.I think we should ****** them off and go with morgan ,he is going to put another offer in rumoured to be 85 million if the thia deal collapses.Most of the papers are saying benitez will be announced as manager this week, so i guess parry has been sunning his ****** with confidence.

by **Leonmc0708** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:25 pm

THAILAND'S billionaire prime minister said today that, if his country refuses to buy a stake in Liverpool FC, he will do it himself.

His pledge came after protests in the capital Bangkok over plans to use funds from a public lottery to buy a 30% share in the club.

Thaksin Shinawatra has sparked a fierce debate on gambling in the deeply religious country and has been criticised by leading govern-ment figures, including ex-Bangkok governor Chamlong Srimuang.

But the PM's spokesman Kakrapod Penkar told the ECHO today reports that the lottery scheme had been scrapped were untrue.

"The PM is still keen to pursue the idea of a lottery, but has listened to the people, particularly the former governor, and decided there is a lot to be reconsidered.

"The private sector in Thailand is queuing up to take part in this deal, but the PM is keen to keep part of it for the people.

"I spoke to him today and he said that, if the country doesn't want it, he will buy the shares himself."

Negotiations at the Thai end are set to last another four weeks.

Public opinion in the Far East has turned against Shinawatra.

In a poll by the Nation newspaper in Bangkok, the number of people against the deal has risen from 20.8% to 47.9%.

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