Liverpool FC Forum

Smeg wrote:Im off out to get bevvied. Party tomoro and another on fridee. Then one on satuday i hope. Peace people. Lets hope this all works out well for the club

Mmm...me thinks ya need to lay off the "charlie white"?

BarryBelfast wrote:Its not the end of the world if LFC are not taken over by DIC or Gillette.....We will just have to make do with what we have!
LFC  have been around longer than any of these companies and will be around a lot longer when they are gone.
Just because Chelsea have Abromavich and UTD have the Glaziers,it does not mean we must follow suit....Even with their wealth there is not a lot between us!

Im not really bothered either way if we are or not taken over!If it happens it must be 100% benificial to LFC in every clause of the contract or its worth fu.ck all...Raffa had hardly any cash at Valencia and we all know what happened there!

Agree 100%, id rather wait than sell the soul of the club to a gerryatric yank who knows nothing about football let alone LFC.
And as for a promise of more transfer funds he`s hardly going to propose otherwise, but are we going to say be able to spend 25-30mill on a player most probely not. The man likes to borrow money whos to say he wont leave us in a load of dept after he dies or is bankrupted for the third time.

s@int wrote:He completed his due diligence programme within three days - after DIC had taken the best part of a month over the same process.

He happily agreed to personally underwrite the potential £200m-plus cost of a new stadium without hesitation.

Was DIC reluctant to underwrite in such a fashion? If it was, it may have suggested to Liverpool a slight dent in their enthusiasm.

He delivered guarantees on future transfer funds.

And, crucially, Gillett was able to reject what some previously saw as a key plank of his proposal - namely a groundshare with neighbours Everton.

Now DIC have made that decision for him and only time will tell if Moores' hesitation to rubber-stamp a deal at a London Docklands hotel on Tuesday will be fatal.

Gillett covers many bases for Liverpool.

He is rich. He is a sports lover.

Bad Bob wrote:I see the hysteria has reached preposterous levels following today's turn of events.  I'm well disappointed that DIC pulled out of the deal but I think the rubbish being spouted about Gillett on here is well OTT.  I don't know that much about the guy and I certainly have no crystal ball to predict how'd he'd run the club if he takes over but, here's a few things to bear in mind, just for the record like...

1) He has nothing to do with Gillette razors.  His money's mostly been made in Colorado ski resorts, television stations and a meat-packing company

2) He went bankrupt once--not twice--in 1992 (not the only person to lose a wedge on junk bonds)

3) Since then he's rebuilt his fortune in a quite savvy way and is well diversified

4) He's not yet 70 and 3 of his 4 sons are involved in his companies

5) From what I've read in various press reports, he's quashed the idea of a groundshare and is behind a new stadium exclusively for LFC

6) He is well respected in Montreal for his ownership of the Canadiens and this matters more than you might think because...

Arguably, the Canadiens are the Liverpool FC of the NHL--the league's most storied franchise (with a league topping 24 Stanley Cups) but a club whose last title was 14 years ago. 

When Gillett took over in 2001, the Canadiens (aka "Les Habs") were struggling: they had become a mediocre team on the ice and a directionless club off it.  Gillett injected the money, brought in very smart hockey people and the team has once again started to challenge for honours (have made the playoffs ever since and have progressed deep into the playoffs on a couple of occasions).

Now, I promise you, as much as you all despise "the Yanks," most Canadians (not me) hate them more and that goes double in Montreal, where the french-speaking Quebecois hold them in great contempt.  As such, Gillett's arrival was not warmly received and he's had a huge task of winning them over.  He seems to have won the fans trust and respect, though, by turning the club around on the ice, by bolstering its finances, and by reinstituting the 'family feel' that had evaporated under the prior corporate owners, Molson Breweries.

Now, I'm not saying he's perfect and he may not be right for Liverpool.  Nor is it certain that he'll take over given how all of these takeovers seem to fall through.  But, I think it is important to be a little open-minded about him as a potential owner and perhaps to have a little faith that David Moores is looking carefully at his bid because it is a bid worth looking at.

Bad Bob wrote:I see the hysteria has reached preposterous levels following today's turn of events.  I'm well disappointed that DIC pulled out of the deal but I think the rubbish being spouted about Gillett on here is well OTT.  I don't know that much about the guy and I certainly have no crystal ball to predict how'd he'd run the club if he takes over but, here's a few things to bear in mind, just for the record like...

1) He has nothing to do with Gillette razors.  His money's mostly been made in Colorado ski resorts, television stations and a meat-packing company

2) He went bankrupt once--not twice--in 1992 (not the only person to lose a wedge on junk bonds)

3) Since then he's rebuilt his fortune in a quite savvy way and is well diversified

4) He's not yet 70 and 3 of his 4 sons are involved in his companies

5) From what I've read in various press reports, he's quashed the idea of a groundshare and is behind a new stadium exclusively for LFC

6) He is well respected in Montreal for his ownership of the Canadiens and this matters more than you might think because...

Arguably, the Canadiens are the Liverpool FC of the NHL--the league's most storied franchise (with a league topping 24 Stanley Cups) but a club whose last title was 14 years ago. 

When Gillett took over in 2001, the Canadiens (aka "Les Habs") were struggling: they had become a mediocre team on the ice and a directionless club off it.  Gillett injected the money, brought in very smart hockey people and the team has once again started to challenge for honours (have made the playoffs ever since and have progressed deep into the playoffs on a couple of occasions).

Now, I promise you, as much as you all despise "the Yanks," most Canadians (not me) hate them more and that goes double in Montreal, where the french-speaking Quebecois hold them in great contempt.  As such, Gillett's arrival was not warmly received and he's had a huge task of winning them over.  He seems to have won the fans trust and respect, though, by turning the club around on the ice, by bolstering its finances, and by reinstituting the 'family feel' that had evaporated under the prior corporate owners, Molson Breweries.

Now, I'm not saying he's perfect and he may not be right for Liverpool.  Nor is it certain that he'll take over given how all of these takeovers seem to fall through.  But, I think it is important to be a little open-minded about him as a potential owner and perhaps to have a little faith that David Moores is looking carefully at his bid because it is a bid worth looking at.

When you put it like that it doesnt sound so bad but you can forgive us for being a bit of.

If he does take over what are the chances of Rick Parry staying on?

Bad Bob wrote:I see the hysteria has reached preposterous levels following today's turn of events.  I'm well disappointed that DIC pulled out of the deal but I think the rubbish being spouted about Gillett on here is well OTT.  I don't know that much about the guy and I certainly have no crystal ball to predict how'd he'd run the club if he takes over but, here's a few things to bear in mind, just for the record like...

1) He has nothing to do with Gillette razors.  His money's mostly been made in Colorado ski resorts, television stations and a meat-packing company

2) He went bankrupt once--not twice--in 1992 (not the only person to lose a wedge on junk bonds)

3) Since then he's rebuilt his fortune in a quite savvy way and is well diversified

4) He's not yet 70 and 3 of his 4 sons are involved in his companies

5) From what I've read in various press reports, he's quashed the idea of a groundshare and is behind a new stadium exclusively for LFC

6) He is well respected in Montreal for his ownership of the Canadiens and this matters more than you might think because...

Arguably, the Canadiens are the Liverpool FC of the NHL--the league's most storied franchise (with a league topping 24 Stanley Cups) but a club whose last title was 14 years ago. 

When Gillett took over in 2001, the Canadiens (aka "Les Habs") were struggling: they had become a mediocre team on the ice and a directionless club off it.  Gillett injected the money, brought in very smart hockey people and the team has once again started to challenge for honours (have made the playoffs ever since and have progressed deep into the playoffs on a couple of occasions).

Now, I promise you, as much as you all despise "the Yanks," most Canadians (not me) hate them more and that goes double in Montreal, where the french-speaking Quebecois hold them in great contempt.  As such, Gillett's arrival was not warmly received and he's had a huge task of winning them over.  He seems to have won the fans trust and respect, though, by turning the club around on the ice, by bolstering its finances, and by reinstituting the 'family feel' that had evaporated under the prior corporate owners, Molson Breweries.

Now, I'm not saying he's perfect and he may not be right for Liverpool.  Nor is it certain that he'll take over given how all of these takeovers seem to fall through.  But, I think it is important to be a little open-minded about him as a potential owner and perhaps to have a little faith that David Moores is looking carefully at his bid because it is a bid worth looking at.