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Lee J wrote:This was sent to me from someone...

Mark this date in your calenders – February 18th 2008. Massive press conference being planned at Anfield as we speak. The club has been sold to DIC for 375 million pounds that will give the current owners $710 million – a $70 million profit. Al Ansari, CEO of DIC has completed his due diligence.

The players and staff were made aware of this prior to the Luton game. Rafa's job is safe but he has to bring in an assistant, this will be Gary McAllister. Rick Parry who offended members of DIC last year, will 'step down' and the new owners will bring in David Dein as a replacement.

No more money will be available for transfer's in the January window as the current owners will not sanction any deals, unless players are sold. The Summer will see massive player investment from DIC, believed to be in the region of 85 million + whatever is made from player sales. This could see a transfer budget of around 115 million.

I dont know how he/she knows and I didnt write this so dont start yelling at me. Is it true? who knows.

Leonmc0708 wrote:

Lee J wrote:This was sent to me from someone...

Mark this date in your calenders – February 18th 2008. Massive press conference being planned at Anfield as we speak. The club has been sold to DIC for 375 million pounds that will give the current owners $710 million – a $70 million profit. Al Ansari, CEO of DIC has completed his due diligence.

The players and staff were made aware of this prior to the Luton game. Rafa's job is safe but he has to bring in an assistant, this will be Gary McAllister. Rick Parry who offended members of DIC last year, will 'step down' and the new owners will bring in David Dein as a replacement.

No more money will be available for transfer's in the January window as the current owners will not sanction any deals, unless players are sold. The Summer will see massive player investment from DIC, believed to be in the region of 85 million + whatever is made from player sales. This could see a transfer budget of around 115 million.

I dont know how he/she knows and I didnt write this so dont start yelling at me. Is it true? who knows.

Duncan Edwards - KRap Talk

Kop Talk?

Oh, that's f*cking great! I thought this was true for a second. 

happychappy wrote:We need a massive banner..... "Please Dubai Us" 



Ouch thats bad...Go easy on me!!

Bermenstein wrote:Reuters news feed about DIC!

s@int wrote:Takeover will help Liverpool match up to big spenders
Independent, The (London), Dec 5, 2006 by Nick Harris

Liverpool's potential new owners made it clear last night that their proposed £450m takeover will be just a starting point for "significant" investment in the club, including substantial long- term transfer funds to allow the club to compete with the billionaire-owned Chelsea and Manchester United for the Premier League title, and with Europe's biggest clubs for continental honours.

The club confirmed that they have given permission to Dubai International Capital - a firm whose ultimate owner is the multibillion-aire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al- Maktoum - to conduct due diligence (an examination of the club's accounts) on an exclusive basis.

That puts DIC in pole position to make a formal buyout offer. A bid is expected soon after Christmas, if not before, and the club could be under new ownership early in the new year.

The largesse of Sheikh Mohammed and his family in sporting matters to date has been most visible in their multibillion pound investment in thoroughbred racing and in their ownership of the Godolphin racing stables - one of the richest, most successful racing operations in the world.

A DIC source suggested Rafael Benitez's job as the manager at Anfield would be safe under DIC ownership, and that the Spaniard will have more cash available for players than any Liverpool manager in memory. "DIC are serious people with serious resources,"  the source said. "That does not mean spending willy-nilly like Chelsea have done at times, so don't expect [pound]21m a time on a succession of Shaun Wright-Phillipses who don't end up playing. But whatever money is required, in a way that makes sense for Liverpool, on and off the pitch, will be available."

Nobody at DIC is willing to talk in specific figures yet, not least because the deal, which looks increasingly solid, is weeks from being concluded. The precise structure of the buyout is still up for discussion, including how much equity will be retained by David Moores, the current chairman and 51 per cent owner. The likeliest outcome is that DIC will pay about £170m for 85 per cent of the club, with Moores keeping some shares. DIC will clear the club's £80m debt and pay for a £200m new stadium. All this will be done with cash. "This is not a transaction that will need to be debt-financed,"  a source said.

Liverpool's chief executive, Rick Parry, said DIC's planned investment would be the key to building a proposed new Stanley Park stadium, and to being able to compete again with the world's richest clubs. "This is the latest step on the road of finding the long- term investment that the club needs" said Parry. "Already DIC have demonstrated a full understanding of, and respect for, the club's heritage and values," he added.

DIC is the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, the central business vehicle of the emirate of Dubai. DIC's diverse interests around the world include the Tussauds entertainment group, and Travelodge hotels in the UK and Doncasters Group, a major engineering component manufacturer.

DIC's chief executive, Sameer Al Ansari, is a Liverpool fan who has been to matches a number of times and could replace Moores as chairman, although Moores will stay in some role. "Liverpool's investment requirements [for stadium and squad] have been publicised and we hope we can agree a deal that will provide the club with the funds it needs," Al Ansari said.

Anfield's capacity is 44,000. The new stadium would hold 60,000, and the extra revenue from that, allied with DIC's deep pockets, should allow Liverpool to be genuine contenders again among England's elite clubs.


as Jim Bowen would say , and this is what you could have won

FFS saint I read the whole article and then seen the date