Football The 2010/2011 Season Thread

[Embattle]

BBC Sport - Football - High Court rejects attempts to block sale of Liverpool

 

[Ch3tan]

BBC Sport - Football - High Court rejects attempts to block sale of Liverpool

It's not about the validity of the injunction. A lot of stories I read earlier suggested that it was more to do with NESV and RBS not wanting to harm their US interests by ignoring the Texan court.

Still considering the leaks about other bids values, it would seem incredibly odd if the board rolled ahead with the NESV bid now.

 

[Gray]

Yesssss

Torres is fit to play against Everton. Thankgod for that, i was getting quite worried he wouldn't make it!

 

[leviathane]

would you really of missed him though, his performance this season suggests.....no.

 

[Lethul]

would you really of missed him though, his performance this season suggests.....no.

He's an everton fan no?

 

[Gray]

:lol:

oh, recent update it seems.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9094283.stm

 

[leviathane]

He's an everton fan no?

hehe well i don't keep a list of who supports who now

 

[Ch3tan]

hehe well i don't keep a list of who supports who now

Bloody amateur

Gray would clearly rather Torres play as he is no threat, than Ngog, who might score.

 

[Lethul]

Bloody amateur

Gray would clearly rather Torres play as he is no threat, than Ngog, who might score.

Thanks for stating the obvious =)

 

[Ch3tan]

Thanks for stating the obvious =)

Obviously not obvious to the aussie. Obviously.

 

[Lethul]

I think it was obvious to mr shit-at-seeing-the-obvious-aussie after we explained Gray was Everton fan tho!




Liverpool FC sold to NESV - Liverpool FC

Get in!!

Can someone explain the expression get in to me? Doesn't make sence

 

[cHodAX]

Don't celebrate too soon, the new Yanks are being very vague about thier funding and spending plans too. Plus the added complication that RBS seem to have favoured the lower bidders and still not got the guarantees with regards to a new stadium. I don't think this story is over yet.

 

[Ch3tan]

Are you really happy about this sale? Given all the shadows cast over it? It really does not seem like the board or RBS have acted in the clubs best interests, but their own.

 

[cHodAX]

Are you really happy about this sale? Given all the shadows cast over it? It really does not seem like the board or RBS have acted in the clubs best interests, but their own.

They didn't accept the best bid, that much is certain. The hedge fund were prepared to inject quite a bit more cash as was the guy from Singapore. Liverpool are now owned by another bunch of yanks who buy clubs and turn them into franchises. Exactly the same plan Gillett and Hicks had but with finances that are even more vauge, remember G&H never hid those loan details but all the new yanks will say is that the debt won't be loaded onto the club, big deal. If they are borrowing to buy then the debt still exists somewhere, if not on LFC then on some form of parent or holding company and so LFC is still in jeopardy.

One thing is certain, Liverpool didn't get a sugar daddy with 100's of millions to invest and a new stadium is STILL far from guaranteed.

 

[JingleBells]

They didn't accept the best bid, that much is certain. The hedge fund were prepared to inject quite a bit more cash as was the guy from Singapore. Liverpool are now owned by another bunch of yanks who buy clubs and turn them into franchises. Exactly the same plan Gillett and Hicks had but with finances that are even more vauge, remember G&H never hid those loan details but all the new yanks will say is that the debt won't be loaded onto the club, big deal. If they are borrowing to buy then the debt still exists somewhere, if not on LFC then on some form of parent or holding company and so LFC is still in jeopardy.

One thing is certain, Liverpool didn't get a sugar daddy with 100's of millions to invest and a new stadium is STILL far from guaranteed.

Why the fuck would you want a Hedge fund running your club, surely the only thing they want is to get some more money for their investors - hardly useful for player transfers to get a decent squad.

The way I see it NESV was the best investor Liverpool could get if they want to be a competitive football team:
Lim runs Manchester United themed bars (!!!) and seemed to think you can make money out of the football industry
Mill Financial are going to try and make money for their investors, they're a hedge fund after all
NESV run the Bosox, they didn't turn them into a Franchise - they already were one and good luck trying to move them out of Boston. They actually brought success to a team that hadn't won the World Series for eighty years, that makes Liverpools drought seem like a quick snooze! They will at least know how to run a sports team!

As for the stadium if you can upgrade Anfield then that's surely going to be a cheaper option (leaving more money to improve the squad) than finding some land to buy and building a stadium from scratch - remember it's the local council that want the new stadium more than anything so they have some jobs for the locals

 

[Lethul]

Why the fuck would you want a Hedge fund running your club, surely the only thing they want is to get some more money for their investors - hardly useful for player transfers to get a decent squad.

The way I see it NESV was the best investor Liverpool could get if they want to be a competitive football team:
Lim runs Manchester United themed bars (!!!) and seemed to think you can make money out of the football industry
Mill Financial are going to try and make money for their investors, they're a hedge fund after all
NESV run the Bosox, they didn't turn them into a Franchise - they already were one and good luck trying to move them out of Boston. They actually brought success to a team that hadn't won the World Series for eighty years, that makes Liverpools drought seem like a quick snooze! They will at least know how to run a sports team!

As for the stadium if you can upgrade Anfield then that's surely going to be a cheaper option (leaving more money to improve the squad) than finding some land to buy and building a stadium from scratch - remember it's the local council that want the new stadium more than anything so they have some jobs for the locals

Sums it up

But still , yeah im sceptical. But it can't be worse

 

[cHodAX]

Jingle, the Glaziers won a superbowl with a side that were massively under-achieving. Since then the ticket prices have quadrupled, they now have a fucking awful team and the Glazers have dumped a massive debt burden on them as well.

If you think the new Liverpool yanks are in it for anything other than a big return you are mistaken, they have stolen the club at a rock bottom price and won't/haven't gone into depth about financing, investment or spending. It is another ticking timebomb.

 

[Lethul]

"Look at the buyers at Man City. These were the buyers we were looking for. They were out there but scared off by the organised, militant internet terrorist campaigners" T. Hicks

 

[Marc]

I think its hilarious the scousers are celebrating NESV taking over the club. A consortium who dont have a pot to piss in and who are in it just to make a quick buck.

It will be deja vu in a year or two, I guarantee it

 

[Shagrat]

I think its hilarious the scousers are celebrating NESV taking over the club. A consortium who dont have a pot to piss in and who are in it just to make a quick buck.

It will be deja vu in a year or two, I guarantee it

yeah i can only see it going that way as well.

 

[leviathane]

plus G&H and planning on suing for $1b in damages so fun times

 

[tierk]

1. We do not need a new staduim, i ahve always disliked that idea - moving away from Anfield. Upgrade the current staduim, whatever the costs are.

2. The new owners of the club have experience at building up clubs that are going nowhere and no matter what anyone else says, anything has got to be better then the two c*nts that bought us previously.

3. No debt slapped on us and i dont care what everyone says about there being debt somewhere, so long as it is not hanging over our heads like it has been.

4. In it for the money? OFC they are ffs who would pay so much money for a business that is a dirty big hole in the ground? Not ever person that buys a club is a Sheikh or Abromavich. Bottom line it has to make money and nothing makes money like a winning team - look at ManU

5. LFC still has massive potential for growth as a club, inside PL and also the millions of fans outside of the UK and i honestly think that the new owners are probably going to be better at exploiting this for us then the previous owners.

Am i happy? Fuck yea anything is better then what we have endured the last couple of years.

 

[Ch3tan]

Yep, he's still a Liverpool fan. Give it till xmas and he'll REALLY be a liverpool fan.

LOL @ Tubes on Soccer AM with his question to Pixie Lot.

 

[Bahumat]

Hope Giggs injury is not too serious. Playing really well so far.

 

[Shagrat]

ffs 2-0 down at home to Wigan already

 

[Everz]

Jarvis, you can sleep with my missus whenever you please.

 

[cHodAX]

United deserve no better, the hunger is totally missing these days.

 

[Embattle]

Certainly didn't pay much attention to what Fergie said about killing games off.

 

[Lethul]

Did they only get 4 Fergie minutes? Is Fergie losing his touch with the refs ?

 

[Ch3tan]

Well that was a poor second half. Two points thrown away.

Going to need Villa to pull one out of the bag against chelski tomorrow now.