Comments on: Share Liverpool FC still pushing to rescue club

By: Pitch Invasion » Lead Story » The Future of Liverpool

Pitch Invasion » Lead Story » The Future of Liverpool — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:37:17 +0000

[...] Anfield Road explains how it’s coming together. SLFC now has an 18-strong steering group in place, which includes experts in areas such as finance and law. The financial director of Ethel Austin is one, alongside a senior partner from Price Waterhouse Cooper. One of the representatives of the Liverpool Supporters’ Union, Spirit of Shankly, has also taken up the offer of a place in the committee. [...]

By: IRISH RED

IRISH RED — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:38:54 +0000

To many people Liverpool fc and the City of Liverpool were a symbol of solidarity with passion, standing up and conquering over all on comers. may that be any team in europe or capitalist systems of power.
However in a very small period of time that has gone, what we stand for at the minute is anyones guess, its certaintly not the Liverpool way anymore. Everyones hurting and there s no doudt most of us were suckered by the Americans coming on board, boy were we stupid how did we not see this coming, a texan oil money man with close links to dubya Bush buying our club.
I just hope we can turn it around as Shankley once said ,” i wanted to build liverpool up and up in that when teams came here they would just submit.” Where has our bastion gone its been breached, for now, its up to us to re capture our beloved club, and learn to from the mistakes made and always remember that what we were before the yanks came was better than any amount of millions in the bank.

By: Cape Town Red

Cape Town Red — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:31:26 +0000

The longer this saga continues the more i think back to WHY we are in this situation in the first place.

Moores and Parry’s role in this cannot be ignored. If DIC manage a takeover they need to get rid of both of them.

They have caused our beloved club to become a joke throughout the world.

By: dave tanner

dave tanner — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:06:32 +0000

sorry about the spelling, cannot edit.

By: dave tanner

dave tanner — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:04:19 +0000

This guy is going to be an ararse until the bitter end. He has now publically shown his hand by threatening to stop Gillett from selling and even if Gillet sells it is optomistic to think Hicks will sell a portion of his shares as he will lose control.

Hopeully DIC show more patience and can come to an agreement with him. It should not be forgotten that DIC took so much time during the original due dillegence process that they lost the deal, then an exit plan was reported by the media.

One ay or another it will get worse before it gets better and the club will suffer as a result.

By: Hop

Hop — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:53:09 +0000

I think Hicks’ latest comments just show how determined he is to hold on to LFC. He can’t afford the club himself and maybe he can’t find another willing partner either, so now he’s threatening to force Gillett to stay involved as an unwilling partner.

By: gregpool

gregpool — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:41:00 +0000

a lot has been going on now, talks about selling and not selling, about gilete and hicks etc.., since the share liverpool fc is going forward day after day why not to start negotiating with hicks for buying Gilete’s shares which is 50% of the club but in terms of to follow more in the folowing years so share liverpool fc would have every year 5 to 10% of hicks shares so wthin 5 to 10 years liverpool will be own 100% by their own supporters!! this is a great idea and a way for hicks to save his face and stay in for enough time to make enough profit while he is sitting at home in texas and get the hell out of this mees as a man and as a gentelman.

By: midlands-red

midlands-red — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:28:19 +0000

Now Hicks won’t allow Gillett to sell – which means no DIC or Share Liverpool fc if he gets his way!

Everyday a new story, everyday a new angle with Hicks involved. Everyday the name of Liverpool FC sullied by a man bargaining for more money through the media.

Do you get the impression that he personally enjoys destabilising the club, knowing that he – for now, I hope – holds some significant cards?

His words are, however, quite hollow, as I can’t see how Gillett’s daily finances can hold up to the strain of financing or re-financing to sustain his involvement. He will have to sell. Unless Hicks can pull a last minute rabbit out of the hat, he knows that Gillett will have told DIC how Hicks can’t afford to or is unable to sustain his 50% share in the club easily.

Hicks needs to stop his public posturing and understand the games up. We don’t want him, his now anonymous business partner doesn’t want him – which just leaves his wife and kids. And I suspect Hicks Jnr may do a Foster Gillett and advise his Daddy to take his money and run.

By: Cape Town Red

Cape Town Red — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:09:32 +0000

Jim, i hope you dont mind me posting this:

Hicks: Gillett needs my consent to sell
By James Carroll – 28/02/2008 18:10
Tom Hicks has revealed that he has an option to prevent George Gillett from selling his shares in Liverpool Football Club to Dubai International Capital.

Reports suggest that DIC are closing in on a deal for Gillett’s 50% stake in the Reds but Hicks says that neither of the Americans can sell their shares without the consent of the other.

The Texan has also reiterated his desire to remain at the club.

He said: “Not only am I not going to sell, my partner cannot sell without my approval.

“So, I kind of have the ability to determine the outcome of what is going to happen, and I am right in the middle of that.”

Hicks also, somewhat cryptically, added: “For a lot of reasons I can’t discuss, I haven’t been able to fix it yet but I am preparing to be in a position to fix it.”

By: John Steele

John Steele — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:39:25 +0000

Jim some of the critics of this scheme point to the fact that Hicks cannot be forced to sell. Why is the scheme viewed in such a short term way? The scheme could be launched as an investment fund with an aim to bid for the club in the 5-10 year timescale. There is even an outside possibility of an agreement with DIC that the club be sold by them to ShareliverpoolFC in 7 years time at an agreed multiple. In the meantime ShareliverpoolFC might take a minority and or be involved in a separate entity to build the stadium.

I committed myself to the scheme on day one before the site crashed and believe it is the way forward not just for us but for other premiership clubs.

If DIC involvement becomes a reality I hope that all of those such as yourself encourage them to make some kind of statement to the fans covering our concerns, they are traditionally reticent but in the light of the current turmoil they could go a long way towards winning the fans with a common-sense statement. We are realists we don’t want any more snoogdoogy spin. just tell us like it is.