RAWK blog offers more nuanced pic of Gillett

[tomasjj]

http://blog.redandwhitekop.com/2007/...-a-man-can-get

[AFII]

http://blog.redandwhitekop.com/2007/...-a-man-can-get

I still believe DIC would have been the better deal.

[Slim]

Cheers for posting that Tomas.

There is just so much stuff flying about at the moment it is hard to get any sort of balanced picture of Gillett. Its hard to know what to believe.

[Red Chilli]

I still believe DIC would have been the better deal.

Based on what?

[DeeGame]

The best a man can get?
Well with the collapse of the DIC deal, the internet and phone-ins have gone into meltdown. If you listen to some naysayers we’re on the verge of bankruptcy and will be relegated next season.

Some seem concerned that Gillett’s people have completed “due dilligence” in just three days, but the true story is he’s been looking at our books for ages, not just the last three days. The initial examination only stopped when DIC came forward with what looked (initially) like a better proposal.

Gillett was at the Community Shield game in Cardiff in August to see us beat Chelsea before flying up to speak to the club the day after. His people were then at the club for a number of days at the start of November and then later on the same month looking at contracts etc and around that time he was considered favourite to takeover the club, ahead of both DIC and the John Miskelly consortium.

All this seems to have been forgotten in the rush to embrace DIC and Sheikh Mohammed’s vast resources.

Gillett’s sporting record also seems to have been glibly dismissed. Not only did he own a substantial share of the Miami Dolphins at one stage but also made a fortune out of the Harlem Globetrotters. He bought and then built Vail ski resort into the massive success it is today twice taking the World Skiing Championships there. He achieved this by investing heavily in the facilities in the same way LFC needs to do with the new stadium

Gillett was also the driving force (if you excuse the pun) in taking motor racing back to the streets of Denver and he has owned the Montreal Canadiens, who are the NHL equivalent of Liverpool in terms of prestige and success, since 2001.

This is no naive US businessman. Was he bankrupt once? Yes but then many successful businessman have been. His company got caught up in the massive hike in interest rates in the very early 90s after the junk bond scandal - this caught out many people at the time. Since then he’s totally rebuilt his wide and varied business empire, though still resolutely refuses to invest in razors.

Before condemning all and sundry on the Liverpool board, isn’t it wise to hear what Gillett has to offer? And possibly what DIC didn’t?

http://blog.redandwhitekop.com/2007/...-a-man-can-get

[AFII]

Based on what?

IF Gillett is alone that's.

DIC have much more money than Gillett and we don't know how Gillett will finance the deal. DIC may have sold the club in ten years time, no one knows that but they would have paid for the stadium and cleared our debts without any problem at all IMO.

[Red Chilli]

IF Gillett is alone that's.

DIC have much more money than Gillett and we don't know how Gillett will finance the deal. DIC may have sold the club in ten years time, no one knows that but they would have paid for the stadium and cleared our debts without any problem at all IMO.

So apart from DIC have more money than Gillett, which I accept, the rest is all your opinion and not based on observable fact?

[Fierce]

So apart from DIC have more money than Gillett, which I accept, the rest is all your opinion and not based on observable fact?

Of course! Haven't you seen the AFII above the picture?

[jonesie]

We don't know the whole ins and outs of the situation. We are just gonna have to trust Moores and Parry.

I find it hard to believe (well alright, I don't want to believe) that Moores will just sell up to the highest bidder all for his own gain. He's a Red like the rest of us.

This is arguably the biggest and most important chapter in our long history. We're just gonna have to hope for the best.

Hold on tight.

[Parm]

Cheers for posting that Tomas.

There is just so much stuff flying about at the moment it is hard to get any sort of balanced picture of Gillett. Its hard to know what to believe.

agree, dont know who the villain of this all is. Is it DIC Parry Gillet? Is there a villain or any heros?

[DeeGame]

agree, dont know who the villain of this all is. Is it DIC Parry Gillet? Is there a villain or any heros?

Need commas mate or that person was so unlucky being named "DIC Parry Gillet" at birth

[redlancer]

http://blog.redandwhitekop.com/2007/...-a-man-can-get

Atleast with Gillett Crouch will be going nowhere

loads of knee jerk reaction here. Is everyone just seeing pound sign's.

Funding for the stadium and say 2 players aside we only need to improve our marketing and revenue to compete long term finacially.

Moores has taken years to find our new owner.
He would never knowingly sell us out and the fact he's taken so long to find a deal implies he's making sure of this.

Moores is Liverpool thro and thro and anyone who thinks DIC are by thier comments yesterday needs thier head examaning

[Parm]

Need commas mate or that person was so unlucky being named "DIC Parry Gillet" at birth

bitch!!

[JRC]

There are some interesting comments from Canadians on the 606 mb - they point out that the Montreal Canadiens have a very specific and iconic place in their community and amongst their fans (being francophone, having a distinguished history etc) and fans were concerend about Gillett, but now accept that he has been very sensitive to their ethos, heritage and values.

Admittedly, they haven't won much under him, but are 'well-run' apparently, and the lack of success 'could' be more due to new NHL rules - salary cap etc.

[steveheighwayrobbery]

agree, dont know who the villain of this all is. Is it DIC Parry Gillet? Is there a villain or any heros?

DIC Parry Gillett, the villain is a copper? Book him Danno