Hicks & Gilett

[Reece]

Whats the joke George?

No joke, that's his cum face.

[Abro100]

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"pull my finger tom"

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[AFII]

That one with the funny teeths is the one we have signed up.

[The Glove]

BY GEORGE IT WAS FINE AND DANDY
Oliver Holt Chief Sports Writer 07/03/2007

GEORGE GILLETT, the new co-owner of Liverpool, stood alone on the front row of the deserted directors' box at Anfield half an hour after the game had ended.

When he saw Steven Gerrard walking down the touchline, he pressed the red button on his mobile phone and took it away from his ear.

"Congratulations," he shouted to the Liverpool captain, who smiled back up at him. Then Gillett put his hands together and gestured as if to say he was bowing down to the man who was his new god.

A few of us went up to speak to Gillett a couple of minutes afterwards. He couldn't stop smiling. "That," he said, "was like nothing I have ever heard or felt."

So welcome to Liverpool, Mr Gillett and Mr Hicks. I guess even American billionaires don't get to witness too many sporting occasions when the atmosphere is as intense as it was at Anfield last night.

Gillett and Tom Hicks had chosen to make last night's match against Barcelona their first since they bought the club.

They chose well because they got an idea of what they've really bought. They saw more than figures on a spreadsheet and income projections.

They saw a group of fans and a famous old stadium who, together, can still produce the kind of spine-tingling chorus no other club in Europe can match.

When Yellow Submarine played over the loud speaker system just before the kickoff, they may have had a sense this city still hums to the beat of its twin cultural icons, The Beatles and Liverpool FC.

And when the crowd belted out You'll Never Walk Alone, they laughed in awe. "Did you see the smile on my face?"

Gillett said afterwards. And inside in a corridor one of the Americans' entourage was beaming in wonder. "Did you see the look in Tom's eyes?" he said.

So the new owners have got an idea now of what a great night in Europe means on Merseyside.

If they watched the performances of Jamie Carragher and Gerrard, they'll understand, too, how important local pride still is to this club even in the days of raging cosmopolitanism.

This was quite a way for them to say hello, taking their bow on the night when their new acquisition knocked the holders out of the Champions League.

Their team might have been clinging on at the end, but cling on they did, and the fall of Barcelona by the banks of the Mersey marked a shift in the balance of power in European football.

It spelled the end of one reign and, perhaps, now Hicks and Gillett realise what it is they hold in their hands, it may have signalled the beginning of another.

CLICKY - The Mirror

Just so you know, Gerrard left about 20 minutes after the end was George Gillett did not stand in the front of the directors box and shout him.

[tomasjj]

Just so you know, Gerrard left about 20 minutes after the end was George Gillett did not stand in the front of the directors box and shout him.

Cause you and GG were drinking in the Oakie talking about the ****e weather?

[Michael]

This Hicks/Gillett thing.....

Once upon a time Liverpool had a Joint Management team........

Need i say anymore?

i just wonder where this is all going.....ownership wise

Gillett came to the table, was kicked out!

He brought his mate, who was kind of interested......

Now they are both sitting at the table together as equals.... but....


The distinct impression I get at the moment is that initially Hicks was talked into this whole thing by Gillett... but since then Mr Hicks has grown to like what he sees…. Consequently he might become less willing so be so “equal” with his new accusation….. after all… money talks and Hicks has money....he's also got this powerful, ruthless way about him…. he might not want to play ball for too long!

I think the media have picked up on this (just by the tone of their articles today)…. But maybe not on purpose!

[tomasjj]

Once upon a time Liverpool had a Joint Management team........

Need i say anymore?

i just wonder where this is all going.....ownership wise

Gillett came to the table, was kicked out!

He brought his mate, who was kind of interested......

Now they are both sitting at the table together as equals.... but....


The distinct impression I get at the moment is that initially Hicks was talked into this whole thing by Gillett... but since then Mr Hicks has grown to like what he sees…. Consequently he might become less willing so be so “equal” with his new accusation….. after all… money talks and Hicks has money....he's also got this powerful, ruthless way about him…. he might not want to play ball for too long!

I think the media have picked up on this (just by the tone of their articles today)…. But maybe not on purpose!

Don't buy it.
Scaremongering imo.

[alunevans]

Don't think they ended up going, did they? Sheff United was initially slated as their first game and they didn't go. I don't think they were at the game on Saturday either.

Didn't they say something about staying away until the deal is finalised, "out of respect"?

they were there, both of them. in fact gillet was mobbed at the end and stayed to sign autographs and stuff

[Mr Tourette]

Gillett & Gerrard

Best bit of my favourite story in the papers this morning. (The times) I hope there isnt much artistic license (someone said that he was posting on koptalk at the time?) being used beacuse it makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

Two hours later, as the dust settled on a match of high drama and the noise followed the 42,579 crowd on to the streets, Gillett stood alone in the same spot in the directors’ box, watching Liverpool’s players go through their post-match warm-down exercises. Steven Gerrard spotted him and offered a thumbs-up. Gillett smiled down and clasped his hands together almost reverently. “Thank you so much,” he called to the Liverpool captain before telling a handful of reporters near by that the evening had been “like nothing I’ve ever heard or felt before”.

[Michael]

Don't buy it.
Scaremongering imo.

Sacremongering




i didnt say it was a bad thing....

[tomasjj]

Sacremongering




i didnt say it was a bad thing....

[Mr Tourette]

sorry everyone - this has already been posted below - although i have carefully picked out the best parargraph for your reading pleasure.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Trust you to change the subject from Omaha poker to homo poking...

Trust you to pick it up

[REDSCOUSER]

[lfc4ever]

http://www.prestontoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=75&articleid=2101866

New owner Tom Hicks signed hundreds of autographs in the rain last
night as he left a delirious Anfield, promising an even better future
for Liverpool.

Hicks, along with new co-owner George Gillett had just witnessed
Liverpool's stunning aggregate defeat of European champions Barcelona
to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

They were surrounded by assorted sons and colleagues in the Liverpool
directors box, knowing that they were within touching distance of the
75% ownership of shares that will make their bid unconditional and
pave the way for a full takeover.

The last-16 second-leg will be current chairman David Moores' last
game as chairman. By the time the next Liverpool match comes around,
the takeover will be complete.

Hicks was treated like a hero as fans jostled around him in the
pouring rain, a giant Liverpool scarf around his neck, before he was
whisked away in a giant people carrier with his entourage.

And Hicks said: "Everyone involved with Liverpool wants to be the very best.

"The new stadium is going to be very critical to that and we are
going to be doing a lot of work on that while we're here. That is the
next step and that will help us to be competitive with anybody.
"

Hicks and Gillett are expected to hold meetings with club officials
as well as local council officials involved in the planning for the
new Stanley Park stadium, before flying back to the States.

And Hicks made it clear that he sees Manchester United as the main
rivals to his new Liverpool empire, not just champions Chelsea.

He added: "Chelsea's transfer market moves are probably going to slow
down, from everything I hear.

"But we're not going to do that, I promise. The team east of here
(Manchester United) is the club we have our eye on. They've been
competitive over a long period of time and that's what Liverpool has
the opportunity to do."

The new owners are unlikely to make any further announcements about
their ownership of the club until the offer to all shareholders ends next week.

But Hicks had seen enough to know the acquisition of the club is
going to be an exciting venture.

The Barcelona second-leg was the first match he and Gillett had seen
live, and he said: "What a great game to start with.

"With the modern wonders of satellite television, I've been able to
watch every game in the States. We took in the game in Barcelona from
a ski resort in Canada, and we watched the match with Manchester
United from our baseball team's spring training camp in Phoenix.

"So it's good to be at a game in person. Tonight's very special.
George and I are thrilled to be here with our sons. There couldn't be
a better match."