Bascombe- Americans to sell up?

[Revo]

Cheers mate. That's well appreciated.

Rashid i wish youd come on here and be as positive as you have been the last couple of weeks. you bring much needed healthy debate. your way above the rafas head polls and **** like that. good luck

[Tom]

Rashid i wish youd come on here and be as positive as you have been the last couple of weeks. you bring much needed healthy debate. your way above the rafas head polls and **** like that. good luck

Agreed, happy christmas to both of you.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

He moved cos it was better for his family, obviously money wise but also in other ways. I believe most people would do the same given the opportunity.

Completely understand why he moved there, and I'm not going to get all high and mighty about the fact that it's NOTW he now writes for.

But, I have noticed since he's been there that his articles are now more sensationlised than when he was at the Echo. Add in the fact that he's been completely wrong recently on just about everything, and his reputation I'm afraid isn't worth a damn.

[Tom]

Completely understand why he moved there, and I'm not going to get all high and mighty about the fact that it's NOTW he now writes for.

But, I have noticed since he's been there that his articles are now more sensationlised than when he was at the Echo. Add in the fact that he's been completely wrong recently on just about everything, and his reputation I'm afraid isn't worth a damn.

Nial mate, please tell us what he's been wrong about, because for me he is the most accurate reporter of what happens and will happen at the club. From memory:

Houllier sacked
Fowler's return
Rafa getting the job

Sure he gets the odd transfer wrong, but who wouldn't, as those things change really quickly. Big stories he's more often than not spot-on.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Nial mate, please tell us what he's been wrong about, because for me he is the most accurate reporter of what happens and will happen at the club. From memory:

Houllier sacked
Fowler's return
Rafa getting the job

Sure he gets the odd transfer wrong, but who wouldn't, as those things change really quickly. Big stories he's more often than not spot-on.

I'm talking about since he's moved from the Echo.

[Jayesh87]

Kop for sale?

Last updated: 24th December 2007

The problems at Liverpool just won't go away. On a weekend when the team hit the headlines for the right reasons with a 4-1 win over Portsmouth, they were back in the news for off-field reasons.

Following a public 'argument' last month between manager Rafael Benitez and American owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the story this month, in the News of the World, is that Liverpool could be up for sale again, less than a year after the pair bought a controlling stake.

The Sunday Supplement picked up the debate this week and Shaun Custis wondered whether this 'club in turmoil' could really be up for sale.

He said: "There have been suggestions for a while that either both Americans, or one of them, wants to sell up and some of it is to do with the exchange rate apparently.

"There is talk of building a new ground. Can they afford that? And meanwhile Rafa Benitez is saying, 'can I have £17m to sign Javier Mascherano properly?'.

"Now they are not going to do all that, it's simple."

The end result of all this, according to Custis, is that something has got to give, and he believe someone will be walking out of Liverpool forever and sooner rather than later.

He said: "Also in the background there are people like Jurgen Klinsmann lurking around, possibly to be the new manager, you never know.

"At the end of all this, I cannot believe that we will get to the end of the season without something happening, either the owners leaving, the manager leaving or players leaving.

"There is too many things coming out, too often and Liverpool is in turmoil."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...003553,00.html

[Rashid]

Custis writes for the S*n.... but he might be right we don't know.

Oliver Kay and Chris Bascombe are saying the owners are in turmoil and they might sell - I believe them. I think if the fans turned on them they wouldn't have the stomach for it.

[FatTony]

Custis writes for the S*n.... but he might be right we don't know.

Oliver Kay and Chris Bascombe are saying the owners are in turmoil and they might sell - I believe them. I think if the fans turned on them they wouldn't have the stomach for it.

Both Kay and Bascombe have been pretty good over the years, to disregard this news is as stupid as taking it as 100% truth. There has to be some element of truth in these reports.

[Jayesh87]

Custis writes for the S*n.... but he might be right we don't know.

Oliver Kay and Chris Bascombe are saying the owners are in turmoil and they might sell - I believe them. I think if the fans turned on them they wouldn't have the stomach for it.

IMO many already have but have kept quiet as it is all speculation atm, sack Rafa and it will be hell for them

[Rashid]

All it needs is headlines about "debt", articles in the Echo about how they have gone back on promises and it's all over very quickly.

[Jayesh87]

All it needs is headlines about "debt", articles in the Echo about how they have gone back on promises and it's all over very quickly.

Could we get one of these....



but saying the opposite

[FatTony]

Could we get one of these....



but saying the opposite

Can we not hold a good old American yard sale?

[AFII]

This explains why they offered 15% of the club to DIC. They need cash and is even prepared to sell a part of the club to get it.

I think that shows how big problems they have to raise the cash they need.

Wouldn't surprise me if they will sell the club to DIC before the February deadline because I doubt that they will get hold of the cash they need by then.

[Darth Marty]

All it needs is headlines about "debt", articles in the Echo about how they have gone back on promises and it's all over very quickly.

Then lets get it sorted!

I guess its a little quick to damn the americans but I cant help but feel they have ****ed us, id prefer someone else in charge.

Rashid, as your biggest fan I have to say keep up the positive mental attitude!!

[Alpha]

This explains why they offered 15% of the club to DIC.

I must have missed something.

Who reported this AFII?