Liverpool debt dispute forces Americans to consider sale

[Sir Bob]

Well that was strongly denied. Nobody really knows, but even if true, i still think DIC would be the lesser of (potentially) two evils.

Don't get me wrong, I hope G&H do sell up but everyone's clammering for DIC as they can't be any worse than G&H. My point is that I don't expect them to be a whole lot better. They are G&H in another guise, here to make money..nothing more nothing less. The days of LFC existing as a club to win trophies went when Moores sold up. We exist to make money.

[Skillz]

Well that was strongly denied. Nobody really knows, but even if true, i still think DIC would be the lesser of (potentially) two evils.

Doubt you will find many disagreeing with you on that front, DJ

[Craig_H]

Don't get me wrong, I hope G&H do sell up but everyone's clammering for DIC as they can't be any worse than G&H. My point is that I don't expect them to be a whole lot better. They are G&H in another guise, here to make money..nothing more nothing less. The days of LFC existing as a club to win trophies went when Moores sold up. We exist to make money.

But compared to the billions DIC already have, the money made in football ownership is peanuts. I'm not sure it'd necessarily be about profit making for them. They're into the prestige and fame IMO.

[Craig_H]

Doubt you will find many disagreeing with you on that front, DJ

I'm sure we'll find someone

[Skillz]

Don't get me wrong, I hope G&H do sell up but everyone's clammering for DIC as they can't be any worse than G&H. My point is that I don't expect them to be a whole lot better. They are G&H in another guise, here to make money..nothing more nothing less. The days of LFC existing as a club to win trophies went when Moores sold up. We exist to make money.

The best way to make money is to build a big stadium and make us successful. Importantly they would have no trouble getting a low interest loan to fund the stadium and also fund transfers during construction to keep us competitive.

the question for me would be how successfull do they want us to be?

Top 4 side; or

Titlewinners

[kurtangle01]

Don't get me wrong, I hope G&H do sell up but everyone's clammering for DIC as they can't be any worse than G&H. My point is that I don't expect them to be a whole lot better. They are G&H in another guise, here to make money..nothing more nothing less. The days of LFC existing as a club to win trophies went when Moores sold up. We exist to make money.

Making money isn't potentially a bad thing. One thing that many fans felt with Moores was that the club wasn't run efficiently enough as a business. A better business should, in theory, mean more money coming in to the club that would help us compete in the transfer market and as such be better prepared to win trophies.

It's the way the owners plan to do it that's worrying. If we missed out on CL footy for one season we could potentially end up like Leeds with the amount of debt they plan to saddle the club with.

[Darth Marty]

ive got a week with a leeds fan next week and the cunt has been giving me grief already, says peter ridsdale is looking at becoming our next chairman....cunt

[Craig_H]

the question for me would be how successfull do they want us to be?

Top 4 side; or

Titlewinners

If they buy us (or any club), their intention will be to win everything.

[kurtangle01]

What are the chances of the owners not securing the loan they require?

[Gazzla]

What are the chances of the owners not securing the loan they require?

Not sure but hopefully they are bloody good. For the love of god I wish they would both **** off

[kurtangle01]

Not sure but hopefully they are bloody good. For the love of god I wish they would both **** off

Yep. They've over stayed their welcome here.

If they do conclude the deal and push through their plans then they better not show their faces at Anfield any time soon.

I'd imagine that there'll be quite a few people there waiting to see them.

[Sir Bob]

But compared to the billions DIC already have, the money made in football ownership is peanuts. I'm not sure it'd necessarily be about profit making for them. They're into the prestige and fame IMO.

Basically DIC is the investment arm for Sheik Mohammed. Whilst the man is an undoubted winner (anyone who follows horse racing will know all about him) I still believe they will essentially want LFC to make money.

If money was no object and it was all about glory why didn't they simply offer another £30 or £40m and blow G&H out of the water. Lets face it, it would hardly break the bank for them.

I remember when it looked like DIC would buy LFC, listening to Brough Scott, a well known and respected racing journalist. He has very close links to Sheik mohammed and set up the Racing Post paper with him. He said that whilst DIC would want LFC to be no.1, it would be have to be financially viable. There's no way he thought the Sheik would simply throw money at the problem.

[Dhav]

Yep. They've over stayed their welcome here.

If they do conclude the deal and push through their plans then they better not show their faces at Anfield any time soon.

I'd imagine that there'll be quite a few people there waiting to see them.

Oh yes, wonder if they'll have the nerve to show their faces at the next glamour tie? I hope these abhorrent lying weasels are out of our club by then.

[Skillz]

If they buy us (or any club), their intention will be to win everything.

No doubt that's the intention, what we don't know is to what level they would fund the manager 20M, 50M or 100M?

Personally I would Rafa to keep the job, buy him 2 wingers, playmaker/striker and a LB. Then a return to normal expenditures eg 20M net/year roughly.

[Dhav]

Basically DIC is the investment arm for Sheik Mohammed. Whilst the man is an undoubted winner (anyone who follows horse racing will know all about him) I still believe they will essentially want LFC to make money.

If money was no object and it was all about glory why didn't they simply offer another £30 or £40m and blow G&H out of the water. Lets face it, it would hardly break the bank for them.

I remember when it looked like DIC would buy LFC, listening to Brough Scott, a well known and respected racing journalist. He has very close links to Sheik mohammed and set up the Racing Post paper with him. He said that whilst DIC would want LFC to be no.1, it would be have to be financially viable. There's no way he thought the Sheik would simply throw money at the problem.

Even better. for the benefit of the long term future of the club you would want it to be run on sound business principles, and not running at the huge levels of debt and running costs that Chelsea for example operate at.