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No link. Just remember hearing it. No idea where. Might have read it here somewhere?White liquid in a bottle = Milk
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No worries, Marios. I don't remember reading that myself but you could be right.Originally posted by Dhavlos View PostBabel fanclub member # 4!!!
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I'm sure I heard it somewhere. I can't for the life of me remember where, but I'll do some looking around. I'm thinking that whatever Hicks revealed it may have been takeover related as didn't the same journalist reveal a few days later that DIC were preparing a bid? I'm thinking Hicks might have alerted Barrett to DIC's interest.Originally posted by kurtangle01 View Post
To be honest, I'm probably just clutching at straws.
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Rafas position if DIC take over is anything but secure from what I am reading in press articles.
Can you imagine the uproar
"Take over deal announced, DIC now own club, new coach coming in this week""I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence."Comment
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I think DIC would be willing to give Rafa a chance. i think Rashid has said Al Ansari loves Rafa.Originally posted by Jimthered View Post
Regardless, Rafa's position would be much more secure under new owners than the current ones. We know with a high degree of certainty that the yanks want Rafa out.White liquid in a bottle = Milk
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More than likely. It's weird though because when all this blew up a sizeable amount of people were losing faith that Rafa could bring the premiership. The thing is at least that was because of footballing reasons rather all the ****e that has gone on since.Originally posted by Jimthered View PostExperimental music, Metropolitan foodstuffs, Mexican wrestler art, London suburbia, wry whimsy, fansy pants flim flam ladComment
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Yes that's an interesting scenario.Originally posted by Jimthered View Post
As has been said by some, viewing DIC as some sort of saviour is irrationality at it's worst.I hate PolanskiComment
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Whatever the outcome, the futures of many at Anfield are likely to be in doubt. Benítez has next to no support from Hicks and Gillett, but the manager is unlikely to be much better off in the event that DIC comes on board, with the Arab-run consortium known to favour the appointment of its own manRafa Benitez's future at Liverpool would remain in question if Dubai International Capital bought Tom Hicks' share in the club, it has been revealed.
The Times says a change of ownership would not necessarily play into Benitez's hands, as it has been mooted that DIC would favour appointing its own man. Similarly, Rick Parry, the chief executive, may also find himself between a rock and a hard place.
Having given his backing to the Americans over DIC last year, Parry may find he has little support from the consortium, which had previously stated a desire to appoint its own chief executive.
All speculation, but I know I read (and wished I had kept it ) that DIC took a very dim view of "that" press conference. It may come back to haunt Rafa one last time.When the Americans came in, they had the choice: to back or sack him. They have done neither and, while the presence of Fernando Torres emphasises that Benitez has hardly been starved of funds for recruitment, Liverpool appear as far from their supporters’ principal objective of Premier League supremacy as ever, waiting and, I sense, hoping that reports of a renewal of the Dubai family Maktoum’s interest in inducing a further sale of the club prove well founded. The sheikhs have given no promise that Benitez would be encouraged to stay.
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Originally posted by Jimthered View Post
I think some fans would be prepared to let that happen as long as it meant that Hicks & Gillett were gone.
I'm not saying I'd agree with it but a faor few would accept it under such circumstances.Babel fanclub member # 4!!!
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Not the case mate.Originally posted by Venton View Post
I think that scepticism is still prevalent, myself included.
It's just not the most important issue re our club at this time.I hate PolanskiComment
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Tom Hicks puts block on quick sale
Oliver Kay
The ownership crisis at Liverpool threatens to drag on after it emerged last night that Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr have rejected an initial proposal of a £300 million offer for the club from Dubai International Capital (DIC).
Hicks and Gillett are prepared to listen to offers for Liverpool less than a year after buying the club, but contrary to suggestions that another takeover is imminent, the American tycoons have already rejected the informal bid from DIC with Hicks’s approach to negotiations raising serious doubts over whether a deal can be struck. Rather than be forced into a quick sale, they plan to proceed tomorrow with a £350 million refinancing plan that will help to stabilise their regime, at least in the short term, and strengthen their bargaining position.
News of the Americans’ intransigence will unsettle Rafael BenÍtez, who has little chance of keeping his job as manager under the present regime, and also Liverpool supporters, who have made clear their disapproval of the owners. Many fans welcomed the Americans with open arms at the time of their takeover last February, but there will be angry demonstrations against them when Liverpool take on Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League in front of the television cameras this evening.
Liverpool will wait to see what effect the Americans’ refinancing plan and their apparent intransigence has on DIC, which is regarded by many at Anfield as potential “saviours” of the club. There is a widespread feeling at all levels of the club that it was a serious mistake to sell to Hicks and Gillett last February and there is concern that DIC, the private-equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, could be priced out of the bidding for a second time because of an unrealistic valuation placed on the club by the owners. That valuation of Liverpool is based on a belief that the club will be worth almost £1 billion once the new 70,000-capacity stadium is built.
Responding to reports that he had agreed a deal to sell the club to DIC, Hicks issued a statement last night. “I have not received any offer to purchase the club from DIC or anyone else, much less accepted any offer,” he said. “Nor do I have any intention of doing so. Whoever is behind this false report, the facts are that I and my family remain fully committed to co-owning the club, that no one in my family has ever indicated any intention or desire to sell our stake in the club and that we expect and intend . . . to actively and enthusiastically support the club’s manager, players and fans for many years to come.”
The picture painted by Hicks’s statement is unrealistic, with sources in his camp indicating that informal negotiations are taking place with DIC. There have been many conversations between the two parties for the past fortnight, most recently on Saturday, but DIC is understood to be concerned by Hicks’s approach, sensing that the Texan has no intention of selling unless he and Gillett make a huge profit. Their initial proposal � not a formal offer � was dismissed out of hand, with the parties poles apart in their valuation of the club.Comment
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Talking to my bro who is one of the ones that questioned Rafa he said he has felt that all this has left him feeling like he should either back Rafa or G&H, in that there is no choice so he has to back Rafa until they go.Originally posted by CharlieMansonsSquint View PostComment
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True, many here are creaming thier pants over the prospect. Truth is, whoever buys the club will be buying it in order to make a return on thier investment.Originally posted by CharlieMansonsSquint View Post
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From The Times January 21, 2008
Tom Hicks puts block on quick sale
Oliver Kay
The ownership crisis at Liverpool threatens to drag on after it emerged last night that Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr have rejected an initial proposal of a £300 million offer for the club from Dubai International Capital (DIC).
Hicks and Gillett are prepared to listen to offers for Liverpool less than a year after buying the club, but contrary to suggestions that another takeover is imminent, the American tycoons have already rejected the informal bid from DIC with Hicks’s approach to negotiations raising serious doubts over whether a deal can be struck. Rather than be forced into a quick sale, they plan to proceed tomorrow with a £350 million refinancing plan that will help to stabilise their regime, at least in the short term, and strengthen their bargaining position.
News of the Americans’ intransigence will unsettle Rafael BenÍtez, who has little chance of keeping his job as manager under the present regime, and also Liverpool supporters, who have made clear their disapproval of the owners. Many fans welcomed the Americans with open arms at the time of their takeover last February, but there will be angry demonstrations against them when Liverpool take on Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League in front of the television cameras this evening.
Liverpool will wait to see what effect the Americans’ refinancing plan and their apparent intransigence has on DIC, which is regarded by many at Anfield as potential “saviours” of the club. There is a widespread feeling at all levels of the club that it was a serious mistake to sell to Hicks and Gillett last February and there is concern that DIC, the private-equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, could be priced out of the bidding for a second time because of an unrealistic valuation placed on the club by the owners. That valuation of Liverpool is based on a belief that the club will be worth almost £1 billion once the new 70,000-capacity stadium is built.
Responding to reports that he had agreed a deal to sell the club to DIC, Hicks issued a statement last night. “I have not received any offer to purchase the club from DIC or anyone else, much less accepted any offer,” he said. “Nor do I have any intention of doing so. Whoever is behind this false report, the facts are that I and my family remain fully committed to co-owning the club, that no one in my family has ever indicated any intention or desire to sell our stake in the club and that we expect and intend . . . to actively and enthusiastically support the club’s manager, players and fans for many years to come.”
The picture painted by Hicks’s statement is unrealistic, with sources in his camp indicating that informal negotiations are taking place with DIC. There have been many conversations between the two parties for the past fortnight, most recently on Saturday, but DIC is understood to be concerned by Hicks’s approach, sensing that the Texan has no intention of selling unless he and Gillett make a huge profit. Their initial proposal ? not a formal offer ? was dismissed out of hand, with the parties poles apart in their valuation of the club.
After Everton’s 2-1 victory away to Wigan Athletic and Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United yesterday, Liverpool lie sixth in the table before tonight’s match against Villa. The Midlands club are also under American ownership, but Martin O’Neill, their manager, has only praise for Randy Lerner, the Villa owner.
“Villa is not a plaything and he is really genuine about this club, as you can see from the things that are going on,” O’Neill said.”
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