Dubai International to make bid for Liverpool FC

[kurtangle01]

I e-mailed Tom Hicks to state the feeling of myself and some other fans and got a reply. He doesn't sound like he's going anywhere judging by his response.

[Johnny]

Be quicker just to put it in your signature Tom

Must be the 5th time you've had to say that today.

But why would we listen to the spokesman of a noe-con.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Rafa Shankly]

I e-mailed Tom Hicks and got a reply. He doesn't sound like he's going anywhere judging by his response.

no disrespect mate,but like hes gonna tell you(complete stranger)about his intentions.

[Kilteragh]

I e-mailed Tom Hicks and got a reply. He doesn't sound like he's going anywhere judging by his response.

Course not. He's got multi-millions wrapped up in us and won't be going anywhere unless somebody makes it worth his while.

Still looking forward to letting him now how we feel on Monday though

[Rafa Shankly]

Originally Posted by Red_Al_77
Tis very true. No one really has a clue. Not a god damn clue.

so why are you intent on proving that all may not be what it seems to be.

[Johnny]

Hick's spokesman said that the credit crunch hadn't affected them.

And he speaks the truth, how often?

Be quicker just to put it in your signature Tom

Must be the 5th time you've had to say that today.

That's the kind of "concrete" evidence you're always bleating about though isn't it? Fact is this:

If the credit crunch hasn't affected them, why are they scrabbling about for loans?

Of course they could be lying....

Not even that. They're not even taking the full loan to pay for the stadium. If they hadn't been affected they would take a loan for the stadium and the refinancing in one.

The credit crunch has clearly affected them.

Good point.

The credit crunch MUST have affected G+H.
If that`s not why they revised their stadium financing then obviously the Steel prices did.


Regarding the loan becoming a debt to LFC,they did say it would not be forced on the club,I think at the time they(Gilltte) meant it,but things change in the financial world.

we`ll be no better off than ManU after the stadium is built.

until then we`ll have to avoid acting like Newcastle and try to act like Arsenil.

[Rafa Shankly]

we`ll be no better off than ManU after the stadium is built.

what does this mean?

[Johnny]

what does this mean?

Aren`t ManU in debt???



It means that we will have to wait until the stadium is built before we can compete with them in the transfer market and on the pitch.


We should be prepared for a few lean yrs until we have the revenue that ManU have unless of course Rafa has already assembled a PL winning team(Our current team) or enough kids come through to fill the positions we can`t afford to fill(Ala Arsenil).

[paulcooper4]

I e-mailed Tom Hicks to state the feeling of myself and some other fans and got a reply. He doesn't sound like he's going anywhere judging by his response.

sent him mine too

[Johnny]

so why are you intent on proving that all may not be what it seems to be.

I`m not.

[kurtangle01]

It means that we will have to wait until the stadium is built before we can compete with them in the transfer market and on the pitch.


We should be prepared for a few lean yrs until we have the revenue that ManU have unless of course Rafa has already assembled a PL winning team(Our current team) or enough kids come through to fill the positions we can`t afford to fill(Ala Arsenil).

And even then, with the levels of debt being talked about, we might have to be in the stadium for about five years before we start making any money. £30m a year in interest rates...staggering. And that's before we even get the additional loan for the new ground.

[Johnny]

And even then, with the levels of debt being talked about, we might have to be in the stadium for about five years before we start making any money. £30m a year in interest rates...staggering. And that's before we even get the additional loan for the new ground.

Sounds roughly where Arsenil were last yr.
It`s a different playing field now.


ManU were lucky that they had the space to expand without buying(Financing) a new stadium.The money they saved in the last 10 yrs they are spending on the team.we wern`t that lucky.Neither were Arsenil.

[Kilteragh]

And even then, with the levels of debt being talked about, we might have to be in the stadium for about five years before we start making any money. £30m a year in interest rates...staggering. And that's before we even get the additional loan for the new ground.

Surely most investment and spending is based on future earnings though. If we have a stadium that can generate extra revenue in the future then we will be able to raise more funds than we do now. It's not necessarily a queation of having to break even before we advance.

Hopefully the TV money will keep increasing too. Why else would there be so many foreign owners here and hovering over other clubs? Because they can see huge potential in the future.

[kurtangle01]

Sounds roughly where Arsenil were last yr.
It`s a different playing field now.


ManU were lucky that they had the space to expand without buying(Financing) a new stadium.The money they saved in the last 10 yrs they are spending on the team.we wern`t that lucky.Neither were Arsenil.

But Arsenal had one loan on their books for their stadium which is, imho, sustainable. We'll have two. The stadium and the refinancing loan. That's a much bigger debt than the one Arsenal have and is, quite frankly, terrifying.

[Johnny]

But Arsenal had one loan on their books for their stadium which is, imho, sustainable. We'll have two. The stadium and the refinancing loan. That's a much bigger debt than the one Arsenal have and is, quite frankly, terrifying.

But we have a much bigger "Possible revenue".
Worldwide fanbase and sales plus TV rights from all over the world.The Yanks must know that merchandising must improve to bring in the extra millions.The potential is there.

I`m one of those fans that will buy anything LFC just for the novelty vale.I see ManU mousepads,eggcups,pintglasses,underwear etc....but just liverpool shirts.We are yrs behind ManU in Merchandising


We don`t make half the money ManU make in merchandising.it`s not all about seats in a stadium.

What about naming rites for the new stadium,sponsor of the shirt and executive boxes.That`s 5 great players bought right there.
It`s gonna happen but the Yanks bought us just before a credit crunch and a chinese economy driving up prices for everything due to a 1 Billion people demand on the world economy.