Thursday

[Pacman]

I may be over reacting but If the yanks lump us with all this debt and remain in charge then I can't see us ever bringing number 19 home.

Rafa will be gone, we'll have no money for players and they would like to replace Rafa with someone who has never managed in club football.

Our club is a joke at the min.

[Pablo]

I think we can expect a MAJOR charm offensive from Hicks and Gillette should they manage to refinance the loan. They will give us a glitzy presentation of the new stadium and will charm us with their full backing of Roffa. These guys will be getting masses of PR advice at the moment as to how best to turn this situation back into their favour.

They are sneaky and sly. They conned most of us the first time around by saying all the right things. I think we will see a repeat tomorrow should a press conference materialise.

Dont fall for their bull**** and niceities. Keep up the pressure on them. Lets get these *******s fat slimey hands off our football club once and for all!

[dawmdt]

It also depends on what concerns you put forth in your email to Hicks?? Could you elaborate a bit on what you asked the man, then his reply might make more sense to the rest of us...

"I'm really worried about this strange red lump on my johnson and I can't see my doctor until Thursday"

...

"your concerns will be answered on Thursday!"

[Vermilion]

I think we can expect a MAJOR charm offensive from Hicks and Gillette should they manage to refinance the loan. They will give us a glitzy presentation of the new stadium and will charm us with their full backing of Roffa. These guys will be getting masses of PR advice at the moment as to how best to turn this situation back into their favour.

They are sneaky and sly. They conned most of us the first time around by saying all the right things. I think we will see a repeat tomorrow should a press conference materialise.

Dont fall for their bull**** and niceities. Keep up the pressure on them. Lets get these *******s fat slimey hands off our football club once and for all!

Here ****in here.

[Vermilion]

Of course he would

I hate these yanks with a passion

We are ****ed.

That's what i thought.

[Red Chilli]

I'm only refering to facts, Hicks actually said this, it's NOT a rumour like most of what's posted.

Here's why I think it's an over-reaction:

1) Hicks can't take what isn't there, we're going to have massive debt to service, we are going to struggle to service that debt let alone make any profit, therefore what is he going to take?
2) He's 50% owner, he's not going to get together with Gillett and say "here you go George, here's half of the zero profit, you can have that half and I'll have this half". LFC is a big investment for these lads, if they piss it up the wall they will lose a lot of money. It doesn't make sense for them to mess this club up. Their other sports teams are mediocre small fry, LFC is one of the biggest names in world football. If they aim to make money, they have a better chance of doing it at LFC than anywhere else, IF it's run properly.

There you go, my two penneth

[Vermilion]

Here's why I think it's an over-reaction:

1) Hicks can't take what isn't there, we're going to have massive debt to service, we are going to struggle to service that debt let alone make any profit, therefore what is he going to take?
2) He's 50% owner, he's not going to get together with Gillett and say "here you go George, here's half of the zero profit, you can have that half and I'll have this half". LFC is a big investment for these lads, if they piss it up the wall they will lose a lot of money. It doesn't make sense for them to mess this club up. Their other sports teams are mediocre small fry, LFC is one of the biggest names in world football. If they aim to make money, they have a better chance of doing it at LFC than anywhere else, IF it's run properly.

There you go, my two penneth

So they, if LFC are run properly as you say,make this money, it's what they do with it that concerns me, not in the immediate future obviously. I would want it spent on our club not some Hocky or Baseball side.

[tomasjj]

I think we can expect a MAJOR charm offensive from Hicks and Gillette should they manage to refinance the loan. They will give us a glitzy presentation of the new stadium and will charm us with their full backing of Roffa. These guys will be getting masses of PR advice at the moment as to how best to turn this situation back into their favour.

They are sneaky and sly. They conned most of us the first time around by saying all the right things. I think we will see a repeat tomorrow should a press conference materialise.

Dont fall for their bull**** and niceities. Keep up the pressure on them. Lets get these *******s fat slimey hands off our football club once and for all!

[Tee]

There are enough quotes from Hicks to make any charm offensive exactly that... offensive.

[Red Chilli]

So they, if LFC are run properly as you say,make this money, it's what they do with it that concerns me, not in the immediate future obviously. I would want it spent on our club not some Hocky or Baseball side.

FOr LFC to make money, with this loan hanging over us, we would have to be VERY successful on and off the pitch. They come together. So if we're winning championships and cups I'm not arsed what the Americans do with the profits, if they achieve that they will deserve to take some money away

[dom9]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7203724.stm

Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett hope to complete a £350m refinancing deal on Thursday to secure their immediate Anfield future.

City observers said on Tuesday the package was under threat, with Dubai International Capital (DIC), waiting in the wings with a proposed takeover bid.

But BBC Sport has learned that Hicks expects to seal the deal imminently.

The package is expected to help the American duo repay money borrowed for their £218.9m takeover in March 2007.

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They would also then be able to repay loans used to sign players last summer and start work on a re-scaled plan for a new stadium in Stanley Park.

If the re-financing package, which has been agreed with the Royal Bank of Scotland and American bank Wachovia, goes ahead as expected, it will strengthen the Americans' position at Anfield.

And Hicks will also feel he will be in a stronger position should he decide to sell in the future, dealing a blow to DIC's hopes of mounting a swift bid to take control at Anfield.

Hicks and Gillett were the target of crowd demonstrations from Liverpool supporters unhappy with their regime during Monday's televised game against Aston Villa, with banners calling for DIC to mount a bid.

But Hicks, in particular, has remained defiant in the face of protests and insisted he had no intention of selling his 50% share in the club.

"I've not received any offer to purchase the club from DIC or anyone else, much less accepted any such offer," Hicks said on Monday.

It remains to be seen whether DIC, the investment arm of the Dubai government, will now pull out of a proposed bid to take control at Anfield, with the refinancing package unlikely to clear all the clouds of uncertainty over the club.

BBC Sport revealed on Saturday that DIC's interest had been seriously re-ignited and a potential bid was in place.

But it is believed DIC have made it clear they will not pay over the odds for Liverpool, and are not prepared to give Hicks and Gillett a huge profit if they sell.

Some City sources believe the new deal, and its interest payments, will only be a financial "sticking plaster" and DIC will wait to see if there are further problems for Hicks and Gillett while maintaining an interest in buying Liverpool.

Liverpool decided to sell to Hicks and Gillett instead of DIC in March 2007 but the American businessmen, and Hicks in particular, have been criticised for the way they have run the club.

Hicks admitted holding talks with Jurgen Klinsmann last November about the German taking over from Rafael Benitez as manager.

The owners and Benitez have also had a very public spat after the Spaniard criticised their transfer policy.

If Hicks has cemented his position via the loan, Benitez's long-term prospects look bleak.

And Liverpool fans will be even more critical after an interview, first broadcast on the Major League Baseball website six months ago, was publicised by the British press on Wednesday.

"People are worried that I might take money away from the Texas Rangers [Hicks' baseball franchise] to go to Liverpool," Hicks said.

"But it is just the reverse. Liverpool is going to throw off lots of extra money which, if I choose to, I can use for the Rangers or the Dallas Stars ice hockey team."

[Vermilion]

FOr LFC to make money, with this loan hanging over us, we would have to be VERY successful on and off the pitch. They come together. So if we're winning championships and cups I'm not arsed what the Americans do with the profits, if they achieve that they will deserve to take some money away

So, in other words.....IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN...

[Red Chilli]

So, in other words.....IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN...

Yeah So quit your worrying