DIC latest - the largely wild speculation thread

[kopdan]

but nobody on here did any research either did they

Dont recall seeing anyone pointing any of this out.

[Jayesh87]

why does everyone actually believe that we'd be better off with dic taking over?
do you think they'd buy the club, build us an amazing new stadium and spend millions on new players on top of it without placing any debt onto the club? why would they?
didn't they betray us when they drew up secret plans to sell the club on before they actually owned it? how can they be trusted?
it doesn't matter at all that one of them is actually a supporter of our club, firstly because feelings don't come into the equation in the business world and secondly he's not the boss.

the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, anyone?

what next? cry out for morgan or kraft to renew their interest when it turns out that nomen est omen applies to dic?

i don't second hicks or gillete btw. there's the need to lay stress on this cause it's all black and white these days... however i doubt dic are our salvation.

Altho i didnt read all your post, as there seems to be millions of questions in it

Why i think we will be better off with DIC is because Sameer Al Ansari is a big red, went to uni at liverpool and fell in love with the club. DIC backed by Sheikh Mo (the 5th richest man in the world!) will have the wealth to back Rafa in the transfer market, he is also suppose to be a boyhood reds fan. They want to take us out of debt and they won't over pay for assets so we wont turn into Chelsea in the transfer market. Also they will get the best staff available to transform the club.

Just my opinion like

[Tee]

Redlady

[AFII]

Looks like it's Gillett that hasn't come out of dreamland yet and that would mean that Hicks would be prepared to sell at a fair price if Al Ansari didn't lie yesterday.

Strange twist.

[Pacman]

but nobody on here did any research either did they

Dont recall seeing anyone pointing any of this out.

I do.

At the end of the day we were asked to trust Moores and Parry which we did. They told us they knew what they were doing which they clearly didn't.

After they took over several articles were posted about Hicks.

[sinbad]

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Dubai government, is close to agreeing terms with George Gillett for his 50 pct stake in Liverpool Football Club, Thomson Financial News has learnt.

Yesterday it emerged that DIC last week made a 400 mln stg indicative offer for Liverpool which would allow Gillett and his business partner Tom Hicks to exit with a 50 mln stg profit just over a year after they took over the club.

According to sources familiar with the negotiations Hicks rejected the offer but Gillett, whose relationship with Hicks has soured, is keen to sell.

'They (DIC) are getting there, it will take another couple of days, they'll take Gillett out first,' the sources said.

'They know what Hicks can't do at the minute so it's about taking Gillett out first, then they move on to the next man.'

The sources insisted DIC is not considering increasing its offer.

The situation is complicated by both Gillett and Hicks apparently having first refusal on each other's holding in Liverpool and the power of veto over any third party sale.

However, the sources indicated there may be a way around this. Both Gillett and DIC's legal teams are understood to have held extensive talks yesterday.

Publicly Hicks has said he remains committed to Liverpool and has hinted he may attempt to buy out Gillett's holding. However, it is understood that privately he has been negotiating with DIC.

Meanwhile, Liverpool supporters are tonight expected to hold another demonstration against the club's American owners when West Ham visit Anfield stadium in a crucial Premier League match.

http://www.forbes.com/markets/.....33047.html

[kopdan]

but not before

[Jayesh87]

but nobody on here did any research either did they

Dont recall seeing anyone pointing any of this out.

But none of us had the clubs future in our hands did we?

GG background was prity much known when he first attempted to buy the club so i am sure Moores and Parry knew about him going bankrupt.

As for Hicks, he only appered in the media a couple of days before they took over, and even then i definatly remember reading articles warning us about Hicks from the states.

[jakle]

sorry, its not our job to do research on prospective buyers of LFC. Its really down to the people who are actually making the decision.

[carlton]

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Dubai government, is close to agreeing terms with George Gillett for his 50 pct stake in Liverpool Football Club, Thomson Financial News has learnt.

Yesterday it emerged that DIC last week made a 400 mln stg indicative offer for Liverpool which would allow Gillett and his business partner Tom Hicks to exit with a 50 mln stg profit just over a year after they took over the club.

According to sources familiar with the negotiations Hicks rejected the offer but Gillett, whose relationship with Hicks has soured, is keen to sell.

'They (DIC) are getting there, it will take another couple of days, they'll take Gillett out first,' the sources said.

'They know what Hicks can't do at the minute so it's about taking Gillett out first, then they move on to the next man.'

The sources insisted DIC is not considering increasing its offer.

The situation is complicated by both Gillett and Hicks apparently having first refusal on each other's holding in Liverpool and the power of veto over any third party sale.

However, the sources indicated there may be a way around this. Both Gillett and DIC's legal teams are understood to have held extensive talks yesterday.

Publicly Hicks has said he remains committed to Liverpool and has hinted he may attempt to buy out Gillett's holding. However, it is understood that privately he has been negotiating with DIC.

Meanwhile, Liverpool supporters are tonight expected to hold another demonstration against the club's American owners when West Ham visit Anfield stadium in a crucial Premier League match.

http://www.forbes.com/markets/.....33047.html

FFS, more twists and turns than a Hitchcock movie.

[kop-al-74]

but nobody on here did any research either did they

Dont recall seeing anyone pointing any of this out.

I think the point is that anyone could of found this information on these guys using google.

People being paid 100k plus a year with responisilbilty for the whole thing,have to find out all the info.I don't think they did.

[Pacman]

but not before

But we only found out about Hicks a day before it all went through.

[Roboklopp]

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Dubai government, is close to agreeing terms with George Gillett for his 50 pct stake in Liverpool Football Club, Thomson Financial News has learnt.

Yesterday it emerged that DIC last week made a 400 mln stg indicative offer for Liverpool which would allow Gillett and his business partner Tom Hicks to exit with a 50 mln stg profit just over a year after they took over the club.

According to sources familiar with the negotiations Hicks rejected the offer but Gillett, whose relationship with Hicks has soured, is keen to sell.

'They (DIC) are getting there, it will take another couple of days, they'll take Gillett out first,' the sources said.

'They know what Hicks can't do at the minute so it's about taking Gillett out first, then they move on to the next man.'

The sources insisted DIC is not considering increasing its offer.

The situation is complicated by both Gillett and Hicks apparently having first refusal on each other's holding in Liverpool and the power of veto over any third party sale.

However, the sources indicated there may be a way around this. Both Gillett and DIC's legal teams are understood to have held extensive talks yesterday.

Publicly Hicks has said he remains committed to Liverpool and has hinted he may attempt to buy out Gillett's holding. However, it is understood that privately he has been negotiating with DIC.

Meanwhile, Liverpool supporters are tonight expected to hold another demonstration against the club's American owners when West Ham visit Anfield stadium in a crucial Premier League match.

http://www.forbes.com/markets/.....33047.html

When's that from? looks more hopeful.

I wish Red Tealady would do one. What a loon.

[kopdan]

But none of us had the clubs future in our hands did we?

GG background was prity much known when he first attempted to buy the club so i am sure Moores and Parry knew about him going bankrupt.

As for Hicks, he only appered in the media a couple of days before they took over, and even then i definatly remember reading articles warning us about Hicks from the states.

I know that. Was just making a point that its easy to bring up dirt AFTER the event. But nobody on here was moaning back then about their past.

And now here we are.

Anyway, it matters not. They are here now and will probably stay in charge.

[Roboklopp]

but not before

Are you serious? Explain to me how we could research someone we didnt know was in the picture.

Why was our job as fans to be ahead of Moores & Parry?

I recall plenty of people (me included) being extremely worried when DIC left the table 1st time round & various links about their past expliots being posted here, but M&P reassured us that they were absolutely certain that we were in the right hands.

Where did that certainty come from & how come the exact same thing was said days before by them about DIC when it looked like they were taking over?