About time they shook hands and got on with the job of supporting Liverpool in whatever way they can:
Last updated at 16:56pm on 25th September 2006
On the pitch Liverpool march back into Champions
League combat this week while off it, key
shareholder Steve Morgan is once again emerging
as a major player in the club's financial future.
Boss Rafael Benitez will be looking for a
confidence-boosting victory over Galatasaray on
Wednesday, but there is almost as much interest
on the boardroom politics as Liverpool struggle
to find the £180million it will cost to start work on their new stadium.
They are being asked by local councillors and
officials who hold the purse strings to
£20-million of European and government grants, to
prove they have the cash by the end of the week.
Whether they can do that depends on the outcome
of more informal talks between Morgan - the
club's third largest shareholder - and the board.
But sources close to Morgan insist that the
building tycoon, who has moved back to the area
from Jersey and now lives in a purpose-built
mansion in Cheshire, has not made as yet his
fifth bid to buy his way onto the board.
And he has also rejected any suggestion that he
would be willing to become part of a consortium
to buy out chairman David Moores.
The source said: "There are senior shareholders
who want to see Morgan and Moores work together
on the same board, but Morgan has not made
another bid just yet and won't become involved
with anyone else. "He prefers to row his own boat on such things."
Morgan and Moores have been at loggerheads for
years over who owns and runs the club, and
majority shareholder Moores has always blocked
Morgan's desire for a seat on the board.
But with time running out on Liverpool's bid to
put together a financial package to keep their
stadium plans on course, Morgan could become the
pivotal player over the next few months.
The key could be whether Moores is prepared to
release 15,000 of unsold shares, which Morgan
could buy. Shares are valued at around £3,300 at
the moment, and that could bring £50million of Morgan's money into the club.
The board are currently considering other
proposals, one from a Dubai investment fund and
another believed to be from a southern-based consortium.
But there are now prominent voices inside Anfield
who would love to see Morgan and Moores bury the
hatchet and work together for the future of the club.
Last updated at 16:56pm on 25th September 2006
On the pitch Liverpool march back into Champions
League combat this week while off it, key
shareholder Steve Morgan is once again emerging
as a major player in the club's financial future.
Boss Rafael Benitez will be looking for a
confidence-boosting victory over Galatasaray on
Wednesday, but there is almost as much interest
on the boardroom politics as Liverpool struggle
to find the £180million it will cost to start work on their new stadium.
They are being asked by local councillors and
officials who hold the purse strings to
£20-million of European and government grants, to
prove they have the cash by the end of the week.
Whether they can do that depends on the outcome
of more informal talks between Morgan - the
club's third largest shareholder - and the board.
But sources close to Morgan insist that the
building tycoon, who has moved back to the area
from Jersey and now lives in a purpose-built
mansion in Cheshire, has not made as yet his
fifth bid to buy his way onto the board.
And he has also rejected any suggestion that he
would be willing to become part of a consortium
to buy out chairman David Moores.
The source said: "There are senior shareholders
who want to see Morgan and Moores work together
on the same board, but Morgan has not made
another bid just yet and won't become involved
with anyone else. "He prefers to row his own boat on such things."
Morgan and Moores have been at loggerheads for
years over who owns and runs the club, and
majority shareholder Moores has always blocked
Morgan's desire for a seat on the board.
But with time running out on Liverpool's bid to
put together a financial package to keep their
stadium plans on course, Morgan could become the
pivotal player over the next few months.
The key could be whether Moores is prepared to
release 15,000 of unsold shares, which Morgan
could buy. Shares are valued at around £3,300 at
the moment, and that could bring £50million of Morgan's money into the club.
The board are currently considering other
proposals, one from a Dubai investment fund and
another believed to be from a southern-based consortium.
But there are now prominent voices inside Anfield
who would love to see Morgan and Moores bury the
hatchet and work together for the future of the club.
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