Send Sheik Mo an email

[ForeverRed]

I must admit that I'd already written off Riera, but Thommo has said that he could be a very good player for us so I'll reserve my judgement until I see him in a red shirt. Hope he turns out to be fookin amazing.

What d'ya reckon?

[Shanks]

I bet all the possible city reserve/youth have now just gone to the job center

[Rowan]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article4663786.ece

The Arab invasion of the Barclays Premier League seems certain to continue, with Liverpool's American owners weakening in their resistance to selling the club to Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai. Tom Hicks vetoed an attempted sale by George Gillett Jr, his co-chairman at Anfield, this year, but the American tycoons are expected to return to the negotiating table as an unforgiving financial climate takes a toll on their ambitions for the club.

Hicks maintains that he will not sell Liverpool, but the Texan is known to be troubled by the financial storm that has engulfed him and Gillett in the past 12 months. Last week, they blamed the credit crunch for the postponement of building work on a proposed 60,000-capacity stadium in Stanley Park and, with the Premier League stakes raised further by the Abu Dhabi royal family's imminent takeover at Manchester City, Hicks and Gillett are close to conceding that they do not have the resources to fulfil the ambitions they had when they bought Liverpool in February 2007.

There remains a £400 million-plus offer on the table from Sheikh Mohammed, who is leading the bid that was being driven by Dubai International Capital, the private-equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, when Hicks blocked Gillett's attempted sale this year. Hicks is known to be more open to selling Liverpool, but the two sides remain some way apart in their valuation of the club.

Hicks and Gillett are aware that the £350 million refinancing deal they secured through the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia a little more than seven months ago is up for renewal on January 25 next year and that the banks are not certain to grant them the option of a six-month extension. They must decide by January whether to try to prop up their regime for a further six months, or to sell.

Gillett and DIC in high-stakes poker

DIC confident as Gillett gets ready to sell
The takeover of City could have a knock-on effect, with Liverpool facing greater competition to qualify for next season's Champions League. The club have annual interest payments of £30 million, which last season's revenue of about £20 million from European competition went a long way towards clearing.

Increased competition from an opponents with seemingly unlimited financial resources is likely to heighten the anxiety of Liverpool's owners, who kept a tight hold of the purse strings this summer in the belief that Rafael Benítez's squad was good enough to compete for the Premier League title and at very least to secure the top-four finish that would lead to next season's Champions League. Liverpool's net spend this summer was approximately £18 million, but Benítez remains aggrieved that the board vetoed an £18 million deal to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa.

Looks like its working then!!!

[FatTony]

What d'ya reckon?

Something doesn't quite look right, can't put my finger on it.

[Assassin]

what's hicks' email again?

[email protected]

[Natman]

done

[FatTony]

"Moores himself was set to get £8m more in the Gillett deal, but Parry insists money was not behind the club's willingness to listen to the new offer"

Parry added: "Be assured the only thing David Moores is concerned about is the club being in the right hands for the future.

"You can be certain he has done his homework carefully and will make a decision in the best interests of the club."

Hindsight, such a wonderfull thing

[cadmium]

Emailed him and got an out of office.....

"Thank you for your email. I'm currently on a lads holiday with Marky from EST, I'll get back to you on my return"

[dom9]

clicky
Seriously people, we have to let him know our feelings. that is if you would like him to try and wrestle control of the club off the yanks.
If you are going to send him an email, please do it sensibly for the sake of the club.
I know it is not much, but at least it is something.

I'm sorry, there are good intentions etc, but this just comes across as desperate and sad.

[Tee]

I'm sorry, there are good intentions etc, but this just comes across as desperate and sad.

Agree.

We shouldn't have to be putting the begging bowl in people's faces FFS. We are Liverpool Football Club, still the most successful club in the history of British football - we do not need to try and sell ourselves to anyone.

[calvoboy]

Something's definitely happening on the takeover front.....more and more stories and rumours appearing.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-Football.html

By Mike Norrish

Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, has reportedly sanctioned an increased offer of £500 million to buy Liverpool.

With the global banking crisis leaving Liverpool’s American owners unable to finance plans for a new stadium in Stanley Park, the club are in danger of treading water.

Cash flow is not a concern for Dubai International Capital, one of Sheikh Mohammed’s investment arms, who are now optimistic that this renewed bid will be accepted.

A report in this morning’s S** claims the new offer would clear the club’s debt and see Hicks and Gillett both walk away with a profit of £75 million.

Manchester City’s takeover by the Abu Dhabi United group makes the situation of Liverpool’s ownership all the more critical.

With such financial muscle, City can now realistically expect to mount a serious challenge for one of four Champions League places.

Liverpool and Arsenal are most at risk, but the impact of failure to qualify for the Champions League would be much greater at Anfield, where matchday revenues are dwarfed by those raised at the larger and more corporate-friendly Emirates Stadium.

It is estimated Arsenal generate £50 million more than Liverpool every year simply through this means, making the need to leave Anfield all the more pressing.

When they bought the club in 2007, Hicks and Gillett promised work on the new stadium would begin almost immediately.

But with annual interest payments of £30 million and the current financial climate as it is, there are fears on Merseyside that the Texan pair are simply incapable of fulfilling their pledges.

[Roboklopp]

Poor Shanks must be getting dizzy in his grave FFS.