Liverpool chairman Broughton

[Roboklopp]

"Article" indicated to me he was, but I have been known to be wrong once or twice in my34 years...

[kingfunk]

Chairman Martin Broughton today praised the Liverpool supporters after the Reds saw their hopes of Europa League glory dashed by Atletico Madrid - and then explained why he won't be at Anfield on Sunday for the clash with Chelsea.

The British Airways chief, who was appointed Liverpool Chairman in April, was at Anfield on Thursday night to see Rafael Benitez's men go out of the competition on away goals after Diego Forlan's extra time strike.

The home fans were on course to celebrate another memorable European night after goals from Alberto Aquilani and Yossi Benayoun, but although those dreams were ended in such heartbreaking fashion Broughton insists the supporters packed into Anfield deserve the highest praise.

"It would have been a fantastic reward for the fans to have a final to look forward to," he said. "It doesn't matter who you support, everyone knows about Liverpool fans on European nights and about the great atmosphere they create.

"I'm just so disappointed for everybody at the club that we didn't quite make it to Hamburg."

While Broughton was at Anfield alongside Managing Director Christian Purslow on Thursday, one fixture he won't be attending is this weekend's Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea.

With Liverpool needing three points to keep their Champions League dreams alive and with Chelsea requiring two wins to secure the title, Broughton - a self-confessed lifelong Chelsea fan - admits it wouldn't be appropriate for him to take his place in the Directors Box on Sunday.

"Any true fan who has supported a club for 55 years - like I have - can't be expected to suddenly move against them overnight," he added.

"When you have followed a team for as long as I have then it's in the blood. It's a very emotional thing and all fans who have supported Liverpool for a long time will know what I mean.

"I can't come to the match on Sunday and show any of that emotion because that would be very disrespectful to the Liverpool faithful. Liverpool have terrific fans and I wouldn't want to do that, so the only sensible thing is for me to stay at home and watch it on the television.

"I suppose the perfect scenario would be for Liverpool to win this weekend and go on to secure Champions League qualification and then for Chelsea to go on and win the title. That would be great if it were to happen."

Since being appointed Liverpool Chairman, Broughton has been inundated with emails from Reds fans - both expressing support ahead of the task of finding new investment and also asking question after question about what the future may hold for Liverpool Football Club.

"As soon I was named Liverpool Chairman, Liverpool fans were getting in touch and were naturally asking a lot of questions," he told the official website.

"It's perfectly understandable that they want to know about the future of their club, how much money we have to spend, who the new owners are going to be and are they going to build the new stadium. I'm not at all surprised by the level of interest and I aim to be as open as I possibly can and keep supporters informed of what's happening at their club."

Martin Broughton will shortly be answering fans questions in a special edition of 'The Big Interview' for LFC TV. If you would like to submit a question for the new Liverpool Football Club Chairman, please email [email protected] and include your name.




I like this guy and respect the fact that he is devoted to the club he supports and I have every confidence he will do what is right for LFC, Seems like a really decent bloke.

[Vermilion]

Long way from trusting this bloke yet, why the sudden urge to endear himself to us.

It will take a lot for me to trust anyone appointed by these owners, sorry, it's just how it is for me right now, words come very easy to these people, as we all know to well.

[kingfunk]

Long way from trusting this bloke yet, why the sudden urge to endear himself to us.

It will take a lot for me to trust anyone appointed by these owners, sorry, it's just how it is for me right now, words come very easy to these people, as we all know to well.

I think his type has the ability to seperate emotion from buisness and thats the key for me.

[Pablo]

Long way from trusting this bloke yet, why the sudden urge to endear himself to us.

It will take a lot for me to trust anyone appointed by these owners, sorry, it's just how it is for me right now, words come very easy to these people, as we all know to well.

Thought he said he was going to disappear until the deal was done! He's ****ing EVERYWHERE!

[CJ]

Thought he said he was going to disappear until the deal was done! He's ****ing EVERYWHERE!

he was in the spar when i went to get my milk this morning.

i just hope he isnt in the takeaway when i go in a min.

[Shanks]

While Broughton was at Anfield alongside Managing Director Christian Purslow on Thursday, one fixture he won't be attending is this weekend's Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea.

With Liverpool needing three points to keep their Champions League dreams alive and with Chelsea requiring two wins to secure the title, Broughton - a self-confessed lifelong Chelsea fan - admits it wouldn't be appropriate for him to take his place in the Directors Box on Sunday.

and that for me proves why it was wrong to appoint him for LFC.

I thought club loyalty wasn't an issue here?

He should be there regardless..
He is OUR Chairman.

[Pablo]

he was in the spar when i went to get my milk this morning.

i just hope he isnt in the takeaway when i go in a min.

I just went for a dump in the works toilets, he was only in the cubicle next to me whistling Blue Is The Colour while dropping a few chocolate bombs

[5europeancups]

I was refering to the fact that Broughton is a Chelsea supporter and he's singing YNWA, our club song.

I couldnt sing any other clubs song.

you could if you were paid as much as he was!

[Roboklopp]

I woke up this morning and he was curled up in the cat's spot at the bottom of the bed in his Chelsea pyjamas.

[kop-al-74]

you could if you were paid as much as he was!

nope

[kop-al-74]

you could if you were paid as much as he was!

nope

[CJ]

I just went for a dump in the works toilets, he was only in the cubicle next to me whistling Blue Is The Colour while dropping a few chocolate bombs

am sorry but i was being sarcy and taking the mick out of your post.

[Neil Young]

and that for me proves why it was wrong to appoint him for LFC.

I thought club loyalty wasn't an issue here?

He should be there regardless..
He is OUR Chairman.

So he wasn't there - it's not a big issue for me.

I don't really care who he supports if he makes the right decisions for the club. More of a concern for me is if he's been appointed simply to oversee the departure of Rafa and the sale of our top players which I think is quite possible.

[peekay]

So he wasn't there - it's not a big issue for me.

I don't really care who he supports if he makes the right decisions for the club. More of a concern for me is if he's been appointed simply to oversee the departure of Rafa and the sale of our top players which I think is quite possible.

I know a couple of die-hard LFC fans who have experience in managing sale of a club as well as its day-to-day operations. Maybe we should contact them.