John Henry LFC TV Interview.

[Vermilion]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/video/News-and-Interviews/10-11/Why-I-brought--21738.php3

How much more sincere this man sounds to you know who when they came in.

[Muddled]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/video/News...ht--21738.php3

I'm on my iPhone - any text versions knocking around?

[Vermilion]

I'm on my iPhone - any text versions knocking around?

Not sure if it's new... but the link is to a vid of the interview he did on lfc tv, which i was interested to see to get a better picture of the fella. Always better than reading.

Very softly spoken guy, and as i said above... sounds so much more sincere than our previous lot.

John Henry: The first interview
16th Oct 2010 - Latest News

Liverpool Football Club's new owner John Henry has spoken of his delight after New England Sports Ventures completed their purchase of the Reds.

In an exclusive interview with Liverpoolfc.tv, Henry reveals his pride at the deal and explains why he believes NESV can lead the Club into an exciting new era.

Click on the play button to watch a FREE video of our chat with John Henry or read the full transcript below

First of all John, welcome to Liverpool Football Club...

Thank you. I'm really happy to finally be here.

How pleased are NESV to be our Club's new owner?

We're incredibly pleased. Talking to all the partners in the States, they're extremely happy.

It's been a dramatic few days - what have they been like from your point of view?

It has been a dramatic few days, twists and turns, it's been stressful but finally we have it done and that was our goal and our hope. I'm extremely proud of this team that worked on this deal.

Were you always confident this deal would go through?

No. There were many days where I was wondering whether or not we'd be going home. In fact, even today I wasn't a hundred per cent confident. There were days where I was confident but there were a lot of twists and turns here. It was a terrific team - Martin, Ian, Christian - who did a tremendous job of managing this process and I'm just happy it ended successfully.

Now the deal has been done and we can look forward, do you see similarities between Liverpool now and the Boston Red Sox team you took over?

There are a lot of similarities and that was something we've been discussing as we started doing our due diligence. We found more and more similarities between Liverpool 2010 and the Red Sox of 2001. I won't go into them at this point, but for instance the stadium issue was a big issue in Boston in 2001 and we went in there not knowing what we should do, whether we should build a new ball park or refurbish Fenway. We have the same issue here. We have to listen, learn, talk to the community, talk to the council, talk with the supporters, but the biggest issue of all is really what makes the most sense for Liverpool long term.

We're going to have to work very hard. There's a lot of work to be done to get this club to where it needs to be in the grand scheme of things. We really, through all the work we've done over the last two months, saw the challenges and problems which exist and we've got to work to address those. There is a great nucleus here off the field and on the field and we think we can build from that, but it's not going to be easy. We've got real challenges.

Some Liverpool fans expressed concern when it emerged that their Club could be sold to a new set of Americans - can you understand those fears?

I can, I absolutely can. It's been a tough three years and there were a lot of expectations created, so one thing I'm going to try not to do is to create a lot of expectations. I'm going to hopefully rather than make promises, deliver. When I say I, I mean New England Sports Ventures. We've got a very strong organisation, financially and otherwise, we have some terrific strategic thinkers and we're going to be attacking this head on starting tomorrow.

A lot of Liverpool fans all over the world are very happy today - what's your message to them?

All I can say at this point is we're going to work as hard for you as we possibly can and there's no doubt about it, you deserve it. You have supported this club through the worst of times now and we're going to do everything in our power to make the supporters proud of their club and of us. It's a big challenge but I think we're up for that challenge.

[Mostar]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/video/News...ht--21738.php3

How much more sincere this man sounds to you know who when they came in.

I like him. He did not make any big bold statements but he sounded very genuine and sincere.

Little Dave seems to be right this time around. He/NESV may be just the owners we need to get us back to the top.

[Muddled]

Impresively swift Vermilion - appreciated too.



Not much going on, but more-or-less a promise of actions will speak louder than words and no rash promises that can't or won't be met. Time will tell I guess.

[Vermilion]

I like him. He did not make any big bold statements but he sounded very genuine and sincere.

Little Dave seems to be right this time around. He/NESV may be just the owners we need to get us back to the top.

Yep, all things considered, i'm very happy, really thought i wanted a multi billionaire type, but i feel....somehow... comfortable; knowing the club is in his hands.

[Craig_H]

Hope he's there for the Blackburn game, atmosphere should be awesome.

[Muddled]

Hope he's there for the Blackburn game, atmosphere should be awesome.

Added bonus that Fat Sam will get the brunt of it too.

[red g]

Yep King Kenny's triumphant return to management against one of his former clubs.

should be rocking

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At left, the couple with investment guru Warren Buffett at Fenway Park last September.

Some more pics of our new owner, mostly him and his missus.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/home/display/John_Henry/?gallery_idx=269&row_position=1&photo_idx=3358&thumbnail_num=4

[Craig_H]

His wife isnt too unpleasant on the eyes, either

[Kenneth]

That red sox fan who described him as being a 'space cadet'; what do you think he meant by it?

[Mostar]

Yep, all things considered, i'm very happy, really thought i wanted a multi billionaire type, but i feel....somehow... comfortable; knowing the club is in his hands.

Same here.

Given their track record I feel positive.

They will make us better on and off the pitch but we have to be realistic and don't expect improvements over night.

[Vermilion]

That red sox fan who described him as being a 'space cadet'; what do you think he meant by it?

He once worked for NASA.

[Kenneth]

He once worked for NASA.

But seriously, what character traits to you associate with that phrase?