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[Resu]

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Amerikaneren George Gillett Jnr blir nå satt i forbindelse med Liverpool.

Av Einar Kvande


The Daily Telegraph skriver i dag at George Gillett Jnr er en av investorene som er ute etter å kjøpe seg inn i Liverpool FC. Den engelske avisen hevder at Gillett Jnr og Dubai Holdings nå seiler opp som de to grupperingene som blir vurdert som mest seriøse av Liverpool-styret.

Amerikanske Gillett eier fra før ishockeylaget Montreal Canadiens som spiller i NHL, og han har også tidligere vært eier av det berømte basketball-laget Harlem Globetrotters. The Daily Telegraph mener å vite at Gillett kun er interessert i å kjøpe hele klubben, og ikke bare deler av den.

Avisen hevder at ankepunktet til både Gillett og Dubai Holdings, skal være prisen som antas å ligge rundt £210M.


It says that George Gillett Jnr are looking to buy into LFC.
He `s only interested in buying the club, not a small part.
And it`s from the Daily Telegraph.

[red g]

readabouthim at the weekend....he owned the harlem globetrotters and is a billionare, which is nice

[dww]

Didn't they go bankrupt? A less good sign.

[OldManRed]

Didn't they go bankrupt? A less good sign.

Yes, but he built his personal wealth back up to something like $200M - so i guess he would be heading a consortium or some banks backing him. He still owns part of an ice hockey team in Canada and has a thrieving business, I think in meat packing(?). <from memory only>

[dww]

How is his Ice Hockey team doing? I think that sport is different to other areas of business and I don't want someone to come along who spunks loads of money but makes us dependant on theit largesse to keep in business in the future.

[OldManRed]

The Times article reproduced on RAWK with some comments here:

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=150733.0

There's a bit there on Gillet too -

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=115322.1800

[Dhav]

If we're going down the American route I'd prefer Kraft, who has a history of success in investing in sport in general and football in particular, and also hasn't been bankrupt.

[OldManRed]

I think we'll just have to get behind whoever buys in or takes over - it's not lilke we are going to walk away from LFC and you've got to think after all this time Parry and co. will make a reasonable choice

[Dhav]

I think we'll just have to get behind whoever buys in or takes over - it's not lilke we are going to walk away from LFC and you've got to think after all this time Parry and co. will make a reasonable choice

I really dont see Parry and Moores giving in to a full takeover, the guy just doesnt want to sell up. However, some radical action is needed otherwise we really are going to slip well behind Arse, Scum and Chavs in the financial stakes.