Liverpool close in on Mr Gillett

[mersey86]

What a thread of horrendous puns. It should go down in infamy! You should all be ashamed of yourselves!

[Icon]

US friend of mine says he'll suit Liverpools style of business coz he's sport first and money later, something of a traditionalist - we'll see.
May not be financially big enough on his own.

[Red_Polo]

US friend of mine says he'll suit Liverpools style of business coz he's sport first and money later, something of a traditionalist - we'll see.
May not be financially big enough on his own.

L4 Mach 2 then?

[desertscouser]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this Gillette bloke will never have anything to do with the mighty reds. This story is probably a load of bull ****.

[Jop]

What a thread of horrendous puns. It should go down in infamy! You should all be ashamed of yourselves!

Ah the old infamy! infamy! the all have it in fa me trick

[Red_Polo]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this Gillette bloke will never have anything to do with the mighty reds. This story is probably a load of bull ****.

Still, close shave eh?

[Fan65]

And to think we were a whisker away from Kraft and all those cheesey puns to play with...

[DeeGame]

Great thread

So many sharp puns in here i think i'm gonna cut myself

[Kiwi]

Don't think the guy will be able to do it by himself, according to the Forbes list he is worth less than
One Billion Dollars. Hardly an improvement on what we have presently.

[FowlerLeftFoot]

why dont they just go!

Not the shaver bloke

Liverpool close in on Gillett
Last updated at 15:40pm on 13th November 2006

Liverpool have held further talks with the American tycoon George Gillett Jnr about a takeover of the club.

Chairman David Moores joined chief executive Rick Parry on last week's trip to Canada, where the reclusive businessman owns the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.

Moores was spotted in Gillett's suite during the Canadiens' victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Liverpool declined to comment on the visit but it seems Gillett may now be ahead of Dubai Holdings in the long-running search for new investment.

The former owner of the Harlem Globetrotters has declined to comment, but sources close to him have privately confirmed that he is a serious bidder.

It remains unclear how the multimillionaire would fund a full takeover of the club, with Moores having stuck to a valuation of about £300 million during the three-year hunt for new investors.

Moores and Parry are thought to favour a cash injection for a minority stake, with backing for a new 60,000-seater stadium, but Gillett's style is to buy businesses outright.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1779

[KK07]

You're a bit sharp today.

(I can do this cheap punning for hours you know - didn't the "film" thread on KT tell you that?)

Oh oh!!!

We should do an Est film thread!!

That was ****ing gas!!!

Anyone got any ideas!?

[Liverpool]

So what do we as fans get out of this. Moores make a fortune on his LFC shares. Gillette spends a huge amount of money to acquire the club-for what? He's not buying because of his deep love and affection for the club. He's probably never heard of us before his advisers tipped him off. He's buying for commercial reasons i.e. to make a profit. He will probably-but not definitely- fund the new stadium but buying players -this costs serious money and remember he's buying to EXTRACT money not put it in. So ticket prices will go up as will all other prices where the club is selling anything. He will try to "develop" the club i.e. increase it's capital value so he can sell on his shares and make a quick buck there as well.What's in it for us? Bugger all I suspect.AS for Moores and only selling in the best interests of the club. This is a complete nonsense. His only objective in all his numerous negotiations is to obtain the highest price possible for his shares. He is already a multi millionaire but-as with all of them- he wants more. Lots more.If he had the interests of LFC as his priority he would be looking to sell to a buyer( at a reasonable price ) who was a genuine committed fan of the club. Steve Morgan springs to mind. This is a sheer greed transaction. Lets not pretend this is being done for the benefit of the club and the fans. This is being done for the benefit of Moores bank balance. So to finally answer my own question-what do the fans get out of this- the answer is bugger all. Our club and it's proud hereitage our sold to the man who makes the largest price offer for the shares. A bloody yank who probably knows sod all about real foootball and not the useless American football.A yank who probably knows bugger all about LFC and it's traditions. Are you happy with this. Do you all still think that Moores is Mr wonderful? Discuss.

[Boogs]

Whats in it for the fans? The ceptic can provide the funds for "Quality" players we might be rewarded with the EPL title, braging rights over the dirty red ****e up the road and a brand new shiny stadium.

[Redlife]

George N. Gillett Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George N. Gillett Jr. (born 1938) is an American businessman.

Gillett is chairman of Booth Creek Management Corp., a company created to oversee the acquisitions and management of interests of the Gillett family.

Gillett holds interests in the NHL Montreal Canadiens, the Bell Centre (since January 2, 2000), Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort, several golf courses and Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., the owner and operator of six ski resorts in the United States, Northland Services Inc. marine transportation, Swift and Company beef, pork and lamb operations in the U.S. and Australia, Petaluma Poultry natural and organic chicken products, Snowball Foods and Kings Delight, food processors of turkey and chicken products, B3R Country Meats, which processes fresh and frozen natural beef, Coleman Natural Products, which processes fresh and frozen natural beef and lamb; and Gerhard’s Napa Valley Sausage, a producer of gourmet sausage products made primarily from poultry, Silverthorne Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Truck and Hickey Motors, Inc., automotive dealerships, Great Northern Bark and Sierra Organics landscaping and gardening products.

He has recently (4Q 2006) been linked with a proposed takeover of English Premiership side Liverpool Football Club (soccer)

Gillett attended Amherst College and is a graduate of Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin.

He and his wife, Rose, have four sons: George III, Andrew, Alexander and Foster.

C'mon Mr Gillette, £300m must be a poultry amount to you?

Ha-ha ha-ha, ha-ha ha-ha, ha-ha ha-ha, a-ha-ha ha-ha, ha-ha ha-ha, a-ha-ha ha-ha....



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[Neil Young]

George N. Gillett Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George N. Gillett Jr. (born 1938) is an American businessman.

Gillett is chairman of Booth Creek Management Corp., a company created to oversee the acquisitions and management of interests of the Gillett family.

Gillett holds interests in the NHL Montreal Canadiens, the Bell Centre (since January 2, 2000), Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort, several golf courses and Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., the owner and operator of six ski resorts in the United States, Northland Services Inc. marine transportation, Swift and Company beef, pork and lamb operations in the U.S. and Australia, Petaluma Poultry natural and organic chicken products, Snowball Foods and Kings Delight, food processors of turkey and chicken products, B3R Country Meats, which processes fresh and frozen natural beef, Coleman Natural Products, which processes fresh and frozen natural beef and lamb; and Gerhard’s Napa Valley Sausage, a producer of gourmet sausage products made primarily from poultry, Silverthorne Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Truck and Hickey Motors, Inc., automotive dealerships, Great Northern Bark and Sierra Organics landscaping and gardening products.

He has recently (4Q 2006) been linked with a proposed takeover of English Premiership side Liverpool Football Club (soccer)

Gillett attended Amherst College and is a graduate of Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin.

He and his wife, Rose, have four sons: George III, Andrew, Alexander and Foster.

Really? Madness.