What if.....

[Mattshark]

Dubai is no banana republic, tourism and commerce are big there now too. DIC are probably as safe hands as there are for us to be in.

It is not a republic at all, it ain't even a country

[Red Chilli]

I'm fairly reassured by the fact that we're led to believe they are going to:

1)Wipe out our accumulated long term debt
2) Build us a stadium

These 2 things alone give me a sense of reassurance. We didn't accumulate that debt overnight and we've been trying for a new stadium for what, 7 years or something. So what if they do get overthrown, we'll be a more attractive club then than we are now in the eyes of investors.

[Mattshark]

I'm fairly reassured by the fact that we're led to believe they are going to:

1)Wipe out our accumulated long term debt
2) Build us a stadium

These 2 things alone give me a sense of reassurance. We didn't accumulate that debt overnight and we've been trying for a new stadium for what, 7 years or something. So what if they do get overthrown, we'll be a more attractive club then than we are now in the eyes of investors.

I'll be really happy if they bring us 19, 6, 8, 8.

[alunevans]

i was more asking whether the new rulers of Dubai would de facto become the new owners of Liverpool Football Club.

[Red Chilli]

Right. Well it's been said that Dubai isn't a country and it doesn't really have a government (as far as my limited knowledge is aware). It has a royal family doesn't it? So DIC is the investment arm of the royal family, so even if that's overthrown in terms of being the head of 'state' doesn't mean the investment arm defaults to the new head of 'state'.

That's my take but feel free to rip that theory apart

[alunevans]

Right. Well it's been said that Dubai isn't a country and it doesn't really have a government (as far as my limited knowledge is aware). It has a royal family doesn't it? So DIC is the investment arm of the royal family, so even if that's overthrown in terms of being the head of 'state' doesn't mean the investment arm defaults to the new head of 'state'.

That's my take but feel free to rip that theory apart

Ta

[Red Chilli]

Ta

Just my reading of it, could be TOTALLY wrong (as ususal)

[Mattshark]

Right. Well it's been said that Dubai isn't a country and it doesn't really have a government (as far as my limited knowledge is aware). It has a royal family doesn't it? So DIC is the investment arm of the royal family, so even if that's overthrown in terms of being the head of 'state' doesn't mean the investment arm defaults to the new head of 'state'.

That's my take but feel free to rip that theory apart

The royal family are the rulers of the UAE not Dubai.

[Red Chilli]

OK but Dubai has a Royal Family which is what I said (if you really want to get into a "Pedantic fight").

[Rich]

Who, the ****, cares?

[kurtangle01]

Isn't Dubai like Monte Carlo in the sense that it's a principality?

[Red_Polo]

It is not a republic at all, it ain't even a country

Yes....and I repeat....Dubai is no banana republic

[Red_Polo]

Isn't Dubai like Monte Carlo in the sense that it's a principality?

Well, sort of, it's an Emirate, although it has a lot less autonomy than Monaco. Several Emirates joined to form what is imaginitively named the United Arab Emirates, and almost all of the power resides with the whole rather than the individual Emirates as I understand it.

[dom9]

They might build a new tourist destination in Dubai - Liverpool Land, or even, Liverpool Island.

[Mumsafan]

Isn't Dubai like Monte Carlo in the sense that it's a principality?

It's Monaco that's the principality isn't it?