DIC have pulled out

[bazza76]

That's just your guess based on rumour. Why do you think DIC wanted to take us over? So they could make a loss?

Eventually yes. But also to raise the profile of the Arab nation.

[Red Chilli]

DIC's out!

Eventually yes. But also to raise the profile of the Arab nation.

Sorry bazza, I don't buy that last bit. It's all about money.

[Ataturk]

who cares about all this

go down the pub. have a pint.

wake up tomorrow. think about the derby.

forget all this rubbish

[Resu]

Didn`t sound like the FA thought they were done and dusted earlier today, but they probably are now.
A statement still won`t change anything.

[G]

LFC's statement also says a decision will be made in the next few days so we'll know exaclty what the board are up to before long. Anyway I can't be arsed with this any more,I'm off to do the wife!

[Sir Bob]

Its obviously almost impossible for us to judge which of the 2 bids was the best for LFC.

If DIC was the better bid for the club & the board has tried to use Gillets interest to get DIC to increase their offer, then is a **** up of massive proportions.

If however, Gillets new bid is the better bid for LFC then everything in the garden is rosy. DIC have pulled the plug as a face saver before the club announced Gillet as its preferred bidder.

However, it all leaves a rather sour taste in the mouth. For so long DIC seemed the preferred bidder. Unless Gillet has come in with a better offer, it really is a **** up, big time.

Many of the reasons for fans prefering DIC are illogical. Gillet is seen as a Glazier clone, a money obsessed yank who will bleed the club dry. DIC on the other hand are seen as Arab gentlemen, LFC supporters at heart with LFC best interests paramount in their thoughts.

The truth is there is probably little to choose morally between the bidders. DIC would have been be every bit as ruthless as Gillet will be.

My only wish is that we are going with gillet as his offer was the best for LFC, rather than because we've ballsed up the DIC deal & are left with Hobsons choice. Truth is we will probably never know.

[Resu]

But he has shares he can refuse to sell.
I don`t know if he has anything to do with it, but he don`t have to be in the board to "cause trouble".

[friedk]

I feel sorry for Parry, his job is to find investors, which he has done consistently, but all decisions rest with the shareholders, and I feel they are putting their interests before LFC

[certifiable]

What on earth is more important than the long term future of Liverpool football club ?

Some on loan backup defensive midfielder and a cut-price right back from Spain to cover Finnan...Wow.

Obviously first option, but releasing statements to appease fans is not highest priority if we can take it for granted their working their socks off trying to sort out the investment scenario.

Both the background work on investment and background work on signings ARE MORE IMPORTANT than releasing statments to the public.

We as fans just have to wait, simple as that.

[badpiggy]

Heres what'll happen.DIC will take their money to a club like Newcastle and push us further down the pecking order.Gillet will complete due dilligence and then say he has to revise his offer downwards cos of the books but he'll really be doing it cos he's the only bidder and he has us over a barrel.We then have to accept his offer which will probably be similar to DIC's and we'll be taken over by a bloke who's hobby is going bankrupt.

Jesus this club does my head in sometimes.

however bad we think our lot are - and i don't agree that they're imbeciles - can you imagine freddie c/untin sheppard in his pie-juice stained oxfam suit thrashing out a deal with middle eastern royalty? "now ah like a fookin kebab as much as the next tha knows, so ah say 20 quid fort stadium, thermal underwear allowance fort foreign puffters, shwarma pie stands all overt park and 100 million for ronaldinho"

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

however bad we think our lot are - and i don't agree that they're imbeciles - can you imagine freddie sheppard in his pie-juice stained oxfam suit thrashing out a deal with middle eastern royalty? "now ah like a fookin kebab as much as the next tha knows, so ah say 20 quid fort stadium, thermal underwear allowance fort foreign puffters, shwarma pie stands all overt park and 100 million for ronaldinho"

FLMAO

Classic.

[badpiggy]

Its obviously almost impossible for us to judge which of the 2 bids was the best for LFC.

If DIC was the better bid for the club & the board has tried to use Gillets interest to get DIC to increase their offer, then is a **** up of massive proportions.

If however, Gillets new bid is the better bid for LFC then everything in the garden is rosy. DIC have pulled the plug as a face saver before the club announced Gillet as its preferred bidder.

However, it all leaves a rather sour taste in the mouth. For so long DIC seemed the preferred bidder. Unless Gillet has come in with a better offer, it really is a **** up, big time.

Many of the reasons for fans prefering DIC are illogical. Gillet is seen as a Glazier clone, a money obsessed yank who will bleed the club dry. DIC on the other hand are seen as Arab gentlemen, LFC supporters at heart with LFC best interests paramount in their thoughts.

The truth is there is probably little to choose morally between the bidders. DIC would have been be every bit as ruthless as Gillet will be.

My only wish is that we are going with gillet as his offer was the best for LFC, rather than because we've ballsed up the DIC deal & are left with Hobsons choice. Truth is we will probably never know.

and with that we should close the thread. respec to your brain and dry powder sir.

[topscorer]

Good point.

Or he remembers the Premier League press release a couple of weeks ago announcing the huge increase in TV rights and decided that made the club worth more than it was when DIC first made their bid a month ago?

DIC did a good job of winning over the fans by convincing us it wasn't just a money decision for them.

Besides Rick Parry and the Board explaining why DIC suddenly isn't the best thing since sliced bread I wonder whether Gillet is going to make any efffort to reassure his future customers?

[honk]

Maybe DIC have been told by Parry and mores to pull out to give the rest of the shareholders a kick up the backside, and they will come back in when the bioard wise up.

I suppose with Parry and Moores been told they can stay on with DIC then the rest of the board knowing they are out on their ar** will do everything they can to get the most out of it possible.

Steve Morgan is not going to give in easy and let Moores get what he wants.

Does anyone know how many shareholders there are?

We ca nthen work out the total difference in monmey which will be paid by Gillet. Then maybe Moores could swallow this debt himself or maybe DIC will up the offer.

I would have thought DIC will be gutted its not going through and also Parry and moores, so maybe now they can thrash it out between them.

At the end of the day we have no idea of the pro's and con's of the deals but i am just praying that something works out.

Didnt RAfa say he wanted DIC as he knew what they were going to offer him? Where will his thoughts be now?

There must be something stipid as Parry wouldnt have been on about it going through for so long and also for DIC men t obe on About it also.

Tomorrow is going to be interesting.

Good Night

[nobbylad]

1 question (which SouthAfricaRed touched on), if DIC were SO committed, why did they pull out at the sniff of a higher offer from another investor?

Surely if they had enough commitment to spend months feeding the PR machine and at the same time scrutinising the books with a team of financial experts, they wouldn't be blown off course by some cheeky American at the back of the room, tipping a wink to the guy with the hammer?