Scousers uncertain future

[BaaBaa.]

My personal favourite bit is when Broughton suggests they are set to lose £140'000'000 between them.

I hope they go bankrupt the horrible bastards!

[PeteC]

A full BBC interview with the LFC MD, British Airways MD and Chelsea season ticket holder here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 066856.stm

Three things stand out with that interview with Martin Broughton:

1) If H&G are successful in blocking the deal and the club goes to the bank, the bank will simply turn around and sell to NESV anyway.

2) The articles agreed to by H&G when Broughton was brought on board is that he has sole discretion and authority to sell the club.

3) H&G are not total villains in that the club has had much greater commercial success and revenues since they've been there. Pete

[BaaBaa.]

3) H&G are not total villains in that the club has had much greater commercial success and revenues since they've been there. Pete

I think that's thanks to Ian Ayres, his deal with Standard Chartered is the biggest in football, £20'000'000 a season.
H&G are still the villains if that profit is taken to pay off the loan debts on their leveraged buyout instead of strengthening the playing staff.

There's been no investment in players for 3 years.

Liverpool is one of the top 5 profitable clubs in the world, the equivalent of Real, United and Milan, since they took over we are spending less than Stoke and Sunderland.

[PeteC]

If something happens and the club does go to the bank, and the PL deducts 9 points, it's going to be interesting to see what the eventual new owners do. They didn't buy to have a second tier club.

I'm not familiar with the transfer and player purchasing rules. Are they relaxed in the event of the above 9 point deduction so that a club can go on a buying spree to try to avoid relegation? Pete

[BaaBaa.]

I'm not familiar with the transfer and player purchasing rules. Are they relaxed in the event of the above 9 point deduction so that a club can go on a buying spree to try to avoid relegation? Pete

No, you can only buy in the transfer windows.

Liverpool wouldn't have been deducted 9 points anyway, the club itself is solvent, it's Kop Holdings (the parent company created by H&G) that will go bankrupt.

[PeteC]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101007/sp ... ballredsox

[BaaBaa.]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101007/sp ... ballredsox

MEH!

I'll just be happy if Liverpool can spend their own money instead of paying off the owners debts.

Liverpool should have a transfer kitty of around £40 mill every season off their own backs.

A little boost off the new owners in January would be nice though!

[PeteC]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101007/sp ... ballredsox

MEH!

I'll just be happy if Liverpool can spend their own money instead of paying off the owners debts.

Liverpool should have a transfer kitty of around £40 mill every season off their own backs.

A little boost off the new owners in January would be nice though!

I have a feeling that besides new players, they won't have much patience with the current manager. If the deal goes through he may last the season, but I doubt much longer than that. Pete

[BaaBaa.]

What a piece of shit Redknapp is as well.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... eover.html

Quite amazing coming from someone who has bankrupt two clubs, spent £18'000'000 on David Bentley and has a court case coming up soon.

[BaaBaa.]

I have a feeling that besides new players, they won't have much patience with the current manager. If the deal goes through he may last the season, but I doubt much longer than that. Pete

GOOD!

Get the big man back!

[PeteC]

If the deal goes through before 10/17 I hope it motivates them against Everton, away. Too close to decide IMO at the moment. Pete

[Lee1975]

If the deal goes through before 10/17 I hope it motivates them against Everton, away. Too close to decide IMO at the moment. Pete

I hope not, this would be just the incentive you lot need to beat us. Just hope it drags through another couple of weeks.
Everton 2 (Cahill, Arteta) - 1 Liverpool (Kuyt)

[BaaBaa.]

If the deal goes through before 10/17 I hope it motivates them against Everton, away. Too close to decide IMO at the moment. Pete

I hope not, this would be just the incentive you lot need to beat us. Just hope it drags through another couple of weeks.
Everton 2 (Cahill, Arteta) - 1 Liverpool (Kuyt)

I don't think anybody needs motivating for this.

It's a full blown six pointer relegation battle!

[Big Boy]

Liverpool wouldn't have been deducted 9 points anyway, the club itself is solvent, it's Kop Holdings (the parent company created by H&G) that will go bankrupt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 074311.stm
Whoops

[BaaBaa.]

Liverpool wouldn't have been deducted 9 points anyway, the club itself is solvent, it's Kop Holdings (the parent company created by H&G) that will go bankrupt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 074311.stm
Whoops

Wow!

With all the ifs and buts I can't see it happening. The Premier League would probably make up a new rule, their "Franchise" would take a massive financial hit, Liverpool has to be the biggest supported club in Asia.

To be honest I'd take the 9 point penalty to get the cancers out of the club and I'd still be confident of being midtable with a 9 point deduction. We're shit, but we aren't that shit!