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[NANNY RED]

COME ON FEEL THE NOISE
CAUSE YEH SKINT SKINT SKINT
go ed Noddy lad

[supersub]

Good Mornin . Scal lad and what are you orders today. Mine is to have a drink   

HA HA I FORGOT SEEN THAT FELLA IN THE WHEELCHAIR ON THE TELLY LAST NIGHT . no one knows me 

Be careful there are a few back stabbers on Newkit, who would happily point the finger of blame just to see True Reds suffer

Nanny you will be required for court duty again when or if Hicks pursues damages against RBS and Broughton 

[lakes10]

GOOD MORNIN AND HOW ARE MY FELLOW SCALIBANS THIS FINE DAY

Good morning fellow cyber terrorist 

Great in it to wake up knowing there gone,

See this is were all governments have got it wrong , you dont have to go to war and risk innocent peoples lives , just send for the LIVERPOOL CYBER SCALS , and we will sort it for you . are fees are negotiable. Fu/ckin Bin Ladin would himseslf if we were on his case 

yep nan i will stand next to you in that us court next year lol
hope they dont take us all to Guantánamo Bay....i dont like orange.

[andy_g]

Be careful there are a few back stabbers on Newkit, who would happily point the finger of blame just to see True Reds suffer

knock it off, supersub, why don't you? this is the new beginning of a new beginning 

[Ciggy]

Good article from Stateside.

Hicks a self-centred blight on gameTexan nearly ruined proud Liverpool club, kept trying to keep it

By: Jerrad Peters

Posted: 16/10/2010 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

Tom HICKS is not human. He's a comic-book villain -- a character in some screwed-up galaxy where he can say what he wants, do what he wants and break whatever rules he wants without a care in the world for anyone else.

He's like Superman bad boy Lex Luthor. Only he's not a super-genius. He's just a sociopath with no moral compass.

In his nearly three years as co-owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Texan made one adversary after another. His utter lack of soccer knowledge quickly alienated fans of the Premier League side, and his penchant for borrowing money and failing to repay it made him arch-enemy No. 1 at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which loaned him and business partner George Gillett Jr. the cash to buy the team.

All the while, Liverpool's performance on the pitch became more and more dismal. The club struggled to finish in the top half of the table last season, and failure to qualify for the Champions League meant a massive loss of revenue.

Finally, after a series of protests by Liverpool supporters, Hicks and Gillett decided to sell. But because the club had become so devalued during their debt-ridden regime, it was actually worth less than the loans the American duo had taken out against it. The RBS moved in and appointed an independent chairman of the board to oversee the sale and ensure their money was recouped. They found a buyer--Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry -- and arranged a deal.

Hicks, however, was having none of it. Incensed that the club could be sold without his consent, and at a price that would leave him with a substantial loss, he dragged the RBS and the Liverpool board of directors to a London court on Tuesday morning.

Predictably, he was laughed out of town. One lawyer referred to his actions as "breathtakingly arrogant." Another accused him of "slippery behaviour."

Hicks, because of his debts, really didn't own the club anyway. The bank did, and they were within their rights to sell it. The judge ruled in favour of the RBS and the board of directors, and that was that.

Only, it wasn't. On Tuesday evening, Hicks convinced a Texas judge to issue a special injunction against the bank and the board, effectively preventing them from taking action against his assets without his authorization.

It was a desperate move, and one the London judge discarded immediately. A Texas court, he said, had no authority in the matter of a British property.

Out of options, Hicks did the only thing he could do, and announced his intention to sue the RBS, the club's board of directors and its new owners for $1.6 billion in damages. The three parties, he said through his lawyers on Friday, were guilty of an "epic swindle." Later, he dropped the lawsuit.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In refusing to take it on the chin and go quietly into the sunset, Hicks continues to demonstrate the immaturity and conceit of someone who thinks only of himself, who has no respect for soccer, for fans of the club he once owned or for proper legal process.

All the evidence points to a personality disorder, but it's actually a lot simpler than that. Hicks just isn't human. He's an anti-hero who refuses to go away, a villain who keeps coming back to wreak havoc on the innocent.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinio ... 94069.html

[Number 9]

Good article from Stateside.

Hicks a self-centred blight on gameTexan nearly ruined proud Liverpool club, kept trying to keep it

By: Jerrad Peters

Posted: 16/10/2010 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

Tom HICKS is not human. He's a comic-book villain -- a character in some screwed-up galaxy where he can say what he wants, do what he wants and break whatever rules he wants without a care in the world for anyone else.

He's like Superman bad boy Lex Luthor. Only he's not a super-genius. He's just a sociopath with no moral compass.

In his nearly three years as co-owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Texan made one adversary after another. His utter lack of soccer knowledge quickly alienated fans of the Premier League side, and his penchant for borrowing money and failing to repay it made him arch-enemy No. 1 at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which loaned him and business partner George Gillett Jr. the cash to buy the team.

All the while, Liverpool's performance on the pitch became more and more dismal. The club struggled to finish in the top half of the table last season, and failure to qualify for the Champions League meant a massive loss of revenue.

Finally, after a series of protests by Liverpool supporters, Hicks and Gillett decided to sell. But because the club had become so devalued during their debt-ridden regime, it was actually worth less than the loans the American duo had taken out against it. The RBS moved in and appointed an independent chairman of the board to oversee the sale and ensure their money was recouped. They found a buyer--Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry -- and arranged a deal.

Hicks, however, was having none of it. Incensed that the club could be sold without his consent, and at a price that would leave him with a substantial loss, he dragged the RBS and the Liverpool board of directors to a London court on Tuesday morning.

Predictably, he was laughed out of town. One lawyer referred to his actions as "breathtakingly arrogant." Another accused him of "slippery behaviour."

Hicks, because of his debts, really didn't own the club anyway. The bank did, and they were within their rights to sell it. The judge ruled in favour of the RBS and the board of directors, and that was that.

Only, it wasn't. On Tuesday evening, Hicks convinced a Texas judge to issue a special injunction against the bank and the board, effectively preventing them from taking action against his assets without his authorization.

It was a desperate move, and one the London judge discarded immediately. A Texas court, he said, had no authority in the matter of a British property.

Out of options, Hicks did the only thing he could do, and announced his intention to sue the RBS, the club's board of directors and its new owners for $1.6 billion in damages. The three parties, he said through his lawyers on Friday, were guilty of an "epic swindle." Later, he dropped the lawsuit.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In refusing to take it on the chin and go quietly into the sunset, Hicks continues to demonstrate the immaturity and conceit of someone who thinks only of himself, who has no respect for soccer, for fans of the club he once owned or for proper legal process.

All the evidence points to a personality disorder, but it's actually a lot simpler than that. Hicks just isn't human. He's an anti-hero who refuses to go away, a villain who keeps coming back to wreak havoc on the innocent.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinio ... 94069.html

 

He's getting sh'it on from everywhere!

[maguskwt]

Good article from Stateside.

Hicks a self-centred blight on gameTexan nearly ruined proud Liverpool club, kept trying to keep it

By: Jerrad Peters

Posted: 16/10/2010 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

Tom HICKS is not human. He's a comic-book villain -- a character in some screwed-up galaxy where he can say what he wants, do what he wants and break whatever rules he wants without a care in the world for anyone else.

He's like Superman bad boy Lex Luthor. Only he's not a super-genius. He's just a sociopath with no moral compass.

In his nearly three years as co-owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Texan made one adversary after another. His utter lack of soccer knowledge quickly alienated fans of the Premier League side, and his penchant for borrowing money and failing to repay it made him arch-enemy No. 1 at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which loaned him and business partner George Gillett Jr. the cash to buy the team.

All the while, Liverpool's performance on the pitch became more and more dismal. The club struggled to finish in the top half of the table last season, and failure to qualify for the Champions League meant a massive loss of revenue.

Finally, after a series of protests by Liverpool supporters, Hicks and Gillett decided to sell. But because the club had become so devalued during their debt-ridden regime, it was actually worth less than the loans the American duo had taken out against it. The RBS moved in and appointed an independent chairman of the board to oversee the sale and ensure their money was recouped. They found a buyer--Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry -- and arranged a deal.

Hicks, however, was having none of it. Incensed that the club could be sold without his consent, and at a price that would leave him with a substantial loss, he dragged the RBS and the Liverpool board of directors to a London court on Tuesday morning.

Predictably, he was laughed out of town. One lawyer referred to his actions as "breathtakingly arrogant." Another accused him of "slippery behaviour."

Hicks, because of his debts, really didn't own the club anyway. The bank did, and they were within their rights to sell it. The judge ruled in favour of the RBS and the board of directors, and that was that.

Only, it wasn't. On Tuesday evening, Hicks convinced a Texas judge to issue a special injunction against the bank and the board, effectively preventing them from taking action against his assets without his authorization.

It was a desperate move, and one the London judge discarded immediately. A Texas court, he said, had no authority in the matter of a British property.

Out of options, Hicks did the only thing he could do, and announced his intention to sue the RBS, the club's board of directors and its new owners for $1.6 billion in damages. The three parties, he said through his lawyers on Friday, were guilty of an "epic swindle." Later, he dropped the lawsuit.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In refusing to take it on the chin and go quietly into the sunset, Hicks continues to demonstrate the immaturity and conceit of someone who thinks only of himself, who has no respect for soccer, for fans of the club he once owned or for proper legal process.

All the evidence points to a personality disorder, but it's actually a lot simpler than that. Hicks just isn't human. He's an anti-hero who refuses to go away, a villain who keeps coming back to wreak havoc on the innocent.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinio ... 94069.html

He's not an anti-hero, he's a villain full stop. Anti-heroes are actually very cool characters...

[jono]

was lookin at the honours for the hicks video I uploaded

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[Madmax]

I had a good sleep last night..Its been a while.

[bunglemark2]

All this joy and rapture worries me.
We are more overjoyed about who is NOT in charge of the club (G&H) rather than who IS in charge of the club. What, realistically, does any one of us know about the new owners ? Or if they are/were the best option ? Or what their plans, short- and long-term, for the club are ?

[Anfield rapper]

I wnder would Hicks have said the same things had he got his way and sold to Mill? Would he bollox he would have gloated like he did to the New York Times. He is ver arrogant and would be saying how much he made out of us. Screw him.

[dundreamin]

Hicks who?

[redsoxfan]

All this joy and rapture worries me.
We are more overjoyed about who is NOT in charge of the club (G&H) rather than who IS in charge of the club. What, realistically, does any one of us know about the new owners ? Or if they are/were the best option ? Or what their plans, short- and long-term, for the club are ?

I cannot predict the future. But I've seen this group run the Red Sox for a decade, and they have done a tremendous job.

Positives:
-They are nice people
-Very smart
-Innovatively renovated Fenway Park,  and will likely do a thorough job with the future of Anfield or a new stadium
-Invest heavily in players, without spending foolishly in most cases
-They want to win
-Marketed the club in a million different ways, so expect an effort to push Liverpool globally
-Made the fan experience better at the park - they genuinely care about fans

Negatives
-Are not afraid of raising ticket prices to a high level, so expect that to come
-Currently know little about football, so pray they pick the right people to head the football operation. I'm sure they will eventually (they're very smart) but short-term they could stumble

Overall, they are excellent. Sleep well. 

[Bad Bob]

Just as a heads up, folks--a fair few people have suggested this thread now be locked and it might bring a nice sense of closure to do so.  I think we'll probably look to do that sometime over the next couple of days.  Obviously there will be an interest in discussing our new owners and perhaps Ciggy's new thread is the place for that.  So, if you have any parting shots to get into this thread, the clock's ticking.  If you just want to discuss the new owners, have a visit HERE.. 

[Igor Zidane]

Mission accomplished , bye H+G and bye takeover thread.