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by **Calum** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:11 am

I was very impressed with the way Broughton dealt with the media during the whole process. He always made a point in saying something and being informative about the situation when asked. Very polite and dignified. He didn't want to get away from the cameras as soon as he could like others did. Big respect to him.

by **roberto green** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:21 am

I think he has changed his colours and he is now a red.I reckon he will be asked to stay chairman and don't be surprised if his name is sung a few times by the kop at the next home match.

by **Scottbot** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:54 am

I'd be delighted if Broughton is asked to stay on as chairman, not as a debt of gratitude but because he has deffo grown into the role of chairman. I like the way he speaks in public, he comes across as very considered and concise and the fact he likes his football (I know it chelsea but hey) is a bonus I think. Your chairman doesn't have to be a football nut but it helps if he knows the game and i'd take a man who has now built up a considerable amount of trust over a new guy we don't know from adam.

by **Masch79** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:07 am

Hey he might be chelski but he's still been walking round in our tie. The guy has shown his stature as one of the world's top business men, making what seem to be the correct decisions and playing hard but fair in the face of extreme pressure and dirty tricks. As said above he's conducted himself with dignity throughout, been concise and informative and will go down in the history of LFC!

by **Ciggy** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:18 am

Im delighted with the work of the board and broughton has been the dogs bollox, but not in football matters where the managers concerned.

New owners now a new board will be in pace Id like kenny, Barwick and Ayres to stay he has done a great job with the commercial side of things.

by **maguskwt** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:10 pm

Ciggy wrote:Im delighted with the work of the board and broughton has been the dogs bollox, but not in football matters where the managers concerned.

you know what Ciggy, he's still a Chelsea fan... :;):

on a serious note though we do owe him a debt of gratitude...

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:20 pm

i believe tonights game was his last as club chairman, just got to say well done to the guy and all the best in the future, worth every penny we paid him.

by **tubby** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:22 pm

Thanks for helping get rid of twit and :censored:

la. It's been emotional.

:;):

by **7_Kewell** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:12 am

J*o*n*D*o*e wrote:i believe tonights game was his last as club chairman, just got to say well done to the guy and all the best in the future, worth every penny we paid him.

agreed. Biggest own goal (if you excuse the pun) that H&G ever performed was giving Broughton the job as Chairman with voting rights in regards to the takeover.

The guy is one of the best businessmen in the country and he did a brilliant job at the helm of our club. Welcome back to Anfield anytime :nod

by **Dundalk** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:41 am

This man deserves so much of our praise

Said he would get the job done and he did, as 7Kewell said he is welcome back at Anfield anytime

by **metalhead** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:43 am

I wish him well

Thank you sir and good luck

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:49 am

awesome guy. just shows that a professional is a professional irregardless of what club you support.

by **kazza** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:14 am

I am sure he benefited more financially from selling the club than keeping the previous owners at the helm so let's keep perspective and not proclaim him as an Anfield legend or anything. That said he did out-manouver Hicks and Gillette and for that he has my thanks. He was the sword used by charma!

by **fivecups** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:35 am

Dundalk wrote:This man deserves so much of our praise

Said he would get the job done and he did, as 7Kewell said he is welcome back at Anfield anytime

Anfield legend is precisely what he will be if John Henry succeeds with Liverpool.

He led, and convincingly won, the battle which saved our club from being wiped out by two greedy fat-cat rapist scum.

I would have loved him to stay on as chairman.

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:58 pm

Liverpool Echo Dec 3/2010

Martin Broughton says Liverpool FC and Everton FC should share stadium
Dec 3 2010 By Bill Gleeson

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FORMER Liverpool FC chairman Martin Broughton has called on Merseyside’s big two clubs to consider sharing a new football stadium.

Speaking to an audience of 580 business leaders last night, he called on fans to put aside emotional considerations in favour of the economic advantages of a groundshare between Everton and Liverpool football clubs.

Mr Broughton said he “fully supported” New England Sports Ventures (NESV) – now the Fenway Sports Group – in their preferred option to redevelop Anfield.

But he went on: “If that’s not possible, then in my personal opinion, ground sharing should be seriously considered.

“Fans are understandably emotional about this issue, but this has to be addressed. It’s not the case of being red or blue. You can be red one week, and blue the next.”

Mr Broughton said fans had to understand that football clubs face a choice between a stadium of their own, or having money left over to invest in players.
He added: “It’s up to people like Kenny Dalglish to communicate the business sense of all this. It would mean open minds on all sides.”

Referring to England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid, Mr Broughton was critical of what he called “the supposed investigative journalism” of Panorama, a programme which he said “had seen better days,” and he congratulated Russia on being chosen to stage the tournament.

His comments about the Panorama programme only received a muted response from the audience.

Broughton, who is also chairman of British Airways, was speaking at the 160th annual dinner of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce.

He has only just this week stood down as chairman of Liverpool FC, after seven of the most turbulent months in the club’s history.

Mr Broughton, together with Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre, helped steer the sale of the club by its previous American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, to NESV owner John W Henry in a £300m deal.

The deeply unpopular co-owners lost control of the club in October after a trans-Atlantic legal battle that saw courtroom drama in both London and Dallas, Texas.

Mr Broughton, who is being succeeded by NESV’s Tom Werner, has described his seven-month reign as “one of the most memorable experiences of my working life” and he added “I've grown to love the club”.

Whilst we will be eternally grateful for the predominant role he played in ousting those deplorable owners ...I must add please dont ruin your credibility by making such inane statements .....any fan who wouldnt mind sharing with the bitterz hasnt got a f ucking clue

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