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by **ste123lfc** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:38 pm

tabloid bullsh*t

by **roberto green** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:07 pm

ste123lfc wrote:tabloid bullsh*t

Yes exactly, on the back of the mirror today it said "benitez

wins and yanks set to sell" as if to intice the americans if

they got a hold of this headline with the Benitez wins headline.

They are blowing everything up ten times worse than it is and

this is because they can see we are becoming a force once

again and can clearly see Benitez is a very good manager.

As for the Americans i think Gillet is interested in what

Liverpool represents but Hicks just come into the equation

because he thought he would make some money out of us,

Well what would you expect from someone that is a good

friend of Gerge Bush.......

and we all know that americans like a war.

by **The Manhattan Project** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:37 pm

BREAKING NEWS

BBC REPORTS

TOM HICKS...

...HAS BOUGHT....

STEVIE NICKS!!!!

by **murphy0151** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:19 pm

Ciggy wrote:
mungi wrote:considering its from the mirror, its most likely garbage

25th of October dinner with Balague and Dermot Gallagher in Maghull.
Believe what you will but Guillem admitted the following in a Q and A session.

The Americans are looking to get rid of Liverpool as quick as they can.

It must be true if he said so :Oo:

by **The Manhattan Project** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:46 am

If Hicks is trying to get rid of his part of the ownership, then a one billion pound valuation isn't the best way to go about it.

:laugh:

by **LiverpoolMadman** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:35 am

stmichael wrote:No way would DIC want to share. They would want full ownership.

DIC will only buy liverpool if liverpool cancel with "Carlsberg" ...

by **maguskwt** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:12 am

NANNY RED wrote:
JamCar05 wrote:
Paul C wrote:Chief executive Rick Parry said: "I have seen the story, and as far as I am aware it is complete rubbish."

So this is how Parry makes his great entry into this whole debacle... he pulls out a one-liner! FFS

Is he aware of any thing thats going on at the moment. Notice how the gob comments on this but when all hell was breaking loose this week with Rafa he kept his mouth shut. What a complete house.

Precisely...

Rick Parry Immediately denies a rumour about the owners... but the owners do not give any statement of support for rafa...

by **The Manhattan Project** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:09 am

Sky Sports News just showed a statement from Tom Hicks where he denies the tabloid reports that he wants to sell.

Seriously.

by **Ciggy** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:24 am

murphy0151 wrote:
Ciggy wrote:
mungi wrote:considering its from the mirror, its most likely garbage

25th of October dinner with Balague and Dermot Gallagher in Maghull.
Believe what you will but Guillem admitted the following in a Q and A session.

The Americans are looking to get rid of Liverpool as quick as they can.

It must be true if he said so

See you have taken over Stu's position.
I didnt say it where true I meant it was said over a month ago.

December 1, 2007
Rift rumours persist after Rafael BenÍtez fails to get backing
Oliver Kay

Liverpool were quick yesterday to dampen speculation that Tom Hicks, one of their co-owners, was preparing to sell his 50 per cent stake in the club, but that is just about the only emphatic statement from Anfield over the course of a week in which Rafael BenÍtez has been given no reassurances about his position at the club.

BenÍtez claimed yesterday that he is now “happy” with the situation at Liverpool, having sought to put his spat with Hicks and George Gillett Jr, the co-chairmen, behind him. BenÍtez has had no contact from the owners since the e-mail from Hicks that so enraged him nine days ago, and there remains concern at the club that fundamental problems are being ignored.

Foster Gillett, son of George, was appointed in the summer as a “linkman” between BenÍtez and the owners, based at the club’s training ground, but he has had little or no contact with the manager since returning to Merseyside on Wednesday after four weeks away. Rick Parry, the chief executive, is the other potential go-between, but his working relationship with BenÍtez remains uneasy, despite what the manager described as a “positive” two-hour meeting last Monday.

In a statement yesterday, Parry declared that reports that Hicks was preparing to sell his 50 per cent share-holding were “complete rubbish”, while the Texan was said to be “angered” by the claim. But there have been no such unequivocal statements or denials from Anfield or from the United States in response to reports about BenÍtez’s position.

It is no secret that the working relationship between Hicks and Gillett is running far from smoothly, but the pair are close to confirming a £500 million refinancing package. That deal, however, will take the club hundreds of millions of pounds into debt, another source of deep concern for Liverpool’s supporters at a time when their faith in the supposed American dream is being tested to the limit.

by **Ciggy** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:26 am

KOP FANS KEY TO SHEIKH BID
By Martin Lipton 01/12/2007

Dubai billionaire Sheikh Mohammed is waiting for the green light from Liverpool fans before trying to buy out US owner Tom Hicks.

As Mirror Sport revealed yesterday, Hicks is considering selling his stake in the club.

And while City sources indicate Hicks has placed a valuation of £1billion on the club, there is interest from Sheikh Mohammed (right), head of the Dubai International Capital group.

Dic were in £450m takeover talks with Liverpool last year, before pulling out when the board held out for Hicks in a £219m deal.

Advertisement
Now the Sheikh - full name Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum - who is worth £7bn, is interested again and could be welcomed by fans who voiced their support for boss Rafa Benitez and their anger at the owners on websites yesterday.

"Both Yanks can XXXX off if they sack Rafa," said one fan, with another adding: "These cowboys have taken a massive loan to buy the club. Where is the bloody investment?"

And a third suggested: "It would have been better if we'd sold to the Dubai consortium."

by **The Manhattan Project** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:36 am

According to Sky, Hicks insists he is not selling his stake.

by **JamCar05** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:12 pm

It's also up on the official site:

HICKS COMMITTED TO LIVERPOOL
Paul Hassall 01 December 2007
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has today rubbished reports that he is preparing to sell his shares in the club.
The American multi-millionaire, who completed a takeover of the Reds along with George Gillett back in March, has been bemused over the recent speculation regarding his future at Liverpool and today categorically denied he is looking for a way out.

"I just want to clear up with you that I am not selling any of my shares to anybody," said Hicks.

"I have no idea why anyone would think that. It was just rubbish."

Recent events behind the scenes have resulted in the fans declaring public support for manager Rafael Benitez and Hicks admits the situation has been blown out of all proportion.

"The fans are very passionate and that's what we love about them," he continued.

"It's been a big misunderstanding blown very much out of proportion. George and I are happy to see that it has settled back down.

"We've a big game on Sunday against Bolton, a big game against Marseille and a big game with our neighbours to the east and the main thing is the team is playing better."

Hicks also responded to concerns over their lack of day-to-day involvement at the club, but insisted that Foster Gillett, George Gillett's son and an Anfield director, would be here to be their representative in England.

"I guess we are absentee owners - there's no question about it," said Hicks.

"But Foster returned to Liverpool last week. He's our day-to-day person to help facilitate communication - and we come as often as we can."

The Dallas-based millionaire admits he has been surprised at speculation over a rift between him and co-owner George Gillett and insists he is still delighted to have bought the club.

He added: "George and I have never been closer. We both were very disappointed and confused as to where that inaccurate information came from.

"Owning Liverpool has been great, we're still enjoying it."

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N157883071201-1112.htm

by **Sabre** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:39 pm

"Owning Liverpool has been great, we're still enjoying it."

And this is when a journo will come and say "still?" and make a new story. How much rubbish of the press we must read through out the years to realise they lie week in week out?

by **account deleted by request** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:49 pm

I would have preferred a stronger statement of raproachment with Rafa. Still at least they didn't say "he's a dead man walking"

by **murphy0151** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:08 pm

Ciggy wrote:
murphy0151 wrote:
Ciggy wrote:
mungi wrote:considering its from the mirror, its most likely garbage

25th of October dinner with Balague and Dermot Gallagher in Maghull.
Believe what you will but Guillem admitted the following in a Q and A session.

The Americans are looking to get rid of Liverpool as quick as they can.

It must be true if he said so

See you have taken over Stu's position.
I didnt say it where true I meant it was said over a month ago.

December 1, 2007
Rift rumours persist after Rafael BenÍtez fails to get backing
Oliver Kay

Liverpool were quick yesterday to dampen speculation that Tom Hicks, one of their co-owners, was preparing to sell his 50 per cent stake in the club, but that is just about the only emphatic statement from Anfield over the course of a week in which Rafael BenÍtez has been given no reassurances about his position at the club.

BenÍtez claimed yesterday that he is now “happy” with the situation at Liverpool, having sought to put his spat with Hicks and George Gillett Jr, the co-chairmen, behind him. BenÍtez has had no contact from the owners since the e-mail from Hicks that so enraged him nine days ago, and there remains concern at the club that fundamental problems are being ignored.

Foster Gillett, son of George, was appointed in the summer as a “linkman” between BenÍtez and the owners, based at the club’s training ground, but he has had little or no contact with the manager since returning to Merseyside on Wednesday after four weeks away. Rick Parry, the chief executive, is the other potential go-between, but his working relationship with BenÍtez remains uneasy, despite what the manager described as a “positive” two-hour meeting last Monday.

In a statement yesterday, Parry declared that reports that Hicks was preparing to sell his 50 per cent share-holding were “complete rubbish”, while the Texan was said to be “angered” by the claim. But there have been no such unequivocal statements or denials from Anfield or from the United States in response to reports about BenÍtez’s position.

It is no secret that the working relationship between Hicks and Gillett is running far from smoothly, but the pair are close to confirming a £500 million refinancing package. That deal, however, will take the club hundreds of millions of pounds into debt, another source of deep concern for Liverpool’s supporters at a time when their faith in the supposed American dream is being tested to the limit.

What position is that ciggs?

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