Liverpool FC Forum

woof woof ! wrote:

Leonmc0708 wrote:

Ciggy wrote:

Leonmc0708 wrote:In all honesty, George seems to have kept his head down and not been a pri.ck like Hicks.

He can feck off an all he arranged the meeting with Klinsmann, pray to god allah or anyone that Hicks sells DIC buy his share, then buys Gillete out and they take full control of the club.

I dont have a problem with the owners of the club having all the bases covered and making sure the team is secure going forward, and in that sense meeting a perspective manager who could step into the breach should be seen as good forsight, doing it all through the press is embarrasing and thats the part I have a problem with.

I see where you're coming from with that Leon BUT what I can't swallow is that an employer seeks to headhunt a prospective employee and the offer is supposedly only one of "we're not saying there will be a vacancy but if we had one would you like to take over ?"

A discussion as simple as that takes all of five minutes. IMO there was far more to it than Hicks and gillette just covering all the bases.

Their admission that they spoke to Klinsman was just another lame excercise in "covering" their a'rses, and it did nobody any favours.

Sincerely hope they can't raise the loan and DIC find a way of making this pair of modern day carpetbaggers sell up and move on .

Ciggy wrote:The thing about this is though even though Moores didnt sell to them they have remained interested which is a suprise anyone else that rich would have said stick your club up your @rse.

They can see the club has potential to be as rich as Man U, G & H however cant.

David Moores must be ruing the day he ever sold us to these two divys, ecspecially when they have been declared bankrupt once or twice.

Also incouraging news is that they have already been in talks with G & H in November so it gives us hope all is not lost just yet.

welsh wizzard wrote:I've heard today that behind the scenes D.I.C are negotiating with hicks and gillete for buying them out. The region is believed to be around 375 m, with a profit back of 70m each for the muppets.

Rick Parry will be forced to resign with David Dein being brought into replace him. All this will be reveiled around the begining of Febuary. Hicks and gillette are out of there depth and realise the fans are against them, D.I.C. are desperate to rescue the club they are fans of and want Rafa to get the money for world class players he deserves. They will hand over 500m to get the best stadium and the best designers on the scene.

You heard it here first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh damn it, don't jinx it Welshy     

Leonmc0708 wrote:Dubai to make Liverpool FC bid

Jan 17 2008 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo
DUBAI International Capital is ready to make an offer for Tom Hicks’s stake in Liverpool FC.

The ECHO understands senior executives at the Dubai-based international investment company were given the go-ahead by Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum to launch a second bid to buy into Liverpool in a year.

An offer has been agreed in principle.

A source close to DIC today told the ECHO the bid would be for a half share in the club with the Arab consortium willing to enter into a dual ownership deal with George Gillett.

He said: “It is a very delicate situation but DIC has reignited its interest in Liverpool Football Club.

“The terms of the offer, which will be made to Tom Hicks, have been agreed and DIC are hopeful they will be finally be able to invest in Liverpool.

“The offer is now being written up and it should be only a matter of time before it is delivered to Hicks.”

Co-owners Hicks and Gillett are edging closer to clinching a refinancing deal.

But DIC are hoping to make a move before any deal is completed.

Hicks and Gillet enjoyed a honeymoon period after their acquisition of the Reds.

But recent revelations they talked to Jurgen Klinsmann about the possibility of replacing the hugely popular Rafa Benitez as manager have led to them falling out of favour with the Liverpool fans.

While the financial restructuring deal, which would give them the necessary collateral to fund the building of the long-awaited new stadium, remains incomplete, DIC believe a window of opportunity still remains open to them.

Whether Hicks is willing to sell is another matter entirely.

The Dallas-based multi-millionaire is on record saying he is not interested in selling his stake, even though there are tensions between himself and Gillett about the proposed refinancing deal.

In a recent interview with the ECHO Hicks said: “I just want to clear up with you that I am not selling any of my shares to anybody.

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

But with Sheikh Mohammed, one of the world’s richest men, now back on the scene Hicks looks likely to face some tough decisions in the days to come.

On the one hand a deal with DIC could present him with a sizeable return on his initial investment and an opportunity to walk away from the dual problems of securing the necessary loans to service their own debt, fund the new stadium and winning the fans over all over again.

But, on the other, there may be a reluctance to part with an asset which he fought so hard to acquire, one which he firmly believes can pay dividends in the long term.

Hicks insists financial restructuring could be complete within days, and if he is proven right it will make an immediate offer from DIC less likely.

The American pair have six weeks to secure a £350m loan that would refinance their original purchase of the club.

Hicks recently told the ECHO he hopes a deal can be signed off with the Royal Bank of Scotland and the US investment bank Wachovia by the middle of next week.

If, as expected, DIC follow up their interest with a firm bid the ownership of Liverpool FC could change for the second time in a year.

Club officials said today: “We do not comment on speculation.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpo....0361303

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Interesting.

welsh wizzard wrote:I've heard today that behind the scenes D.I.C are negotiating with hicks and gillete for buying them out. The region is believed to be around 375 m, with a profit back of 70m each for the muppets.

Rick Parry will be forced to resign with David Dein being brought into replace him. All this will be reveiled around the begining of Febuary. Hicks and gillette are out of there depth and realise the fans are against them, D.I.C. are desperate to rescue the club they are fans of and want Rafa to get the money for world class players he deserves. They will hand over 500m to get the best stadium and the best designers on the scene.

You heard it here first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

welsh wizzard wrote:I've heard today that behind the scenes D.I.C are negotiating with hicks and gillete for buying them out. The region is believed to be around 375 m, with a profit back of 70m each for the muppets.

Rick Parry will be forced to resign with David Dein being brought into replace him. All this will be reveiled around the begining of Febuary. Hicks and gillette are out of there depth and realise the fans are against them, D.I.C. are desperate to rescue the club they are fans of and want Rafa to get the money for world class players he deserves. They will hand over 500m to get the best stadium and the best designers on the scene.

You heard it here first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stmichael wrote:

Leonmc0708 wrote:Dubai to make Liverpool FC bid

Jan 17 2008 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo
DUBAI International Capital is ready to make an offer for Tom Hicks’s stake in Liverpool FC.

The ECHO understands senior executives at the Dubai-based international investment company were given the go-ahead by Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum to launch a second bid to buy into Liverpool in a year.

An offer has been agreed in principle.

A source close to DIC today told the ECHO the bid would be for a half share in the club with the Arab consortium willing to enter into a dual ownership deal with George Gillett.

He said: “It is a very delicate situation but DIC has reignited its interest in Liverpool Football Club.

“The terms of the offer, which will be made to Tom Hicks, have been agreed and DIC are hopeful they will be finally be able to invest in Liverpool.

“The offer is now being written up and it should be only a matter of time before it is delivered to Hicks.”

Co-owners Hicks and Gillett are edging closer to clinching a refinancing deal.

But DIC are hoping to make a move before any deal is completed.

Hicks and Gillet enjoyed a honeymoon period after their acquisition of the Reds.

But recent revelations they talked to Jurgen Klinsmann about the possibility of replacing the hugely popular Rafa Benitez as manager have led to them falling out of favour with the Liverpool fans.

While the financial restructuring deal, which would give them the necessary collateral to fund the building of the long-awaited new stadium, remains incomplete, DIC believe a window of opportunity still remains open to them.

Whether Hicks is willing to sell is another matter entirely.

The Dallas-based multi-millionaire is on record saying he is not interested in selling his stake, even though there are tensions between himself and Gillett about the proposed refinancing deal.

In a recent interview with the ECHO Hicks said: “I just want to clear up with you that I am not selling any of my shares to anybody.

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

But with Sheikh Mohammed, one of the world’s richest men, now back on the scene Hicks looks likely to face some tough decisions in the days to come.

On the one hand a deal with DIC could present him with a sizeable return on his initial investment and an opportunity to walk away from the dual problems of securing the necessary loans to service their own debt, fund the new stadium and winning the fans over all over again.

But, on the other, there may be a reluctance to part with an asset which he fought so hard to acquire, one which he firmly believes can pay dividends in the long term.

Hicks insists financial restructuring could be complete within days, and if he is proven right it will make an immediate offer from DIC less likely.

The American pair have six weeks to secure a £350m loan that would refinance their original purchase of the club.

Hicks recently told the ECHO he hopes a deal can be signed off with the Royal Bank of Scotland and the US investment bank Wachovia by the middle of next week.

If, as expected, DIC follow up their interest with a firm bid the ownership of Liverpool FC could change for the second time in a year.

Club officials said today: “We do not comment on speculation.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpo....0361303

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Interesting.

It's interesting that it's only Hicks' stake that they're after. I think it's becoming clear that people who said that Hicks was the worst of the two, are possibly right.

I hope to fuck this happens. Just to get rid of Hicks would end the problems IMO. Ever since the "communication" problems started it's all been with him. Gillett has never once really been singularly mentioned as being the problem, it's always been either Hicks or just the Americans.