Cosmo
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Whats your opinion on foreign investors buying into Prem clubs?
Weve had Chelsea bought by Abromavich, Portsmouth bought by Gaydamak, Utd by Glazier and now West Ham and Arsenal are both linked with Russians or Iranians.
Im all for clubs being sold to rich people if they are true fans of football or the club, but when all these dodgey characters start buying clubs up I cant see it ending well. I for one wouldnt want Liverpool bought by any of those mentioned above, even if it meant more money and trophies Id still worry about the long-term future of the club.
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Jamie Walby
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I think its only good in the short term and only for the club. I dont think Abramovich buying chelsea was/is good for football. ANd I trully think that in 2/3 years when he gets bored that chelsea will be fucked.
BUT, if it happened to my team and brought some success i suppose i wouldnt be moaning......
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Sooty
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Crap, turning them into business ... not real fans.... FFS as if Glaizer knows what offside is
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Cosmo
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Crap, turning them into business ... not real fans.... FFS as if Glaizer knows what offside is
TBH with the amount of stokes he has had Id be suprised if he knew what his arsehole was!
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J da Silva
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The English game is ruined by the lack of English players at the top teams as it is, this will only make it worse with big money, more foreign players will be attracted.
Bring back the days where teams were filled with local lads and the national team was filled with skill.
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Marc
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Especially when they use the club to balance their debts/switch money around a la Glazier.
Strange though how AIG insisted on English signings.
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Cosmo
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Strange though how AIG insisted on English signings.
Is that true or just a rumour? Surpised they didnt want you to sign a decent US player.
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Sooty
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Thats a rumor mate.... ferguson actually tried to go for Senna on the last day of the xfer window
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J da Silva
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Brian McBride or Demarcus Beasley or both would be top candidates.
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Is that true or just a rumour? Surpised they didnt want you to sign a decent US player.
Yeah never thought of that. Had Tim Howard but hes gone to Everton.
[Edited on 15-09-2006 by Marc]
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J da Silva
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Only on loan though.
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Marc
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Yeah, you never know though, some of these loans become permanant fixtures!
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Mather.16v
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all these buy outs will be the downfall of the english game 
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Tom
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Not good at all imo, as said what will hapen to big clubs if they get passed around between the top 100 ritchest people or end up fucked with no money and having to sell all there best players. I hope no-one buys liverpool.
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Question for you all... if you were stinking loaded... I mean properly... not a cute 20m in the bank.... would you buy the club you love and adore?
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Cosmo
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I hope no-one buys liverpool.
Wont happen. David Moores loves the club too much to let it go to just anyone. He had offers on the table from a number of people in the past but he wouldnt sell as werent right for the club.
The only ones at the moment I can see who may possibly invest is the Kraft family. I wouldnt mind this too much, as they are true sports fans (even if not Liverpool) and have the knowledge to market Liverpool the way we should be.
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Cosmo
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Question for you all... if you were stinking loaded... I mean properly... not a cute 20m in the bank.... would you buy the club you love and adore?
without a doubt.
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Question for you all... if you were stinking loaded... I mean properly... not a cute 20m in the bank.... would you buy the club you love and adore?
Yeah. I'd buy York too and make them good a la Chelsea
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Sooty
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Id buy Blyth Spartans 
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Tom
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Question for you all... if you were stinking loaded... I mean properly... not a cute 20m in the bank.... would you buy the club you love and adore?
Probably not, I wouldn't wana be responsible for them. I'd have a directors box tho  and some shares
Cosmo, kraft buyout has long passed hasn't it?
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Cosmo
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Cosmo, kraft buyout has long passed hasn't it?
nope. They are still in talks as part of a consortium (the two others being true Liverpool fans) but it may not be for a full buyout just yet...maybe inject some funds for the stadium.
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Tom
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We need that,, think we had to prove we had the money by this week didn;t we? (I've not kept my ear to the ground since reading we had provisionally won the lease on stanley park).
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Cosmo
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We need that,, think we had to prove we had the money by this week didn;t we? (I've not kept my ear to the ground since reading we had provisionally won the lease on stanley park).
got the planning permission, got the 999yr lease for stanley park, just need to show we have the £160-170m needed by the end of this month. From what I have heard the board is fairly confident that its sorted and construction will begin in January.
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