Cakap banyak, tomorrow meeting supposedly and ZERO bids. Meh.

just get more & more banks to finance (sink LFc into deeper abyss).

We have not 80,000 capacity stadium, we can't repay always use players sold (profits) to finance your interest payments as in the past, you Uants





right, you need more banks to finance the stake to 700million pounds so that G&H cowboys will ride smiling to the sunset?




This post has been edited by koolspyda: Aug 11 2010, 06:27 PM

Well, he said he needs ANOTHER two months to consider the deal or smth...

More like the crappy idea of the yanks to delay the time...



LAME is LAME

if Rafa wasn't that good then the current champions of Europe wouldn't hire him straight away after he's been sacked... and i thought those Yanks are bad enough but it seems that this Kirdi is far worst.. pray he'll not going to be our new 'owner'...

oh man....tons of transfer news and take over news...

just bring the season on man...cant wait.......

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Added on August 11, 2010, 10:01 pmwow...not a very charming fella isnt it? havent bought the club yet, already talking like this......not a good way to start.

This post has been edited by nando: Aug 11 2010, 10:01 PM

Thats what I'm worried about actually, none of the bids are concrete with loads of things being said.

StevieG's brace tat rescue Capello in this morning friendly is a TRUE LEADER tat will make Liverpool rise fr the ashes again this season

Liverpool postpone meeting to discuss takeover with no serious bids on the table
A Liverpool board meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss offers for the club has been postponed, providing further evidence of the complications and uncertainty surrounding the club’s future.

The Daily Telegraph can disclose that the decision to postpone was taken amid continuing doubts about the credibility of potential bidders and after the date had been publicised in the media.

A well-placed source said it would have been “premature” to meet this week, indicating that the club were yet to receive any formal offers backed by proof of funds.

Sources said the board would not meet this week

and it is unclear when the five-man group – chairman Martin Broughton, owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre – will now convene.

The delay raises doubts about the club’s prospects of changing hands this month, or even before the Oct 6 refinancing deadline set by Royal Bank of Scotland.

Broughton had asked as many as six potential buyers to table detailed offers, including proof of funds, by the end of this week, in the hope that two might be worth serious consideration. That deadline now looks ambitious.

For supporters desperate for clarity amid the claims and counter-claims of the last fortnight the postponement is not a positive sign.

Broughton might still emerge from the fog of speculation clutching a piece of paper securing the future of Liverpool FC in the near future, but this does not make it feel any more imminent.

At least five potential buyers are thought to have expressed an interest.

Chinese-American businessman Kenneth Huang and Syrian Yahya Kurdi have both said they are considering an offer for the club, while the Kuwaiti Al-Kharafi family and New York investors the Rhone Group are also thought to have expressed an interest.

Indian conglomerate Sahara said this week it would not bid “for the time being”, but did not rule it out.

Until any of them table offers with proof of funds, Broughton’s hopes of securing a deal before the end of the transfer window will be dashed.

The timing is significant. The deadline for formal offers falls on Friday and marks the end of the two-week window after which Huang indicated he would walk away if his offer was not accepted.

It is also just over a fortnight from the closure of the transfer window, the last opportunity for Roy Hodgson to enhance his squad.

It appears likely now that the window will close without a formal change in Liverpool’s ownership, leaving the far more significant deadline set by RBS looking like the decisive factor in regards to the fate of the club.

The bank agreed to extend its £237 million loan facility in April only after Hicks and Gillett agreed to sell and to appoint Broughton to oversee the process.

RBS is also understood to have imposed more expensive terms on the Americans, with £110 million of their debt reportedly converted to payment-in-kind loans accruing interest of up to £2.5 million a week.

This gives RBS by far the greatest leverage of any of the players in the Anfield saga, though whether the bank will choose to use it remains to be seen.

RBS is reported to have offered to “ease” the financing for any bidder, a move that emphasises the sensitivity of its position.

If October arrives with no acceptable offer RBS could extend its financing to the Americans again, or take a more drastic step and force out Hicks and Gillett and effectively take control of the club.

That would be a hugely controversial step for the publicly-owned bank to take and would require the endorsement of senior management including chief executive Stephen Hester.

Removing the Americans might be popular on Merseyside and would certainly simplify the process, but it would not be without implications for the bank’s reputation.

For potential bidders RBS’s situation offers an opportunity. Letting the clock tick down will increase the bank’s anxiety, the fees paid by Hicks and Gillett and drive the price down .

Sahara’s statement this week suggests that may be its strategy.

Kurdi, understood to be backed by investors from Sharjah and considered a serious bidder by the Americans, who are seeking a profit from their time in charge at Anfield, indicated he would do likewise.

“I want at least two months, two months to see everything. After that if everything is OK it’s a deal. If not, 'Thank you very much’,” he told Bloomberg this week.

The Huang bid told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that it had still not decided whether to make an offer.

Marc Ganis, a US associate of Huang’s, said via email: “We haven’t yet decided to submit a formal proposal but are interested in looking at an investment there. I suspect that is obvious. We also have not identified the potential investors.”

Ganis’s statement is a far more sober assessment than the suggestions of a swift Chinese government-backed takeover emanating from Huang’s camp last week.

Huang, a sports business investor who cites top-level contacts in China and the US, has made no comment himself since news of his intentions emerged last week.

There has been confusion over the source of his funding and the exact make-up of his team.

His background has come under scrutiny too, though not via his company website, which has displayed the message 'Site Under Maintenance’ since his involvement.

Huang received an endorsement on Wednesday when Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees, told the New York Times he had arranged marketing tie-ups in China.

Huang would hope to forge similar links for Liverpool, but first, like everyone else circling the club, he will have to convince Broughton he has the finances to pay for it.

If he and the other interested parties cannot, RBS may have to decide the club’s future in the autumn.

LFC TIMELINE

April 16 2010

Martin Broughton appointed Liverpool chairman as Tom Hicks and George Gillett agree to sell the club under pressure from Royal Bank of Scotland. Investment bank Barclays Capital (BarCap) appointed to find a buyer.

July 31 2010

Deadline for expressions of interest from potential buyers closes with as many as six potential bidders.

Aug 13, 2010

Deadline for formal offers with proof-of-funds to be given to Broughton and BarCap.

Aug 31, 2010

Transfer window closes.

Oct 6, 2010

RBS financing of £237 million of debt borrowed against the club and its holding companies expires. If the club has not been sold the bank will have to offer another extension to the American owners or force them into default.

January 1 2011

Transfer window opens, perhaps providing the first opportunity for a new owner to strengthen Liverpool squad.

that 2nd goal has a lil bit of torres DNA on it

this is the season for our Captain Marvel to shine

juz imagine his combo wif torres , cole and kyut

RH juz giv him a FREE role upfront and he will SHINE

I'm expecting Cole to play in the hole behind Torres with Gerrard dropping further back, especially if we lose Mascherano. Then again with suggestions that Poulsen and Crouch and joining us, who knows?

With no clear bidders in the horizon, we will not be able to finance any player purchases. So we can forget about all the gossip/rumours about Crouch, SWP, Warnock etc..

It will then be left to the experience and shrewdness of RH. Where that is concerned, I think he's miles ahead of RB. I have confidence in RH's management because he's done a good job at a small club with very limited finances. If he'd come from another biggie and known to spend many millions here and there, then LFC is dead duck!

As it is, I'm looking forward to the new season and very interested to see how RH can (better) use the players under his charge.

I wonder how true is transfer news. With new the 25 players for BPL ..and 8 homegrown.. for players that is out from UK, its almost impossible to fit in.. why buy those players if we have no slots for them..[buy just for league cup and fa cup usage?]
with the current squad.. picking up 25 including homegrown is quite hard already..

and insua still no number for him.. wonder if he staying or not..

might as well stop strikers purchase .... pacheco to shine.

Stevie scored a couple yesterday night and showed his stuff. For those who are wondering where to watch, please find below link for yesterday's highlights.

The 2nd goal was a beauty.

Highlights

exactly what we thought.. Kirdi aint gonna bid, he's there to disrupt the other potential buyers.. bloody ploy by the yanks... F*ck off!!!

anyway,

Great Work by out Captain Marvel...

Indeed Hodgson has proven that he is capable of building a side with a relatively small budget but he does need to work on improving last season's poor away form. We won only 5 games away from home while Hodgson only won 1 with Fulham. We've already lost a couple of friendlies away this season. I'm eager to see the new season get underway but I can't say I'm optimistic of our chances. 6th is indeed a realistic target if you ask me. Out of the players we've signed so far, only Cole is likely to make a big impact if you ask me. Even then, one player doesn't make a team. Like I said though, Hodgon's main task right now should be to stable the ship and ensure we don't get any worse which is a high possibility when our rivals are bolstering their squads, with the exception of Villa.

Just being realistic here.

captain fantastic..lets hope he carry on this form to club level

is huang saga ended??

i like him to buy liverpool

if you look at our complete squad list, we have more or less filled up the slots in both the homegrown and foreign quotas.

7 of the 8 spots for homegrown would've been filled by gerrard, carra, cole, johnson, spearing, darby and insua (provided that he stays). apart from that plessis, nemeth and brouwer also qualify as homegrown as they've spent 3 years here before turning 21.

the foreign players would make 15 of the 17 spots through reina, aquilani, lucas, agger, kyrgiakos, skrtel, aurelio, kuyt, torres, babel, rodriquez, cavalieri, jovanovic, ngog and masch/poulsen. there will be two more spots for fringe players like el zhar if he hasn't left (there's another itandje but i doubt he'll be in).

the rest will be free to play throughout the season as they are under 21, full list includes ayala, pacheco, wilson, shelvey, kelly, robinson, irwin, hansen, gulacsi, amoo, ince, bruna, kacaniklic, dalla valle, palsson, eccleston, bouzanis, cooper, chamberlain, kohlert, mavinga, mendy, poloskei, roberts, saric, simon and weijl (27 in total). i don't expect many from this lot to graduate to the first team squad, but there's a healthy figure as all 27 of them will qualify as homegrown after turning 21.

if prospects like pacheco, shelvey, ayala, wilson, kelly and co can slowly usurp into the first team in the next couple of years, we'll have a healthy number of homegrown to not have any worries.

if RH is playing by the number, he may still get one or two homegrown and foreign players to fully utilize his quota if he thinks none of plessis, nemeth, brouwer and el zhar are good enough to make the squad.

on personal POV, i won't lose sleep if darby, plessis, brouwer, el zhar, itandje and insua get transferred out before the transfer window closes. i do hope though that nemeth gets a chance this season since we have enough homeqrown slots at the moment if RH doesn't make anymore homegrown signings. but there's still over 2 weeks to go before the list has to be submitted so anything may happen.

i need to get the rosary












with relatively the same squad that blipped last season & amass the highest points ever for Liverpool in the previous season, i feel i take my chances the players will know they let themselves down last season (granted we missed key fellas who could carry the game)

much like englands preformance last night, gerrard was left to carry a lot of responsibilties. (He did it nto because he's out to show the world but rather he is & feels the great responsibilty in putting on the shirt (be it LFC of england< he kinda explained it to media pre-world cup), he cant do it for the whole season alone, now its the other first 11 to lift liverpool in games when key duo is either out injured or a blip in form.

the fate of how we fare this season may rest on Aquilani, Joe cole, Mascherano, Jovanovic, Skrtel, Ngog & Babel to step up

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Aug 12 2010, 12:42 PM