Why has it all gone quiet on the takeover front?
During the press conference where Roy Hodgson was officially unveiled as Liverpool’s new manager, Chairman Martin Broughton made the following comment concerning the sale of the football club:
“We are looking to the middle of July-ish for the first round of bids but that’s not a final stage – that’s a first entry through. We’re hopeful – and I wouldn’t put it any stronger than that – that a deal can be done by the end of the transfer season. That was always from the outset a hope rather than necessarily an expectation, because these things can take time. We are on course, pretty well, with where we would have expected to be.”
Since this statement was issued it has all gone rather quiet on the current ownership saga. We are now at the end of July and according to Mr Broughton’s statement the first round of bidding should already have taken place.
Recently, Mr Broughton has spoken of the importance in finding the correct owner, one who is wealthy, can take the club forward and is dedicated to building a new stadium. This list of credentials is exactly what every Liverpool fan would want to hear but it does strike you as a ‘stalling’ comment.
Of course we need to ensure we select the correct owner and one that is good for the club but it would appease many Liverpool fans if Mr Broughton kept us all updated as to the progress of the sale a little more transparently than he has. As fans we don’t expect to be told the finer confidential details but it would be nice to hear the club say if the first round of bidding has taken place and if any suitable parties have been identified.
Previously we were constantly hearing newspaper rumours of interest from all over the Middle East with wealthy Sheikhs being linked left, right and centre. Now, even the newspapers have given up on publishing propaganda on the issue.
As a Liverpool fan I’m hoping the sales process is on track and progressing well behind closed doors. I have noticed that since Roy Hodgson has come in as manager our business dealings have been conducted in a more professional manner and the majority of deals have been kept private until the final stages. Joe Cole is a perfect example of this. One week the manager denies speaking to the player and the next he is pictured holding a Liverpool shirt having signed for the club.
Prior to the past few years it has always been the Liverpool way of conducting business quietly and privately and this also seems to be the preferred method of our new manager. Perhaps some of this has rubbed off on the Liverpool board and they are going about selecting a new owner privately and effectively and hopefully on track.
Too optimistic? Let’s hope not.
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July 31st, 2010
2 words due diligence
July 31st, 2010
All a load of B*lls! Just like Hicks saying hed be making a substantial amount of money for the transfer market earlier in the year for this summer!
July 31st, 2010
All these rumors are 10 a penny round here, “a billionaire was seen ordering a fish supper from the Lobster Pot, with kenny”
July 31st, 2010
Come back this time next year when we are in administration.
July 31st, 2010
Its out of the yanks hands now they can’t pull the plug on any deal RBS have put BarCap in charge of it with Broughton over seeing it, the yanks will be gone when i don’t know but they will be gone people need to understand that, this is not a ploy by them to get more money or anything like that, let’s just be patient and let BarCap and Broughton do there jobs and us do ours by getting behind the team !
July 31st, 2010
Who cares really at the moment??
All that is important now is done.
Uncle Roy will sort out things on the field and once the club is back were it belongs the buyers will come running .
In Roy we trust .
August 1st, 2010
was surprised to hear him saying he thinks the sale might be over before the end of transfer window! It is something every fan wants to hier but not the same what one of the owners said and that is that the sale will probably be over by the end of calendar year.
We dont expect Brougthon to get fans like him, we just want the truth,
August 1st, 2010
Gavin i support your view, like it or not Mr Broughton knows his beans and he has got to much to lose, by not being true to his word will effect his day job (this being his bread and butter would not be a good choice). The private way the club is now being run is the LFC way, i for one support this, something to ponder though is the number 7 shirt, its a iconic shirt and one that you do not offer up to anyone, the fact that it is not filled and seeming to be kept clear would say to me something is coming or someone special is coming (i might well be barking up the wrong tree) i could be wrong though we will have to wait and see
August 1st, 2010
I think it’s a good sign it’s all quiet on the takeover. Think about it. Broughton only works for LFC one day a week. My theory is that he’s too busy on that one day to waste time talking to the media! If nothing was happening he would be doing lots of talking trying to attract buyers.
Alternatively, maybe on his one day a week with us, he just puts his boots up on the desk and has a good kip.
August 2nd, 2010
Liverpool is looking forward toward its 2nd SUGAR DADDIES after the 1st one flopped HARD…
BLAMING THE YANKS IS JUST STUPID !
The yanks spent more money than the Moore family did, so tell me what is their fault? for hiring Mr. Benitez i’d say
SO ITS RAFAT BENITEZ FAULT LIVERPOOL WENT DOWNHILL, or easily, LIVERPOOL FAILED HARD kukuiuiukukiukuikui