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Takeover Rumour

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Onside, May 14, 2019.

  1. Tennesseebantam

    Tennesseebantam Important Player
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    all speculation isn't it though?
     
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  2. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore says the Reds are "back on our perch" - a phrase famously used by former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson about the Anfield club.

    After arriving at Old Trafford in 1986, Ferguson said his first job was to "knock Liverpool right off their perch".

    The Scot proceeded to win 13 Premier Leagues before retiring in 2013, taking their tally of English top-flight titles to 20, compared with Liverpool's 18.

    But Moore, a lifelong Liverpool fan who was appointed by the club in 2017, thinks the Champions League winners have regained their old status.

    The Reds were crowned European champions for the sixth time in June and are five points clear of Manchester City - and 10 ahead of United - at the top of the Premier League after winning all six of their games this season.

    They have only lost once in their past 45 top-flight matches, finishing a point behind champions City last term.

    "We are back on our perch, as we famously say," Moore told former Liverpool striker Michael Robinson, who is now one of Spain's leading sports broadcasters, during an interview at the World Football Summit in Madrid.

    The 64-year-old was appointed by Fenway Sports Group - the American company which bought Liverpool for £300m in 2010 - in February 2017.

    Since then, the Reds have reached two Champions League finals under manager Jurgen Klopp and started work on a state-of-the-art training ground at Kirkby which is expected to be completed in 2020.

    "What the Fenway Sports Group have done at Liverpool over the past nine years is nothing short of miraculous," added Moore.

    "They have gone through ups and downs but have stayed the course and never taken a penny out of the club."

    The new Main Stand at Anfield opened in 2016 - taking the stadium's capacity above 54,000 - while the Reds signed Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk for £75m and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson for £67m in 2018.

    Moore confirmed Liverpool are spending about £16m on a digital strategy aimed at increasing engagement with a supporter base they estimate at 771 million followers.

    "Football is a virtuous cycle," he said. "You drive revenues so you can afford to buy a goalkeeper or a centre-half that will win you games. When you win games, sponsors want to be part of your story, so they write you a cheque. You take that money and buy better players. They win you more games."


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49828745


    Thought this was an interesting reading from the CEO of Liverpool FC today on the BBC about the owners of Liverpool.

    Not taken a penny out of the club. Is it correct @wetherbywhaler@wetherbywhaler the first opportunity Mr Rupp got he took the McBurnie money?

    My hope is Mr Rhodes and Mr Rupp have read this today on the BBC.

    Football is a simple game.
     
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  3. Dratsab taf

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    Frigs sake @Fordy117@Fordy117 are you really being serious with this post?

    Liverpools owners are worth 2.7 billion for crying out loud and the club receives 100s of million every single year.

    To compare our owner to theirs and call him out for taking a bit of his loss back is ridiculous.
     
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  4. Interested Bystander

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    But no more than you'd expect from Fordy
     
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  5. Faithful Bantam

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    FFS...
     
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  6. JimmyBantam

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    Ha ha - put your fishing rod away Fordy. Thanks for the laugh though.

    I have a puzzle for you:

    - person x loans club y £2 million to cover a loss
    - club y gives person x £2 million back

    What was the net total taken out of club y?
     
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  7. Jay

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    What if the new owner is worse than Rahic
     
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  8. Steeton

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    impossible
     
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  9. Offcomedun

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    I think most Bury fans would disagree.
     

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