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Eh, no. It clearly says not being a passionate or involved fan. Being a lifelong fan of Liverpool football club wont change but how much time you spend following the club or football in general is another thing.
I was only messing. I understand.
I've been saying i hate football and that i'd quit for the last decade i think !
The younger ones should be thankful you didnt have to live through the dark days. Remember Woy Hodgson when he was our manager ? *shudders*
That's brilliant. Honestly, I'll confirm I'll 100% be not actively supporting the club anymore if we become a sportswasher club
I want very savvy owners for whom owning a club isn't enough - success is the main objective.
The frustrating thing about City is that they're super rich, very savvy and very focused on world domination. I wouldn't mind some of that at Liverpool (minus the world domination with franchises perhaps because I don't like that).
I like the game of footall. I like the escapism it provides. There is corruption and "evil" at every turn in modern life. Bowing out of football as a matter of principle whilst leting all the other shit go just seems pointless to me.
The frustrating thing about City is that they're super rich, very savvy and very focused on world domination. I wouldn't mind some of that at Liverpool (minus the world domination with franchises perhaps because I don't like that).
I like the game of footall. I like the escapism it provides. There is corruption and "evil" at every turn in modern life. Bowing out of football as a matter of principle whilst leting all the other shit go just seems pointless to me.
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Errr nooo ... what you also said was : I’d probably be finished with football.
So what it is then finished or I'd still be a Liverpool fan but not as passionate or involved ? You do realise they are contradictory statements don't you?
-100 Social Merits for attempted obfuscation.
Ideally, I would be happy with FSG plus. Operate how we have but occasionally throw in an additional 20-30 million to help us with a midfielder or defense backup. I know such owners don't exist. FSG and probably Boehly are the closest to that.
It wont be that difficult for me to reduce the time I spend on LFC games. Given other responsibilities in my life, it is at its lowest since I started following LFC in mid 1990s.
It will be difficult or impossible for me to eliminate myself from the community I have built around the club. I cannot see myself saying goodbye to SCM for example.
What? I don't think that phrase means what you think it does. Then again, it means literally what it means, so I'm confused.
Oh it means exactly what I think it does. Here's the dictionary definition for you to mull over :
Definition of 'pound of flesh'. phrase.
If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from.
How does that relate to fsg exactly? What body part did we hack off? They improved a distressed asset and now want to sell it.
Good attempt, but you’re still wrong.
Now -200 Social Credits for a total failure to answer why your statements are 180 degrees contradictory.
It doesn't refer to FSG (the first sentence did) it is referring to whoever new owners are.
You’ve been around Dantes way to much.
Tbf you did say you'd be done with Football if we were taken over by one of these Arab countries and since Liverpool plays football then that would imply That you'd be done following us.
Do you really think every person that call themselves a Liverpool fan are following the club or football closely?
I have mates that have been lifelong fans that now dont watch the games or take part in any discussions but if you ask them if they have a favourite football team the answer would still be Liverpool. Kids, work, different life situations or just other interests. Things happen.
Anyway, how people react and choose to follow the club in the future is their freedom of choice, and frankly none of your or anyone elses business.
Everyone has their limits. I was fine to walk away over the Super League for example as it was a fundamental upheaval of the game and taking the sport in a completely wrong direction. That was more of a rejection of the game itself, but as we were complicit in the process, I couldn't separate the two.
If we are taken over by the middle east and enjoy success, I do expect many opposition supporters to label us hypocrites. I would reply to that with that the landscape has shifted now FFP has proven to be completely unenforceable, and you may as well have owners who are willing to spend. The whole mess started long before us. The fit and proper owners test is laughable. FFP has been made a mockery of in the courts. The cat's been out the bag for years and everything since then has been inevitable consequence.
If we are taken over by the middle east and enjoy success, I do expect many opposition supporters to label us hypocrites. I would reply to that with that the landscape has shifted now FFP has proven to be completely unenforceable, and you may as well have owners who are willing to spend. The whole mess started long before us. The fit and proper owners test is laughable. FFP has been made a mockery of in the courts. The cat's been out the bag for years and everything since then has been inevitable consequence.
We can say what we want about City's owners but they have pumped a huge amount of money into the city and transformed an area that was pretty awful into a complex of sporting arenas, training facilities and properties that is pretty incredible.
No doubt, our autocratic dictators would also see the potential for regeneration in the city (which is surely primed for the right investor with bottomless pockets) and go on an investment charm offensive in Liverpool to win over locals and all the more effectively promote their nation's 'brand'. Good might come out of it for the people of Liverpool beyond also being able to compete financially on the football pitch.
I'm not saying it is what I want, but I think lots of people will make their peace with it if they see big investment in the city.
No doubt, our autocratic dictators would also see the potential for regeneration in the city (which is surely primed for the right investor with bottomless pockets) and go on an investment charm offensive in Liverpool to win over locals and all the more effectively promote their nation's 'brand'. Good might come out of it for the people of Liverpool beyond also being able to compete financially on the football pitch.
I'm not saying it is what I want, but I think lots of people will make their peace with it if they see big investment in the city.
This is a very good point, mate. And one I hadnt really thought about. Might be the key to finding peace with the situation.
Shame I've said I'm done and gotten a new social status for it. Should have waited until you had made this point. 😉
Football has been dying for me since my mate, Andy, who I always went to the match with, died at aged 50. As it happened the day of his memorial service in a function room in the Kemlyn Rd, a certain Jurgen Klopp was being unveiled at the opposite side of the ground, and that has kept me going for the last 7 years.
I thought football finally finished for me in Paris, when I ended up having an embarrassing breakdown in Andy's son's arms when I finally got through that chaos and met him in the ground. But it turns out it is hanging in there, albeit in somewhat subdued form.
I honestly think a sports washing takeover would kill it for me once and for all. Like Hansern I will always be a red, will check the results & possibly watch the odd game, but the passion will be gone
But who knows ...
I thought football finally finished for me in Paris, when I ended up having an embarrassing breakdown in Andy's son's arms when I finally got through that chaos and met him in the ground. But it turns out it is hanging in there, albeit in somewhat subdued form.
I honestly think a sports washing takeover would kill it for me once and for all. Like Hansern I will always be a red, will check the results & possibly watch the odd game, but the passion will be gone
But who knows ...
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Liverpool takeover news: Billionaire ‘not contender’ and £750m loss warning as £5.1bn issue flagged
Mukesh Ambani reportedly unlikely to make Liverpool bid and US Consortium now looking likely. Premier League broadcast rights to fall significantly.
By Martyn Simpson
7 hours ago
The future of Liverpool FC continues to be one of the biggest developing stories in the UK as the Premier League club’s current owners look to step aside. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have been exploring options to sell the club, who were valued at £3.89 billion by Forbes in May, for the past month.
FSG purchased Liverpool FC from George Gillett and Tom Hicks for £300million in October 2010 and have owned both the club and Anfield Stadium since. Here are the latest headlines concerning the Merseyside club’s future from across the UK media:
Indian billionaire not a realistic contender to be the next Liverpool owner
Per a report from Football Insider, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is not a realistic contender to be the next Liverpool owner with a US consortium seen as far more likely to take over the club. The article references reports from earlier this month which claimed the 65-year old was interested in making a bid and say that multiple sources have told them that is now unlikely to happen.
The report says: “US investors from the private equity world who are expected to be part of a bidding war for the right to complete a full takeover of the six-times European champions. Ambani, the world’s eighth richest man with a fortune estimated to be in the region of £90bn, has not made a public comment on any potential move for Liverpool. He was previously linked with a takeover of the club in 2010 before FSG bought the club.”
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Liverpool takeover news: Billionaire ‘not contender’ and £750m loss warning as £5.1bn issue flagged
Mukesh Ambani reportedly unlikely to make Liverpool bid and US Consortium now looking likely. Premier League broadcast rights to fall significantly.
By Martyn Simpson
7 hours ago
The future of Liverpool FC continues to be one of the biggest developing stories in the UK as the Premier League club’s current owners look to step aside. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have been exploring options to sell the club, who were valued at £3.89 billion by Forbes in May, for the past month.
FSG purchased Liverpool FC from George Gillett and Tom Hicks for £300million in October 2010 and have owned both the club and Anfield Stadium since. Here are the latest headlines concerning the Merseyside club’s future from across the UK media:
Indian billionaire not a realistic contender to be the next Liverpool owner
Per a report from Football Insider, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is not a realistic contender to be the next Liverpool owner with a US consortium seen as far more likely to take over the club. The article references reports from earlier this month which claimed the 65-year old was interested in making a bid and say that multiple sources have told them that is now unlikely to happen.
The report says: “US investors from the private equity world who are expected to be part of a bidding war for the right to complete a full takeover of the six-times European champions. Ambani, the world’s eighth richest man with a fortune estimated to be in the region of £90bn, has not made a public comment on any potential move for Liverpool. He was previously linked with a takeover of the club in 2010 before FSG bought the club.”
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When Dunk tried to fleece everyone on Koptalk - i said to myself that's it, i've had enough. It's the end for me. I saw the hypocrisy and was appalled very few saw through it. Football was becoming too commercialised.
20+ years later, I'm still here.
Hi, my name is MBBR and i'm a recovering addict.
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FSG are 'leaning towards a PARTIAL sale of Liverpool rather than a full takeover' with new investors who can inject more funds for signings 'the more likely outcome' after the US firm put the Reds on the market for £2.7bn
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FSG are 'leaning towards a PARTIAL sale of Liverpool rather than a full takeover' with new investors who can inject more funds for signings 'the more likely outcome' after the US firm put the Reds on the market for £2.7bn
- Fenway Sports Group are reportedly considering a partial sale of Liverpool
- New investors could come in to the club to inject more funds for signings
- It would keep them at the club while helping the Reds keep pace with their rivals
- The Premier League giants were put on the market last month for £2.7billion
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2.7 billion? Chelsea sold for 4 didn't they?
That includes £1.4bn in investment in squad and new stadium
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