Club up for sale

[moron]

Thing about Middle Eastern sportswashers is that the good ones are mostly taken, no?

Who's left to parade us around like an expensive date?

Kuwait? Though I seem to recall reading something saying they're not interested.

I wish Oman were in for us. They have a long thing with Britain and the US, and no one messes with them. You are right, Kuwait are not interested in owning a footy club.

Also there are strong reports on that private ownership from qatari/saudi consortium but I don't want LFC becoming a feeder club for the state owned Newcastle/PSG which is what it could become if the new owners are billionaires from those 2 nations. Imagine ....that Prince of Saudi....calling up the owner of LFC..."I want one of your players from LFC for Newcastle...", Abdullah the LFC owner cannot say no to the crown Prince otherwise he's gonna be in a body bag.

 

[bluebell]

The press reporting a German consortium have made enquiries.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have normalised relations now and besides the consortium involved are private enterprises/individuals.

 

[The Nomad]

The press reporting a German consortium have made enquiries.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have normalised relations now and besides the consortium involved are private enterprises/individuals.

Pretty naive comment there...

 

[tombrown]

AmI missing something. Are people on here just idly speculating about the political tensions in the Middle East or really hoping for a sports washing buy out?

 

[The Nomad]

AmI missing something. Are people on here just idly speculating about the political tensions in the Middle East or really hoping for a sports washing buy out?

A bit of column a... and a bit of column b...

 

[Hyena]

Okay. I am not fond of billionaires but the reality may well be that this is the last chance for Liverpool Football Club to remain relevant and competitive.

Some of us can say that we will always have 2005, 2019, and 2020. And for the older ones - 1990 and before. But younger generations may never see another PL / CL win in their lives if there is no investment. That's not an exaggeration - we were in the wilderness for 30 years and boy did it suck.

FSG is almost the poorest owner in the Premier League and the reality is that City and Newcastle are owned by Sovereign Wealth, and maybe Man Utd will be soon too. Chelsea had been an oil club for 18 years and it did wonders for them. FSG are paupers in the Premier League. They are poorer than the owners of Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Spurs...well just about everyone.

I'm proud as anyone of how we have become what we are without going that route but if the alternative was Europa League for the next 50 years - Can we really stomach it? And more importantly would it be fair to the next generation of fans?

 

[Dreambeliever]

Okay. I am not fond of billionaires but the reality may well be that this is the last chance for Liverpool Football Club to remain relevant and competitive.

Some of us can say that we will always have 2005, 2019, and 2020. And for the older ones - 1990 and before. But younger generations may never see another PL / CL win in their lives if there is no investment. That's not an exaggeration - we were in the wilderness for 30 years and boy did it suck.

FSG is almost the poorest owner in the Premier League and the reality is that City and Newcastle are owned by Sovereign Wealth, and maybe Man Utd will be soon too. Chelsea had been an oil club for 18 years and it did wonders for them. FSG are paupers in the Premier League. They are poorer than the owners of Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Spurs...well just about everyone.

I'm proud as anyone of how we have become what we are without going that route but if the alternative was Europa League for the next 50 years - Can we really stomach it? And more importantly would it be fair to the next generation of fans?

Yes it would be. Any way you dress it up. If we get bought by an oil nation we will be the biggest hypocrites in football to ever celebrate anything the team ever achieves whether it’s 1 title in 30 years or 30. Simple.

 

[The Nomad]

Yes it would be. Any way you dress it up. If we get bought by an oil nation we will be the biggest hypocrites in football to ever celebrate anything the team ever achieves whether it’s 1 title in 30 years or 30. Simple.

If you can't beat them....

 

[Frogfish]

Yes it would be. Any way you dress it up. If we get bought by an oil nation we will be the biggest hypocrites in football to ever celebrate anything the team ever achieves whether it’s 1 title in 30 years or 30. Simple.

Sorry but that's simply not true. Fans have little to zero control over the machinations of owners and in this day and age there are very few who could or would pay billions to own a football club. None of them are going to be ideal and none are doing it for the benefit of the club.

 

[Silver Sean]

Thing about Middle Eastern sportswashers is that the good ones are mostly taken, no?

Who's left to parade us around like an expensive date?

Kuwait? Though I seem to recall reading something saying they're not interested.

Not sure you understand what 'good ones' means.

 

[keniget]

Not sure you understand what 'good ones' means.

I'm not being entirely serious.

 

[bluebell]

Pretty naive comment there...

I am no ME expert and am only going by what I read, Qatar and the KSA have had normalised relations since 2021.
As to who made the claim of a joint Saudi-Qatari consortium making a bid was the ex-saudi international player Saeed Al-Owairan.

 

[Mamma Mia]

I am no ME expert and am only going by what I read, Qatar and the KSA have had normalised relations since 2021.
As to who made the claim of a joint Saudi-Qatari consortium making a bid was the ex-saudi international player Saeed Al-Owairan.

Don't sell yourself short.

Everyone here is a ME expert.

 

[moron]

I am no ME expert and am only going by what I read, Qatar and the KSA have had normalised relations since 2021.
As to who made the claim of a joint Saudi-Qatari consortium making a bid was the ex-saudi international player Saeed Al-Owairan.

Ah Saeed Al-Owairan - the man that scored the best ever individual solo goal in world cup history (USA 94)

 

[bluebell]

Pretty naive comment there...

 

[The Nomad]

The naive comment was about thinking private consortium's in those countries are actually private.

 

[binomial]

If you can't beat them....

Try harder to.

 

[bluebell]

The naive comment was about thinking private consortium's in those countries are actually private.

Private individuals are making the bid whether they're just shells for Althani Family and the Sauds, I don't know. Sheffield United is owned by a Saudi Prince, it hasn't really helped them that much

 

[localny]

Ah Saeed Al-Owairan - the man that scored the best ever individual solo goal in world cup history (USA 94)

 

[Modo]

More like the luckiest solo goal in FIFA history...look at Son's solo goal in the PL. That's a solo goal.

 

[LarryHagman]

I wouldn't say it was the luckiest goal in history, he still did well. Bit like Georgie Weah's goal that time. I always thought we should sign Weah and play him at right back.

 

[rurikbird]

More like the luckiest solo goal in FIFA history...look at Son's solo goal in the PL. That's a solo goal.

He really scythed through that defence. Cut it in half.

 

[localny]

He really scythed through that defence. Cut it in half.

Sounds like you've really thought about that goal. Sliced and diced, some might say

 

[darkstarexodus]

He really scythed through that defence. Cut it in half.

 

[King Binny]

Nah, I doubt it, thought he goes to Arsenal games

The world's tenth richest man, Mukesh Ambani, 'would prefer to buy Arsenal over Man United and Liverpool'... as the Indian billionaire eyes a move into football ownership

[article]Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani would prefer to buy Arsenal rather than Man United or Liverpool should he move into the business of football ownership, according to reports.

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) put the Merseyside club up for sale last month after 12 years at the helm, while the Glazer family followed in their footsteps by putting United on the market just two weeks later.

The Glazers reportedly want as much as £9million to part ways with United - an affordable price for Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd., who is believed to be worth around $90.7billion (£73.2m).

However, Ambani has his sights set on Arsenal as his preferred club if he does decide to buy a Premier League team, as reported to The Athletic.

Ambani's son Akash is a loyal Arsenal supporter, which appears to have tipped the scale in the favour of the north London outfit.[/article]

 

[HC]

Well that's exactly the sort of billionaire we don't want anywhere near the club.

 

[keniget]

Well that's exactly the sort of billionaire we don't want anywhere near the club.

Opposite, no?

That's exactly the kind of billionaire we do want at the club... one that will choose the club he (or his family) supports over some random club.

 

[StevieM]

Opposite, no?

That's exactly the kind of billionaire we do want at the club... one that will choose the club he (or his family) supports over some random club.

… but is it?

Surely you want someone that’ll invest because the see the business sense in doing it - rather than a plaything for a family member?

David Moore’s was a fan - FSG have no emotional attachment - I know which one I’d consider more successful.

 

[keniget]

… but is it?

Surely you want someone that’ll invest because the see the business sense in doing it - rather than a plaything for a family member?

David Moore’s was a fan - FSG have no emotional attachment - I know which one I’d consider more successful.

There is no business sense in owning a football club any longer really.

They're playthings (in some sense) for everyone involved.

 

[bluebell]

The world's tenth richest man, Mukesh Ambani, 'would prefer to buy Arsenal over Man United and Liverpool'... as the Indian billionaire eyes a move into football ownership

[article]Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani would prefer to buy Arsenal rather than Man United or Liverpool should he move into the business of football ownership, according to reports.

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) put the Merseyside club up for sale last month after 12 years at the helm, while the Glazer family followed in their footsteps by putting United on the market just two weeks later.

The Glazers reportedly want as much as £9million to part ways with United - an affordable price for Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd., who is believed to be worth around $90.7billion (£73.2m).

However, Ambani has his sights set on Arsenal as his preferred club if he does decide to buy a Premier League team, as reported to The Athletic.

Ambani's son Akash is a loyal Arsenal supporter, which appears to have tipped the scale in the favour of the north London outfit.[/article]

Mukesh was interested in buyiing the club 10 years ago, his son was an Arsenal fan then too. I doubt Mukesh is in the picture, he probably has his handful with Indian Sport businesses
Moreover, if they can't correct a mistake, you know the story is BS