Kraft revives Reds interest

[Cerberus]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_5645802,00.html?

American businessman Robert Kraft says he is still interested in buying Liverpool.

Kraft, 68, first attempted to invest in the club in 2005 but was pipped to the post by fellow American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
The pair have endured a troubled reign, though, whilst the club's financial situation appears to have gone from bad to worse.

Kraft, who owns the NFL franchise the New England Patriots, admits he is still interested in buying the Anfield outfit having been denied on the first occasion.

However, he does admit the Premier League should introduce a salary cap knowing the financial plight so many high-profile clubs have encountered.

Asked if he were still interested in buying the Reds, he said: "Yeah, in the right situation. I love the game.

Competing

"I've said this before - I love competing with fair management - how well I can manage against you. [But] I don't like losing and at some point it's not economic, people just throwing money at it.

"I wanted to do the deal up there but in the end we only go into business ventures where we think we can compete at a high level. Because we like winning, and we like to win consistently."

Kraft boasts three Super Bowl titles (2001, 2003 and 2004) since buying the Patriots in the mid-1990s.

He is due to arrive in London on Friday night ahead of their match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley this weekend - the third time the NFL has played a regular season game in the United Kingdom.

 

[TheBunnyman]

Same stuff he said last time. He'd like to buy us if he didn't have to compete with the likes of City and Chelsea. But seeing as a salary cap is clearly not going to happen, it doesn't mean very much does it?

 

[gkmacca]

He actually sounds sensible. No hope of anything happening, then.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

He's 68 though... he'll be dead by the time the stadium's built

 

[themn]

Ijg'll be dead by the time the stadium's built.

 

[gkmacca]

He's incredibly rich and can thus afford excellent health care. He'll probably be around when he's 110.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

but will the stadium?

 

[gkmacca]

Doh!

 

[Cerberus]

If Kraft was to buy the club then surely the ownership would pass onto someone else in the Kraft Group if he were to pass away?

 

[Jack D Rips]

[quote author=Cerberus link=topic=36660.msg969364#msg969364 date=1256291395]
If Kraft was to buy the club then surely the ownership would pass onto someone else in the Kraft Group if he were to pass away?
[/quote]

Good thinking. What are you doing here?

 

[Cerberus]

[quote author=Jack D Rips link=topic=36660.msg969372#msg969372 date=1256292395]
Good thinking. What are you doing here?
[/quote]

Looking for thought provoking conversation on all things Liverpool F.C of course ;D

 

[Ijg]

[quote author=themn link=topic=36660.msg969348#msg969348 date=1256289277]
Ijg'll be dead by the time the stadium's built.
[/quote]
Aww mayn. I really wanted to see it aswell.

 

[FoxForceFive]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=36660.msg969343#msg969343 date=1256288851]
Same stuff he said last time. He'd like to buy us if he didn't have to compete with the likes of City and Chelsea. But seeing as a salary cap is clearly not going to happen, it doesn't mean very much does it?

[/quote]

Exactly.

In the same manner, I'd like it made public that I am contemplating buying LFC, if I win the euromillions then invest it in stocks that gain enough that I make more than a billion pounds.

 

[Rafiagra]

We need some fucker who will come in and gladly throw £100m at the team and build the stadium. Kraft is a businessman. The Premier League is no longer a business. Its a billionaire's playground.

 

[Irish_Red]

We need a crazy Arab to buy us, no sane business man or company will invest over £800 million before they even see a profit.

Kraft as a business man has nothing to gain in buying Liverpool its probably just publicity stunt for the American football game.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

[quote author=FoxForceFive link=topic=36660.msg969849#msg969849 date=1256342134]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=36660.msg969343#msg969343 date=1256288851]
Same stuff he said last time. He'd like to buy us if he didn't have to compete with the likes of City and Chelsea. But seeing as a salary cap is clearly not going to happen, it doesn't mean very much does it?

[/quote]

Exactly.

In the same manner, I'd like it made public that I am contemplating buying LFC, if I win the euromillions then invest it in stocks that gain enough that I make more than a billion pounds.
[/quote]

So am I, but my stadium will be 46 seats bigger than Jon's.

 

[themn]

[quote author=ELB link=topic=36660.msg969844#msg969844 date=1256341540]
[quote author=themn link=topic=36660.msg969348#msg969348 date=1256289277]
Ijg'll be dead by the time the stadium's built.
[/quote]
Aww mayn. I really wanted to see it aswell.
[/quote]

Them's the breaks mate.

What does "ELB" stand for ?

 

[themn]

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36660.msg969861#msg969861 date=1256345034]
[quote author=FoxForceFive link=topic=36660.msg969849#msg969849 date=1256342134]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=36660.msg969343#msg969343 date=1256288851]
Same stuff he said last time. He'd like to buy us if he didn't have to compete with the likes of City and Chelsea. But seeing as a salary cap is clearly not going to happen, it doesn't mean very much does it?

[/quote]

Exactly.

In the same manner, I'd like it made public that I am contemplating buying LFC, if I win the euromillions then invest it in stocks that gain enough that I make more than a billion pounds.
[/quote]

So am I, but my stadium will be 46 seats bigger than Jon's.
[/quote]

Why 46 ?

 

[SaintGeorge67]

That's what my accountants say is best.

 

[themn]

Got it !

*don't got it*

 

[gkmacca]

Kraft was just on Sky News. He said he would like to be able to participate one day in this league, but said again he wanted 'competitive balance'. He also said in the few days he's been in England he's already had SEVEN solicitations from Premiership clubs to get involved financially! He then confirmed his interest in LFC (he called Gerrard 'Steven'), but repeated the desire for a salary cap.

 

[Holle]

I can't see a salary cap happening therefore Kraft will eventually disappear again.

 

[doctor_mac]

What is with it Kraft? Does he think that FIFA/UEFA are so desperate that he becomes the owner of Liverpool that they'll change the rules in order that it happens?

He can do one, and stop his wittering.

 

[Rosco]

That's a bit harsh on him Doc, these weren't unsolicited comments. His Patriots team is in London this weekend and he's probably got to do some interviews with Sky as part of the deal.

It was inevitable we'd come up.

 

[Judge Jules]

Quite. I wanted Kraft to come on board when the idea of a change of ownership was first floated a few years ago, and I'd still sooner have him than the current pair.

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36660.msg969991#msg969991 date=1256383448]
That's a bit harsh on him Doc, these weren't unsolicited comments. His Patriots team is in London this weekend and he's probably got to do some interviews with Sky as part of the deal.

It was inevitable we'd come up.
[/quote]

Fair enough, but I'm sick of hearing about Kraft and his interest 'if only'.