This should liven things up a bit.
Discuss. http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/Minutes-from-Christian-Purslow-and-SOS-Meeting.html
Discuss. http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/Minutes-from-Christian-Purslow-and-SOS-Meeting.html
MADRID, Feb 2 — Liverpool are aiming to strike a deal with investors before the end of the season so they can get plans for a new stadium back on track, the club’s managing director was quoted as saying today.
The English Premier League club have put plans to move from Anfield to a 60,000-seat arena at Stanley Park on hold pending an injection of funds and the new stadium is a key part of a plan to boost revenue and help them compete with richer rivals.
“When I arrived we agreed with the owners that we had to look for new investors,†managing director Christian Purslow said in an interview with Spanish sports daily As.
“There are interested parties and I would like to get it sorted out before the end of this season,†he added. “Without investment there won’t be a new stadium.â€
Purslow said the club would try to maintain the status quo if they did not manage to reach an agreement with new investors.
“That’s plan B: run the club in the most responsible way possible,†he told the newspaper.
“We are generating a healthy profit and meeting our obligations, while remaining competitive in the transfer market and with the wages we are paying.†— Reuters
And as I said to a small group of you when I arrived. The most difficult part of bringing in investment is the coverage of disturbances or protests at games. Much is overplayed but it gets read. The fact is that the owners are working hard to bring in investment. They are not an obstacle to this process-indeed they started it and bringing me in confirmed it. But it is tough to persuade new investors of the attraction of the club if they think they will get hassled every time they visit. So I again urge you all to think about this aspect and try and do the right thing. We are making slow but sure progress. Please help us get the job done and we will happily continue to keep you and your members informed via this channel of communication.