The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

[gawa316]

http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/Minutes-from-Christian-Purslow-and-SOS-Meeting.html

http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/SOS-comment-on-Christian-Purslow-Meeting.html

Minutes of meeting between SOS and Christian Purslow.

Interesting reading and he paints a picture of the owners leaving sooner rather than later or at least reducing their stake. The SOS minutes seem to be have CP in a more aggressive stance than his minutes. Been some dispute over the agreement of these minutes.

Interesting read alright, there are definitelt postives to take from it but a lot of 'ifs and buts' also. I'll believe investment and work on the stadium starting when I see it, cause there have been too many false dawns.

On another note, if true what a p***k Hicks is...

http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/...s-protest.html

[Gabriel_Hurl]

link is broken - is the story about him falling asleep during the game and he was drunk?

[gawa316]

link is broken - is the story about him falling asleep during the game and he was drunk?

Tom Hicks was left stranded inside Anfield following Liverpool's 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers at the weekend after furious supporters staged a protest against his ownership of the club.

The unpopular Texan had been in the directors' box for the Barclays Premier League game on Saturday afternoon but was forced to leave the stadium via a side exit after over 200 fans gathered in the Main Stand car park to voice their displeasure about the ownership of the club by Hicks and his business partner George Gillett, since their takeover of the club in 2007.

Former Montreal Canadiens owner Gillett had spend most of last week in London, exploring options for fresh investment in exchange for a minority stake in the club and was expected to be in attendance but it was Hicks who arrived at Anfield shortly after 1.00 pm.

After hearing news that one of the owners would be in attendance, representatives for the Spirit of Shankly supporters' union organised an impromptu demonstration via text messages and word-of-mouth throughout the game in addition to displaying a banner before kick-off that read 'Yank liar$ out!'

For approximately 90 minutes, fans protested with chants of 'Yanks out' and 'get out of our club' being heard in the Main Stand corridors as Reds stewards and Merseyside Police's match day patrol team attempted to reduce the impact of the peaceful protest by locking gates at both ends of the car park.

The group also that they had been informed that Hicks was in an unfit physical state to listen to supporters' concerns.

James McKenna, an SOS committee member, said: "Tom Hicks' presence [at Anfield] on Saturday did nothing but fuel the flames rather than dampen them. If he is staying over for the Everton game next week, at our expense, it doesn't seem to be for the greater good that either Tom Hicks or George Gillett fly over to see Liverpool play.

"The fans protesting asked Tom Hicks to come outside and respond to their concerns about the club. We actually made a request to the police officers and stewards on duty to pass on the message and were told that they wouldn't be passing the message on.

"We were also informed that it was highly unlikely because he was worse for wear which leaves people questioning even more just how true a custodian of this football club Tom Hicks really is if he's only interested on coming over here on an all expenses paid holiday rather than to improve things at the football club which angers fans much more."

Hicks fell asleep twice during the game whilst eyewitnesses at Liverpool One's Hilton hotel later claimed that the 63-year-old's security team were ordered by staff to send him to his room after he appeared drunk and incapable

One onlooker said: "People were going over to him as he was being woken up. He had fallen asleep into his food and spilled red wine all over the table.

"His bodyguards had been told to take him to his room and knocked more red wine over as he was getting up."

Hicks is expected to be in attendance at next Saturday's Merseyside derby clash with local rivals Everton, which will mark the third anniversary of the Americans' tenure. Calls for the duo to sell up have intensified since they agreed a refinancing loan in January 2008 which sees Liverpool currently saddled with debts of up to £240 million.

[angermanagement]

SOS is full of twats, there an embarrassment to the club and Shanks good name.

[bingobus]

SOS is full of t**ts, there an embarrassment to the club and Shanks good name.

Why you say this? Karen Gill would disagree on that part.

[stew]

I see harry Kewell, another great pool signing has been whinging about his treatment at the club.

Harry Kewell's agent has claimed Liverpool doctors "literally had no idea what they were talking about" as the player was plagued by injuries during his time at Anfield.


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Kewell lost plenty of time to injury at Liverpool

Much was expected from Kewell when he joined Liverpool from Leeds in 2003 but he struggled for fitness throughout his stay at the club and was eventually sold to Galatasaray in 2008.

Kewell has enjoyed an upturn in form since moving to Turkey but, speaking as the player underwent treatment for a groin injury in Australia, agent Bernie Mandic has claimed his treatment in England was a "disgrace".

"The reason he gets treated out here now is because we have the best medical staff in the world," he told the Sydney Morning Herald. "He lost three and a half years of his career at Liverpool because the guys over there in England had, quite literally, no idea what they were talking about.

"You have to wonder what they're doing over there. Perhaps they're trying to protect their reputations, but they're certainly not trying to protect their players. I think it's a disgrace, as I think it was a disgrace the way Harry was treated.

"What goes around comes around, and people are now wondering, 'How has he recovered like that?' when everyone in England thought he was a broken toy. It's a damn shame we didn't come here earlier. If nothing else, the last World Cup would have seen a far better Harry and maybe they could have avoided the [foot] injury he suffered in the end.

"But that's life - you learn from it, move on, and that's exactly what Harry's done. Now he doesn't take any chances. He likes to get second opinions, and the bottom line is that Australian doctors have never let him down."

[AZOffaly]

That's not a blast at Liverpool per se, it's a good old arrogant jingoistic blast at English doctors. 'Australian Doctors have never let him down'.

Harry Kewell, and his agent, would be better off shutting the f**k up. How like Harry to have a great season in the Turkish league. My abiding memory of him is limping off the field in Istanbul when he thought the gig was up. Bejaysus there was no better man for lepping around in the celebrations afterwards. Gimp.

[johnneycool]

That's not a blast at Liverpool per se, it's a good old arrogant jingoistic blast at English doctors. 'Australian Doctors have never let him down'.

Harry Kewell, and his agent, would be better off shutting the f**k up. How like Harry to have a great season in the Turkish league. My abiding memory of him is limping off the field in Istanbul when he thought the gig was up. Bejaysus there was no better man for lepping around in the celebrations afterwards. Gimp.

He must have had an Australian doctor beside him on the bench that night in Istanbul as one minute he was hobbling off injured and then when the final penalty was taken he was up like a shot and running onto the pitch like a gazelle.


As for Hicks getting bladdered at Anfield, is that not what its all about?

[Silky]

Hicks is not a fit and proper person!

The minutes of the meeting are interesting but he seems to be saying that without Champions League football next year nobody will invest. That's not a very positive message even if true.

Finishing 4th remains vital for the long term future of the club.

[AZOffaly]

What I thought was interesting was that in the SOS version of the minutes, the quotes attributed to Purslow were much stronger in terms of the owners, versus his own version. He either got cold feet when he saw it written down, or they were taking poetic license.

[bingobus]

Alot of the papers in UK have run with the minutes today and it is also interesting that CP had given that Ballaugue (sp) bloke an interview released yesterday which more tied in with his minutes of the meeting.

The general feel is that based on what he said to SOS, he is the current position on behalf of RBS rather than the owners. You'd have to imagine that if the owners took the SOS minutes he'd be walking out of a job. His appointment may have been part of last refinancing agreement.

Its been asked on the forum if he objected to the release of the SOS minutes but it would appear he didn't contact them on them and never said he either agreed or objected.

[Geoff Tipps]

I see we've signed Milan Jovanovic on a free from Standard Liege. I've never seen him play other than you tube compilations. Let's hope he doesn't tuen out to be another Voronin. On a more positive note the last player we signed from Liege was Ronny Rosenthal and we went on to win the league that season 

[Silky]

On a more positive note the last player we signed from Liege was Ronny Rosenthal and we went on to win the league that season 

Is that a straw you're clutching Geoff?

[Geoff Tipps]

Is that a straw you're clutching Geoff?

It sure is!!

[bingobus]

Is that a straw you're clutching Geoff?

It sure is!!

Clutching?? More like a drowning mad franticly grabbing at a floating twig to keep himself afloat