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[oh shit]

another central mid
is xabi on the way out?
plessis and lucas both look good

badly need full backs of lahm's standard, a winger and a striker who can score instead of running as if through treacle into the box before kicking the air and falling on his arse

 

[I Bleed Black]

Where are we getting all this mula from?

 

[Wheels]

Where are we getting all this mula from?

Champions League in'it.

 

[I Bleed Black]

Champions League in'it.

Thought that would be for our interest repayments?

Maybe Hicks has a couple of billion stashed away he's not telling us about

 

[skinnerchinner]

great fucking match against the arse i nearly shat in my g-er

the pool are fucking magic and we're going to beat man u in the final - it will be orgasmic

he played crouch up front to defend corners - no shit

i have and always will hate rafa , he hasnt a fucking clue

but after our shite performances this season i would play crouch in the final against man u if both teams progress
i wouldnt play gerrard on the left (who in fucking gods name would except for geebeard) drop that fucking twat alonso and play babel

as much as i hate kuyt he defended very well against the arse
id rather him than a twat who cant play attacking or defensive football on the right like pennant

i got it totally wrong about lucas earlier in the season and Im goig to put my neck on the line now and say hes a shitebag and he will never be good for the pool

can we get 20m from spain for alonso? see you later xabi

keep croch he bleedin deadly

hats off to sami hoop - animal great campaigner glad we are keeping him another year

the skirt looks like he will be a great player - long may him and mutton dagger keep guard at the back for tyhe pool

what can you say about torres - he'd turn you gay
one chance and one fucking rocket of a goal

im sick of cunts telling me arsenal are better without viera and henry - they fucki arent and its plain for all to see
adeb and van p arent up to it if you want to win shit andf while fabregas is great they lack a bit of muscle in midfield - diaby is strong but shite (good game the other night mind you)

what the fuck is going on with pepsi - not the ideal time of the season to start wearing big clown shoes and making little dogs from long skinny balloons while keeping goal is it ?

mon the arsenal for the rest of the season - hope yous give manu a hiding , they havent been playing that well in the last coupe of games , neither have you buh' - nowt else to play for now

heading to anfield in the box for the chelsea game , cant wait

his armband proves that hes a red torres torres
you'll never walk alone it says torres torres
we bought the kid from sunny spain he gets the ball he scores again fer-nan-do tor-res liverpools no 9 - BOUNCE!

 

[skinnerchinner]

and also as ive been saying for ages but klass the hunt bicycle kicker

 

[I Bleed Black]

Breaking point in fight for Anfield as co-owner Hicks wants chief executive Parry thrown out
EXCLUSIVE By JOE BERNSTEIN

Last updated at 21:13pm on 12th April 2008


Liverpool joint owner Tom Hicks has escalated the battle for control of Anfield to breaking point by insisting that he wants to introduce a new team to run the club's finances within the next six weeks.

The Texan's declaration of intent is the latest round in his increasingly bitter stand-off with fellow American owner George Gillett and the club's chief executive, Rick Parry.

Hicks called for Parry's resignation last week, a demand that the chief executive described as 'offensive', coming as it did just 48 hours after Liverpool's epic Champions League win against Arsenal.

Now, in a wide-ranging interview with The Mail on Sunday ahead of Liverpool's home game against Blackburn today, Hicks says he wants Parry removed from the job he has held for 10 years and a new CEO to be in position before the end of May.

Hicks is understood to favour the promotion to chief executive of commercial director Ian Ayre, a Liverpudlian who was brought in to the club last year to try to boost Liverpool's revenue-making operations around the world.

Hicks accuses Parry of holding back the development of the club, both in its commercial growth and on the pitch, and of having been actively involved in the controversial talks with Jurgen Klinsmann last year that effectively started the civil war at Anfield by undermining the position of Rafa Benitez as manager.

The American claims that Parry has 'refused to interact' with Ayre and his commercial team and that only the chief executive's removal from his job would enable Benitez to sign the players he wants in order to mount a credible title challenge.

Hicks said: "Rick Parry has been Liverpool's CEO for 10 years and we haven't won a league championship under his leadership. Our commercial revenues have not kept up with other top clubs during that time, which has made it very difficult to compete for the Premier League.

"After watching him operate, I came to the conclusion it was time to ask him to resign, due to his inability to manage an organisation, his seemingly arrogant attitude to our supporters and his lack of communication with Rafa.

"I reached my decision a few weeks ago but waited until after the games against Everton and Arsenal. It is important to try to have a new CEO in place by May so we can begin working with Rafa on player transfers."

Parry, who has the support of Gillett as the two Americans jostle for control of the £400 million Liverpool empire, is understood to be astonished that question marks could be placed against his record as an administrator both with the Premier League, where he was also chief executive, and with Liverpool.

He says a meeting of the six-man Liverpool board should be called to discuss Hicks's accusations.

As the board consists of Hicks, Gillett, their sons, Tommy Hicks jnr and Foster Gillett, Parry himself and former chairman David Moores, Parry is confident that the Gillett camp would win any vote of confidence in him by a 4-2 majority.

Parry said: "I stand by my track record in English football and as chief executive of Liverpool Football Club. It would be inappropriate for me to comment in detail on these allegations — that should be a matter for the Liverpool board.

"In fact, I would welcome an opportunity to discuss these matters with our co-owners and board colleagues. This continuous airing of issues in the media is clearly not helpful at this crucial stage of our season."

Helpful or not, Hicks is intent on setting his version of events before the Liverpool public. He is known to be particularly annoyed at being blamed for going behind Benitez's back to meet Klinsmann when he claims the meeting was primarily set up by Gillett, with Parry's knowledge.

Parry does not deny having been at crucial discussions with Klinsmann, the former German World Cup player and coach, but says he was there at the instruction of Hicks and Gillett.

Hicks insists Liverpool need a single strong owner at the helm.

He promised that if he takes full control Benitez would be given a long-term deal, and he vowed to eliminate the majority of the club's debt before they run out in a planned new stadium at Stanley Park in 2011.

Hicks said: "It's time for Liverpool to have one strong owner to give Rafa the support he needs to win trophies, grow our commercial revenues worldwide and build the best stadium in the world. I believe I am that owner.

"Under my ownership, Ian Ayre, Philip Nash [the finance director] and Rafa Benitez would make an outstanding management team. As we prepare to move into our new stadium in 2011, we will have the resources to be competitive year in and year out, and restore Liverpool Football Club to its position as the No 1 club in the world."

Benitez, who wants to sign three players in the summer, has complained in the past that the club have risked losing stars because of a lack of urgency in the transfer market.

Parry was also heavily criticised for not letting regular fans know the details of how tickets for last season's Champions League final in Athens were allocated. Hicks said he would ask Gillett to support the ending of Parry's contract.

"If he chooses not to, the record will be clear," said Hicks.

He is aware that he and Gillett are not popular with sections of the Liverpool fan-base who are fed up with the ownership saga dragging on for months. "I can certainly understand the fans' concerns," said Hicks.

Meanwhile, Moores, the man who sold the club to the two Americans 14 months ago, has hit out at their feuding. "It makes the club a laughing stock and that's not acceptable," he said. "This is not what the club is about. It is embarrassing and not an acceptable way of doing things. It needs to be resolved as quickly as possible. The two owners have got to stop thinking of themselves and start thinking of the club, its values, traditions and heritage."


As much of a tit as Hicks is, it's hard to argue with a lot of what he says above although it's clear he is just trying to win over the fans.

 

[Hector Grey]

rafa is demanding a meeting with them all now too. it's fucking pantomime. wankers.

 

[oh shit]

shame that the worst thing parry has done to the club is the one thing that hicks can't hold against him - "he brought me here"

 

[oh shit]

so rafa's considering resignation after the champions league this season. whether or not you think he'll ever deliver the title, this is only a bad thing. who'd seriously want to walk into the current shitstorm?
they can all fuck off

 

[Hector Grey]

with the numpties in charge... they've already proved they know nothing of football management by talking to klinnsmann who was devastatingly average as germany manager, and deeply unpopular, not least cos of his refusal to leave america. what a non starter that was. so who would they replace rafa with? if liverpool want a fast track to next level, rather than someone else coming in and taking his sweet time whilst advocating his "five year plan" and lauding "turning corners" on a monthly basis, then there's lippi, mourinho and ancelotti (frank rightgaard is going to chelsea, and is useless anyway). and of course non of these boys will want that mess. so it's best for lfc if rafa stays.

meanwhile he wants g. barry. i've always rated him, great technique. but is he gonna play him at left back? modric and micheal johnson also mentioned. nuh.

 

[Vinnie]

Hicks does have a point about Parry but they way he has gone about making it is pretty reprehensible. And if Parry met Klinsmann too then lot of them can fuck off. Bunch of kids the lot of them.

 

[Franco]

I thought all you hardened Pool supporters were going to bandy together and buy the club yerselves?

http://shareliverpoolfc.com/

 

[Hector Grey]

that is such a daft idea.

 

[I Bleed Black]

96 RIP

You'll Never Walk Alone

 

[Wheels]

This is awful parry on, I wish they'd all just gillett the DIC's takeover and stop acting like such a bunch of hicks.

 

[Mitchum]

with the numpties in charge... they've already proved they know nothing of football management by talking to klinnsmann who was devastatingly average as germany manager, and deeply unpopular, not least cos of his refusal to leave america.

Woah cowboy!
All things considered Klinsmann did a terrific job with the German national side & by all acounts is highly thought of within the game for his one-to-one management style.

I haven't read anywhere that he 'refused' to leave USA for a European coaching position but I did read that he wouldn't be drawn on speculation re: Rafa's position & rightly so.

 

[Wheels]

96 RIP

You'll Never Walk Alone

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[Hector Grey]

Woah cowboy!
All things considered Klinsmann did a terrific job with the German national side & by all acounts is highly thought of within the game for his one-to-one management style.

I haven't read anywhere that he 'refused' to leave USA for a European coaching position but I did read that he wouldn't be drawn on speculation re: Rafa's position & rightly so.

balls. he was lucky in the end. world cup on german soil, and a team with zero expectation. it must be said the reason there was zero expectation is because of kilinsmanns mismanagement and run of poor results on the way to the world cup. if he'd had to qualify, he'd have failed. also completely untested at club level. we'll see next year at bayern, but i see him stropping off at some stage, moaning about his players etc. i don't rate him. he was lucky in the world cup, argentina blew it against him, and also that germany squad was pretty good. better than fucking portugal for sure. you can stick yer klinsmann if you ask me.

 

[Vinnie]

. we'll see next year at bayern, but i see him stropping off at some stage, moaning about his players etc..

Apparently they want Flamini to boss their midfield next year so there's already trouble on the horizon