Any Liverpudlians here?

[norishimu]

i am a Liverpool fan since a kid

but i have very high respect for Man U as a team & of course their manager

 

if everyone insist they are the best then what's the point of having the league isn't it? might as well just self declare they are the champs

 

and totally agree that this is a fan following and to bring in anything other than that is totally uncultured & uncalled for

 

i remember when the internet just started and i'd go in to IRC chat rooms and tell off the Man U fans just to get kicked out... and all that stupidity but that was like when i was 15! hahaha

 

we're all adults here and think of it this way... say you have a beautifully done up bike... and mebbe someone's a little green with envy about it, does it call for insults?

 

it's all about RESPECT!

 

well said.. agree..

[PaLmEr]

;5474190']haah..u mean my above posting is abusive?

 

;5472478']not us who started all this sh*it..desmon"LOSER"dekker started this sh*it and now he's complaining to the mods and thus the closure of united's thread..such a loser like his own club..tsk tsk

 

Please tell me which part of the above posting is not abusive. Name calling definitely is considered abusive. If you really really really do have a problem with the particular user, please settle it in private. Trying to settle it in a public forum will only invite more unconstructive comments rather than solving the problem itself.

 

Infractions have been served to BOTH parties for fuelling the flame war after detailed consideration of the situation. No bias involved.

 

moderator wants to behave hokay?

 

I am in no way a soccer fan btw.

[wait4me]

wa milan coach go chelsea

 

so if kaka follow suit

then chelsea buy robinho

 

a new era of powerhouse will form

[warrior.c.o.n.p]

wa milan coach go chelsea

 

so if kaka follow suit

then chelsea buy robinho

 

a new era of powerhouse will form

 

and also the revival of Shevchenko, the new winger frm Russia Zhirkov, Pirlo culd also follow suit wat bout Gattuso??? fuh... i think Man United will hv a tough time for the next season. United need to sort out their prob in certain area & thats crucial. not forgetting Liverpool. Rafa will be handed $350million pound to buy players WOW!!!!!!

[thenation]

not forgetting Liverpool. Rafa will be handed $350million pound to buy players WOW!!!!!!

 

I think if they had that kind of money they would sort out their new stadium first. Although its sad to see anfield go, LFC needs the additional match day revenue to remain competitive. My honest view.

[wait4me]

barry goes to man city

 

god , all the talk abt champions league football .

[.Hack]

barry goes to man city

 

god , all the talk abt champions league football .

 

Ya dude, all the talks of wanting to play in Europe.

Villa qualified for next season's Europa Cup but he still leave them.

City didn't even qualify, it's all down to $$$.

[wait4me]

well at least he can play with robinho

[thenation]

Barry got a 40,000 pound pay rise plus an almost guaranteed starting place in the first XI, don't think liverpool can offer that.

[wait4me]

but no champion league ,

not europe football

 

maybe next year also cannot qualify ..

 

wait he like owen , owen left liverpool win CL

 

so maybe barry leave , they qualify CL

[EvilGixxer]

Football: Liverpool on the brink after accountants warning

Posted: 05 June 2009 2309 hrs

 

LONDON : Liverpool fans were warned Friday that they should be "very worried" after auditors warned that the club's parent company is in danger of being forced out of business by unsustainable debt.

 

The Reds' American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, face a July 24 deadline to refinance 350 million pounds of debt which they have been servicing at punitive rates of interest, according to company accounts published this week.

 

The accounts revealed that the club's parent company, Kop Football (holdings) Ltd., made losses of 42.6 million pounds in the year to July 2008, largely due to 36.5 million of interest payments on the debt incurred by Hicks and Gillett to fund their February 2007 acquisition of the club.

 

In a note attached to the financial report, accountants KPMG warned that there was no guarantee that the creditor banks, RBS and Wachovia, would agree to renew their financing.

 

It said: "The group has credit facilities amounting to 350 million pounds which expire on 24 July 2009. The directors have initiated negotiations to secure the replacement finance required by the group and these negotiations are ongoing.

 

"These conditions... indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern."

 

Football finance expert Tom Cannon said the accountants were sounding an alarm that everyone connected with Liverpool should heed.

 

"Accountants like KPMG don't use the language they used lightly," said the Liverpool Business School professor.

 

"They are worried about the ability to continue on the present basis. I have not heard accountants talk about a top club in a way like that before. Fans should be very concerned."

 

Liverpool's underlying financial performance remains healthy with the club reporting an operating profit of 10.2 million pounds in 2007-08 on turnover which was up nearly 20 percent to 159.1 million pounds.

 

That trend will have continued in 2008-09 following another successful season but Cannon believes the costs of servicing the debt will continue to drag the club down.

 

"Turnover is going up, trading profit is going up but they are still making a loss," he said. "With debts of 300 million pounds plus it is costing them 35 million - they are paying an awful lot of money on their debt.

 

"They seem to be paying rates of 10 percent - that shows how difficult it has been to refinance their debt."

 

Cannon went on to argue that Hicks and Gillett would have to sell other assets to reduce the debt or bring in new investors.

 

"They can't really seriously think in terms of another six-month extension - they need long-term secure financing," he said.

 

Rogan Taylor, who has been attempting to organise a buyout of the club by fans who would then run it on the Barcelona model, said the latest figures showed how Hicks and Gillett had transformed Liverpool from a club with sound finances into a "debt-laden creature," to the anger of most of the club's fans.

 

"It is an opportunity though," Taylor added. "Let's get rid of these American no-marks and get on with life."

 

Liverpool's ability to generate match-day revenue would be significantly increased by a move to a bigger stadium but plans to construct a new 60,000-seat arena close to Anfield have had to be shelved indefinitely because of the owners' financial problems.

 

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Potential Problems?

[RideHard]

Hai ya... no money cannot talk liao. Maybe let S'pore pool buy over den maybe got more spending power.

Comes to worse, go down league den can become champion many many times den got more history. No other team den can match e feat.... for eternity.

 

Waahuaahuaaahuaaa....! GO REDS.

[wait4me]

wa ifthe abu group or some shiekh buy one of the s league team

but buy old old players like

 

maldini, rivaldo , figo , tugay ...

 

sure power wan

[EvilGixxer]

wa ifthe abu group or some shiekh buy one of the s league team

but buy old old players like

 

maldini, rivaldo , figo , tugay ...

 

sure power wan

 

wa really?

 

Hai ya... no money cannot talk liao. Maybe let S'pore pool buy over den maybe got more spending power.

Comes to worse, go down league den can become champion many many times den got more history. No other team den can match e feat.... for eternity.

 

Waahuaahuaaahuaaa....! GO REDS.

 

ask temasek to buy!

[steel_headz]

Get rid of these 2 American owners......

 

No more than causing Liverpool a lot of problems

[antartica]

ask temasek to buy!

 

hahaha

i was going to say that.. LOL

[wait4me]

wa really?

 

 

 

ask temasek to buy!

 

why not really ?

not happy ah ?

on the field settle la ,

give u career tackling move ah

[antartica]

wow... maybe we're getting close

 

 

June 10, 2009

S'pore firm may buy Newcastle

 

LONDON - ENGLISH Premier League club Newcastle United are the subject of a possible takeover bid from Singapore-based investment group The Profitable Group, according to press reports.

 

The investment group has contacted adviser Seymour Pierce to conduct the sale, the Financial Times said.

 

Former Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon is on the board of Profitable, which told the Newcastle Evening Chronicle that it had spoken to Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and was putting together a plan.

 

Ashley officially put the recently relegated club up for sale on Monday for 100 million pounds (S$237 million). -- REUTERS

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_388303.html

[RideHard]

It'll be business vs sentiments for those former players.

[EvilGixxer]

why not really ?

not happy ah ?

on the field settle la ,

give u career tackling move ah

 

not happy leh. come la. i give u parenthood ending move.

[wait4me]

can dun wan a not

already parenthood rod spoil le ..

 

and i still wanna find my princess LOL

[steel_headz]

There is a possiblity tat Samuel Eto wil join Liverpool....

 

Hopefully the deal will cum true...

[WildCard]

Fixtures for upcoming BPL 2009/2010 season:

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=243180

[eFzek17]

i knew it will never happen but im smiling wide upon reading this.

 

http://www.tribalfootball.com/villa-will-only-move-england-benitezs-liverpool-251289

 

Hope it will come true..

[RideHard]

Fixtures for upcoming BPL 2009/2010 season:

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=243180

 

These Manus really lucky, first game easy fixture again. Wat a conspiracy..... Later on, down e road, all of e other teams will have one or more ex Manus in management..... This monopoly not very healthy.