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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #160 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:27 pm »
So now, who is running our club : Hicks,Gillet and Parry.
What about the relationships between them :

Hicks & Gillet - broken up
Hicks & Parry - broken up
Parry & Gillet - good, but can't do anything alone with how things.....
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #161 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:31 pm »
What a load of crap. How can you even think this is good news? You guys have forgotten he was the one who fought to stop GH from loading all debt on the club?

Nonsense. He's played as big a role in the off field farce that is Liverpool FC as anyone else. He's consistently under performed and we're still waiting for his proposed new stadium nearly a decade on.

Wont be missed in the long run. I'd rather have an affective businessman as a CEO than the two faced cock that is Parry.

He expended any grace he had a long time ago. Fuck off Parry.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #162 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:33 pm »
Can a mod half the pages please? Going proper slllloooowwwwwwwwwww

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #163 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:46 pm »
Fuck this. Back to Call of Duty 4.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #164 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:55 pm »
This just sinks to new low's all the time  :(

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #165 on: April 10, 2008, 04:20:55 pm »
HAHAHA.

Now close the door on the way out you fucking clown haired gobshite.

Go and play the fucking numbers game now yer prick.


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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #166 on: April 10, 2008, 04:21:03 pm »
Can a mod half the pages please? Going proper slllloooowwwwwwwwwww
Ah, already been done, thanks ;D

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #167 on: April 10, 2008, 04:21:43 pm »
don't know what to make of this to be honest. who is Hicks going to bring in?

Not the c*nts that have brought him no success whatsoever in America I would hope.

This was posted in one of the other Hicks/DIC threads yesterday by someone who said he  had a source in the Hicks Camp:-

"First post here, so im probably going to get shot down or ignored

The announcement is coming tommorow. Something along the lines of Hicks is going to buy out Gillet's shares, and that Ian Ayre (Commercial director) is going to become the CEO, Parry will be sacked

Also....Gillet wasn't stuck in snow in colorado...he was in London in the same hotel as Ayre"

Too much of a coincidence?

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #168 on: April 10, 2008, 04:21:46 pm »
Anyone with any intelligence would and any genuine interest in the club would have waited to make this change in the summer. It can do nothing but unsettle the club.

I'm beginning to want us to not win the CL as it will just make that prick less likely to sell.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #169 on: April 10, 2008, 04:22:23 pm »
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3407566,00.html

Liverpool's season of boardroom turmoil took another astonishing twist on Thursday when co-owner Tom Hicks asked for the resignation of chief executive Rick Parry.



It is believed that a letter arrived at Anfield on Thursday - just 48 hours after Liverpool's successful passage into the UEFA Champions League semi-finals - demanding Parry's departure.


Parry is currently in London at a Premier League meeting but he has been made aware of the communication and is expected to refuse to quit by return of post.


This shock move from the Dallas-based co-owner is just another twist in the ongoing saga over control of the club, which reached a peak last month when talks between Hicks and Dubai International Capital broke down.


Hicks was in London last week and watched both the Liverpool matches against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.


But on Tuesday, Hicks was back in Dallas watching his Texas Rangers baseball team while co-owner George Gillett was shown on TV sitting next to Parry in the Liverpool directors' box during the 4-2 win over Arsenal.



Unstable


And this current development does nothing for the stability of the club ahead of Rafa Benitez's attempts to reach a third European Cup final in four years.


However, with the club ownership split 50-50 between the two Americans, Hicks would not have been able to sanction Parry's dismissal, hence the letter received at Anfield on Thursday.


Hicks was believed to have been enraged by an interview from Parry in which the chief executive pleaded with both co-owners to end the war or words between them and come to an agreement that would allow the club to move forward.


It was Parry who was largely involved in bringing Gillett to the club 18 months ago, with the American bringing in Hicks for added financial muscle to get the deal through.



Broken down


At that point DIC believed they were on the brink of buying former chairman David Moores' majority holding, only for the deal to collapse at the last minute when Moores - now life vice-president and still a board member - changed his mind.


Since then DIC have patiently worked towards a deal to buy out both Americans. It is believed that Gillett has agreed to sell his stake, but refuses to sell those shares to Hicks.


The relationship between Gillett and Hicks has spectacularly broken down, with Parry at times finding himself in the middle trying to run the club effectively on a day-to-day basis.


Now Hicks' camp clearly believe that Parry is siding with Gillett as the uproar rumbles on, which has prompted the request for his resignation.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #170 on: April 10, 2008, 04:22:28 pm »
Ah, already been done, thanks ;D

Yes, 20 mins before you posted.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #171 on: April 10, 2008, 04:23:08 pm »
No. This is fat leather head implicating Rafa. He is abdicating responsibility here and making Rafa responsible for the sacking of Parry.

We have to get rid of this alien!

Just thinking the same. he's stuck the knife in Parry's back and turned round and said, 'Rafa made me do it'
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #172 on: April 10, 2008, 04:23:09 pm »
HAHAHA.

Now close the door on the way out you fucking clown haired gobshite.

Go and play the fucking numbers game now yer prick.



Use your brains. How is this a good thing?

Do you prefer Hicks to Parry? Do you really think it is a good thing that he is doing this without giving a shit about the effects on the team. Are you not concerned that Benitez will be next. I just wish people would fuckin think first.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #173 on: April 10, 2008, 04:23:10 pm »
Possibly DIC had this in the contract before they buy the Club, trying to make a positive spin here.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #174 on: April 10, 2008, 04:23:22 pm »
Whilst I am certainly no fan of Rick Parry but from what I've heard from various sources both on RAWK and from around the club he and David Moores have been working to protect the club as best they can from the Americans. If he were to be replaced with Hicks own man then this wouldn't be anything to celebrate.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #175 on: April 10, 2008, 04:23:38 pm »
What a fucking mess our club is in.
They don't care about Rafa,
They don't care about fans,
Liverpool football club is in the wrong hands!

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #176 on: April 10, 2008, 04:24:00 pm »
My considered thoughts on the SSN breaking news:

Is Georgie joining the sisterhood ...  ???
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #177 on: April 10, 2008, 04:24:41 pm »
I think it's a good thing.

Parry has performed very badly.

I'd also say that it almost certainly isn't Hicks that revealed this to the press - it's far more likely to be Parry - therefore it seems odd to stick blame on making it public on Hicks.

I actually also liked the fact that Rafa was mentioned.  Saying that you are getting rid of the CEO because they aren't sorting out what the manager wants seems to me to be saying that what Rafa says is vitally important.

Of course it might all be spin, but then I don't have the hatred of Hicks that a lot of people have and am still trying to be optimistic.


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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #178 on: April 10, 2008, 04:25:13 pm »
This is just another way for Hicks to get into our pockets.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #179 on: April 10, 2008, 04:25:14 pm »
Possibly DIC had this in the contract before they buy the Club, trying to make a positive spin here.

Then why pull out of the deal the morning before?

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #180 on: April 10, 2008, 04:25:33 pm »
Just thinking the same. he's stuck the knife in Parry's back and turned round and said, 'Rafa made me do it'

Can Hicks force Parry to go without Gillett's vote?
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #181 on: April 10, 2008, 04:25:48 pm »
I have mixed emotions about the possibility of parry leaving. I mean he fucked us fans over so many times that under any other circumstances id be cracking open the champagne right now however while the embarrassing soap opera
between our two yanks owners continues I really cant tell if his departure would be helpful or detrimental.

Is parry being asked to resign because he’s….

a) as hicks has said, not doing his job as well as he should be
or
b) currently trying to engineer a way for DIC to takeover


So very confusing and frustrating…


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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #182 on: April 10, 2008, 04:26:20 pm »
Roll up, roll up for the Liverpool FC circus, in town every fucking week.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #183 on: April 10, 2008, 04:26:29 pm »
I think it's a good thing.

Parry has performed very badly.

I'd also say that it almost certainly isn't Hicks that revealed this to the press - it's far more likely to be Parry - therefore it seems odd to stick blame on making it public on Hicks.

I actually also liked the fact that Rafa was mentioned.  Saying that you are getting rid of the CEO because they aren't sorting out what the manager wants seems to me to be saying that what Rafa says is vitally important.

Of course it might all be spin, but then I don't have the hatred of Hicks that a lot of people have and am still trying to be optimistic.

Didn't take long for you to fall into believing the spin Hicks has put on this

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #184 on: April 10, 2008, 04:26:29 pm »
hicks being a total c*nt again.

similar to revealing the klinsmann story.

totally unprofessional, unnecessary and un-LFC like, regardless of what people think of parry.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #185 on: April 10, 2008, 04:26:36 pm »
Can Hicks force Parry to go without Gillett's vote?

No

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #186 on: April 10, 2008, 04:26:37 pm »
Then why pull out of the deal the morning before?
Maybe this is why Hicks has asked the question, DIC pull out, Hicks panics and gives them what they want?
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #187 on: April 10, 2008, 04:27:06 pm »
Possibly DIC had this in the contract before they buy the Club, trying to make a positive spin here.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #188 on: April 10, 2008, 04:27:19 pm »
This is all so frustrating - I think we all just want it settled now; and if anything this muddys the waters even more.  JUST FUCK OFF HICKS.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #189 on: April 10, 2008, 04:27:31 pm »
Can Hicks force Parry to go without Gillett's vote?

No.
Hicks either needs Parry to go of his own accord or have Gillett's backing for sacking him

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #190 on: April 10, 2008, 04:27:40 pm »
Is parry being asked to resign because he’s….

a) as hicks has said, not doing his job as well as he should be
or
b) currently trying to engineer a way for DIC to takeover

Either way, he continuing involvement CAN'T be a good thing. If it's b) then he's just jeopardising short term investment in players by refusing to co-operate with the owners.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #191 on: April 10, 2008, 04:27:41 pm »
no chance hicks fat fingers are going round are club

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #192 on: April 10, 2008, 04:28:20 pm »
just sell up to DIC you yank bastards dont you realise what you are doing to our club because of your selfish game so do everyone a favour and get the fuck out NOW.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #193 on: April 10, 2008, 04:28:21 pm »
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #194 on: April 10, 2008, 04:28:24 pm »
Nonsense. He's played as big a role in the off field farce that is Liverpool FC as anyone else. He's consistently under performed and we're still waiting for his proposed new stadium nearly a decade on.

Wont be missed in the long run. I'd rather have an affective businessman as a CEO than the two faced cock that is Parry.

He expended any grace he had a long time ago. Fuck off Parry.

His proposed stadium? Wheres GH's proposed stadium?

An effective business man as CEO? What a joke. You want an effective Hicks Yes man? Like the ones who are ruining Rangers? Hahaha

Believe it or not, he has been ineffective in the past but at the moment he is doing all he can to get rid of Hicks.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #195 on: April 10, 2008, 04:28:45 pm »
If Parry refuses to resign, any kind of working relationship he had with Rafa has probably gone down the shitter now.....which isn't helpful, really.
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #196 on: April 10, 2008, 04:29:02 pm »
Hicks throwing his toys out of his pram again.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #197 on: April 10, 2008, 04:29:35 pm »
Maybe this is why Hicks has asked the question, DIC pull out, Hicks panics and gives them what they want?

I hope so. I can see where you're coming from, especially if Hicks is struggling to find alternative investors and knowing the loans will need refinancing before long leaving him vulnerable.

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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #198 on: April 10, 2008, 04:29:49 pm »
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Re: Liverpool exclusive on SSN at 4pm
« Reply #199 on: April 10, 2008, 04:29:55 pm »
Can Hicks force Parry to go without Gillett's vote?

No. Hence he has "requested" Parry resign.
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