I don't know where this Al Ansari thing comes from Gaz. He isn't a rich man in the same way as these interested parties. He's an employee of these people, that's all.
Excuse me?
Al-Ansari isn't wealthy...?
Now I have no financial nous whatever. But the point I'm raising is that getting rid of the cancerous owners is imperative, my concern is that if no VIABLE alternative is in place, then by necessity we get put into administration. There are no DIC or other buyers ready to step in to our rescue.
Someone with brains needs to prepare for the possibility that at some point in the imminent future we get our big wish granted. A few more financial catastrophes for these 2 dickheads, more pressure from the banks, and they might well get thrown out. But what then?
The only suggestion I'm putting forward is that a consortium of our wealthy supporters might be open to the idea of taking over part ownership. Is this a possibility? I ask because I have no idea how things like this work. But lets say that if the banks (with the fools gone) valued the Club at, say, £400 million, and £50-£100 million were pledged by for example 20 individuals... would the lender allow such an arrangement in return for transferring 25% to this consortium? With ShareLiverpool (representing the rest of us) pledging to put in, for example, 10% the year after, and leading eventually after a period of years, to majority ownership??
Or is there another way to avoid receivership, in the event of forcing the Yanks out?
What is our objective? Its like telling a gardener to tear yer lawn up; but if you don't envisage what you are going to replace it with, instead of 2 great big thistles in your garden, you'll be staring at filthy muck instead.
Do we have a sizeable number of very rich supporters? You bet we do. Al-Ansari is certainly one. As a LFC supporter he might well cough up a few mill for a share. As could a number of our boxholders. Many multi-millionaires in there, that I know. Ex-players? Surely there must be 20-30 such 'potential' investors who would be at least interested in preserving this club, and perhaps even ensuring that the fucking shite we've put up with never gets repeated.
I await financial guru input.
Its the future long-term that the Supporters Union needs to consider. Its great to be destructive for the immediate future, but we need some discussion about the afterwards.
