And so, with perfect timing, John Henry's New England Sports Ventures has bought Liverpool Football Club for £300m.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has had its debts paid off. Unpopular former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are left to threaten courtroom retribution. It's Friday night and Liverpool fans can think about a big weekend, celebrating the end of H&G and the arrival of new owners who come highly-recommended by Boston Red Sox supporters, and looking forward to the Merseyside derby on Sunday afternoon. (John Ashdown will be MBMing the game).
(And I can head off on a footy tour to Cardiff without worrying about the live blog).
It has been an extraordinary few days, featuring four court hearings, two actual takeover offers, one phantom offer and much, much more. Thank you all for reading, commenting, tweeting, emailing - your contribution has been much appreciated.
It only remains to say Good Luck to Liverpool's new owners. And leave you with, what else, but the Kop anthem.
And what a last post! The video brought a tear to my eye remembering
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/oct/15/liverpool-fc-sale-live-coverage-dallas-hicks-henrySome people on here have given the Guardian stick for some things in the past but they miss the point of what they do. They give serious news coverage but like true fans take the piss as well, no sacred cows and no-one immune from their jokes (they stick they have given the likes of Mr Alex Ferguson in the past goes well beyond what any other paper would ever contemplate)