Why didnt Sheikh Mansour wait to buy Liverpool?

[mat]

He didn't want to see his car on bricks after every home game.

 

[db79ctid]

Too much competion to buy Liverpool what with the Chinese oh sorry I mean dic oh sorry I meant the kuwaiti's oh sorry I meant our owners brother oh sorry I meant the syrian and Canadian team that's all trying to scrub together 2d to make a bid lol. Instead of wondering why people don't want to touch Liverpool I think this journalist would be better going doing some fucking research as to why this club with so much history that they keep on banging on about has been on the market for about 3 years and been giving the hard sell even by the banks for the last 6 months yet it still remains in the same hands.

 

[Halfpenny]

Because it would've been robbed off him.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Easily answered...... Thaskin had a direct line to the prince and sold the whole project, gillete and hicks don't operate on any scale like this, hence the apparent lack of interest in the giro kids. Also don't be surprised in the influence the good shiekh is having at the moment, nobody in their right mind would want to go up against him.

 

[BlueMoonWalker]

They both like to wind up Manchester United, from installing giant Carlos Tevez posters to quoting 'facts' about Sir Alex Ferguson.

But the reality for Manchester City and Liverpool as they lock horns tomorrow in a match of huge significance is that their biggest rivals are each other.

Barring any sudden and unforeseen demise of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, there is only one place available in English football's elite top four, and both the 'kamikaze' spenders and penniless aristocrats want it.
Dream on: Despite Manchester City's advances Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard remain at Anfield

Dream on: Despite Manchester City's advances Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard remain at Anfield

City represent 'new money', and lots of it, with £1billion already invested by Abu Dhabi trying to make the club a major force.

Liverpool, despite a seemingly never-ending takeover saga, retain a worldwide cachet and loyalty that City can only dream about: 209 international fan clubs, more than two million Facebook friends and an estimated 150million who would call themselves Liverpool fans.

To their glee, those fans' favourite players, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, will be in the away dressing room tomorrow night - two global names City wanted to buy to add glamour to their brand, but failed.

'It makes you wonder why the Abu Dhabi owners bought Manchester City rather than wait to buy Liverpool,' said one senior figure at Anfield.

'If they had spent the £1bn on Liverpool, they would be sitting back now with the best team in the world. 'When you look at the two clubs, it's King Kong versus Mickey Mouse.'
Upstarts: Liverpool versus Manchester City is more like King Kong v Mickey mouse

Upstarts: Liverpool versus Manchester City is more like King Kong v Mickey mouse

Given Liverpool's failure so far to sell the club and a deadline looming in October to pay back the £237m owed to the Royal Bank of Scotland - Chinese tycoon Kenny Huang withdrew his £350m offer for the club on Friday - City would be outraged at being mocked, particularly as their spending has saved the game during a recession.

They have spent in a way never seen before in the English game, not even by Chelsea's Roman Abramovich.

Having broken the British transfer record in 2008, on their first day as owners, to buy Robinho (£32.5m), and given Mark Hughes millions to spend on players like Craig Bellamy, Shay Given, Joleon Lescott and Wayne Bridge, they are now ready to offload them to accommodate an influx of mainly foreign stars.

New boss Roberto Mancini has spent £130m in this window alone on Mario Balotelli, James Milner, Yaya Toure and a couple of now injured full-backs.

Stephen Ireland, sold to Aston Villa last week as part of the Milner deal, did not pull any punches when he spoke about City on his arrival at Villa Park.
Come and get me: Adebayor hasn't been shown the door... yet

Come and get me: Adebayor hasn't been shown the door... yet

'There are lots of faces there who don't feel that much for the club. I guess he (Milner) must think the grass is greener on the other side. He is going to get a shock soon.'

Last season, City's unprecedented investment meant they finished above Liverpool for only the second time since 1968, only to find Tottenham nip in and take fourth spot.

Yet Emmanuel Adebayor's quandary typifies the problems the City project has hit so far. A £25m fanfare signing from Arsenal just a year ago, the Togo striker - now linked with Real Madrid - found himself on the bench at Tottenham on the opening day and is likely to serve as Balotelli's stand-in this season.

'Being sat on the bench for the first game of the season was tough for me,' said Adebayor. 'But I'm not going anywhere at the moment. I love the challenge of making it at City.

'I had a chat with the manager after the Spurs game, which was good. There is no pressure for me to leave. What I am going to do is keep enjoying my football.

'I don't want to look too far into the future. Who knows, by January maybe the manager will tell me to leave, or maybe I will ask to leave. This is football. What we are trying to establish takes time. It makes everything easier when you keep the same manager and the players know how to play together.

'Chelsea have had the same group for seven or eight years. The Manchester United players know each other, look at the way Patrice Evra and Nani have learned to play together.'
Massive club: Kuyt was stunned by the level of support Liverpool had in South Africa

Massive club: Kuyt was stunned by the level of support Liverpool had in South Africa

The City owners, however, have not invested so heavily merely to be on the fringes of Champions League qualification. They bought the club mainly as a vehicle to promote Abu Dhabi, a Gulf state increasingly relying on tourism and the hosting of major events.

So far, City have not been able to dent Liverpool's status as a global brand, let alone United's. And that is despite their two rivals both being burdened by a huge debt placed upon their clubs by American owners.

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt said: 'I went to the World Cup in South Africa with Holland this summer and the support for Liverpool there was unbelievable.It doesn't matter where you are in the world, everyone knows Liverpool. You can't say the same at the moment about Manchester City.

'The players feel they are at a historic club, but for us to be part of that history, we need to win trophies.'

Despite the £300m spent by City in transfer fees alone, Kuyt would not swap their squad for Liverpool's.

'When I look around and see Stevie, Fernando, Pepe (Reina), there is no reason to fear anyone. This team have been together many years. We have played in the Champions League final (2007) and been runners-up in the League.

'We have been through good times and bad times together, and this helps. You saw last week against Arsenal, when we deserved to win with 10 men, that our team spirit is very good.

'We have to forget last season's disappointment and go for a topfour spot. A win at Manchester City would be a massive statement.'

Manager Roy Hodgson's newest recruit, holding midfield player Christian Poulsen, was wanted by City before his move to Juventus in 2008, but he raises eyebrows when asked if City could be mentioned in the same breath as Liverpool.

'You can't compare their history with Liverpool or Manchester United. In Denmark, Liverpool is number one and I am sure it is the same in other places.'

If the penniless aristocrats win tomorrow, Sheik Mansour may regret not biding his time and choosing Anfield over Eastlands.

But if his 'kamikaze' spenders come out on top, Tom Hicks, George Gillett or whoever is Liverpool's next owner will know there may be a new irresistible force coming to blow them out.

Lets not give them anymore of the hits they desire.

 

[Clevers]

Liverpool fans draw lots to see who will rob Joe Cole’s house

Liverpool fans have celebrated the signing of England’s Joe Cole by drawing lots to see who will be the first lucky person to rob his house during an away game.

Cole, who signed a four-year contract after eating several Wurther’s Originals given to him by new manager Roy Hodgson, is said to be excited by the opportunity to test the most up to date security systems money can buy.

He told reporters, “I’ve come here for the challenge. I could have stayed in London and picked up my wages knowing that my house would barely even get a passing look.”

“But I’ve come here to test my security systems against the best burglars in the business - and what better place to do that than Liverpool?”

“I’m confident in my ability to secure my property, and I expect to prove the manager right by repeatedly showing that ability over the next four years.”

Fans Delighted

There has been delight around Anfield at the capture of Cole, a player who has ignited the imagination among all fans, both you and old.

As one fan put it, “This is a great signing for Liverpool, a real marque signing. He’ll be bringing with him lots of fancy London gadgets which will be worth an absolute fortune on the black market.”

“After the dark days of Rafa Benitez who seemed to only buy players whose houses were filled with straw donkeys, this is a new dawn. A new dawn filled with lots of stuff with significant resale value.”

“Now, when is Liverpool’s next away game again?”

http://newsarse.com/2010/07/22/liverpool-fans-draw-lots-to-see-who-will-rob-joe-coles-house/

 

[Keith Moon]

They stole the hubcaps from his Learjet.

 

[BTH]

Several reasons.

First, they wanted to create their own, big club. Not seen as the owners that bought a big club.


Second stadiums, we have a good deal, Liverpool needs one built .

Third, cost we cost alot less, yes they had to buy players, but Liverpool does too. And I guess you can add the owners of Liverpool seem to want pie in the sky price, so they will be difficult to deal with.

Spot on.

Hopelessly one-eyed article there. Anyone would think that Liverpool had always been this hugely successful club when they were nothing until Shankly went there; they hadn't won the League for nearly two decades and had never won the FA Cup at all.

Liverpool have long been broke and have got two decent players they daren't part with, they are still trading on old glories from the 1970 -1990s and the kind of 'fans all over the world' crap that the rags are renowned for. Sadly for them, this is all they've got to cling on to; even they must know that they've long since had their day.

Moreover, should City have a modicum of success (a Cup Final win), that would be viewed by most of us as real success, never mind that a sustained period of success has to start somewhere.

On the other hand, look at Liverpool; Rafa Benitez won them the Chumps' League, but the Scousers still wailed. After all, it wasn't the Premier League... was it?

 

[Blue Haze]

They weren't for sale at the time. And anyway, they needed a new stadium.

 

[S04]

I´ll give a an extra reason..His father in law the emir of Dubai was turned down by Liverpool when he tried to buy the club, might have been a rather strained discussion if Sheikh mansour walked in with a LFC scarf :D