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BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool | Duo agree Liverpool takeover deal

Gone through!

Milamber

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Hhhmmmm didn't hear a big fuss being made by Liverpool supporters club about this one, unlike the whingening Man U fans when they were taken over.........

16vmarc

Probably because these two guys actually have money

G-STAR

Manchester United - £790m.

Liverpool - £218.9m.

There's the difference in the deals.

I wouldn't worry though, I'm sure the 'Pool fans will have a moan when the duo sell the naming rights to their new stadium.

ash1

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£200m for stadium not real money then ?

fivetide

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Er... Didn't sweaty ginger bloke at Man U just mortgage the stadium and take them into debt? Thought that was the issue there!

G-STAR

Not if you're comparing the two.

monkeysan

"Pizza Hut Red's Arena" anyone??

richie001

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i prefer the russian ruble to the yanky dollar

pauld37

I second that, call them rich?

NAF

Guess it beats being owned by a leprechaun . . .

movi-star

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Those fellas own a Sausage factory dont they?

Stadium rename suggestions:-

Sausagefield
Stadia De Bangers&mash
Jockey De Sausage
Hot Dog Arena

richiewong

So the EPL has 3 American owners and 1 Russian.

Its the start of the cold war again, just need some billionaire shiekh to come in now for the Toon

Funkii Munkii

Did you see the interview yesterday, Mr Gillet calling it a franchise on about 4 times, bloody yanks it's not a branch of McDonalds it's a football club , one which he reffered to as "The Livepool Reds", looks like thats the new team name sorted then......

ash1

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Think this is a great deal for us, no debt to finance the deal and two fella's who have a genuine love for sport and two chairmen who will actually want to see a game of football (unlike Glazer). Yeah ok they made a few language slips, but think thats just accidental and terminology from their US/Canadian sport.

Think with this investment and with Rafa in charge, we can expect big things for the future. I for one am pleased. Its all good news and no doubt will put the ***** up one or two of our rivals.

STi wanna Subaru

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richie001

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i think they have but the club into debt but no where near the amount the glazer have with utd

j0nah

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