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Believe you me, if things goes t*** up, DIC is as likely to cut their losses and sell us as Gillet would. If they 'bail' us out, you can be sure that it will be in the form of debt, which would not be much different from selling us to a 3rd party who will underwrite the debt. The irony is that while the majority in this forum has mocked Chelsea-Romain alliance, many seemed to believe that is what DIC will do for us.

The relative wealth between the two is irrelevant. Both are looking at profit margin that they can gain from LFC just as we are looking to leverage on their cash to take us where we want to be. Coughing out money from their own pocket does not make financial sense. Thus, the fact that the Royal family of Dubai is amongst the richest in the world is totally irrelevant. They have real wealth but they are simply not dumping it our way.

If the table is turned, hypothetically, and Liverpool is buying out DIC and Gillet came in with what appears on paper to be a better offer, I highly doubt that DIC will disregard it... Arab buisinessman or not. In the above circumstance, we can even argue that Liverpool is to be blamed for not closing the deal quick enough when there wasn't a competitor around. And if we are really cunning abt it and knowing that our offer to DIC is really inferior and there is no chance that it will be accepted, wouldn't we put up a press statement to withdraw the offer and in so doing 1) get some good pr spin 2) prevent DIC from using us as a bargaining chip 3) and last but not least, should Gillet, now thinking he is the only player left, make an offer that is less than what it would have been, it opens the door for us to make a counter bid that would be lower than it would otherwise need to be. It's all very logical.

Whether he is one of the richest man in the world is irrelevant here. He is not going to dig into his own pocket to foot the bill.

1) This is a buisiness deal for all three parties involved: DIC, Gillet and Liverpool. Each may have a different slant of things but this is still buisiness worth a few hundred million pounds. 2) Therefore usual rules of engagement prevail. 3) If there is a better offer on the table, it is the board's duty to consider it, especially if the all the fundamental demands (no ground share, more money for transfer etc) are met. 4) Considering the lack of hard facts available, no one (particularly all of us here in the forum) knows for sure that DIC is a better option for us 5) Just because they make the right noice abt heritage and history will not deter them from selling us to the next highest bidder in 5 yrs time. I can guarantee u that. they are afterall an investment company, answerable primarily to the Royal family. 6) Similarly, just because they are huffing and puffing right now and has release a press statement saying so does not mean that the deal is dead. If there is a profit in it for them (as they seem to think so) and if their offer is officially accepted by Liverpool, I seriously doubt that they will walk away after months of work. If they do walk away, that's more likely because they think the profit margin is not worth the hassle, well then fair play to them. 7) given all the above, can anyone here in all fairness know for sure that this is a tragic turn of events, as many here seem to assume so?

mute your tv.

93.4% accurate.

Joke aside, he is exactly what Newcastle needs.

He needs to sign up for football anonymous... Mental he is.

true.

If we don't consider playing SG on the right, he is the best right midfielder/winger we've had since GH's era.

Goodness me! Is Sarah Tetteh his priest?

5 goals and 10 to 15 assists by the end of the season will do for me.

As a cover defender, he is near peerless. But we all know that he is too good for that. Particularly at this stage of his career.

A very likely scenario: Man U continue the current form and capture 79 percent (79.1 to be exact) of points available; that should give them 90 points on final day. A very unlikely scenario: we win all the games from now on; we will only get 88 points on final day. Realistically, I think the team would have done incredibly well if they are within 6 points of ManU on final day. Which is why I'm saving my dreams for Champions League.

if you are not an evangelist, you are wasting your life away.

How is Michael Carrick a fraud? May not be worth 18M, but a good player nonetheless.

Momo is a good player but the midfield without him has beaten Chelsea, Spurs and Bolton and others so I could never understand this concept of Momo being the first name on the list. He is a great player and will be used (and rightly so) depending on opponents and tactics. 1st name on the list? I see no justification.

That's a bargain. I didn't realise that.

that's putting things in perspective...

If I get thrown to the ground by swp, I will also walk away and hope that no body notice it.

That's not a quote. That is a fact.

Diao??? that's harsh.