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There was some talk of an 11th hour deal being thrashed out. This is on the basis that it is in all parties interests for Hicks not to win including himself. He stands to lose more if he does win. It's just a question of whether that fat old turd realises this in time.

The claimed settlement going ahead?

Here are the court lists; http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/courthearings.htm I reckon it would be heard by the Administrative court but could be wrong. Worth checking other lists, particularly the Company Court list. I

It can go into a cause list a day before so as PSL says tomorrow is a fair shout. The court would call up the reps a day before to advise it is in the list. On the actual day, it would definitely be printed and posted up the court lists

Definitely not going to be heard today. Not in any of the High Court case lists.

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/10/10/liverpool-latest-full-purslow-transcript-and-why-administration-makes-no-sense-101002/ GR: “So come what may, NESV will carry on with their purchase even if Liverpool were deducted [nine points]? You don’t think that will happen, but NESV, from your understanding, will carry on, Christian?” CP: “I have not discussed that possibility with them. I am completely focused on the sale.” Superb!!

http://www.director.co.uk/ONLINE/2010/10_10_liverpool_NESV_takeover.html "So will the High Court halt the board’s current plans? It seems unlikely. Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 lays down a general duty—so far untested in the courts—for each of the directors to act “in the way he considers, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole”. The section goes on to lay down six further criteria: 1) The likely consequences of any decision in the long term 2) The interests of employees 3) The need to foster good relationships with suppliers and customers 4) The impact of the company’s operations on the community and the environment 5) The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct and 6) The need to act fairly as between members of the company. It’s important to note that the duties prescribed in Section 172 are owed by the directors to the company, not its shareholders. " There are two further arguments to consider. It is not for the courts to make decisions that fall within the remit of company directors. So long as a director has acted reasonably, having considered all relevant factors, any decision he or she takes will be justified. It is irrelevant whether that decision proves right or wrong. What matters is that directors reach decisions for which they are willing to be accountable. This appears to be the case with the board of Kop Football (Holdings) Limited, which has taken plenty of advice and is quite willing to stand by its decision.

They will give him until the end of the season.

What a surprise, Simon Jordon has come out in support of Hicks. The 30 million you lost at Palace still grates you fekking tool.

They had nothing to print so did their own version of this. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/09/liverpool-john-w-henry The Guardian piece was agenda driven. End of world if Hicks wins etc.

Not sure if it is that but it definitely is just a poor rehash of Conn's article in the Guardian today.

We spent £151,915,000 on transfers during Gillett and Hicks reign and recouped £142,325,000.

Also, that it is in the best interests of all parties if Hicks loses as H&G stand to lose even more in the event of Administration and or the sale to NESV not goimng ahead.

Yeah point noted.

442 with who on the wings? Torres is perfect to play alone up top. Problem is not him but the fact that the rest of the team are in their own half.

It's a worry. Comments about Torres quite scary.

New owners targeting players? Surreal stuff. http://www.nesn.com/2010/10/stefan-kiessling-a-good-remedy-for-liverpools-offensive-woes.html Stefan Kiessling a Good Remedy for Liverpool's Offensive Woes Liverpool's ownership questions will be resolved soon enough, and once that unfolds, the club will again have to face the reality: 18th place in the league table and having scored just seven goals in seven league matches.Even if Manchester City has joined Chelsea in buying the world, and Tottenham has opened their wallets for Rafael Van Der Vaart since making the Champions League, there's no denying that Liverpool still has top-four talent. The problem is making the pieces fit properly, and much of that comes down to formation. Basically, the team is struggling to get the ball to Fernando Torres, and the reason is simple -- he's usually physically overmatched when alone up top, and he's coming off injuries to boot. He needs a target man to get him the ball, and right now, the team doesn't have one. Milan Jovanovic has yet to settle at Anfield, and David Ngog hasn't yet learned to use his size to his advantage. The pairing of Dirk Kuyt and Torres up top has been used in the past, but though Kuyt was a striker during his days in Holland, he is really more of a workhorse wing at this point, perfect for the flank in a 4-4-2. The team has even occasionally gone to Steven Gerrard as a forward in the past, but neither that, nor the deep-lying role that he has often been relegated to this season, is where he is at his best. He should be playing in a free attacking role in central midfield while Christian Poulsen plays as a deeper midfielder. All of this, of course, relies on the presence of a target man, and Liverpool has recently been linked to Bayern Leverkusen and German international forward Stefan Kiessling. Kiessling, at over 6-foot-3, is a physically imposing presence who can do what Torres often fails to do -- receive long balls, play the hold up, challenge defenders, and work back towards midfield for touches. When Liverpool is clicking, Torres doesn't disappear in games, but that seems to definitively occur when the team seems out of sorts. Adding a target man like Kiessling may be exactly what the club needs to prevent that from occurring. Fulham, Schalke and Milan all also may be interested in acquiring Kiessling when the transfer window opens in January, and while it is often unwise for new ownership or management to go out of their way to make their presences felt with acquisitions, this could be one worth considering. It also shouldn't go unsaid that Kiessling is no Emile Heskey. He's a big forward who actually scores. He had 21 goals in 33 matches last year for Leverkusen. Liverpool surely isn't in danger of relegation, but the team needs to find a way to make the most of its talent. When all else fails -- and it has -- a return to the trusty 4-4-2 is always a good fix. With Kiessling paired with Kuyt, that could get the Reds' offense the boost it needs to get them back in the Champions League hunt.

Hasn't Hicks recently changed his legal advisers? If so it suggests he wasn't liking the advice given to him by them.

So you disagree with the premise in the original article? "When off the ball, Hodgson’s side retreats deep into its own half and forms a narrow double barrier of midfield and defence in front of the opposition. Possession is ceded, and the onus is placed upon the opposition to penetrate these two static lines. One thing Hodgson’s sides do not tend to engage in is pressing the opposition, as Danny Murphy’s quotes comparing the approaches of Hodgson and new Fulham boss Mark Hughes reveal: “Off the ball [under Hughes] maybe we’re trying to win it a bit higher up the pitch, maybe take a few more risks. With Roy we tended to drop off more and fill in the gaps.” Comparatively, while similarly concerned with stopping the opposition as a first priority, Benitez’s Liverpool had a tendency to press teams aggressively as a means of preventing the opposition from playing through them. Greatly influenced by Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan side, Benitez liked his team - remaining compact in terms of the distance between defence, midfield and attack - to squeeze up against their opponents while out of possession. For every negative pass played by the opposition, the team was to push forward as one block, with the relatively positioned player systematically closing down the man in possession. Hodgson’s side, by contrast, are set up in much the same way as the opponents that have so frustrated Liverpool for many years. With a deep defensive line and a lack of pressure on the ball, the side must rely on a more direct approach or set pieces when looking to attack the opposition’s goal. Whereas before, when Pepe Reina would pick up a loose ball from an opposition attack, the team would quickly push forward, with two players taking up advanced wide positions on either side for a quickly distributed kick or throw. Now, the team seems stuck in its deep, compact shape - with the wide players tucked in, and Fernando Torres often the lone central target for any kind of direct distribution. This role - that of a hold-up target man - doesn’t especially suit Torres. While he is capable of holding the ball up, he is at his best when facing the opposition’s goal."

Quite right. As he is deputising for Torres when he plays, a minimum of two goals per game is a must.

Do you mean a QC in Chambers? Would be highly surprised if the matter was referred informally to a Judge. Seems unlikely.

Roy will start him against Everton. He will get ripped to shreds.

Our man in action.

Yes Please. Players stupid enough not to believe in him can shut the door on the way out.

He definitely wants the job. Paul Dalglish is all over twitter putting out the message. I sent a pleading message to him on Monday morning not expecting a response but got one back from his assistant saying he appreciates all the interest support etc. I know it only the Mail but if fans swarmed those email addresses they would definitely do a piece. It's a story for them.