LFC in talks to buy Melbourne Victory

[Maldini]

Wonder what this is about, maybe we'll sell them the rights to use our image like City are doing with their NY team.

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-victory-in-talks-with-epl-club-liverpool/story-fnk6rmfi-1226819021819?sv=9e63194d88cfd40c4604db9a94fd4de#.UvJGFZ8HWpY.twitter

 

 

Melbourne Victory in talks with EPL club Liverpool

• Val Migliaccio
• The Advertiser
• February 05, 2014 10:40PM

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard gets a kick past Melbourne Victory's James Jeggo at the MCG. Source: News Limited

 

MELBOURNE Victory has instigated talks with the possibility of selling a stake to Liverpool.

 

Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro - one of the club's principal shareholders - was reportedly in England last weekend talking to the English Premier League club's officials.

 

But it's uncertain if Di Pietro watched Liverpool draw 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns last weekend.

 

But the Liverpool and Victory relationship was strengthened last year when the clubs faced off in a friendly in Melbourne in July.

 

The dialogue between the clubs has been frequent ever since.

 

A Victory official was contacted by The Advertiser on Wednesday night but was yet to comment.

 

But Liverpool's star-studded squad was clearly overwhelmed when the MCG mirrored the world famous Anfield with 95,000 fans sang the Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone before the Liverpool beat Victory 2-0 with goals from iconic Steven Gerard and Iago Aspas.

 

Liverpool is owned by the Fenway Sports Group through certain wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

The US-based company also owns Major League baseball's Boston Redsox.

 

Liverpool, according to the Deloitte Football Money League, is the 12th richest club in the world, turning over $365 million during the 2012/13 season.

 

Liverpool's supporters club in Australia has the biggest fans-based football chapter in the nation and has millions of fans in Asia.

 

Adelaide-based Matthew Selby last year became the official Liverpool supporters club delegate representing millions of Reds fans from the Middle East, Asia and the Oceania region for a three-year term.

 

But the pending Victory/Liverpool deal comes on the back of Manchester City buying an 80 per cent share of Melbourne Heart with philanthropists Gerry Ryan and Bart Campbell - from Melbourne Storm rugby league - also owning a 20 per cent stake of the club.

 

Heart was sold for about $12 million with Victory expected to fetch more than $20 million for the franchise which is regarded as the biggest football club in Australia.

 

Western Sydney Wanderers - currently owned by Football Federation Australia - is also expected to be sold to foreign investors for about $15 million.

 

A-League head Damien de Bohun welcomed the foreign interest in A-League clubs.

 

"From our recent dealings with Manchester City in relation to Melbourne Heart and through the Western Sydney Wanderers sale process, it has become very apparent to us that there is a large amount of interest from overseas parties, including football clubs, that are looking to invest in Hyundai A-League clubs,'' de Bohun said.

 

"We will continue work with any club that considers to receive overseas investment as long as it is mutually beneficial."

 

 

[Swan Red]

can he play DM LB or LW

[owenthomas]

better get in quick before Chelsea bid................

[Tosh]

we all dream of a team of Harry Kewells...

[honourablegeorge]

$20M Aussie dollars for a team with a 95,000 seat stadium? One friendly a year at £20 a head, starts to make sense very quickly.

[Cobs]

 

 

But Liverpool's star-studded squad was clearly overwhelmed when the MCG mirrored the world famous Anfield with 95,000 fans sang the Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone before the Liverpool beat Victory 2-0 with goals from iconic Steven Gerard and Iago Aspas.

 

 

 

The strongest argument I've ever seen in favour of the Oxford comma.

[cymrococh]

$20M Aussie dollars for a team with a 95,000 seat stadium? One friendly a year at £20 a head, starts to make sense very quickly.

I don't think we'll be buying the MCG.

[surf]

$20M Aussie dollars for a team with a 95,000 seat stadium? One friendly a year at £20 a head, starts to make sense very quickly.

 

great, ship the stadium over brick by brick

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

The strongest argument I've ever seen in favour of the Oxford comma.

 

ha ha

[NeilJ]

i'm guessing that photo caption wasn't written by a football fan. "Gets a kick past"?

[downunder]

Bloody hell. I arrive in the UK, login here and see I am mentioned in the paper.

[Ronnie#5]

Bloody hell. I arrive in the UK, login here and see I am mentioned in the paper.

yeah yeah yeah you're famous, well done. .... Now where's them tickets you promised me for voting you in?!

 

On a serious note I presume you're over for a meeting in which case I'd be delighted if you could find out when the club plan to release their latest set of accounts (y/e 31/5/13).

 

Ta.

Edited February 5, 2014 by Ronnie#5

[marty]

denied in the Echo

[Ed the Wool]

I'd sooner a left back.

[downunder]

1391617698[/url]' post='3578002']

yeah yeah yeah you're famous, well done. .... Now where's them tickets you promised me for voting you in?!

 

On a serious note I presume you're over for a meeting in which case I'd be delighted if you could find out when the club plan to release their latest set of accounts (y/e 31/5/13).

 

Ta.

 

They come out in March I believe I will check this though. Not sure why it takes so long.

 

 

[Ronnie#5]

They come out in March I believe I will check this though. Not sure why it takes so long.

It's fairly normal to be honest. Thanks for checking for me though mate. Is this your 1st meeting?

[downunder]

1391619888[/url]' post='3578028']

It's fairly normal to be honest. Thanks for checking for me though mate. Is this your 1st meeting?

 

No second. I was over in November. That was good to meet the others and know what to expect and what my role really is.

I feel more part of the group now.

Edited February 5, 2014 by downunder

[Murphman]

ha, ha

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[Ronnie#5]

No second. I was over in November. That was good to meet the others and know what to expect and what my role really is.

I feel more part of the group now.

Well that's good. Best of luck!

[Falconhoof]

No second. I was over in November. That was good to meet the others and know what to expect and what my role really is.

I feel more part of the group now.

 

What is it ?

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

i'm guessing that photo caption wasn't written by a football fan. "Gets a kick past"?

 

It was written by an Australian sports journalist, probably from Melbourne. It's an AFL/Aussie Rules thing.

 

We hear things like that all the time. It's annoying Eg: "The Reds were 1-0 down until Gerrard kicked a goal in the dying minutes."

[downunder]

It was written by an Australian sports journalist, probably from Melbourne. It's an AFL/Aussie Rules thing.

 

We hear things like that all the time. It's annoying Eg: "The Reds were 1-0 down until Gerrard kicked a goal in the dying minutes."

 

He's from Adelaide, of Italian descent as well.

As for the question what is my role. I read and reply to queries, some really funny ones too, from fans in my region.

A good example was a fan from India won a comp with Standard Chartered to come to a LFC Game, his visa didn't come through in time, and he missed the trip. I worked with the club to get him another chance as he didn't get any response when he contacted them.

As for the commitee, I don't what to get into politics here (others can). But we represent all fans and are not a campaigning group but will raise all points given to us to the club. The club hierarchy on,y speak to us, and Not SOS and others directly.

Anyone on here going to the Sandon tonight for the fans forum?

 

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

He's from Adelaide, of Italian descent as well.

 

 

Perhaps he didn't write the caption.

[Cheesecake]

No second. I was over in November. That was good to meet the others and know what to expect and what my role really is.

I feel more part of the group now.

 

thats great and all but I too voted for you can you tell us what was discussed in November and whats on the table this time out? I'd love to know what y'all chat about like? Fan rep and all that isn't it? If you plan on running for re-election you need to get your PR sorted mate!

Edited February 8, 2014 by DPD1973

[downunder]

1391838298[/url]' post='3579135']

thats great and all but I too voted for you can you tell us what was discussed in November and whats on the table this time out? I'd love to know what y'all chat about like? Fan rep and all that isn't it? If you plan on running for re-election you need to get your PR sorted mate!

 

I doubt I will stand for re election, I am loving it but I don't want to have to come back every 3 months forever, even though it is all paid for, 3 years is a good length of time. I would like to have a proper holiday with my family some time as well!

This time we are talking all about ticket pricing, tiered pricing, category a b and games, pricing for students, and unemployed, an international ticket price - those coming fomr overseas being able to get a package that includes museum and tour.

Last meeting was all about ticket allocation.

Here is a link to the minutes

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/fans/supporters-committee/minutes

 

Outside the official meeting we can catch up with club people, and talk about stuff not on the agenda, for example I know the wine maker of this wine and he wants LFC to start serving it at functions when the function rooms are hired out. I will mention this and give a bottle to Ian Ayre and Tom Werner as a gift from the winery.

http://www.claymorewines.com.au/index.php/our-wines/viewitem/16

 

And thanks again, to everyone who voted for me.