LIVERPOOL could still end up in the hands of Dubai - despite Dubai International Capital's insistence that it is no longer pursuing a deal to buy the club.
DIC – the investment arm of the Dubai government – put out an official statement yesterday denying it is ready to launch a fresh bid for the Reds or a new one for Newcastle United.
But it has been several months since DIC were leading the Dubai bid for Liverpool, with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum having made acquiring the Anfield club a personal rather than a government venture.
DIC are out of the picture because – as Dubai’s investment arm – they must always make a return on any purchases. Liverpool’s troubled financial situation means that is now a pledge DIC can no longer realistically make.
An offer from Dubai remains on the table, but owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are currently refusing to do a deal.
The Americans claim publicly that they are not interested in selling, but sources close to the situation insist they will cash in – but only if they walk away with around £100m in profit each.
That is a price which Dubai are not prepared to pay.
Dubai's determination to buy the club has not diminished but unless the expectations of Hicks and Gillett are reduced they are prepared to walk away.
The ECHO understands that Hicks made an approach to Abu Dhabi prior to the cash rich Middle Eastern city buying Manchester City, but that was rebuffed. It is not clear whether Hicks was trying to sell the whole club to the Emirate or was offering a minority share but he did make an unsuccessful attempt to secure investment from them.
The Texan has also made at least one more approach to another potential investor, but that has also so far come to nothing.
Hicks has good reason to seek investment, with just four months to go before the £350m loan secured against the club is due to be refinanced and borrowing has become even more fraught with difficulty.
Financial experts believe the bombshell that hit the US stock markets and banking industry yesterday will make the effects of the current credit crunch even greater, and longer lasting, with opportunities to borrow being further reduced.
The situation is further complicated by the fact that shares in American investment bank Wachovia were among the hardest hit in yesterday's stock market nosedive.
Shares in Wachovia - the fourth largest US bank - fell by 22% in the day as investors’ anxiety about the American financial sector and banks in particular hit the stock market.
Wachovia were involved in the last refinancing deal secured by Hicks and Gillett, along with the Royal Bank of Scotland, who loaned the Americans the bulk of the cash.
Should Wachovia Bank require new capital it is a possibility that they could call in some of their existing major loans.
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Soliden prvi polčas, 2 lepa gola po 1 na vsaki strani...sploh super poteza Gerrarda..+penal. V drugem so se naši odločili za preverjeno lahko čemo mi to taktiko in skoraj nasadili ježka..... OLM je malce pritisnil in naši so bili v kopici težav (Reina 
) Babel je imel 2-3 smrtne šanse a jih ni izkoristil...
Dossena
model je danes imel fetiš na prepih kaj vsega mu niso prodajali (celo se šušlja da je v letališkem duty freeju povpraševal o ceni krmila za urne kukavice..)
Sve v svemu do nekje 60min kar lušna tekma, potem je OM začel iskati zadetek in je bilo nekaj stresnih momentov...
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) Babel je imel 2-3 smrtne šanse a jih ni izkoristil...Dossena
model je danes imel fetiš na prepih kaj vsega mu niso prodajali (celo se šušlja da je v letališkem duty freeju povpraševal o ceni krmila za urne kukavice..)Sve v svemu do nekje 60min kar lušna tekma, potem je OM začel iskati zadetek in je bilo nekaj stresnih momentov...
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Zanimiva tekma....Presenetljivo odprt prvi polčas. Po svoje je bilo vse skupaj rahlo čudno, saj je Marseilles puščal igro L'poolu in čakal na "strupene" kontre svoji malih "brzinkotov". Po svoje je to obdobje spominjalo na kanadski hokej iz sedemdesetih. Puck pred nasprotna vrata in "teči, sine". Lepa akcija domačinov za vodstvo, a je bil odgovor še boljši. Gerrardov gol za izenačenje je poslastica.
V drugem polčasu je L'pool plačal "davek na derbi". Večini igralcev je zmanjkalo moči in tudi "duracell" ni več pomagal. Po svoje bi famozna rotacija tu prišla še kako prav, kajti nekateri igralci enostavno niso bili na svojem standardnem nivoju (Mascherano, Kuyt, Benayoun, Škrtel, Carragher). Kar je bolj zaskrbljujoče, je to, da so bili še najslabši tisti, ki derbija sploh igrali niso (Dossena, Lucas). Marseilles je bil v drugem polčasu boljši nasprotnik in si je po svoje zaslužil izenačenje, čeravno bi lahko Babel (dvakrat!) že pred infarktno končnico odločil zmagovalca.
Če potegnemo črto, težko prigarana, a sila pomembna zmaga, ki omogoča "lažje dihanje" v peklenski skupini (Atletico!!!). Prepričan sem, da ne PSVju ne Atleticu na Velodromu ne bo prav nič lahko...
V drugem polčasu je L'pool plačal "davek na derbi". Večini igralcev je zmanjkalo moči in tudi "duracell" ni več pomagal. Po svoje bi famozna rotacija tu prišla še kako prav, kajti nekateri igralci enostavno niso bili na svojem standardnem nivoju (Mascherano, Kuyt, Benayoun, Škrtel, Carragher). Kar je bolj zaskrbljujoče, je to, da so bili še najslabši tisti, ki derbija sploh igrali niso (Dossena, Lucas). Marseilles je bil v drugem polčasu boljši nasprotnik in si je po svoje zaslužil izenačenje, čeravno bi lahko Babel (dvakrat!) že pred infarktno končnico odločil zmagovalca.
Če potegnemo črto, težko prigarana, a sila pomembna zmaga, ki omogoča "lažje dihanje" v peklenski skupini (Atletico!!!). Prepričan sem, da ne PSVju ne Atleticu na Velodromu ne bo prav nič lahko...
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Banner "Yankee Nord" ubije....Naša dva papka sta verjetno to še interpretirala kot poklon njima.....
"Gerrard U Akbar, Gerrard U Akbar!!!"
Banner "Yankee Nord" ubije....Naša dva papka sta verjetno to še interpretirala kot poklon njima.....
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"The tension mounts, on with the body count!"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 762094.ece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hX6Wuj1T-E
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 762094.ece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hX6Wuj1T-E
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Mhnjah ne morem drugače kot da bi se strinjal... že recimo 2 kola nazaj ko je Chelsea igral pred Liverpoolom in doma remiziral s Tottenhamom...nekako je bilo očitno da Pool nebo izkoristil darila in zmagal pri Villi ter šel +2 piki....Matevž napisal/-a:Hmmm, po starih tirnicah, kaj naj rečem - tipično Lpool?!
Upam, da pohabijo Everton, čigar obramba trenutno igra izvenserijsko in je lepa šansa za 3 komada....
V torek piss cup tekma doma proti Crewe.....
Da vidim sedaj koliko (ne)bom uganil
-------------Cavalieri
Degen---Sami----Agger---Insua (Dossena)
Pennant----Plessis---Lucas/ELZH---Riera
-----------N'Gog----Keane
Mejave: Martin, Darby, Skrtel, Pancheo, El-Zhar, Nemeth....
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldow ... 3-2222.htm
Touchstone Pictures presents.....A movie by Rafael Benitez........Philipp Degen in "The Unbreakable".....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_f1uCWKZQs
Tony Nunez, where are you?
Touchstone Pictures presents.....A movie by Rafael Benitez........Philipp Degen in "The Unbreakable".....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_f1uCWKZQs
Tony Nunez, where are you?
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