ALL POSTS TAGGED "Tom Hicks"

Leagues: EPL

/ 5557 days ago

Why Liverpool Fans Shouldn’t Fear Administration

The word administration will universally strike fear in football fans. Points deductions and a mass exodus of players is something that will normally follow after a club slips in to administration, however I am certain Liverpool won’t have to suffer the costs of the dreaded A word. British newspapers are today reporting that Liverpool slipping […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 5561 days ago

Liverpool Football Club To Be Sold

Fans of Liverpool Football club have finally got what they wanted with the news that George Gillett and Tom Hicks are set to sell the club. New England Sports Ventures, fronted by self made-millionaire John W Henry, will takeover at Anfield subject to Premier League approval. But speaking to Liverpool fans soon after the news […]

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/ 5778 days ago

Liverpool Supporters Erect Anti Hicks and Gillett Billboards

Spirit of Shankly, a Liverpool supporter's union, has erected billboard posters in its city to protest against the American owners of Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The posters, which read "Tom & George: Debt, Lies, Cowboys – Not Welcome Here," have appeared on billboards on major roads into Liverpool. Five have been rolled […]

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/ 5896 days ago

Benitez Cannot Buckle Under Pressure

"It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach the last game." Benitez has certainly fought his corner today after the galling last minute equaliser Liverpool conceded in the Stade Gerland last night. Of course, the nay […]

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/ 5934 days ago

Liverpool Fans Believe In Fairytales As A Prince Rides To The Rescue

So could it be really true that the two most unpopular men in Anfield are looking to sell a 50% stake in the club to the Saudi Arabian Prince Faisal bin Fahd Abdullah al-Saud? The story started to leak late last night in the UK, which was quickly denied, (rather foolishly it now seems) but […]

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/ 6039 days ago

Hicks and Gillett Force Benitez To Bargain Hunt

February 2007, the dawning of a great new era in Liverpool's history as Tom Hicks and George Gillett bought the club from the Moore's family. Promising massive investment and the funds for the construction for the new stadium that Liverpool needed, it seemed as if Liverpool were finally about to catch up with Manchester United […]

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/ 6275 days ago

Liverpool Up For Sale: The Details

Liverpool FC has sought the help of investment bank Merrill Lynch to find a buyer for the club, according to a report in The Times newspaper. Out of the 20 clubs in the Premier League, Liverpool has been one of the hardest hit in the credit crunch due to the £350 million that American owners […]

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/ 6311 days ago

Hicks Involved In Liverpool Hotel Disturbance After Win Against United

Alex Hicks, the son of Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks, was embroiled in a hotel disturbance Sunday morning when one of his bodyguards was arrested after allegedly punching a hotel security guard. According to The Times, it's understood that the "fracas revolved around Alex Hicks and his group of friends, who were staying at the […]

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/ 6315 days ago

Liverpool And Newcastle Supporters Plan Protests Against Owners

In Newcastle and Liverpool this Saturday, thousands of football fans will be marching in protest against the owners of their respective clubs. Members of a Liverpool supporters group named Spirit Of Shankly will be marching to Anfield in protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. According to the supporters union, it'll be "a march […]

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/ 6318 days ago

The Dark Side Of Anfield That No One Wants You To See

There's the Anfield that we all know on TV. The sight of Liverpool supporters waving their scarves as millionaires such as Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard run around the pitch. But directly behind Anfield is something that Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett don't want you to see. The most deprived neighborhood in Britain. […]

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/ 6558 days ago

Arabian Nights at Anfield?

Tom and George's excellent adventure may come to an end, according to The Observer, as Liverpool owners Hicks and Gillett have not been able to transfer their 350m GBP of debt onto the club.  Should they not meet a Feburary deadline, the duo would likely accept a 500m GBP bid for the club by Dubai […]