SaveLFC was set up in May this year to help inform fans and encourage unity in favour of fit and proper ownership at Liverpool FC. With that in mind, this will be our final statement. Tom Hicks and George Gillett are gone, and as we hope we’ll never see the club put in that position again, SaveLFC will continue in a consultative role only – we hope and trust we will not need to reconstitute our campaigning arm again.
John Henry and NESV took over the reins at Liverpool on Friday, and as he promised in his first interview, he promptly set about listening to the concerns of the fans. It seems his words were genuine and we hope Mr Henry and NESV continue in this vein.
Within hours of our new owners being announced, Mr Henry emailed a member of SaveLFC to arrange a breakfast meeting. That meeting took place within the grounds of Anfield at 9-45am on Saturday October 16th. Mr Henry and one of his aides welcomed three members of SaveLFC for an hour-long chat, and came across as a thoroughly down to earth and decent man.
The meeting was very informal, friendly and informative, and we came to realise that Mr Henry is a quiet man who likes to listen – a stark contrast to our former owners.
It was great to hear Mr Henry say that he’s keen to speak to other fans’ groups. That’s something we’d all agree is long overdue, and he seems a man who will truly listen to us, the fans.
This may well be a new dawn in the history of Liverpool Football Club. We will always be mindful of Mr Henry’s words on behalf of NESV: “Our actions will speak louder than our words”. But the members of SaveLFC who attended feel it’s safe to say that the club is now in safer hands.
We’d all like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Henry and his colleagues at NESV. We hope they are allowed the time and grace they need to demonstrate the value of their actions.
To Mr Henry himself, we’d like to thank you for meeting with us so soon. Our doors will always be open to you. We hope this is the first of many meetings between the club and its fans, and we welcome the chance to contribute to ongoing and constructive dialogue.
There is a lot of hard work ahead for you, but your actions so far have been “one helluva start”. We left the meeting in the belief you are a good man and the right kind of owner for Liverpool Football Club. We hope you left the meeting with a better understanding of the pride and passion our loyal fans have for out great football club. Good luck.
Welcome to Liverpool John and NESV.
Before signing off, we’d like to thank everyone whose hard work, passion, and creativity went into our work this last few months. That extends to our 32,000 members, and specifically to those who made incredible contributions and sacrificed their own resources and time while never demanding anything in return.
Last but not least, we’d like to thank Kit Nelson, whose artwork provided the impetus we needed throughout, and John Hackett, whose personal investment and dedication to the cause was consistently inspirational.
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