By No666, on July 13th, 2010
There is nothing that will harm the club more than leaving Hicks and Gillett in situ, with no pressure upon them to do anything but consider their own bank balances.
Why do so many Liverpool fans oppose Hicks and Gillett?
When they bought the club in 2007, they quickly offered reassurances. George Gillett promised to make the club bigger than Chelsea and Manchester United and stated: “We have purchased the club with no debt on the club so, in that regard, it is different to the Glazers.”
Meanwhile Hicks gave the game away about why he decided to join his friend in buying the club. “[Gillett] gave me a bunch of financial numbers which sounded attractive… I can totally understand what Glazer saw in Manchester United.”
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By royhendo, on June 29th, 2010
When Hicks and Gillett bought LFC in February 2007, The Guardian ran with the headline: “Liverpool fans must watch their new owners like hawks”.
The newspaper detailed their answers to the questions put to them at their introductory press conference.
For example: how often would they be there? ‘Hicks was at pains to mention his large family… Anybody spot the figureheads?’ So how much money would be available for transfers? ‘They were not happy at being pressed on the matter. At all,’ the newspaper reported, before concluding, ‘It is the duty of every right-thinking Liverpool fan to keep a close eye on events – and cry foul long and loud if they don’t like what they see.’
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