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George Gillett

Benitez Cannot Buckle Under Pressure

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 1 comment

“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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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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Hicks and Gillett Force Benitez To Bargain Hunt

by Paul Bestall on June 15, 2009 · 2 comments

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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 American billionaire Robert Kraft may make a £270m bid for George Gillett’s 50 percent share of Liverpool.
“We haven’t ruled it out completely,” Kraft told Sky Sports News.
“But I’m worried a little bit. I want to be able to win whatever we do. But there are no rules in terms of spending on players.
“We would never [...]

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Liverpool Up For Sale: The Details

by The Gaffer on October 22, 2008 · 30 comments

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 George [...]

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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 of [...]

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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.
On [...]

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