Liverpool FC Update
I haven't placed a Liverpool related entry in my blog for some time, so perhaps a little update is warranted.
In the league, the team has struggled with away matches and was languishing mid-table for much of the first part of the season. Not the happiest time for those of us who watch the matches as there was little consistency and poor finishing by the club's new mix of strikers. However, after back-to-back 4-0 victories these past two weekends, the club are near the top of the table and the team seems to be gelling and continuing the best at-home record in the league.
In other competitions, Liverpool has excelled. They won top place in their Champions League Pool (this competition is where all the big clubs make their money and retain top-flight talent) and are moving into the play-off rounds for the FA Cup.
However the big news is that Liverpool are to be sold in the next month to Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai!
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insists the club will not become a 'rich man's plaything' if the prospective takeover by Dubai International Capital (DIC) goes through but it will certainly go far to maintain the club as a top flight contender in all competitions as well as ensuring that the ground is broken on a new stadium.
DIC is still working through the club's accounts but is expected to make a formal offer for Liverpool worth around £450million.
The Sheikh is reckoned to be the fifth richest person in the world with a fortune that dwarfs even the wealth of Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, but Parry insists the takeover will not see Liverpool indulging in profligate spending.
Exciting times for LFC!
In the league, the team has struggled with away matches and was languishing mid-table for much of the first part of the season. Not the happiest time for those of us who watch the matches as there was little consistency and poor finishing by the club's new mix of strikers. However, after back-to-back 4-0 victories these past two weekends, the club are near the top of the table and the team seems to be gelling and continuing the best at-home record in the league.
In other competitions, Liverpool has excelled. They won top place in their Champions League Pool (this competition is where all the big clubs make their money and retain top-flight talent) and are moving into the play-off rounds for the FA Cup.
However the big news is that Liverpool are to be sold in the next month to Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai!
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insists the club will not become a 'rich man's plaything' if the prospective takeover by Dubai International Capital (DIC) goes through but it will certainly go far to maintain the club as a top flight contender in all competitions as well as ensuring that the ground is broken on a new stadium.
DIC is still working through the club's accounts but is expected to make a formal offer for Liverpool worth around £450million.
The Sheikh is reckoned to be the fifth richest person in the world with a fortune that dwarfs even the wealth of Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, but Parry insists the takeover will not see Liverpool indulging in profligate spending.
Exciting times for LFC!
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