Epost-kampanje for å stoppe Hicks
Tom Hicks planlegger å få til en refinansieringsavtale som gjør at texaneren får fullstendig kontroll med Liverpool FC. Denne nyheten har sjokkert og opprørt Liverpool-supportere over hele verden, og nå er det startet en epost-kampanje i håp om at man skal klare å stikke kjepper i hjulene for amerikaneren.
I lys av siste dagers spekulasjoner er det mange supportere som ønsker å vise sin avsky for refinansieringsplanene. Oppfordringen til alle supportere går ut på å ta del i denne epost-kampanjen.
- Man får gjøre opp sin egen mening om hvorvidt det nytter eller ikke, men det koster så lite for oss supportere å i det minste gjøre det som står i vår makt for å beskytte klubben vi alle elsker, lydder oppfordringen fra initiativtakerne.
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Tema : NO TO REFINANCING HICKS' AND GILLETT'S DEBTS
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Dear All,
The events of the past three years have taught us that words seem to have different meanings when used by Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Words like 'custodians', 'promises' and 'trust'. Another word which belongs on that list is 'deadline'. Hicks and Gillett have already proved that they have no qualms about ignoring deadlines, as Gillett's oft-denied "spade in the ground in 60 days" pledge about the new stadium proved.
In a statement made in April 2010, Hicks and Gillett said,
"We have now decided together to look to sell the Club to owners committed to take the Club through its next level of growth and development."
yet a few months later, it became clear that Hicks had approached several US based banks to try to arrange financing which would allow him to retain control of the club. Yet again, a promise made by hicks and Gillett turned out not to be worth the paper it was printed on. They have lied, lied and lied again.
In July, RBS Chief Executive Stephen Hester said,
“With hindsight, I think there are some businesses which borrowed too much money and Liverpool FC was one of them. It seems to me that it is in everyone’s interest to have an early resolution... but it has to be the right resolution. I think obviously the club needs to have stability for the future and that is not just a question of ownership. It is not just about who owns the club, but also about what their plans are."
We know who owns the club at the moment and we know what their plans are; to sell an asset which they bought for less than £200m and subsequently loaded with toxic debt for a price between £600m and £800m and to retain control of that asset by any means necessary until they are able to leave with a profit over and above the interest they will earn from loans made to the club by their subsidiary holding company.
In the current economic climate, these plans fall somewhere between ludicrous and impossible. Any buyer willing to meet those terms would have to answer several questions about their commercial sense, especially in view of the projected £300m that would be required in addition to the purchase cost to complete work on the much-needed and long-anticipated new stadium. It seems absolutely certain that Hicks and Gillett wouldn't consider investing in a business under such terms, which begs the question why do they assume anyone else would?
Hicks and Gillett have run Liverpool Football club into the ground since they took charge. Unlike the club's owners, the accounts do not lie. £54.9m pre-tax losses. £40.1m in interest payments. No net spending on players for two years. No new stadium, despite millions being spent on the project. These are the facts of Hick's and Gillett's time in charge of English football's most successful club.
As a fan, I believe that the club cannot afford to have this toxic duo with their toxic debts in charge for a day longer than is necessary. If no acceptable deal is on the table by 6th October, the Royal Bank of Scotland cannot and must not allow these parasites to extend their stay by one additional day.
The only course of action which would be acceptable if new owners are not in place by the October 6th deadline is for the Royal Bank of Scotland to take the sale process out of the hands of the owners and their appointed representatives and focus on selling the club to owners able to bring stability to the boardroom, investment to the club and most critically, to finally deliver the new stadium on which the future prosperity of the club depends.
The Royal Bank of Scotland have previously noted that they wish to act in the best interests of Liverpool Football Club and that the long-term future of the club will be at the centre of any decisions. The best interests of the club cannot be served by providing further extensions to the current financing arrangements, or by enabling Hicks and Gillett to remain in charge by any other means.
RBS have done well out of their association with the club, receiving interest and penalty payments which could have been far better spent on improving the playing squad or contributing to the costs of the new stadium.
It's time for RBS to make good on their promise to the fans. We've been lied to enough.
NO TO REFINANCING HICKS’ AND GILLETT'S DEBTS.
Yours faithfully,