Craigy 0 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 LIVERPOOL were facing financial meltdown last night. The club's accountants issued a chilling statement admitting there is 'significant doubt' whether the company which runs the Merseysiders can 'continue as a going concern'. Liverpool's parent company Kop Football (Holdings) Ltd, run by American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks, made a £42.6million loss last year. Around £36.5m of that is interest payments on the whopping £350m loan they took out to refinance the club. A top City analyst said: "Unless the owners find more money, the club is facing financial meltdown. Not only are the figures bleak, the future is gloomy too. "The more you read through the accounts, the more transparent it is that the owners don't have the resources to meet the targets they've set for next year either. "Everyone associated with Liverpool should be deeply concerned by this set of figures." The devastating news will intensify calls from fans for the US pair to sell up. As things stand, any profits being made on the pitch are being swallowed up by the crippling repayments on the loan. The disastrous figures not only place the club's future in jeopardy, they also have serious side-effects for boss Rafa Benitez. The scale of the financial woes casts a huge question-mark over whether Benitez will have any significant money to spend this summer. He has already been 'blown out of the water' by Manchester City in the race for long-term target Gareth Barry this week. Other big-money targets, like David Silva, Glen Johnson and even Carlos Tevez, look unlikely to materialise this summer. The club's accountants, KPMG, outlined their concerns by saying: "The group has credit facilities amounting to £350m, which expire on 24 July 2009. "The directors have initiated negotiations to secure the replacement finance required by the group and these negotiations are ongoing. "These conditions... indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern." Sources close to Gillett and Hicks last night said they re- mained confident of securing the refinancing deal and are also still in talks with possible investors. But only in April the Hicks Sports Group defaulted on repaying loans totalling £354m for his other sports ventures in the States. Before the Americans' £219m takeover in 2007, Liverpool were close to a deal with Arab investors Dubai International Capital. Then, in January this year, Kuwaiti billionaire Nasser Al-Kharafi offered £425m for overall control. But the Americans only want to sell 50 per cent and hopes of a deal collapsed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 If they go out of business who will i hate now that Newcastle are down?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
longjohn 0 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 The sooner this pair of pricks, Gillett and Hicks, get out of Anfield, the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Good to see that buffoon Hicks lose that much money. He is scum! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 619 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 always nice to see a club i hate going to the walls, interesting to see what the fans think they were expecting a big 50m pound signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff crap in the head 120 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 766 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? No You better hope so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I don't actually like Liverpool all that much but i'd still hate to see such a big club with such a significant history fold. I'd only really wish that on Celtic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff crap in the head 120 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? No You better hope so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 wonder if Rafa will make a quick escape Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? No we'll see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUDGIE52 9 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 is this the start of the big clubs downfall ? No we'll see I think it could be, someone said Man Utd are nearly a billion in debt I knew it was around 800m last year that,s scary and we think we,re in trouble we,re playing at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueIsTheColour 35 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 The two clueless Americans must realise that continuing to own Liverpool is doing them no favours personally and is a contributing reason why their own company is going to the wall. The recession will have hit them hard, it's time they sell Liverpool for the good of the club and themselves. This is a bit of scaremongering here though, there will be no shortage of investors looking to step-in and pour money into the club. Maybe in the long term the years of over-spending will come back to haunt them, but they are no worse-off than the likes of Man U and Chelsea. Remember, a few months ago the papers were reporting that Chelsea were in big trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenDavis 112 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Haha, fucking hate Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 If they go out of business who will i hate now that Newcastle are down?! Man u Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 766 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Liverpool's main creditor is RBS who is owned by us, the UK taxpayer. Perhaps Liverpool should sell Torres for a new hospital? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbarry 2 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 will never happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty657 1 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 If they go out of business who will i hate now that Newcastle are down?! LOL. Exactly what I was thinking! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 You have to wonder why the Arabs who bought Man City didn't buy Liverpool ... after all they say you can't buy history but with Liverpool you actually can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukrainian 58 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I hope Liverpool will follow on the way Leeds, Newcastle or Nottm Forest ! Liverpool is big club but its place in Championship... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
longjohn 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I hope Liverpool will follow on the way Leeds, Newcastle or Nottm Forest ! Liverpool is big club but its place in Championship... Are you for real? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,710 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Al FDahim, still interested in Liverpool? Come on ya Yanks sell up. Fuck Portsmouth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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