cstamomusa 3,809 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Thats me pwned All the same you can never tell, but I suppose thats football ownership. Don't think it'll be as easy as the Red Sox though, is their turnover not huge in comparison to Liverpool now they are out the CL for a probable 2 years at least? Just read up a bit about him (probably what I should of done before I tarred him with the same brush) But he seems pretty impressive improving Fenway Park with 10,000 more seats and helping consecutive sell outs, but it's much easier when the side on the park are performing that well, and have a brand as huge as the Red Sox do.His inexperience with football, and this may sound ridiculous, but being in a completely different country will make things harder for him in my opinion.It'll be a completely different ball game, pardon the pun Like the pun, you are correct it will be different but I can't imagine him going into this without doing his due dilligence. Time will tell though so we can come back on here in a few years and talk about it then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Like the pun, you are correct it will be different but I can't imagine him going into this without doing his due dilligence. Time will tell though so we can come back on here in a few years and talk about it then. Certainly can, maybe even months the way things happen in football ownership nowadays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
linfield1690 4,249 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 the EPL will go kapputt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 John Henry is a very capable buisnessman who has done well by the Boston Red Sox. His group brought in good management, invested in players, and updated Fenway Park, so don't think his attitude to this venture will be much different.I don't know much about baseball but I heard on a football podcast recently that he was quite poor at Miami before he came to Boston? Apparently he sold Miami's best players and so on, so hopefully he carries on in that fashion and sells Torres and Gerrard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I don't know much about baseball but I heard on a football podcast recently that he was quite poor at Miami before he came to Boston? Apparently he sold Miami's best players and so on, so hopefully he carries on in that fashion and sells Torres and Gerrard. Not sure about that, Henry was only a minority owner when the Marlins got rid of all their best players after the 1997 season. He took control a few years later and the team gradually stocked up on young prospects. Baseball in Miami is a graveyard essentially, there is zero fan support and they have to operate on a much smaller scale than Boston or New York. His record for the Red Sox is much more indicative of how he is as a owner IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 This seems very familiar to a few years back when the Yanks first came in, wonder how long it'll take to come back and bite the scousers in the arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmytto 220 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I thought the scousers didn't want more Yank owners? After their "Yank out" campaign as well. Yanks out, Yanks in, hopefully these Yanks can give us 'neutrals' something more to laugh about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Liverpool make me sick.That's my contribution to this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
linfield1690 4,249 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 my hope is that one day all these EPL clubs with their massive debts go to the wall ha ha GIFRUY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamII 0 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Liverpool make me sick.That's my contribution to this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamII 0 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 my hope is that one day all these EPL clubs with their massive debts go to the wall ha ha GIFRUY Sadly we all will mate. Go like Scotland but Liverpool have put that off a few years more than most. Considering they have no debt basically where as everyother club does. Abramovich wants his money back but people dont relise that. Same with the City lot. Luckilly Liverpools is all gone and they can start a fresh. United problems have only just begun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamII 0 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Liverpool make me sick.That's my contribution to this thread.can you elaborate on that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulRFC1 115 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Seen the interview with Tom Hicks on SSN and he seems very reasonable.He seemed right in what he said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark. 69 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Would love it if they went under, they are Newcastle in disguise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Ah yes, Liverpool and Newcastle are really the same... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Ah yes, Liverpool and Newcastle are really the same... Indeed, Newcastle are a bit less arrogant now they have been relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmytto 220 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 can you elaborate on thatThey give him the boak, and as a result, he then has something often know as 'sick' come up through his throat and then this enter his mouth and leaves, going out of the open mouth.Would you like this in further detail? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Newcastle?Fucking NEWCASTLE???????????? Why the fuck are they even mentioned in this thread? They are not a big team, not even a medium to big team. They have no history at all. They are shit, always have been. Their saving grace is they are from a one team city so the whole city loves them.This guy that has bought Liverpool WILL be a good thing for them. He took over the Red Sox and brought about the biggest sporting come back/achievement EVER when they were 3-0 dow to their bitter rivals (possibly the biggest rivalry in all of sport) and won 4-3 in the World series. I watched all of it and was in awe, total awe of them for doing the near impossible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Indeed, Newcastle are a bit less arrogant now they have been relegated.Newcastle are a tiny club compared to Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark. 69 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Newcastle are a tiny club compared to Liverpool.A club which has fans who think they should be doing better than they are, despite having no money and living on past glories. A good atmosphere and stadium, not much to shout about on the pitch. Loved by the English media and given all the bias going. Arrogant, big-club mentality with no evidence to suggest they're going to win anything any time soon.Can you honestly tell me this doesn't fit both Newcastle and Liverpool?Shit clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 A club which has fans who think they should be doing better than they are, despite having no money and living on past glories. A good atmosphere and stadium, not much to shout about on the pitch. Loved by the English media and given all the bias going. Arrogant, big-club mentality with no evidence to suggest they're going to win anything any time soon.Can you honestly tell me this doesn't fit both Newcastle and Liverpool?Shit clubs.Liverpool are one of the most successful and biggest teams in the World. They have been in two CL finals recently, winning one, they have won the EC/CL5 times and been in other finals. They have every right to think they are big and should be getting better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Liverpool are one of the most successful and biggest teams in the World. They have been in two CL finals recently, winning one, they have won the EC/CL5 times and been in other finals. They have every right to think they are big and should be getting better.And yet they still haven't won the only trophy that actually matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 And yet they still haven't won the only trophy that actually matters. They have won it 5 times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 They have won it 5 timesThey have won the Premier League 5 times? Ask any Liverscum fan what they would rather win, the Premier League or the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 They give him the boak, and as a result, he then has something often know as 'sick' come up through his throat and then this enter his mouth and leaves, going out of the open mouth.Would you like this in further detail?Yes.Basically this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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