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I am concerned that they might be in it for a quick buck,although changes in the backroom staff may suggest otherwise,is there new Internet broadcasting rights coming in the future?,could be something like that or that they want sponsors to part fund any new stadium or refurb,maybe.

I understand some of your concerns Stan, however, if these deals are 'one offs' why would an investor spend that much on our club? Not because of our recent success because we have not won the league in 20 years. We have had some good cup wins in the past 10 years and a wonderful win in Istanbal. The reason these companies buy our shirt to sponsor on is because LFC is a global brand. Do you think the club will become smaller if we don't win the league in the next 2 years? I don't think it will as history says the club is still growing world wide and its success has been reduced in the most recent history.

Hopefully FSG will make some stadium announcements in the off season.... at least a plan.

I think the owners have up to now done the right things but we need some clarification on our stadium plans ASAP

I'd rather have Fenway in charge than Hicks & Gillet.

I'm sure they will attend the FA Cup final and to be fair the semi-final wasn't a really important game for them to go to, especially after sacking Commoli, to give Kenny the vote and then go to the game it may have put pressure on him especially if we had lost the game.

Did they attend the Carling Cup final??

Regardgin Hillsborough I think that it didn't matter if they attended that as they were not part of Liverpool when it happened so again what would it have achieved if they attended.

I am looking forward to the summer with Fenway in charge especially after seeing what they have achieved in America with their Baseball team.

I would like to see Anfield expanded if possible rather than a new stadium.

New ground for me. Not sure whether you have been to OLd Trafford ? magnificent to look at outside but inside some terrible views especially on the triple seater north stand the players look like ants. Anfield is even more restricted and we have have a hotch potch of a ground. I would rather leave Anfield as it is than redevelop. Also I would bet there is not much difference in cost they can build modern stadia now very fast in kit form. Whereas Anfield we will have years of half stands being developed. I can see no logic in redeveloping Anfield even the history / culture argument not does stand up the new ground is being build 100 yards away.

but we have just won one cup and are in the final for another, THIS IS SUCCESS. it's not history it is now. Again Stan you are a bit scared about the past. Whilst we should learn from past mistakes it should not stop us moving forward, we are moving forward, maybe not as much as some people would like but never the less the club has progressed significantly since the new owners turned up. Forbes today published us at 619million which is 200million above what Hicks/Gillete valued us at. They are business men and it is in their interest to get full value from the club, but they also know you cannot make a fast buck in sports management.
Quite easily this club be nearer Man Us value of 2billion in 5 yrs and FSG know this.

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we fudge the issue if we go in half hearted, nice and new

I am not completelz convinced that LFC generates that much more money than the red sox do. I know LFC is a bigger brand but the way Americans spend on baseball is unbelievale, and if you take into account all the money they get from advertising and so on, the red sox generate quite a bit of income. I think that perhaps we would like to believe their venture with LFC generates bag loads of money more than their venture with the red sox, but I am not convinced it does. Baseball is big in the states, Cuba, Japan, China etc etc...those are all quickly expanding markets...

Thats interesting I dabble in shares and f I had to analyse LFC my concern would be loss of the core market. Interesting American's spend big on the day on baseball / a football from what I hear its a full day out. This ties in with the little we have heard of Henry's plans to increase ticket prices once sucess is achieved. But its radically different in the UK we got to the game ten muinutes before kick off and leave right on full time or some leave 10 minutes before the end of he game, which I can't understand but they do. And many of the core supporters are leaving because its too expensive and I don't see who the next generation are.