A Right Pair Of DICs?
Would you bleeding credit it? After all that b******s about not wanting to sell out those pesky scamps at Liverpool FC have been caught red handed. George Gillett and Tom Hicks have indeed been trying to pull the wool over our eyes about the Government-run Dubai investment fund, Dubai International Capital's takeover of the club.
OK so we may be being a tad harsh because strictly speaking there has been truth on both parts as Gillett wants to sell but Hicks doesn't. DIC have given the unpopular American owners a £400m offer but anyone who knows how much money can be sunk into running a Premier League club will tell you, that's small fry.
Trouble is if Gillett and Hicks disagree the sale won't go through as one can't happen without the other. And although we can see a Disney-style film where the locals troop together to stop the takeover, we think that it's just a matter of time before the shit hits the fan.
The DIC are denying that they want an answer by end of day today. DIC chief exec Sameer al-Ansari said that it was no secret that there had been discussions, but said: "It's not easy because (they) are in dreamland about valuations."
Easy now Sameer! But then again his beef should really be with previous owner David Moores who sold to the Americans a year ago when al-Anasari was getting the takeover ready. He added: "It took me two weeks to get over that."
It will be interesting to see if the deal does go through, and whether will it be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Meanwhile to see where you think Liverpool will land in the Premier League, check out Bodog's Premier League odds.
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