Liverpool Internal Problems

Hicks - Parry reign a disaster
Liverpool co-owner hits out at chief executive's leadership

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has slammed chief executive Rick Parry's tenure at Anfield, labelling it a 'disaster'.

Last week, Hicks issued a letter to Parry calling for him to step down as the boardroom wrangling went public.

And in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, Hicks has blasted Liverpool's failure to compete commercially with their Premier League rivals.

"If you look at what has happened under Rick's leadership, it has been a disaster," he exclusively told Sky Sports News.

Time for a change

"We have fallen so far behind the other top clubs. The new stadium should have been built three or four years ago.

"We have two sponsors, maybe three. We should have 12 or 15. We are not doing anything in Asia the way Manchester United and Barcelona are.

"We have a tremendous number of fans in Asia. So we have got the top brand in the world of football, but we just don't know how to commercialise and get the money for it to use to buy great players.

"Rick needs to resign from Liverpool football club. He's put his heart into it, but it is time for a change.

"You have to be able to work with the manager and Rick has proved he can't do that."

Gillett relationship

Hicks and co-owner George Gillett Gillett took over the club in February 2007, but Hicks has admitted that their relationship has now completely broken down.

"At this point it is unworkable," he continued. "We started this as friends but 50-50 is a difficult business proposition because you cannot do anything without your partner's approval.

"We had a good honeymoon but, over a period of time, there have been issues, the stadium being the main one.

"If George doesn't sell - because I am not going to sell - I guess we stay in this position that we are in.

"It's complicated but it's going to happen (Hicks buying Gillett out) although I can't force George to accept.

"I am planning to make him a very attractive offer. If I had a majority on it (ownership of Liverpool) I could put more capital in.

"My goal is take all the debt off the club except the working capital needed and get the permanent financing totally in place for the stadium.

"I want the finances of the club to be secure. I want to be the majority owner of a group that buys the club and I have got a 25-year track record of being a very successful investor around the world.

"The fans don't like the fact that we borrowed a lot of money to buy the club but I will fix that."

Vision

Hicks went on to discuss the talks held with Dubai International Capital (DIC), who failed with a possible purchase of a minority stake in the club in March.

"DIC has no seat at the table. They are masters of the British tabloid spin. They want to stir the pot of Liverpool to create dissension," he added.

"I did talk to Dubai about being a 49 per cent partner but it just didn't work out. They didn't share the same vision I have and I didn't think they could become minority partners. I am not going to have any more 50-50 partners."

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Parry hits back at Reds co-owner
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has quickly hit back at Tom Hicks' claims that his tenure at Anfield has been "a disaster".

Reds co-owner Hicks, who revealed that Parry had taken part in the meeting with Jurgen Klinsmann that undermined current boss Rafa Benitez, blamed him for Liverpool's failure to compete commercially with their Premier League rivals in a Sky Sports News interview.

"Look at what's happened under Rick. It has been a disaster," claimed Hicks.

"We have fallen so far behind the other leading clubs.

"We should have the stadium built by now. We have a few major sponsors when we should have 15.

"Rick needs to resign from Liverpool FC. He has put his heart into it but it is time for a change. "

But Parry told Radio Four's Today programme: "It's for the board to ask me to resign and they haven't. I'm accountable to the board and this is not something the board has discussed with me.

"I have a duty at the moment to try and keep things on an even keel when there's turmoil off the pitch. I just want to do my best for the club.

"I'm focusing on the day to day. We have a Champions League semi-final coming up. There are a lot of important things to be done at the club and that's the focus.''

Parry again expressed his disappointment that the club's "dirty linen'' was being washed in public, adding: "There's a Liverpool way, which I think I understand and will stick to, and there is clearly a different way.''

Parry is a c**t

Ade Alves wrote:

"If you look at what has happened under Rick's leadership, it has been a disaster," he exclusively told Sky Sports News.

"We have fallen so far behind the other top clubs. The new stadium should have been built three or four years ago.

"We have two sponsors, maybe three. We should have 12 or 15. We are not doing anything in Asia the way Manchester United and Barcelona are."

He's right there.

Ade Alves wrote:

"We have a tremendous number of fans in Asia. So we have got the top brand in the world of football, but we just don't know how to commercialise and get the money for it to use to buy great players.

"

That's Nonsense though.

thats one of the few errors though parky, insert "potentially one of " and they wont be too far wrong.

Parry isn't that good tbh, but then at arsenal the CE/MD was responsible for certain aspects and Dein for commercial and over time player contract negotiations, so IF Parry kept a grip of the aspects where he is strong and that new commercial director geezer did his bit it could still work

God there is alot to get around.

His interview is as cynical as a New Labour party political broadcastor something from the US President's election. All the family sitting by the fireside in their replica tops and Ol Tom with a Liverpool mug in his hand... do me a fuckin favour.

He admires Rafa, Parry incompetence, criticizes DIC, wants to build the new stadium, and the ticker thing says he wants to taike the debt away!! How are you going to buy out Gillett without more borrowing Tommy Boy?

But it's slick, and those who fell for his lies when he bought the club will be fooled again.

Personally I don't believe Hicks has the money to take full control, if he did, none of this would be happening.

My guess is he wants control of the board asap so if DIC as rumoured are to buy Gillett's shares at the end of May, they balk at Hicks still having effective control in a 50/50 split, just like Gillett has now.

I understand Hicks, Gillett, Parry and DIC in all this. Hicks wants full control so he can mint it in years to come (and even use it to pay for his US teams as he said on tv) with no personal investment. Gillet just wants to take the quick short term profit from DIC. Parry wants to redress his and Moores monumental fuckup (I cannot see him still being here no matter who owns the club). DIC want to take over without getting completely screwed.

And Parry, Parry's mobile went dead in the middle of his response on Setanta's sport news channel. Typical, it sums up his time at Liverpool.

Sky will also pick totally contrasting e-mails to read out as well to make the fans look stupid (which in fairness isn't difficult cause like all fans there are some that you just have to question) There were two I saw read out this morning were "MaYbe Hicks isn't so bad after all" followed by "Hicks is a liar, bring on DIC"

Good Lord this is so depressing and so avoidable, thats the worst part for me.

By the way anyone remember were in the European Cup Semi Final?

Ade Alves wrote:

And Parry, Parry's mobile went dead in the middle of his response on Setanta's sport news channel. Typical, it sums up his time at Liverpool.

Ade Alves wrote:
By the way anyone remember were in the European Cup Semi Final?

Don't be tempted to use that as a silver lining. Ultimately, the semi final means nothing, and even if you win it these board issues will still be there next season. There are still too many mediocre players in the Liverpool squad and you desperately need a winger who is an actual winger, instead of an adapted super sub striker (Babel), a crock (Kewell), a fullback (Aurelio, Riise, Arbeloa, Gonzalez and so on) or a PGD merchant (Gerrard). If the board issues aren't settled soon then you'll end up with another Pennant - right sort of player, just not good enough.

Hicks has lied before. He just tells us what we want to hear, so even if he is talking sense it's his actions on which he must be judged. He's put the clud in hundreds of millions worth of debt after saying the club wouldn't have a peny of debt. If anyone believes anything the man says after that, they are fools.

THEY DONT CARE ABOUT RAFA
THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE FANS
f@ck OFF HICKS, YOU FUCKING CLOWN

YOU LYING BASTARDS, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB!
GET OUT OF OUR CLUB
GET OUT OF OUR CLUUUUUUB
YOU LYING BASTARDS GET OUT OF OUR CLUB!!

like it or not its not YOUR club any more its THEIRS, and there is v little you can do about it, protest as much as you like you don't have any real power other than to boycott matches, BUT i guarantee that wont work as there'll be plenty only too happy to buy tiks they can't usually get

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:like it or not its not YOUR club any more its THEIRS, and there is v little you can do about it, protest as much as you like you don't have any real power other than to boycott matches, BUT i guarantee that wont work as there'll be plenty only too happy to buy tiks they can't usually get

It's our club once Hicks gets asassinated

Someone call Kinsella - oh, too late

Ade Alves wrote:Hicks - Parry reign a disaster
Liverpool co-owner hits out at chief executive's leadership

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has slammed chief executive Rick Parry's tenure at Anfield, labelling it a 'disaster'.

Last week, Hicks issued a letter to Parry calling for him to step down as the boardroom wrangling went public.

And in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, Hicks has blasted Liverpool's failure to compete commercially with their Premier League rivals.

"If you look at what has happened under Rick's leadership, it has been a disaster," he exclusively told Sky Sports News.

Time for a change

"We have fallen so far behind the other top clubs. The new stadium should have been built three or four years ago.

"We have two sponsors, maybe three. We should have 12 or 15. We are not doing anything in Asia the way Manchester United and Barcelona are.

"We have a tremendous number of fans in Asia. So we have got the top brand in the world of football, but we just don't know how to commercialise and get the money for it to use to buy great players.

"Rick needs to resign from Liverpool football club. He's put his heart into it, but it is time for a change.

"You have to be able to work with the manager and Rick has proved he can't do that."

Gillett relationship

Hicks and co-owner George Gillett Gillett took over the club in February 2007, but Hicks has admitted that their relationship has now completely broken down.

"At this point it is unworkable," he continued. "We started this as friends but 50-50 is a difficult business proposition because you cannot do anything without your partner's approval.

"We had a good honeymoon but, over a period of time, there have been issues, the stadium being the main one.

"If George doesn't sell - because I am not going to sell - I guess we stay in this position that we are in.

"It's complicated but it's going to happen (Hicks buying Gillett out) although I can't force George to accept.

"I am planning to make him a very attractive offer. If I had a majority on it (ownership of Liverpool) I could put more capital in.

"My goal is take all the debt off the club except the working capital needed and get the permanent financing totally in place for the stadium.

"I want the finances of the club to be secure. I want to be the majority owner of a group that buys the club and I have got a 25-year track record of being a very successful investor around the world.

"The fans don't like the fact that we borrowed a lot of money to buy the club but I will fix that."

Vision

Hicks went on to discuss the talks held with Dubai International Capital (DIC), who failed with a possible purchase of a minority stake in the club in March.

"DIC has no seat at the table. They are masters of the British tabloid spin. They want to stir the pot of Liverpool to create dissension," he added.

"I did talk to Dubai about being a 49 per cent partner but it just didn't work out. They didn't share the same vision I have and I didn't think they could become minority partners. I am not going to have any more 50-50 partners."

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