Liverpool fans in threat to reduce financial commitment

[Guest LFC Supporters Network]

More than three in four Liverpool fans subject to a survey carried out via fanzines and fan websites would consider withdrawing their financial commitment to Liverpool FC in future should the club remain in the hands of US businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillet.

 

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http://www.ynwa.tv/news/index.php/2008/January/2504

[Stevie H]

be interesting to know to what extent people would consider withdrawing support in protest in the future. would anyone boycott carlsberg or adidas products for example in protest? or shift their bank account from RBS?

[Gunga Din]

we need to boycott a televised game.

[McBain]

I'd rule out nothing

 

e-season has gone. And though i'm hardly a regular for various reasons i'd think twice about going whilever they're in charge. The idea of giving them any kind of money makes me feel ill

[Stevie H]

  Gunga Din said:

we need to boycott a televised game.

which would be a hell of a statement. has any club ever done that before?

[Gunga Din]

  Steve H said:

which would be a hell of a statement. has any club ever done that before?

 

no, but we should pick one back end of March or early April and get it sorted. we need to move now and get it organised, picket the ground, and go the pub and watch it

Edited January 23, 2008 by Gunga Din

[lfc003]

boycotting a game would be great support for the team

 

the anti-Hicks and Gillet protests at games is majorly counter productive to our players in my opinion can't we just support our team and the protesters find other ways to get their message across.

Edited January 23, 2008 by lfc003

[anny road]

i aint boycotting a game

[Falconhoof]

I'd like to do all I can to f*** up their business plan to repay them for f***ing up our club. I'm not prepared to go along with this quietly. I had my say with a bit of chanting and was very proud of how many fans got involved in that but if thats not enough we need to go further.

[impware]

  Gunga Din said:

no, but we should pick one back end of March or early April and get it sorted. we need to move now and get it organised, picket the ground, and go the pub and watch it

 

Count me and my ST in. The only thing G&H understand is money and we have to demonstrate that we are serious about hurting them financially. It's more important to fight for the long term future of the club that worry about not supporting the team for 1 game. If we don't do something now then in a few years there won't be much of a team left to support.

[Barnesy_10]

  Gunga Din said:

no, but we should pick one back end of March or early April and get it sorted. we need to move now and get it organised, picket the ground, and go the pub and watch it

Merseyside Derby?

[matty]

I'd boycott sponsors, etc. And I am a customer of an RBS group bank. I shall take my overdraft elsewhere!

 

We have the numbers. We can make a difference if people can be ar$ed.

[Molby]

  lfc003 said:

boycotting a game would be great support for the team

 

the anti-Hicks and Gillet protests at games is majorly counter productive to our players in my opinion can't we just support our team and the protesters find other ways to get their message across.

 

 

no need for the stupid eye rolling is there? of course it doesn't f***ing help the players - the idea is to go through the pain as quick as poss to get these two out

 

but as things stand, this season is a write off

 

so is next

 

so is next

 

so is next

 

etc

 

if you dont understand can someone else explain it 'cos I'm at the end of my tether

 

and as for me - I don't want to go for the foreseeable future unless its to protest or hand out leaflets or whatever

[Lanus]

they are set to announce the refinancing tomorrow.. The only way to get thsi deal to fall through would be a mass boycott. If the banks got a sniff of this then it would end all talk of a new loan and DIC would be able to jump in and buy us.

 

Sorry but I tihnk it's too late. I think we're gonna be under ownership of these t***s for as long as they want. A boycott after the deal is announced is useless too as they'd simpy sell players to make the payments if really needed...

 

f***

[Bootle Buck]

The home game against Inter would be ace. Boycott attending the game and watching on TV. There would be a world wide audience with only Hicks, Gillett and Parry in the stand.

 

 

The Three Stooges at an empty Anfield

[Lanus]

  Molby said:

no need for the stupid eye rolling is there? of course it doesn't f***ing help the players - the idea is to go through the pain as quick as poss to get these two out

 

but as things stand, this season is a write off

 

so is next

 

so is next

 

so is next

 

etc

 

if you dont understand can someone else explain it 'cos I'm at the end of my tether

 

and as for me - I don't want to go for the foreseeable future unless its to protest or hand out leaflets or whatever

 

jesus i actually kinda agree with molby.

we are lookin at years of repayments not investment...

 

lads we're in deep s*** here... im totally freaked out. something has to be done to get the banks to change their mind and bloody fast..

[smicer07]

  Bootle Buck said:

The home game against Inter would be ace. Boycott attending the game and watching on TV. There would be a world wide audience with only Hicks, Gillett and Parry in the stand.

 

 

The Three Stooges at an empty Anfield

 

That'd be great for the team wouldn't it

[smicer07]

  Lanus said:

jesus i actually kinda agree with molby.

we are lookin at years of repayments not investment...

 

lads we're in deep s*** here... im totally freaked out. something has to be done to get the banks to change their mind and bloody fast..

 

Relax and wait and see what actually happens, not all this speculation. Too many drama queens about.

[MFletcher]

On a personal level, I'd boycott all club sponsors, club merchandise and all products provided by the banks in question.

 

It wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference to anything, but it would make me feel better.

[jimmylibel]

  smicer07 said:

That'd be great for the team wouldn't it

 

Short term no, but longer term it may be in the club's interest.

[Lanus]

  smicer07 said:

Relax and wait and see what actually happens, not all this speculation. Too many drama queens about.

 

relax and wait and see what happens? soo.... basically you want me to relax and wait til its too late to do anything about it? once the bank decide to refinance, that's it... you t***

[Stevie H]

  Lanus said:

jesus i actually kinda agree with molby.

we are lookin at years of repayments not investment...

 

lads we're in deep s*** here... im totally freaked out. something has to be done to get the banks to change their mind and bloody fast..

as has been posted elsewhere, the granting of the re-financing loan isn't game over. hicks could still be bought out.

[Lanus]

  Steve H said:

as has been posted elsewhere, the granting of the re-financing loan isn't game over. hicks could still be bought out.

 

yes he could still be bought out but he would have the decision to sell or not if he is given financial security.. if the bank were to hold back on the refinancing deal and they couldnt pay the old one back, then the bank would own the club. Which is where Dubai would step in and buy us from the bank. The team needs investment, not debt.

 

if we had the new stadium built now, we'd be able to make repayments and invest in players.. but until then it's gonnabe pretty dull.

[Knox_Harrington]

We don't need to boycott a game yet.

 

Sunderland at home. No official merchandise, no food, no drink, nothing.

 

Make your views known to Carlsberg and Adidas.

[Molby]

  smicer07 said:

Relax and wait and see what actually happens, not all this speculation. Too many drama queens about.

 

yes because in the run up to this, going back to after Athens, nothing's really happened to alarm us has it?

 

I've come to the conclusion that you're an idiot; or a wum

 

Fyds was slow on the uptake but at least he has a certain charm with it and doesn't carry being in denial once things are black and white

 

you're going on 'ignore'

 

and don't answer me back 'cos I wont see it

 

 

bellend