Who will “own” Liverpool this time next year? Since controversy erupted at Anfield over the club’s ownership, two supporter-run schemes have emerged to try and take back some control of events. We look at the progress so far of Share Liverpool FC and AFC Liverpool.
Disillusioned by the greed of the Premier League in general and upset at how Liverpool have been run since the debt-laden takeover of the club by George Gillett and Tom Hicks, supporter Alun Parry decided to do something to save the ethos of the club he loves: see if there was interest in starting a new, grassroots version of Liverpool FC. Pitch Invasion spoke with Parry about his plans.
Like Manchester United and Wimbledon fans before them with FC United of Manchester and AFC Wimbledon, Liverpool supporters aim to start their own grassroots supporter-run club, AFC Liverpool, in non-League football.
Liverpool supporters want to buy their club — will it work? As news filters out today, including an announcement from the Share Liverpool FC Group, we’ll be updating on the latest news and reaction.
Hicks lets slip how much interest Liverpool will really be paying.
It was the prospective giant-killing that tasted so sweet for those minutes it seemed madly possible, and this brilliant account (with fabulous photos) by Hobo Tread captures the big day out for Havant & Waterlooville fans perfectly. A little taster:
Only 41, 989 more than our last home league game then.
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Are leveraged buy-outs bad for football? Two experts slug it out.
“Let’s go for a little walk” is Havant & Waterlooville’s terrace victory tune, as your editor discovered when they played Lewes recently in a Conference South clash. Our resident non-league expert, Ian King, thinks they’ll be singing that tune either way after they head to Anfield this weekend, explaining the past and present of the potential giant-killers.
As the protests at Liverpool grow, many fans are calling for Dubai International Capital to swoop in and rescue the club by buying out American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. But the big question remains: do DIC really have the club’s interests at heart, or are they also out to make a quick buck?
