John Henry bids for Liverpool FC

[SlasherB]

Hi All

 

I'm an Irish Red Sox fan (who happens to follow UK soccer, too.) I am fairly well versed in what's going on over the water in Britain with regards to Liverpool. I have great fears about this move on many levels and fear a buyout of a UK soccer team could seriously undermine the Sox. To make a successful soccer club would take upwards of a billion dollars...this is money that we need in Boston.

 

I have grave misgivings about this move on so many levels and feel questions need to be asked:

 

1) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary American institution propping up a sports club whose fans have been known to burn the stars and stripes?

 

2) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary institution propping up a soccer club whose fans were responsible for European football's most horrific act of hooliganism? This is the knd of link we don't need.

 

3) Liverpool's football club are in freefall. Possibly they are on the brink of becoming a casuality of the world's finanacial crisis. Cancer has set in there and cancer spreads. I do not want the Red Sox putting themselves in a position whereby the cancer spreads to us and our great institution. We spent a long time getting ourselves fixed - getting into bed with a xenophobic, anti-American basket case of a sports club would be utter madness. Bailing out Liverpool would be like signing up Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson for our next PR campaign. Utter madness.

 

Well for somebody "well versed in what's going on over the water in Britain with regards to Liverpool." you really have a LOT of points incorrect there mate.

 

Jaypers, where to start........

 

1) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary American institution propping up a sports club whose fans have been known to burn the stars and stripes?

If you actually KNEW why that happened (a small majority of very frustrated and long suffering fans from the city) you would KNOW that it was NOT against the USA but with regard to a certain TOM HICKS. The former owner of the Texas Rangers, you know as much about that fiasco? The Dallas Stars?

 

2) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary institution propping up a soccer club whose fans were responsible for European football's most horrific act of hooliganism? This is the knd of link we don't need.

AGAIN, totally sounding like the gutter press in England or a "fan" of such "Great teams" as Chelsea!!!! The Hysel disaster was a terrible, terrible event and yes, it is associated with Liverpool. Yet, if you knew anything about "football" in the 1980's in England you would know what happened. Most of the thugs during that were NOT Liverpool fans and more so the "bover boys/thugs" of ENGLISH football. Research the facts before making broad accusations.

 

3) Liverpool's football club are in freefall. Possibly they are on the brink of becoming a casuality of the world's finanacial crisis. Cancer has set in there and cancer spreads. I do not want the Red Sox putting themselves in a position whereby the cancer spreads to us and our great institution. We spent a long time getting ourselves fixed - getting into bed with a xenophobic, anti-American basket case of a sports club would be utter madness. Bailing out Liverpool would be like signing up Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson for our next PR campaign. Utter madness.

AGAIN, facts are NOT true.

Liverpool Football Club has such history, it's hard for people to comprehend. The fact that 3 years ago, Liverpool were the NUMBER 1 team in Europe rank. 2 European Cup finals in 3 years. 5 times winner of this world sought after competition. so MANY more accolades than you will ever know.

Two AMERICAN guys, Tom Hicks and George Gillett came in and bought the club on borrowed money. (Read about Tom Hicks and his failed sports ventures.) They took the mighty Reds and basically have dragged the club into a mire. Liverpool Football Club are and have been the most successful club in England. Their fans are world wide, loved by millions. Read the history of the club and you will know what they mean to the working class people of the city. Liverpool Football Club is NOT just a "Sports Franchise" is is a lot more than you know.

 

If you actually really were "well versed in what's going on over the water in Britain with regards to Liverpool"........

[denverbrian]

Iam not suggesting, iam just asking

 

I understand his fear about the deal, however the thing about Heysel, he clearly don't know anything about, and i don't have the time at the moment to educate him. The stars and stripes thing is discussed above. Compare our brand with Tyson and O.J. suggest very little brain activity.

 

That's right, Liverool are a bunch of angels:

 

"The reputation of Liverpool fans took another pummelling last night when it was revealed that the ambulance taking Alan Smith to hospital had come under attack outside Anfield. Supporters surrounded the vehicle while throwing missiles and shouting "Munich scum" in reference to the plane crash that killed 23 people, including eight Manchester United players, in 1958.

 

Bottles, beer glasses and stones were hurled as the ambulance became stuck in heavy traffic after Saturday's FA Cup tie. Witnesses also claim the ambulance was rocked as some Liverpool followers tried to overturn it. A spokesman for the Merseyside ambulance trust confirmed the attack and condemned the people responsible."

 

 

Another incident:

 

"Liverpool have apologised to Manchester United for the behaviour of their fans during last month's highly-charged FA Cup tie at Anfield.

 

The club and Merseyside Police have carried out an investigation after a number of incidents where United fans at the Anfield Road end were attacked by home supporters.

 

There was one incident of human excrement being thrown towards United supporters as well as coins and food being aimed in their direction. "

[hateunitedloveliverpool]

That's right, Liverool are a bunch of angels:

 

"The reputation of Liverpool fans took another pummelling last night when it was revealed that the ambulance taking Alan Smith to hospital had come under attack outside Anfield. Supporters surrounded the vehicle while throwing missiles and shouting "Munich scum" in reference to the plane crash that killed 23 people, including eight Manchester United players, in 1958.

 

Bottles, beer glasses and stones were hurled as the ambulance became stuck in heavy traffic after Saturday's FA Cup tie. Witnesses also claim the ambulance was rocked as some Liverpool followers tried to overturn it. A spokesman for the Merseyside ambulance trust confirmed the attack and condemned the people responsible."

 

 

Another incident:

 

"Liverpool have apologised to Manchester United for the behaviour of their fans during last month's highly-charged FA Cup tie at Anfield.

 

The club and Merseyside Police have carried out an investigation after a number of incidents where United fans at the Anfield Road end were attacked by home supporters.

 

There was one incident of human excrement being thrown towards United supporters as well as coins and food being aimed in their direction. "

 

This is why I stopped going to live games at Anfield, TV only for me.

Oh and if any of you sox fans are ever in Liverpool, bring you kids and sandwiches to the match, its an education.

[denverbrian]

SlasherB- was it the owners or was it Rafa?

 

Liverpool spent a ton of money on players:

Liverpool total net spend 2004-09: ?122m loss

Manchester United total net spend 2004-2009: ?27m loss

Chelsea total net spend 2004-09: ?186m loss

Arsenal Net spend 2004-09: ?27m profit

 

Not sure why the blame goes on the owner except for the fact that (like Glazer) they used borrowed money to buy the club and plunged it into debt. The failures on the field seem to be Rafa's fault while the failures off the field seem to be on G & H.

[Blissmeister]

I think some of these Red Sox "Fans" which have only joined today are more likely to be ManPoo and Chelski supporters stirring it.

[denverbrian]

This is why I stopped going to live games at Anfield' date=' TV only for me.[/quote']

 

I think general civility at sporting events is going down accross the board. I just read Sir Bobby Charlton's book and he recalls a 4-3 win at Arsenal where the Arsenal fans applauded the Man United players off the pitch because it was such a good game. That would never happen now.

[SlasherB]

@Liverpool

 

How utterly predictable.

 

I'm a Red Sox fan. I also follow Aston Villa - a club proud of it's American connection - not that it has anything to do with anything...

 

Believe you me, as a Sox fan I would be totally outraged if we were to be connected in anyway to Liverpool football club. I urge any Sox fans to look at the anti-American hatred that this club has been spurting out over the past few years.

 

If the Sox were to kook up with Liverpool it would totally destabilize our progress this past decade. We would be signing ourselves up to bailing out a sports club, deep in cancer, looking for a quick fix.

 

Liverpool's suppoters have been harrassing their current owners for two years now, because things haven't been going their way. If Henry offers no quick fix do we want them to plague him, too? No. As I say, Liverpool are a club with many, many problems - if we bail them out those problems will simply spread over to us.

 

No offence "Liverpool", but the Sox are a genuinely legendary sporting institution built on fair play. Your club has a history of hysteria, violence, arrogance and anti-American xenophobia. The Sox should steer WELL clear.

 

Well there it is. An Aston Villa fan. And that Is why? If you are like me, a Liverpool Supporter for almost 40 years, from that part of the world you would know that what you are saying is wrong mate.

WHY are the supporters harassing the fans? Why are the club now in almost 300M in debt, when they had a working capital debt of JUST 40M in 2006/7?

60 days has LONG since gone since Gillett said the new stadium would be built for Liverpool. Creating jobs and bring better infrastructure to the city and enabling the team to compete with the likes of big spending Man. Utd, Chelsea and now Man. City.

 

If you have never experienced being inside Anfield or the city of Liverpool and the passion WE show for the team then you should not make such harsh statements as above.

Stand on the Kop and sing with the fans, cheer on the team sing the songs of Legends.

Oh that's right all we do in Boston is sing "Let's Go Red Sox". And I Love My Boston Red Sox, even though I am not from here.

[redriz]

I see 'denverbrian' is obtaining all of his facts from 'The Sun'.

 

For those of you who do not know, 'The Sun' is, and always has been, the most vehement anti-Liverpool FC newspaper, probably in the world. This stems from the Hillsborough Disaster (which, btw, several reports have since confirmed was more due to human error then anything else) after which every newspaper in the UK published facts alone, or published nothing. The Sun, however, wanted to profit, and sensationally fabricated a story incriminating liverpool fans, some of whome werent even at the game. The fact that every single one of their claims was refuted, proven to be a lie, and disproved in every sense possible never got as much press coverage as the initial story itself. Even to this day, The Sun prides itself on being a shameful, hate-filled rag, that exists only to profit from the misery of others.

Since then, no store in the Merseyside County (comparable to a US State) has sold the Sun. The people of Liverpool, and Merseyside, hate the sun for their shameful profiteering over the death of 96 loyal fans.

(FYI, these fans now have a holy place in the heart of Liverpool FC. See the two flames on the badge? That was in their honour. A flame burns at anfield for them too, and it will never go out)

 

Since then, The Sun has never reported anyhting positive about LFC, and fans of rival groups often revel in the lies spouted by it. Denverbrians comments mirror those that you would find in the Sun, so should be taken with not just a pinch, but a truck sized amount of salt.

[denverbrian]

.... Oh that's right all we do in Boston is sing "Let's Go Red Sox". And I Love My Boston Red Sox' date=' even though I am not from here.[/b']

 

That has everyting to do with sporting culture in the United States and nothing to do with a lack of passion.

[denverbrian]

I see 'denverbrian' is obtaining all of his facts from 'The Sun'.

 

For those of you who do not know, 'The Sun' is, and always has been, the most vehement anti-Liverpool FC newspaper, probably in the world. This stems from the Hillsborough Disaster (which, btw, several reports have since confirmed was more due to human error then anything else) after which every newspaper in the UK published facts alone, or published nothing. The Sun, however, wanted to profit, and sensationally fabricated a story incriminating liverpool fans, some of whome werent even at the game. The fact that every single one of their claims was refuted, proven to be a lie, and disproved in every sense possible never got as much press coverage as the initial story itself. Even to this day, The Sun prides itself on being a shameful, hate-filled rag, that exists only to profit from the misery of others.

Since then, no store in the Merseyside County (comparable to a US State) has sold the Sun. The people of Liverpool, and Merseyside, hate the sun for their shameful profiteering over the death of 96 loyal fans.

(FYI, these fans now have a holy place in the heart of Liverpool FC. See the two flames on the badge? That was in their honour. A flame burns at anfield for them too, and it will never go out)

 

Since then, The Sun has never reported anyhting positive about LFC, and fans of rival groups often revel in the lies spouted by it. Denverbrians comments mirror those that you would find in the Sun, so should be taken with not just a pinch, but a truck sized amount of salt.

 

Liverpool appologized for both incidents that were reported. You can't deny that either of them happened regardless of what newspaper reported it.

[hateunitedloveliverpool]

I think general civility at sporting events is going down accross the board. I just read Sir Bobby Charlton's book and he recalls a 4-3 win at Arsenal where the Arsenal fans applauded the Man United players off the pitch because it was such a good game. That would never happen now.

 

Yes I remember back then and my hero Robbie Fowler.

Robbie could never be described as a malicious player or a cheat. In fact after a game with Arsenal he had received a letter from Sepp Blatter congratulating him on his fair play.

 

During the game Fowler had won a penalty after stumbling in the box. It wasn't a foul, simply Robbie tripping over, yet instead of just accepting his good fortune he ran over to the referee to try and get the decision overturned - an incredible act of sportsmanship and something that is very rarely seen in the modern game.

 

Torres for instance, looks to get opposing player booked at every opportunity, a good player but not fit to lace Robbie’s boots as far as true sportsmanship goes.

[Dojji]

Someone's never heard a rendition of "Tessie" or "Sweet Caroline" in the seventh inning stretch. It's a different culture though, American fans are by and large more orderly than British ones, much like our Congresscritters don't shout and interrupt the speaker and other such minor cultural variations.

[redriz]

On a related note, the flag burning...Please, and i beg of you now, do not judge us on the actions of this stupid, stupid minority.

During, and before, that demonstration, the fans were urged not to burn any flags. In fact, all but a few of the fans werevehemently against alienating 300million good, honest americans. the flag burning was committed by 3 or 4 lunatics, who were swifly arrested soon after. Not only that, but other liverpool fans in the crowd actively tried to put out those flames. i was there myself, and saw people using their own LFC jerseys to try and put out that fire. And those jerseys are sacred to us.

 

Dont judge us on the actions of a few. Every sports team in the world has its hooligan fans. But thats no reason to write usoff. Give us a chance, and i promise you will be awed by what most football players will concede are the greatest football fans in the world.

[Alonso]

I'm both a Liverpool and Red Sox fan, I've browsed this forum for a while but I've never registered but some of the stuff being written on this thread compels me to do so.

 

First, the burning of the American flag was done in an unsanctioned protest by a few people, they aren't representing the fanbase as a whole and were widely condemned by our fanbase upon doing it.

 

On the supporters, I'd suggest if people want to find out about Heysel then they should read up on it from some credible sources, it's a dark day in our history but to pretend that we were the only ones with a hooligan element in our fanbase is just untrue.

 

On the chants that a small minority of fans sing, they are vile and they are sung by a small element at away games. Rewatch the recent Man Utd - Liverpool game to hear at huge amount of Old Trafford chant about us being 'murderers'.

 

I appreciate that fans of other football teams don't like us, but don't call us hysterical, anti-American or hooligans. The anti-American chants were just shorthand for Hicks and Gillet, not for the country as a whole. Please do not think otherwise.

[Redguard]

Hello Red Sox mates. I'm looking forward to our franchise being marketted with your franchise. We have a great sporting history and a very bright future together. We play football mainly in Europe and go on world-wide tours in the summer. We are looking forward to hearing about your investment in our club and a mission statement of our mutual global vision. Cheers.

 

RG

 

[SlasherB]

SlasherB- was it the owners or was it Rafa?

 

Liverpool spent a ton of money on players:

Liverpool total net spend 2004-09: ?122m loss

Manchester United total net spend 2004-2009: ?27m loss

Chelsea total net spend 2004-09: ?186m loss

Arsenal Net spend 2004-09: ?27m profit

 

Not sure why the blame goes on the owner except for the fact that (like Glazer) they used borrowed money to buy the club and plunged it into debt. The failures on the field seem to be Rafa's fault while the failures off the field seem to be on G & H.

You want the RIGHT amounts spent on Transfers mate, read these Paul Tomkins etc.

 

(I am not allowed to post links yet!)

 

They are just a few of the more common sense you will read/hear.

Why did you not include Villa? Martin O'Neill spent how much on that team.....?

And left 5 days before this season.......???

[Alonso]

I think general civility at sporting events is going down accross the board. I just read Sir Bobby Charlton's book and he recalls a 4-3 win at Arsenal where the Arsenal fans applauded the Man United players off the pitch because it was such a good game. That would never happen now.

 

Apart from last sunday when Blackpool were applauded off the pitch at full time for beating us at Anfield. Or when all opposition goalkeepers are applauded when they take their place in the goal at the Kop end. Yeah, never happens.

[Alonso]

Apologies to Red Sox fans who have no interest in football and are having this thread taken over.

[Dojji]

Be interesting to see if we could swap stadiums for a game or to during exhibition season, pretty sure Liverpool does something at least tangentially related to baseball's spring training, and it'd be enteraining if they could play the Revs at the Fens or the Blade and maybe the Sox could take a B squad that was desperate enough to prove that they were willing to do anything to make the team and play whatever Britain has for baseball.

[dafurf]

I think general civility at sporting events is going down accross the board. I just read Sir Bobby Charlton's book and he recalls a 4-3 win at Arsenal where the Arsenal fans applauded the Man United players off the pitch because it was such a good game. That would never happen now.

 

It happened last week at Anfield(Liverpool home ground) when the fans applauded Blackpool off the pitch after they beat Liverpool 2-1.

 

Your a wind up merchant mate.

[Dojji]

Apologies to Red Sox fans who have no interest in football and are having this thread taken over.

 

Quite alright, this is if anything a much more emotional situation for Liverpool fans. After all, it's your team involved, and it's only our team's owner on a separate venture. Hijack away.

[redriz]

Liverpool appologized for both incidents that were reported. You can't deny that either of them happened regardless of what newspaper reported it.

 

Denverbrian,

 

read my post carefully. Where did i deny they happened?

I did not deny they happened. I denied, as the countless independent reviews have since, that is was because of the fans.

 

If you must know, the reason so many died was because the stewards at the gate, in those days, did not record how many fans were entering the stadium. apart from that, the pitch used to be fenced off, to pretect the players. Very basically what happened was too many people were let in, and people at the front got crushed. Please research this topic.

 

Lord Taylors Independant report absolved Liverpool FC of blame, and said there was nothing they could have done to prevent it, and no way they could have seen it coming. In fact, since then british stadium are the safest in the world. Now, no fences are allowed, there must be emergency exits direcly from the pitch to exit the stadium, and all fans must have seats.

 

The Sun capitalised on their deaths to sell newspapers. Please tell me how a dirty tabloid like 'The Sun' is more qualified to make an accurate judgement of the greatest sporting tragedy that the world has seen?

[denverbrian]

You want the RIGHT amounts spent on Transfers mate, read these Paul Tomkins etc.

 

(I am not allowed to post links yet!)

 

They are just a few of the more common sense you will read/hear.

Why did you not include Villa? Martin O'Neill spent how much on that team.....?

And left 5 days before this season.......???

 

I was just doing the big 4, but I guess Liverpool are not part of that now and I should have included Spurs or Villa.

[daveymac]

Well for somebody "well versed in what's going on over the water in Britain with regards to Liverpool." you really have a LOT of points incorrect there mate.

 

Jaypers, where to start........

 

1) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary American institution propping up a sports club whose fans have been known to burn the stars and stripes?

If you actually KNEW why that happened (a small majority of very frustrated and long suffering fans from the city) you would KNOW that it was NOT against the USA but with regard to a certain TOM HICKS. The former owner of the Texas Rangers, you know as much about that fiasco? The Dallas Stars?

 

2) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary institution propping up a soccer club whose fans were responsible for European football's most horrific act of hooliganism? This is the knd of link we don't need.

AGAIN, totally sounding like the gutter press in England or a "fan" of such "Great teams" as Chelsea!!!! The Hysel disaster was a terrible, terrible event and yes, it is associated with Liverpool. Yet, if you knew anything about "football" in the 1980's in England you would know what happened. Most of the thugs during that were NOT Liverpool fans and more so the "bover boys/thugs" of ENGLISH football. Research the facts before making broad accusations.

 

3) Liverpool's football club are in freefall. Possibly they are on the brink of becoming a casuality of the world's finanacial crisis. Cancer has set in there and cancer spreads. I do not want the Red Sox putting themselves in a position whereby the cancer spreads to us and our great institution. We spent a long time getting ourselves fixed - getting into bed with a xenophobic, anti-American basket case of a sports club would be utter madness. Bailing out Liverpool would be like signing up Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson for our next PR campaign. Utter madness.

AGAIN, facts are NOT true.

Liverpool Football Club has such history, it's hard for people to comprehend. The fact that 3 years ago, Liverpool were the NUMBER 1 team in Europe rank. 2 European Cup finals in 3 years. 5 times winner of this world sought after competition. so MANY more accolades than you will ever know.

Two AMERICAN guys, Tom Hicks and George Gillett came in and bought the club on borrowed money. (Read about Tom Hicks and his failed sports ventures.) They took the mighty Reds and basically have dragged the club into a mire. Liverpool Football Club are and have been the most successful club in England. Their fans are world wide, loved by millions. Read the history of the club and you will know what they mean to the working class people of the city. Liverpool Football Club is NOT just a "Sports Franchise" is is a lot more than you know.

 

If you actually really were "well versed in what's going on over the water in Britain with regards to Liverpool"........

 

 

Well said slasher, we meet again. LOL.

[JFT96]

I have grave misgivings about this move on so many levels and feel questions need to be asked:

 

1) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary American institution propping up a sports club whose fans have been known to burn the stars and stripes?

 

Firstly, propping up a sports club? Get Real. We need saving from the devastation caused by the previous owners who brought nothing but lies to our great football club. The reason the stars and stripes were burnt was a protest at Hicks & Gillett not directed at the USA.. if you had any sense you'd get of your high horse and see that. Maybe it was a bit out of order burning the American flag but it wasn't done so against the USA as whole, just two scumbags.

 

2) How do Red Sox fans feel about our legendary institution propping up a soccer club whose fans were responsible for European football's most horrific act of hooliganism? This is the knd of link we don't need.

 

Are you serious? If you knew anything about "soccer" you would know that the era when the Heysel disaster occurred that it was rife with hooliganism EVERYWHERE and virtually every club had a hooligan element. So please, don't make out as if we're a monsterous club when you clearly have no clue about anything.

 

In fact, go read up about Heysel, then you'll understand what actually happened. Yes it was a dark moment for the club but there were other factors behind it. So please, don't make outlandish claims when you don't fully understand the facts.

 

3) Liverpool's football club are in freefall. Possibly they are on the brink of becoming a casuality of the world's finanacial crisis. Cancer has set in there and cancer spreads. I do not want the Red Sox putting themselves in a position whereby the cancer spreads to us and our great institution. We spent a long time getting ourselves fixed - getting into bed with a xenophobic' date=' anti-American basket case of a sports club would be utter madness. Bailing out Liverpool would be like signing up Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson for our next PR campaign. Utter madness.[/quote']

 

Are you serious here? You bemuse me totally with your ridiculous claims. One thing is right in here, Liverpool are having a bad moment but that was caused by two American Businessmen who promised loads but gave nothing. The reason we have huge debts are because of these two idiots. When they took over the club we had around ?60m worth of debt, now due to Hicks and Gillett it is over ?300m, so tell me, how is that Liverpool FCs fault?

 

You say you spent a long time getting fixed, trying being the number one team in Europe, a force to be reckoned with in the league then have two complete twats come in and totally mess everything up. Somebody mentioned about Liverpool's net spend. You obviously also have no clue because the majority of that cash was made through player sales as the owners would not provide any cash for investment which they promised. As a result we seen many of our top players leave the club and so decline set in.

 

Your last statement about Tyson and OJ? Get a f***ing grip.

 

In future, I advise you to do a little research on the club you're tarnishing with outlandish claims. Liverpool FC is one of the most reknown, successful and followed club in the world, it has a majestic footballing history and you'd have to be ignorant not to know this.

[denverbrian]

Denverbrian,

 

read my post carefully. Where did i deny they happened?

I did not deny they happened. I denied, as the countless independent reviews have since, that is was because of the fans.

 

If you must know, the reason so many died was because the stewards at the gate, in those days, did not record how many fans were entering the stadium. apart from that, the pitch used to be fenced off, to pretect the players. Very basically what happened was too many people were let in, and people at the front got crushed. Please research this topic.

 

Lord Taylors Independant report absolved Liverpool FC of blame, and said there was nothing they could have done to prevent it, and no way they could have seen it coming. In fact, since then british stadium are the safest in the world. Now, no fences are allowed, there must be emergency exits direcly from the pitch to exit the stadium, and all fans must have seats.

 

The Sun capitalised on their deaths to sell newspapers. Please tell me how a dirty tabloid like 'The Sun' is more qualified to make an accurate judgement of the greatest sporting tragedy that the world has seen?

 

I never once referred to Hillsborough (a tragic accident and horrific crowd control). I was referring to more recent incidents.

[Alonso]

Quite alright' date=' this is if anything a much more emotional situation for Liverpool fans. After all, it's your team involved, and it's only our team's owner on a separate venture. Hijack away.[/quote']

 

Cheers, those who have joined mostly just want to know what NESV have done for the Red Sox. There'll always be different opinions and it would be nice to see how die hard Red Sox fans view the ownership. Unfortunately there's also a lot of mistruths (don't think that's a word) about LFC, and whilst I'd never ignore some of the unsavoury elements of our support or the legacy of Heysel, there's two sides to every story.

[SlasherB]

I have lived here for almost 15 years now and love the Red Sox.

Liverpool Football Club is far more important to the people of the City than the Red Sox are here.

That is not a "slight" in any way or an insult. Two different countries with different passions.

Back home, we eat, drink, sleep football.

 

Let's hope this is a great thing for Liverpool Football Club.

Pre-season in America and games at Fenway (Like Cletic v Benfica recently). Games on NESN....sweet!

Sounds great to me. My son will be really pleased!

[SlasherB]

Cheers' date=' those who have joined mostly just want to know what NESV have done for the Red Sox. There'll always be different opinions and it would be nice to see how die hard Red Sox fans view the ownership. Unfortunately there's also a lot of mistruths (don't think that's a word) about LFC, and whilst I'd never ignore some of the unsavoury elements of our support or the legacy of Heysel, there's two sides to every story.[/quote']

 

Well said lad, well said.

The S*n is NOT any a credible source of facts about ANYTHING.

[Redguard]

My Mum is not far from Boston - Pensicola. She has relatives in the USA and when she found out that she can fly there she said that she'd be over soon. I would like to get to know the Red Socks better and pehaps some of our fans could come over and share some time together. I've got some VHS tapes somewhere of some American games, I could bring them too.

 

Anyway, great that we'll be good mates soon and look forward to a long association. Best thing is that when we go travelling the people around the world will immediately connect our club with yours. Splendid stuff.

 

Cheers.

 

RG