Spirit of Shankly issued the follow statement regarding recent news of Hicks & Gillett seeking new investors.
Tom Hicks and George Gillett have finally admitted what many of us have known for a while – they are looking for investment. Or more likely, the banks have instructed them to do so.
We have been here before under the American ownership, the club hawked around to those with billions in the bank.
However their decision to seek investment as the global financial markets show further signs of improvement has other implications for them. Tom and George obviously feel that the money is following sufficiently to allow an investor to put in a substantial amount of capital. If this is the case, then the same market rules will apply to the owners.
Whilst the pair have continually claimed the new stadium will go ahead once the financial markets improve, the time has now come for them to act on this. The markets are improving and the prices of raw materials and construction is low.
So, Tom and George, when you said, “When we get to the point where the global market settles down and we bring pieces together to finance the stadium then we can again start building. It’s certainly not anything we have changed our mind on. I don’t know about the dates because of the global financial markets, but I know the markets will settle down and get better” (Tom Hicks, 18th September 2009), you might not have expected us to remember or even believe you.
If you want us to believe you, let’s see the work start on a new stadium. Let’s see the beginning of a “large swimming pool” being dug out in Stanley Park (Your words George).
We won’t hold our breath.
Spirit of Shankly Official Site
Wow, another Spirit of Shankly announcement.
I’m riveted.
Yawn.
Can’t wait for Sunday – there’s a game on. Someone pass the message on to SOS.
I do no know who you are Nik but you sure have an agenda of hate towards SOS.
I’m not sure why I’m surprised that you would give publicity to an organisation as embarrassing as Spirit of Shankly.
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/RepublikOfMancunia/video/x9j5xd_spirit-of-shankly-end-of-season-do_sport
Their official end of season do they have the crowd chanting “Munich” whilst the organisers simply look on, doing nothing, and you support their organisation?
Well done!
I am a proud member of Spirit of Shankly.
The morons singing on that videos are not reflective on all the members of the Union and we have condemned their behaviour in previous posts.
Spirit of Shankly is the first supporters’ union which speak out for the supporters against greed by football owners. I predict that similar organisations will soon sprout out for other clubs.