Stingy Kop

• turbo_drift

  5 Jan 08, 09:53

  STINGY Liverpool have refused to donate their gate money to cash-strapped FA Cup opponents Luton.
  
  The League One minnows are in administration.
  
  And the hard-up Hatters could go bust if they do not find a buyer by 5pm on Monday.
  
  Appeal snubbed
  
  Luton asked the Kop giants to give up their share of tomorrow’s third-round gate, which is around £200,000.
  
  But their appeal was snubbed.
  
  Hatters boss Kevin Blackwell blasted: “They probably said: ‘We have to pay players £100,000 a week. You must be joking! Otherwise we will be like you!
  
  “You just have to accept it. There are people in life who have got a Rolls Royce while some people have a Mini.
  
  “We are Mini drivers. We tried to live like a Rolls Royce but that’s why we are where we are.”
  
  Liverpool refused to comment last night but the Anfield outfit are also facing financial troubles.
  
  Owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have been forced to scale down plans for a new £400million stadium.
  
  And the American tycoons are trying to refinance a £220m loan they took out to buy the club.
• T.Ryousuke

  5 Jan 08, 11:27

  Pool had been in UCL final last 3 season ,should made alot of $$.
• Slipshade

  5 Jan 08, 11:34

  Originally posted by T.Ryousuke:

  Pool had been in UCL final last 3 season ,should made alot of $$.

  It's probably the takeover. Man Utd's takeover by the Glazers also landed the club in serious debts.
• zocoss

  5 Jan 08, 11:57

  Actually before the take-over, Pool was reported to be in debts already to the tune of $80 million pounds... What the takeover did was only increase their debts to almost $300m.
  
  So actually, no difference. They didn't have the money to buy players above $15m before the takeover but at least they could still spend $20m on a striker this season...
  
  The difference i see between them and United is they were not well manage in the last 15 yrs. They had an owner who was running the club, who was just sitting back and enjoying it while United listed on the stock market, got a qualified CEO to run its club and made it into a business.
• Slipshade

  5 Jan 08, 13:08

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Actually before the take-over, Pool was reported to be in debts already to the tune of $80 million pounds... What the takeover did was only increase their debts to almost $300m.
  
  So actually, no difference. They didn't have the money to buy players above $15m before the takeover but at least they could still spend $20m on a striker this season...
  
  The difference i see between them and United is they were not well manage in the last 15 yrs. They had an owner who was running the club, who was just sitting back and enjoying it while United listed on the stock market, got a qualified CEO to run its club and made it into a business.

  Football is a very expensive business. Especially now that the players' wages and value are so inflated...