Rovers cling on for draw despite Samba red card October 18, 2010 BLACKBURN (0) vs SUNDERLAND (()) SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce berated his toothless side after they were held by 10-man Blackburn in torrential conditions at Ewood Park. Rovers defender Christopher Samba was dismissed in first-half stoppage time for bundling over Danny Welbeck on the edge of the penalty area. But the Black Cats could not take [...]
Reds second bottom after derby defeat October 17, 2010 EVERTON (2) vs LIVERPOOL (0) LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson admits finishing in the top four might already be an unrealistic aim, just eight games into the Premier League season, after defeat in the Merseyside derby soured the feel-good factor created by the club’s takeover. Thumping strikes from midfielders Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta lifted Everton [...]
Silva the hero as City cut Chelsea’s lead to two points October 17, 2010 BLACKPOOL (2) vs MANCHESTER CITY (3) BLACKPOOL manager Ian Holloway risked landing himself in more hot water after a controversial defeat to Manchester City which saw the big-spending Eastlands outfit close to within two points of Premier League leaders Chelsea. Holloway accused referee Phil Dowd of getting three major decisions wrong: disallowing a Gary Taylor-Fletcher [...]
Blow for Chelsea as Benayoun is ruled out by injury until April October 13, 2010 MIDFIELDER Yossi Benayoun has suffered another blow to his fledgling Chelsea career after he was ruled out for up to six months with an Achilles injury. Banayoun, a £5m summer signing from Liverpool, has been booked in for surgery on Monday and may not return to action until mid-April. The Israeli ruptured his Achilles during [...]
THIRD BIDDER IN LIVERPOOL FIGHT October 12, 2010 AMERICAN hedge fund Mill Financial has emerged as a third bidder for Liverpool FC as the High Court prepares to rule on the bitter war over the football club’s ownership this morning. Mill Financial’s offer includes the promise to repay the £200m owed by Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to the Royal Bank [...]
Fresh twist as billionaire Lim attempts to gazump NESV with £320m offer October 12, 2010 ASIAN billionaire Peter Lim relaunched his bid to buy Liverpool yesterday by making a second, improved offer of £320m for the Premier League club. The bid is bigger than that of New England Sports Ventures, who have signed a deal with Liverpool’s board, pending legal challenges. Lim’s proposal also comes with an extra £40m transfer [...]
BARCAP VICE-CHAIR TO BACK CITY WOMEN IN PLURAL DIRECTOR ROLE October 12, 2010 BARCLAYS Capital vice-chairman Gay Huey Evans has long been a trailblazer for women in the Square Mile, but she’ll be even more influential in her advocacy for greater female participation at the top echelons of the City in her new role as a “plural” board director. Huey Evans left BarCap yesterday after a long and [...]
Reds expect legal win to end Lim hope October 11, 2010 LIVERPOOL will stride into today’s potentially seismic High Court hearing confident their £300m deal with New England Sports Ventures is watertight, despite talk of a rival bid from Asian billionaire Peter Lim. Singapore-based Lim, whose initial bid was snubbed in favour of NESV’s offer, made it known yesterday that he has not given up on [...]
Liverpool saga could run into next week October 11, 2010 LEGAL sources close to Liverpool’s ownership battle have told City A.M. that today’s hearing is likely to be only the beginning of a lengthy process. A quick verdict is not expected and, after a discussion about timings, the case is thought likely to be adjourned until later this week or early next week. Even if [...]
London braced as Liverpool fans plan High Court protest October 10, 2010 ANGRY Liverpool supporters are planning to descend on central London in their hundreds this week when the club’s ownership is decided in the High Court. Reds fans intend to travel to the capital by the coach-load in order to vent their disgust at unpopular owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett outside the Royal Courts of [...]