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Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has flown to Thailand amid reports the Thai Prime Minister is ready to invest £65m to buy at 30% stake in the club.
BBC Merseyside has revealed Parry is in Bangkok ahead of a news conference on Monday when Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has said he will reveal his plans.
"There'll be bigger news and a lot more details and then I'll tell you about it," Shinawatra said on Sunday.
Liverpool have so far refused to comment on the newspaper reports.
But Thailand's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Pongsak Ruktapongpisal, told the Sunday Express newspaper the deal would be signed on Monday.
"We will sign the contracts with Liverpool's representatives," he said.
"I also want to assure you that the money comes from the Prime Minister himself - not from public funds."
He added: "Mr Thaksin is determined to raise the standards of Thai football once the signing is complete."
The deal would involve the establishment of a Liverpool academy in Bangkok and increase the club's commercial opportunities in Asia.
Thaksin, who made his fortune in the telecommunications industry before entering politics, was also linked with a move for Fulham towards the end of last year.
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Interesting to see whether this deal will actually go through. I see on the BBC message board that everyone is up in arms over it.... 'blood stained money from human rights abuser' etc.
Mind you Thaksin is pretty clean compared to the likes of Abromavich and Al Fayed.
Supposedly as part of the deal Thaksin has secured the commercial rights for Liverpool in Asia. This is worth a lot less than you might imagine. You can acquire a 'near genuine' Liverpool shirt on Patpong or MBK for about a third of the official license fee. Nobody bothers with the original.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:39 pm on May 9, 2004
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Hermanolobo
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He tries to mess up my social life now Chairman 'Cheena-Wot no fun' is trying to buy my club !
"Mind you Thaksin is pretty clean compared to the likes of Abromavich and Al Fayed. "
Wanna bet whakka !
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 1:54 am on May 10, 2004
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can acquire a 'near genuine' Liverpool shirt on Patpong or MBK for about a third of the official license fee. Nobody bothers with the original.
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Wait until T. orders a crackdown on these shirts too!
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:02 am on May 10, 2004
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Yurune
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Bangkok Post
October 22nd 2004
3000 Killed in Liverpool Shirt Gun Shoot Out.
Today in Nonthaburi 3000 fake Liverpool football shirt manufacturers mysteriously killed each other in a mass shootout within their factory. It occured moments before the factory was about to be raided as part Chairman Taksin's "Keep Your Shirt Real campaign", which has already claimed the lives of 25 other "Suicide Shirt Vendors" on Sukhumvit Road.
Police Liutenant Captain Cousin Wakka Shinawatra said "It was bizarre, we arrived at the building completely unarmed and just heard this shooting. When we entered all of them were dead" Asked why they were unsrmed when approaching a vicious gang of gun wielding seamstress's he said "Funnily enough, all 15,000 men of the task force lost their guns last night".
The will be no investigation ans Chairman taksin has agreed that the story had be told as he previously approved. "An investigation is only necessary when one of my family erm I mean men, doesn't say to the media exactly what I tell him to say."
Manchester United shirts made by a cousin of Chairman Taksin are selling as usual.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 2:13 am on May 10, 2004
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UK Shaga
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You know I started a topic just like this about an hour after the news broke yesterday, and a MODERATOR closed it. AHHHH!!!! thats what it is I am from Birmingham, and I can not spell.
So I will ask the question again that I started but with out the link to a relivant site this time.
With the buying of now 2 great english footballl teams buy people with more money than sence from out side of the the UK is the end of UK football as we know it. Is it good or bad or has it been like this for the last 10 years but it has never been publicy known.
I think it has been like this for years but I am not the biggest football fan in the world, I just find it interesting sometimes.
I just can not wait to here in the strrets of thailand and liverpool EH! EH! EH! CArm down orrrr Barry, KRUP.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 2:23 am on May 10, 2004
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Hermanolobo
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Quote: from UK Shaga on 2:23 pm on May 10, 2004
You know I started a topic just like this about an hour after the news broke yesterday, and a MODERATOR closed it. AHHHH!!!! thats what it is I am from Birmingham, and I can not spell.
So I will ask the question again that I started but with out the link to a relivant site this time.
With the buying of now 2 great english footballl teams buy people with more money than sence from out side of the the UK is the end of UK football as we know it. Is it good or bad or has it been like this for the last 10 years but it has never been publicy known.
I think it has been like this for years but I am not the biggest football fan in the world, I just find it interesting sometimes.
I just can not wait to here in the strrets of thailand and liverpool EH! EH! EH! CArm down orrrr Barry, KRUP.
Yoos a'right Yo is - awright so when yo's gooin foo a peek-neek in toyland? Pity bout yer spellin yo. Meekrosaft Wird duz hav a spell check yo ?
Yo from Craydlee Eef ?
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:13 am on May 10, 2004
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old news.
first Khun Thaksin was to buy into Fulham,that was poo-pooed.
then the Liverpool story came up Months ago and was poo-pooed by board members.
now if it is true is seems they like the story.
one of the biggest shysters in the world buying into a so called 'big club'........where will it end?
i will have great fun telling all my Scouse
friends that their Club has been infiltrated by one of the biggest criminals in the known world.........
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:10 pm on May 10, 2004
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Hermanolobo
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Amnesty International are quite concerned about a certain Thai Prime Minister.
So are Liverpool shareholders.
The deal looks done now?
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:40 am on May 11, 2004
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ringthebells
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mr. chang might be in it, private investors, even government funds.
it's all for the good of the thai people.
give the people what they want, make them believe that they want what you give them.
I sort of miss fastmover now, time to get out of that superman suit and return as clark kent, isn't it.
so let us know when you are done, cleaning the closet out.
rtb
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:45 am on May 11, 2004
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Abrak
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There remains confusion however over whether the deal represents a personal or Government investment by Thaksin.
Jakrapob said today: ``We will buy it in the name of Thailand. We want Thai people to be part of the purchase.
``The Thai Government is the one that negotiated the deal, not Thaksin and most of the money will come from public funds.''
This would appear to contradict a statement made over the weekend by Thailand's Deputy Minister of Commerce Pongsak Ruktapongpisal.
Prior to yesterday's discussions with Parry, Ruktapongpisal said: ``I also want to assure you that the money comes from the Prime Minister himself - not from public funds.''
A human rights storm is also gathering after Amnesty International criticised the Prime Minister's record in office.
Amnesty spokesman Neil Durkin said: ``Thailand's human rights record has been a particular concern recently following a government-led 'drugs war' that has seen several thousand drugs suspects killed by law enforcement officers.
``In one three-month period alone last year, a staggering 2,245 people were killed according to official statistics. We have called on the Thai government to allow independent investigations into this worrying wave of killings.''
Liverpool have actively been seeking new finance as they look to strengthen manager Gerard Houllier's hand in the transfer market and acquire funding for a new stadium.
The club however rejected an investment proposal from third largest shareholder Steve Morgan, with whom chairman David Moores is known to have his differences, earlier this year.
Littlewoods tycoon Moores has been under pressure from Jersey-based property magnate Morgan, who wants a seat on the board, to act due to the disappointing recent progress of the club under Houllier.
It is thought the the club have now been able to organise a deal with Thaksin that would not involve Moores having to sell any of his current 51% holding.
Sources believe the club can issue 15,000 new shares under company rules changed three years ago, which at £4,000 each could all be bought by Thaksin for £60million.
The money, therefore, would go straight into the club's coffers rather than Moores' pocket, as it would if he sold some of his own stake.
Moores would be reduced from majority to major shareholder with around 36% but would still be able to retain control of the club.
He would still be able rely on Granada's 9.9% and the current other board members' 5% total to vote with him.
http://www.football365.com
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Seems an interesting use of public funds.....
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:16 am on May 11, 2004
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