Rick Parry
Rick Parry
Rick Parryis the former chief executive of Liverpool Football Club, and the former head of the FA Premier League. He is currently on the board of directors at New York Cosmos...
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We welcome the decision to allow us in the competition next season. We wish to express our thanks to all those who supported us and campaigned on our behalf.
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The loss is essentially attributable to two factors. The loss of Champions League revenue and the decision to change the management team.
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It's not a no or a yes - there has been plenty of speculation and we will see next week. It's always encouraging when a player says he wants to come to Liverpool.
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The joint stadium proposal has been thoroughly examined over an extended period of time and has now been rejected,
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The priority is to keep Steven and build a winning team around him. As long as he wants to stay, we want to keep him,
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There's probably been too much speculation already. We will see next week. There has never been a split between us and Rafa over Michael Owen or any other player.
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There's some work to do and it's a few days before the deadline, so we'll see.
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I've never known a transfer happen quite so quickly. It was all done within 24 hours, and that was largely because of Robbie's passion to rejoin the club. He really was that desperate to come back.
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After considerable thought and discussion the board have decided to part company with the manager and Gerard has accepted it with typical good grace.
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But as we have consistently pointed out, this is much more than just a new ground for Liverpool Football Club. It has always been about the regeneration of north Liverpool and the benefits it will bring to a local community that desperately needs them.
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One of the concerns I have is that cities should not be in the business of business. That is a move toward socialism and America is not a socialist country.
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The deal did not make sense at that price.
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We are always encouraged when players say they want to join Liverpool.
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We still need a player like him and we appreciate his qualities.