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    [James Pearce] Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group has shelved plans to buy a second football club. Around 25 clubs analysed in depth over past two years with strong focus on Spain, Portugal and France. But multi-club project now regarded as "dormant"
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    [James Pearce] Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group has shelved plans to buy a second football club. Around 25 clubs analysed in depth over past two years with strong focus on Spain, Portugal and France. But multi-club project now regarded as “dormant”


    [James Pearce] Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group has shelved plans to buy a second football club. Around 25 clubs analysed in depth over past two years with strong focus on Spain, Portugal and France. But multi-club project now regarded as “dormant”

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    2. gaijin_lfc on

      Suppose Edwards won’t outlast his current contract then, if the whole task he came back to do is no longer on the table.

      Also doesn’t really bode well for the health of football in those countries if we looked at them all and thought it would be a losing proposition.  

    5. Caradhra5 on

      Guess thats Edwards in the mud, probably Hughes then as well and with them two gone Slot gonna be next.

    7. Calitz__ on

      I’d be very surprised if Edwards extends his contract and that would probably also mean Hughes leaving too

    9. TheTritagonistTurian on

      Interesting then because it’s the only reason Edwards agreed to return to the club.

    10. circa_1996 on

      So uhh I guess Edwards will be off then? Upheaval in the boardroom staff this summer on top of potential coach change is not what we need imo

    11. ScousePenguin on

      Far too late joining the multi club train, should have been done 5+ years ago. Delighted we’re not going through with it, fuck multi club ownership

      If Hughes goes off to Saudi I wonder if we’ll get Edwards filling in for him before he leaves at the end of his contract

    13. No_Cardiologist_1407 on

      Really confused by this certainty by people that this is some big failure? They thought something might be a good investment opportunity, spent 2 years carefully analysing their options, and then decided against it because there was nothing worth the investment. Its a real nothing burger

    14. killrdave on

      Fantastic news. I know it’s being shelved for financial reasons but multi-club ownership is morally repugnant, don’t want us anywhere near it

    15. Patzer101 on

      Sounds like a bargaining tool. Can negotiate a lower price if we appear uninterested.

    17. Peanut_77 on

      Multi club ownership is a plague on modern football so that’s good news but it does beg the question what happens with Edwards now if this is one of the reasons he came back to begin with

    18. twodoubles on

      could be amazing to get a “defacto” feeder club somewhere that english/european players can play easily. (like scotland may be)

      oh well.

      there goes that dream.

    19. amazing_wanderr on

      On the same day LeBron James (he’s also invested in FSG) said he’s not interested in buying an NBA team anymore. Not sure if there’s anything to it, but it’s interesting timing.

    21. the_studge on

      Kind of disappointing imo, would’ve made it easier to get talent from abroad, especially South America, instead of paying huge fees later on.

    25. PeterGallaghersBrows on

      Slot, Hughes, and Edwards all leaving in 2027? Good lord. Shades of Salah, VVD, and Trent. This could be worse.

    26. wi11epi11e on

      Morally this is good. However, can we go two tears without drastically changing everything in the sporting structure? Can’t see us building anything long-term with how much change there’s been recently

    27. rob3rtisgod on

      All fine with this, just need to make sure we have an avenue to SA and spanish players though.

    30. Beginning-2-Smell on

      City Football Group – Manchester City – 13 clubs

      Saudi PIF – Newcastle United – 5 clubs

      Red Bull – West Ham (minority stake) – 5 clubs

      INEOS – Manchester United – 3 clubs

      V Sports – Aston Villa – 3 clubs

      Evangelos Marinakis – Nottingham Forest – 3 clubs

      Black Knight Football – Bournemouth – 3 clubs

      BlueCo – Chelsea – 2 clubs

      The Friedkin Group – Everton – 2 clubs

      Tony Bloom – Brighton – 2 clubs

      Kroenke (KSE) – Arsenal – 2 clubs

    31. Sambadude12 on

      So FSG have sold the Pittsburgh Penguins, they’ve cancelled plans to buy an NBA team (or get a new team as part of a league expansion), they apparently view the Boston Red Sox as a “middle market team” now rather than one of the bigger teams and now this?

      This either means they’re all in on us and plan to help make us a global sports powerhouse, or they’re gonna look at selling us too

    32. Bumper_Duc on

      Sounds like transitioning period will be until 2027 at least. We are going through the motion again with potentially all of Edwards, Hughes, and Slot leaving, with all our old guard too. Gonna be scary

    33. SpecOpsTheLineFan on

      Good news. I know it is not because FSG had a change of mind, but rather this than gutting another club and turning them into a feeder club.

    34. thisisnahamed on

      I don’t mind them buying another club in South America like Argentina/Brazil. That would be a good place to scout future talents. But buying another club in Europe isn’t a good idea.

    36. Vinbaobao on

      Could be related to the nba expansion announcment. It seem the vagus bid gonna be more expansive than first thought (7 to 12 billion, MAD), more competition. LeBron, i assume their mouthpiece is saying he isnt interested, could be a play to pressure the NBA

    37. julesharvey1 on

      Didn’t we change the whole set up of the directors of the club & FSG for this? Seems weird they have shelved it completely. Does this mean Edwards is leaving?

    40. perfectplaya on

      Edwards, Hughes, Slot all will have 1 year remaining on their contract. There has been no news regarding Slot extension. Hughes leaving for Saudi is an open secret. This brief tells that Edwards will leave soon too.

      Another restructure to happen soon.

    42. dapperdanmen on

      Happy with this, never liked the multi-club idea. Also not terribly fussed if it means Edwards/Hughes are leaving tbh.