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remember years ago that PR guy who stuffed up....michael Chan or somesuch


feels like a lifetime ago.
 
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Red over the water

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I like Peter Moore but I wouldn't be talking about the perch thing, at the least not until we've won the Premier League.

As it stands, Man Utd have 20 league titles to our 18.

Yes, we are much the better side at present, and I know we are a lot more successful in Europe, and I know the total trophy argument too, but a couple of league titles would be most welcome.
 
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Kopstar said:
Peter, you didn't have to go there. At least wait until we'd won the league again or perhaps caught up with or surpassed United's league trophy haul.

www.bbc.co.uk

Liverpool: Anfield chief executive Peter Moore says Reds 'back on our perch'

Chief executive Peter Moore believes Champions League winners Liverpool are 'back on their perch' following Sir Alex Ferguson's famous remark.
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This one has really annoyed me. We are getting started. We haven't even won the league in 30 years. Let's at least do that first! Sheesh! Just asking to get lambasted in the media
 
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koptician said:
This one has really annoyed me. We are getting started. We haven't even won the league in 30 years. Let's at least do that first! Sheesh! Just asking to get lambasted in the media
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Peter Moore, Liverpool CEO, in conversation with Michael Robinson

Former player and current football commentator Michael Robinson spoke to Peter Moore, CEO of Liverpool, at the WFS2019 in Madrid.
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there is more to the interview than was published on the BBC but no mention of the perch .
 
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Did not really like to see us giving ammunition and addition motivations for other clubs trying to beat us. However, the "back on our perch" could be taken out of context. Unfortunately, the cat is out of the bag however it was originally said.
 
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CanuckoLFC said:
Did not really like to see us giving ammunition and addition motivations for other clubs trying to beat us. However, the "back on our perch" could be taken out of context. Unfortunately, the cat is out of the bag however it was originally said.
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he appears to be talking mainly about off the pitch activities - sponsorship etc.
 
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Hope in your heart said:
Moore's words are factually wrong and unnecessary. We aren't 'back on our perch' yet. Utd have more league title wins than us and we need to correct that.

Please save that arrogance for when we will have won at least a couple of league titles, Peter.
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And keep it for himself. We're not kids anymore, I'd have been the first to jump on this bandwagon fifteen or twenty years ago had that been the case. This is something regular supporters would say, not the CEO of the club. Anyway, until club start winning trophies regularly, they can't be considered that, even if I could hardly be more pleased with how the last year or so panned out.
 
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So the trademark application failed - club has made the following statement;

Liverpool Football Club can confirm its application to trademark the word 'Liverpool' in the context of football products and services has been unsuccessful.

The club accepts the decision that has been taken by the Intellectual Property Office, due primarily to what the official judgement cites as “the geographical significance” of Liverpool as a city in comparison to place names that have been trademarked by other football clubs in the UK.
We will, however, continue to aggressively pursue those large-scale operations which seek to illegally exploit our intellectual property and would urge the relevant authorities to take decisive action against such criminal activity wherever it exists.

Peter Moore, LFC’s chief executive officer, said: “It should be stressed that our application was put forward in good faith and with the sole aim of protecting and furthering the best interests of the club and its supporters. Nevertheless, we accept the decision and the spirit in which it has been made.

“I would also like to take the opportunity to reiterate our thanks to all those who engaged with us throughout this process, most notably independent traders and local football clubs.”

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/an...verpool-fc-statement-on-trademark-application

Personally, I continue to trust those in charge. Not a fan of the idea of "Liverpool" being trademarked, as its about the city and its people, but accept that commercially, they have to try to protect the club from a business point of view.
 
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rupzzz said:
So the trademark application failed - club has made the following statement;

Liverpool Football Club can confirm its application to trademark the word 'Liverpool' in the context of football products and services has been unsuccessful.

The club accepts the decision that has been taken by the Intellectual Property Office, due primarily to what the official judgement cites as “the geographical significance” of Liverpool as a city in comparison to place names that have been trademarked by other football clubs in the UK.
We will, however, continue to aggressively pursue those large-scale operations which seek to illegally exploit our intellectual property and would urge the relevant authorities to take decisive action against such criminal activity wherever it exists.

Peter Moore, LFC’s chief executive officer, said: “It should be stressed that our application was put forward in good faith and with the sole aim of protecting and furthering the best interests of the club and its supporters. Nevertheless, we accept the decision and the spirit in which it has been made.

“I would also like to take the opportunity to reiterate our thanks to all those who engaged with us throughout this process, most notably independent traders and local football clubs.”

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/an...verpool-fc-statement-on-trademark-application

Personally, I continue to trust those in charge. Not a fan of the idea of "Liverpool" being trademarked, as its about the city and its people, but accept that commercially, they have to try to protect the club from a business point of view.
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At least they differentiated between large scale operations and local independent traders.
 
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fspencer said:
en.as.com

Peter Moore, Liverpool CEO, in conversation with Michael Robinson

Former player and current football commentator Michael Robinson spoke to Peter Moore, CEO of Liverpool, at the WFS2019 in Madrid.
en.as.com

there is more to the interview than was published on the BBC but no mention of the perch .
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Quote:
“I was a few days into the job, I’d been away for 40 years. And we were trying to sign Virgil Van Dijk for the first time and we’d got ourselves into a little bit of mess with Southampton, we’d issued an apology because we’d allegedly gone about things the wrong way. I’d gone out for coffee, and I’d found the Starbucks and was walking back with a coffee in each hand and all of a sudden a scouser coming down the road shouts at me : ‘Instead of buying Starbucks you should have bought fucking Van Dijk you fucking wanker”. So there I was with a coffee in each hand and i was right back with the acerbic scouse wit”.
 
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treboeth said:
Pity we don't have anyone on the forum that could break down what it means and the likelihood of any repercussions.
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Oh, just realised what you were on about there. That is unfortunate and a shame.

Part of me says that if there is some kind of legal agreement in place then its done and dusted. Unless the FA / whoever want to take direct action on it for contravening some particular rule or whatever. Maybe that was tied up in the agreement as well?

The really sad issue is that someone in the club appears to have been caught doing something stupid. Paying compensation / fine is pretty much an admission of some level of guilt (if different levels of guilt are possible. City fans seem tot think so with regard to FFP)
 
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@Noo Noo @treboeth

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The PL encourage clubs to sort out disputes between themselves under Rule K that deals with Arbitration so I don't see the lack of PL involvement that unusual. In addition I wouldn't be surprised if any settlement disposed of a whole host of potential issues that may have been raised at that time and vague suspicious of City's database being compromised made up only part of that. Specifically I'm referring to potential claims by City of tortious interference and inducing individuals to act in breach of contract. It was quite the coup to take, en bloc, several key members of their recruitment team at once (or within a short period). It's certainly suggestive of individuals actually breaking, or being encouraged to break, contractual obligations.

It makes sense on all sides to try and wrap up as many potentially contentious issues as possible all at once. I think there may also have been some objections raised about how some youth transfers were brought about.

As for timing it's noticeable that the revelation has been made just over (and not before) six years after the agreement was reached. Six years being the limitation period for bringing claims for breach of contract.
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Also from sky.
"It appears neither the FA nor the Premier League knew about this payment before it was reported by the media late last month.

Premier League rules state they need a complaint from a club to hold their own investigation - something that has not been received to date.

But FA rules state: "A participant should at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute.""

So, maybe FA wants a share of that pie. Or they are just plain old biased.
 
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We’ll probably be docked eight points. Maybe 11 depending how the next round of fixtures go.
 
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Sad really RedForever2014 isn't here to let us know what he thinks of our summer dealings after the first 8 games. I honestly sometimes struggle to comprehend where his hatred of FSG came from, as he was clearly a passionate red.
 
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Sad really RedForever2014 isn't here to let us know what he thinks of our summer dealings after the first 8 games. I honestly sometimes struggle to comprehend where his hatred of FSG came from, as he was clearly a passionate red.
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Could be firing of the King. I too hate FSG for that. But the owners have also done few good things and it all started with hiring Klopp.
So it's a bit complex thing now for me and I take each situation individually and see if its good or bad. Don't see any bad moves post Klopp.
 
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The owners are alright. Guilty of a few missteps early on - never nefarious though. But generally they have displayed a capacity to learn, and quickly, and the sense is the whole thing is a well run machine these days, and has been for some time.
 
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This will set some Mancs' blood boiling. FSG has taken £10M total out of the club, as repayment of the Anfield expansion loan. The Glazers have loaded over a billion in interest, financing fees, etc, in addition to the £511M of debt still there and the £22M or so dividends they have extracted every year.

www.theguardian.com

Debt £511m but dividends galore: the Glazers’ legacy at Manchester United | David Conn

John Henry’s FSG has put in a net £100m at Liverpool in nine years but at Manchester United the financial backdrop to their on-field struggles is very different
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