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April 1st

  • 01-04-2004 12:22am
    #1
    Hydromonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭


    Thought i'd be the first to post up an April 1st "news" item, i'm sure there'll be a few more

    From Koptalk:

    Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed that he wants to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club.

    Shinawatra heads a consortium of Thailand based businessmen who have pledged to inject £60million into the club in return for 'exclusive sponsorship rights'. The consortium want to replace Carlsberg as team sponsors and want to rename the new Liverpool stadium 'The Anfield Empire Stadium'.

    A deal could be finalised as early as Friday of this week and a shocking twist could be the appointment of the Thailand national team coach Thawatchai Sajukul as manager at the end of the season.

    Speaking on Sky Sports, Shinawatra said: "We are very close to agreement. Very, very close. He (Thawatchai Sajukul) will have a very exciting announcement this week. It is also a very exciting time for him."

    He added: "We spoke to Liverpool about the new stadium and they have big, big ambitions. We say we are all ready to strike back so we think we should call the stadium The Empire Stadium or The Anfield Empire Stadium."

    Liverpool Football Club have refused to comment about the claims but have confirmed they have arranged a press conference for Friday.


Comments

  • #2
    Johnny_the_fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭Johnny_the_fox


    1st April - I was thinking more on the line -> Northern Ireland win... <but the was yesterday>


  • #3
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    Hate to ruin it for you man, but thats been on the go a lot longer than April 1st...

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0223/liverpool.html


  • #4
    Hydromonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Hydromonkey


    The original story has, yeh. But come on - 'The Anfield Empire Stadium' and Thawatchai Sajukul as manager at the end of the season - dont think so!


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