Liverpool may sell to the Yanks, again

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Liverpool supporters will see their club purchased by another group of American owners.  It was announced that the Premiere League team is being sold to the owner’s of the Boston Red Sox of American baseball fame.

There are, in essence, a lot of similarities between the clubs from different sports.  Both have one the world’s most well known venues; Anfield in Liverpool and Fenway Park in Boston.  Both have a large population of Irish expatriates as fans.

While it is true that a young player from Liverpool may have big dreams of scoring in front of the Kop, a rookie baseball player heralding from Boston will have dreams of hitting one over the famous Green Monster, Fenway’s 37-foot left field fence.

Liverpool haven’t been able to gain the English title as far back as 1990.  The Boston Red Sox had quite a bit longer loosing streak from 1918 to 2004.  The 86-year drought was called the “Curse of the Bambino”, said Bambino being Babe Ruth, who was traded by the Boston Red Sox to their adversaries the Yankees back in 1920.

Boston’s 2004 route to the championship in baseball was filled with adversity, similar to Liverpool’s 2005 “Miracle of Istanbul.”

On their way to victory, the Red Sox had to compete with the Yankees and many thought the 86-year curse of the Bambino would hold.  Boston, however, came away with a victorious series over New York and then went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship.

This was just two years after New England Sports Ventures purchased the team, the same folks who will now own Liverpool.

Football Association may fine QPR and Millwall over crowd trouble

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Football Association may fine QPR and Millwall over crowd trouble The Football Association needs to decide how it is going to sort out a crowd situation and assess fines after a disruption led to 11 arrests.  Following a match between the Queens Park Rangers versus Millwall, police were called out onto Loftus Road to deal with disorderly citizens.  There were also arrests in two pubs prior to the match.

Scotland Yard commented that the police themselves had very little difficulty, as they are always prepared to handle these sorts of situations when football matches are scheduled.  Adequate policing and cooperation with the clubs are used to gather intelligence and control possible and actual outbreaks of violence.

The police report continued to offer that one arrest was for drunk and disorderly, one for immigration issues, another arrest for common assault, two arrests were for offences against public order, another two arrests for affray, two more for assault on police, and two people were arrested for possessing offensive weapons.  That brings the total of eleven.

The Football Association has not decided whether or not to fine the clubs over the incidents.  Earlier this year the FA did level 115,000 pounds against West Ham for incidents involving around 64 people last August.

Of course, neither of the clubs feel they should be assessed fines for the incidents.

Diddy interested in buying Rangers

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Diddy interested in buying Rangers Diddy is still thinking about buying a football club.  In the past, he has discussed the possibility of acquiring Crystal Palace.  More recently, however, while performing a gig in Glasgow for MTV Crashes, he mentioned that he could be interested in the Rangers.

He says that he has always wanted to be a sports franchise owner and that owning a football team appeals to him.  He has conditions though, as he says that it must be able to be done the right way, meaning, his way, with flash.  He also said that he would have to be able to build a team that could win, because he is “into’ winning.

He sighted the fact that he has many diverse business ventures and that he is always open to varied business opportunities.  Along with Bad Boy records, Diddy owns a film production company, two restaurants, and the fashion line, Sean John. Recently performing a free concert with his band at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket Gallery, Diddy has shown his love for this city and his fans within it. Watch out Scotland, Diddy might just have reign over the entire Business directory in Glasgow very soon.

Diddy and the members of his band, Dirty Money, were relaxing at the spa of their hotel after a gruelling six-hour long sound check.  Diddy, Kaleena and Dawn, from dirty money were not done making absolutely certain that everything was just right until the early morning hours.

They had apparently been further delayed by a late arrival on the part of fellow performer Skepta.  It seems that Skepta had made an unscheduled stop to see his friend Example perform at 02 ABC.

Diddy took the opportunity to have a long meeting wit the crew and make sure that every little detail was nailed down tight for his performance.

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The Football Association reportedly spent £17m in order to move to Wembley out of Soho Square.  It is thought that the FA was forced to move after Setanata the TV giant fell which increased the tariff of the building which was too much financial pressure for the FA when they could not find a new occupant.

New accounts revealed at the end of this week are thought to bring further light to just how much the move actually cost the FA, however, in the future the move is predicted to save the FA about £4.5m annually.

Previously the FA was thought to have paid over £30m to its subsidiary the Wembley National Stadium Limited over the course of 2009 with another £20m expected to have to be paid in 2010 and 2011.  This amount is expected to drop down to £12m in 2012 and 2013.

MPs loose patience with football

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MPs loose patience with football MPs are asking the government to take a closer look at the way football is governed as they asked the government to support its promise to push for rule reform in terms of ownerships, football financing, and involvement by supporters.

Labour MP Steve Rotheram led the lively debate which took place in Westminster Hall, which is nearby to both Goodison Park and Anfield Park.

It was possibly one of the most attended debates held at this location in the last few decades as the Manchester United Supporters Trust actively recruited MPs attendance by sending out handwritten letters of invitation and concern.

Although the debate itself was in no way a definite sign that new legislation would be worked into the books, the fact that so many MPs were in attendance at the open session signalled that MPs are willing to listen to what the football community has to say.

Among those who travelled to Westminster Hall for the event were the former Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, Sports Minister Hugh Robertson, and former Sports Ministers Kate Hoey and Gerry Sutcliffe.

The debate was just one more piece in the movement that is aimed to make the Premier League and the Football Association reign in the large amount of debt that is now found throughout English football teams which has upset many supporters within major football cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Portsmouth, and many others.  It also was an opportunity to see what Sports Minister Robertson had to say on the issue after promising his supporters that he would help reform the football governance rules.