Guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Thai Premier Pays $115 Mln for Liverpool Stake, Thai Rath Says BANGKOK: -- A group of Thai businessmen headed up by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has agreed to pay 4.6 billion baht ($115 million) for a stake of about 30 percent in English Premiership soccer club Liverpool, Thai Rath newspaper reported on its Web site, citing Deputy Commerce Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal. The deal will be signed tomorrow in Bangkok, Pongsak was quoted as saying. Pongsak represented the Thais in negotiations with Liverpool's management, the newspaper said. Thaksin wants Liverpool to help promote professional soccer in Thailand, it said. Thaksin on March 17 denied newspaper reports saying he was in talks to buy shares in Liverpool. His family was ranked the second richest in Thailand, with a net worth of $1 billion in 2002, according to Forbes Magazine. (Thai Rath, 5-9; Web site www.thairath.co.th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hi, >>>>>>His family was ranked the second richest in Thailand, with a net worth of $1 billion in 2002, according to Forbes Magazine.<<<< Jeeze, who was the first richest? HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hi HT, Thaksin is not included in the list of 2004, but 2 thais are: 342 Dhanin Chearavanont & family 64 1.7 Thailand Thailand , Bangkok 356 Chaleo Yoovidhya -- 1.6 Thailand Thailand Forbes elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 That goofy looking fucking twat Shinawata can keep his hands of LFC thankyou very much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Thaksin was a dropout from the list 2003 as his fortune went from $1 billion to just 0.7! And # 1 in Thailand 2002 was Chearavanont, Dhanin & family with 1.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hi Phil, why so upset, he's sending back the english sanuk money to England. elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 here is the BBc report http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3697713.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Liverpool fan, eh Phil ? Cmon, if its good enough for Dodi's Daddy to own a club, why not our beloved PM Thaksin ? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Was a time I was totally obsessed with Liverpool (rather like CS and Arsenal!), long gone now (might put my old Liverpool kit bag; circa 1979 lurking in my house someplace on ebay, must be worth something!), anyway, Bill Shankly would turn in his grave if he could see Thai tycoons with no feeling for the heart of Liverpool FC buying chunks of the club just to gain some sort of twisted Thai style merit/face in by doing so, not really angry, more saddened to what football has become Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 [ Jeeze, who was the first richest? Not me and not my GTG :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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