Breaking-up is always hard to doLiverpool is joining Pompey in the game of ownership merry go-round, now that George Gillett is offering up his 50% stake in the Reds to the highest bidder, with signifcant interest being shown by Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
Though Gillett is flying to Riyadh to meet with the prince, 'Pool fans shouldn't consider a Manchester City-esque infusion of Arab cash in the cards just yet, as a few potential snags in the deal remain. Notably, Prince Faisal has said through his spokesman that he should not be seen as "as someone who is going to clean up the balance sheet... [or] as a solution to the debt or problems in the existing relationship between the owners."
Um, that's all well and good, Prince Faisal, but if those problems were already taken care of, then Gillett wouldn't be looking to bolt from the club in the first place! Really, explain to us, what motivation would Gillett have to sell his shares if a) the club weren't saddled with crushing debt it cannot service, and b) Gillett and co-owner Tom Hicks' rapport with one another didn't make a Rush Limbaugh-Nancy Pelosi encounter look tame?!
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