英伦广角 2010-10-31 利物浦足球俱乐部董事长下课（在线收听）

Mr. Broughton is going to become chairman of a new firm called Sports investment partners which will focus as the name suggests on the investing tens or possibly hundreds of millions of pounds in sports related businesses. Now Martin Broughton is going to step down as the chairman of Liverpool after a short transitional period to the new owners. And he will be overseeing this new firm as its chairman. He will be run on the day-to-day basis. Boy, Martin Broughton’s son Michael, who is a former senior executive from the sports industry and Nick Coachman, the founder and chairman of a specialists sports law firm called Coachman’s now these fund has been planned for some time but was essentially put on haul. While the future of Liverpool is being resolved, and I understand that they’ve already begun talking with potential investors about raising quite considerable sums of money to invest in the sports industry.
Yes it is interesting, isn’t it? The time when we are talking about saving cash, and they are talking about spending. They are confident they can actually raise those funds.
Well I think they are. I mean between the ** you have a very strong pedigory I don’t think there is any doubt that Martin Broughton’s reputation was enhanced ultimately buying the Liverpool take-over. It was a 6-month auction which has caused towards the end became miled in legal controversy. But actually, he ultimately did deliver what he was brought to the clubs to do which was to deliver a blue chip owner to Liverpool football club. And his son Michael himself was a senior sponsorship executive as well. So I think as I understand the conversation is with perspective investors have already been progressing for some time. And they will be looking at investing areas like sports intellectual property, the betting and gaming industries and support services related to sport as well. So I think there will be more interesting news emerging from this new firm over the coming months.