Rick Parry Quotes (19 Quotes)

The loss is essentially attributable to two factors. The loss of Champions League revenue and the decision to change the management team.

One of the concerns I have is that cities should not be in the business of business. That is a move toward socialism and America is not a socialist country.

The idea of us allowing a player we have spent so much money on to go to Barcelona on loan even before he has kicked a ball for us is just incredible,

I've never known a transfer happen quite so quickly. It was all done within 24 hours, and that was largely because of Robbie's passion to rejoin the club. He really was that desperate to come back.

He realizes how much the club means to him.

The joint stadium proposal has been thoroughly examined over an extended period of time and has now been rejected,

The loss in itself does not constrain player spending, after all we did invest significantly in the summer. It is the level of debt and future cash flows that govern our transfer activity.

We welcome the decision to allow us in the competition next season. We wish to express our thanks to all those who supported us and campaigned on our behalf.

The deal did not make sense at that price.

After considerable thought and discussion the board have decided to part company with the manager and Gerard has accepted it with typical good grace.

We're obviously delighted. It's a combination of three years of a lot of hard work and a vindication and endorsement of the policy we adopted that we had to be very much a part of the community plan. We couldn't go ahead in isolation. I think the outcome will be very exciting, not just for us, but for North Liverpool as a whole if the whole plan comes together.

But as we have consistently pointed out, this is much more than just a new ground for Liverpool Football Club. It has always been about the regeneration of north Liverpool and the benefits it will bring to a local community that desperately needs them.

It certainly wasn't a secret visit, having attended two games with a combined attendance of over 100,000 people,

the opportunity to discuss at length the way in which they had funded the construction of the Gillette Stadium.

We've been 30 points adrift of the champions for the last two seasons, and although there are still three games to play, it's clear for everyone we're a lot closer now.

Why on earth would we do that It is a sign of the times that they can even contemplate such a move for a player we have just spent a record transfer fee on.

Looking at the 12 months, there's no question we've improved. We don't really talk about winning the title. It's somewhere we want to get to but what we're not going to do is impose unrealistic targets or deadlines. It's about working tirelessly to improve. If we do the right things and keep working, the results will follow and we'll achieve success. That's what happened in the Champions League. Talking about titles is certainly premature and it's not really our way.

There is no cause for concern on our part.

It hasn't been easy for him but as far as we are concerned it is the right decision.