Tale of Robert Kraft, the man who almost bought Liverpool twice, and his Boston rivals FSG

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Paul Wheelock is joined by Ollie Connolly of the Liverpool.com website to tell the tale of Robert Kraft, the man who almost bought Liverpool twice, and his Boston rivals FSG, who did become the owners of a club they have taken back to the top of world football. Ollie talks about the differences between Kraft, the owner of the hugely successful New England Patriots NFL team, and FSG, who have created American sporting history of their own with the Major League Baseball team Boston Red Sox, and why Liverpool fans should be grateful events turned out the way they did after the despised Tom Hicks and George Gillett were forced out of Anfield. Ollie also looks at FSG’s Reds reign, their appointment of Jurgen Klopp and the infrastructure they have put in place behind the scenes, and what the end game could be for John Henry and Co, with a surprising answer.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/ Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriber Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello, it's Paul Relock and welcome to your latest Liverpool FC podcast on the Blood Red channel
0:13.8	and we're doing something a little different for today's podcast as it all
0:16.6	hangs around one brilliant story you've hopefully read by now and if not please do
0:21.1	go and check it out it's titled FSG nearly lost
0:23.6	Liverpool ownership to Boston rival and Anfield would have been very different and it is on
0:28.0	the Liverpool.com website right now it was written by ollie Conley who I'm delighted to say joins me on the line now.
0:34.0	Ollie, a long time no see mate. How are you doing?
0:37.0	I'm doing okay. How are you?
0:38.0	Yeah, all right.
0:40.0	We were chatting before we actually press record on this conversation.
0:42.8	It is unprecedented, it is strange times,
0:45.8	but you've just got to get there, haven't you?
0:46.9	You've got to switch off at the right time and then
0:48.8	try and put all the things to your back in mind and stay positive.
0:52.1	Yeah, indeed, I'm by nature a workaholic so it makes, I have to take effort to stop working.
0:58.1	So I either go into I'm just working all the time mode or I am just wrestling with my dog and I
1:02.3	still got to work.
1:03.2	So that's kind of where I'm at the moment.
1:06.2	I tell you what with two kids I may throw a dog into the mix because wrestling with a
1:09.7	dog sounds pretty kafar to get the moment to be honest. Take a couple of hours of your time, burn out some energy for both of them.
1:16.3	I think it would be worthwhile.
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