Times Online – Dubai International Capital (DIC) would want to appoint a Liverpool supporter to the club’s board of directors if it won control at Anfield, The Times has learnt. <\/p>\n
DIC, the private equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, has been in talks with Spirit of Shankly (SOS), the Liverpool supporters’ union, for more than a month about the feasibility of such an arrangement. <\/p>\n
Despite Tom Hicks’s insistence that he will not sell his 50 per cent stake in Liverpool, DIC remains confident that it will be able to buy out the American co-owner and his estranged business partner, George Gillett Jr, who also holds a half-stake in the club. <\/p>\n
Although talk of supporter representation on the board could be construed as an attempt to curry favour with fans opposed to the American co-owners, sources within DIC insist that it is not a PR stunt and that it is “committed” to the idea. <\/p>\n