qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Great interview in the Swiss newspapers today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 on loan?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Sllim Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 I just hope he does not buy "Kak" like we have over the last 5 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 LOl maybe , well not yet any how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 can you post it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 I think he's serious. Any chance of sharing a bit more with us non German speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 if 'I won't be buying Kaka' is a joke, does that mean he will be buying Kaka? COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Can we have a link to the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthieu Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 I think he's serious. Any chance of sharing a bit more with us non German speakers? It is in French so easier to translate http://www.lagruyere.ch/fr/le-journal/les-editions/2009/20090711/football.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 If he was joking, it means he will be buying Kaka? I love this bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Art where are you ? Can you translate pls ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Don't need Art when we have Google The Bulle Markus Liebherr expects to restore its former glory to the club from Southampton. Like wildfire, the news made the rounds of English websites: "A Swiss rescue Southampton. The BBC, The Times and other major English newspapers have spoken on the canvas before being relayed by the foreign venues. This Switzerland named Markus Liebherr: a name well known in the region. According to Hans, a former director of the company Liebherr-International AG and rider Christina, here is his uncle Markus. Discreet so far, this businessman of 61 years left siblings Liebherr in 1993 to found his own company based in Freiburg: MALI International. Markus Liebherr, why did you decide to resume Southampton (22 million)? The club was in great financial difficulty and someone had to invest. So I used the opportunity to take a team that develops in the third division, but which relies on loyal fans and has the potential to be in first division. It was a great opportunity not to be missed. A Swiss who took over English club. This decision may surprise ... No, I do not think so. Should not miss this opportunity. I have invested much less than if I had taken a club in good health. Were you ever involved with in the world of football? I am often the main results. But I admit that football is not my passion. With this acquisition, I will further explore this environment that I do not know much. What are your intentions? The goal is simple: Southampton must regain its place in the elite of English football. Now it is useless to leapfrog by taking too many financial risks. My goal is to build a strong team, formed by the players believed. That's why I surround myself trust people who are ready to commit to the club find colors. You will therefore not imitate Florentino Perez, the new president of Real Madrid, which offers a host of stars its supporters? Sorry, but I will not buy Kaka (laughs). Gently cross the various levels that will allow us to achieve our bet. Why have you chosen to expatriate in England and not have chosen to invest in a Swiss club, for example? In Switzerland, no club was in the same position and not offered me the opportunity to start again. The wait seems huge side fans. Feel the pressure? I know that Southampton is a club tradition that has been fortunate to have great players in the past, supported by many fans. The club has sunk in recent years because many people trying to lead. I am now the sole master on board and I hope to take him to the path to success. Does it is a first for the Liebherr family to integrate the world of football? It is true that my family is more attracted to equestrian. But rather, my brother Hans, who is passionate about horses. I tried, small, on ponies, but this was not conclusive (laughter). You are now the owner of an English club. Will you change your habits? Of course, I often go to the stadium to see the team. But I live in Dubai and I plan to stay there. I'd simply more trips. A glorious past Earlier this week, the businessman living in Dubai has decided to retain the English club Southampton. The amount of 22 million has apparently been necessary for the Gruérien could sit in the magnificent stadium in the south of England. A drift from the fall of 2005 in first division, Southampton this season, were relegated to Division One (3rd division) following the bankruptcy of former owners, who have left a debt of 52.7 million francs. Before the arrival of Markus Liebherr only club history could be considered rich. Becoming Premier League from 1978 to 2005, Southampton won the famous Cup in 1976. More recently, this training has failed in the final against Arsenal (2005). Players like Kevin Keegan, Peter Shilton, Alan Shearer, Peter Crouch and Theo Walcott talent have carried the colors of the club. So with the weight of this glorious past that Markus Liebherr will attempt to successfully challenge: putting the club afloat so that it returns to port, in Premier League. Which logically increase the financial value of its new acquisition. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lagruyere.ch%2Ffr%2Fle-journal%2Fles-editions%2F2009%2F20090711%2Ffootball.html&sl=fr&tl=en&history_state0= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Art where are you ? Can you translate pls ? I can translate it for you if you want where where you guys during French & German lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latheal Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Good Read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 on loan?... Superb.:smt039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 These automated translators really are sh*te.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 The Google translator creates some interesting sentence constructions eg. "Sorry, but I will not buy Kaka (laughs). Gently cross the various levels that will allow us to achieve our bet." "The club has sunk in recent years because many people trying to lead. I am now the sole master on board and I hope to take him to the path to success" "So with the weight of this glorious past that Markus Liebherr will attempt to successfully challenge: putting the club afloat so that it returns to port, in Premier League". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefoggy Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 not signing Kaka????? ML out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 As Markus explains in numerous German / Swiss newspapers , he has been offered the opportunity to become involved with other clubs but wanted to get at SFC because of the set up , St Marys, Training facilities and his words " Excellent youth development" In one interview it explains either I have wanted long time for SFC or It took a long time to get SFC , without hearing his German conversation it's difficult to establish what his exact meaning is ... but hey ho he got what he wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Well thats a good read i must admit !!! Finally someone that seems to care about the club. So, is he a genuine football fan or just a little bit ?? Couldn't really figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 "Magnificent stadium"; "A glorious past". I like this journo. Markus Liebherr continues to impress me, I think he is a sound bloke, and will do his best to 'restore its former glory to the club from Southampton.' Promising times ahead my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Even with the poor auto-translation (which isn't too bad for me as I'm used to listening to foreigners speaking pidgeon English) that is a very good article. Thanks very much for providing it querty. The article clearly shows Markus' intent to build us up in a reasonable way, buying the right players for the right level as required. And he is clearly focusing on us getting back to the prem. I will be very happy if we do that in 4 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nut Can Cut You Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 How does Google translate Bulle into Dubai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityRanger Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 This made me chuckle: "It is true that my family is more attracted to equestrian. But rather, my brother Hans, who is passionate about horses. I tried, small, on ponies, but this was not conclusive (laughter)." A skate could easily read that the wrong way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Well thats a good read i must admit !!! Finally someone that seems to care about the club. So, is he a genuine football fan or just a little bit ?? Couldn't really figure it out. In other quotes in other on line Swiss / German press he claims he always wanting to know results , in the German league and followed the under 21 tournament with interest , so he's a fan of Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 He lives in DUBAI!!!! lol ONLY the best down here! Why the hell didn't someone tell us that earlier - he could have joined us for brunch and the takeover party yesterday could have solved all the Tony Adams worries over a Bullfrog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 This made me chuckle: "It is true that my family is more attracted to equestrian. But rather, my brother Hans, who is passionate about horses. I tried, small, on ponies, but this was not conclusive (laughter)." A skate could easily read that the wrong way! Dont encourage them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 He lives in DUBAI!!!! lol ONLY the best down here! Why the hell didn't someone tell us that earlier - he could have joined us for brunch and the takeover party yesterday could have solved all the Tony Adams worries over a Bullfrog! LOL , Markus Lives in Bulle , Switzerland , thats the problem with Google translate it give the translation word for word , read in French as i do and the interview is much more infomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Interesting read. He's saying all the right things. Let's hope his trusted people appoint the right manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Sounds like a top bloke can we have all his interviews translated the same way as more interesting than reading english chairmen's interviews. I don't want Kaka I want old fashioned prolific scorer of goals who some times scorers great goals not someone who only scores great goals but not prolific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaroid Saint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 I think the translation adds a certain something. All good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaroid Saint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Just seen Wotte being interviewed in his car, leaving staplewood for good. When asked who he thought Saints want as manaager he joked "Gus Hiddink? Oh no, he's Dutch, not good here!" See, these chaps would have got on, shame. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 (edited) Some of that article doesn't add up Does he really live in Dubai? It says he isn't really interested in football - Cortese claims he's an avid fan of a German 3rd division side (SSV Ulm) & could even name their number 31 Edited 11 July, 2009 by Dicko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Some of that article doesn't add up Does he really live in Dubai? It says he isn't really interested in football - Cortese claims he's an avid fan of a German 3rd division side & could even name their number 31 No he lives in Bulle ..see above posts and yes he is a football fan , don't rely on Google translate , its crap .... read it French and you get the real meanings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 It gets better and better. Anyone like me feel they are in some kind of dream and afraid of waking up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 'I am the sole master.' I have been following Saints for 29 years, and I can honestly say, I haven't been as excited as I am now. Markus you are a legend mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westofshannonsaint Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 No he lives in Bulle ..see above posts and yes he is a football fan , don't rely on Google translate , its crap .... read it French and you get the real meanings Hi qwerty, not everyone can speak French, could you please correct Google's effort for us who are not bilingual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggleman Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Whether we get Kaka or not it promises to be exciting times ahead! As long as we don't get the Kak that Nadia Sllim mentioned earlier I will be happy, Theo and Bale back at SMS would be great personally but I think we may need to get into Europe before they would consider us so 6/7 years yet, get them just as they start entering their prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Hi qwerty, not everyone can speak French, could you please correct Google's effort for us who are not bilingual? 61 year old Markus Liebherr has rescued Southampton Football Club , In this interview he gives his reasons for this decision. The Bulle resident expects to return Southampton to the highest league in England. The news has quickly travelled around the English newpapers , the BBC ,Times and various others are wanting to know why a Swiss resident would want to be involved with the purchase , especially as he is more known in the construction industry along with his family, Hans Liebheer , who quietly built up the company until 1993 , and then commenced his own company MALI international , incedently he is the uncle of Christina Liebherr. Markus , why did you go ahead and purchase SFC for a reported 22m swiss francs ? The club was in deep trouble with its finances and someone had to come in and invest. The opportunity was to good to miss , therfore i took advantge and opportunity to purchase a club in the lower leagues , which has got the potential to be back into the English premier league. Without this potential it would have been difficult for me to invest. A swiss person who has taken control of an English football club , this may be a shock / strange decision for many people to understand. No not really , it was a great opportunity that i could not let slip away , as for price , if the club was performing at a higher division it would have cost me a lot more . Prior to being a football club owner , what sports/ foootball interests did you have. I always look out for results of teams that interest me , although I would say that Foootball is not an obsession for me , with me taking over the football club I have the opportunity to ,as a real fan to become fully involved with my interest , but I would say I have to learn in this new venture What are you intentions for the club. That is simple , SFC to regain its stauts among the elite in the English league. This cannot be done quickly and decisions will be made on a sound finincial basis . My aim is to take one stage at a time , with my team we will be engaging with the fans and building a team to achieve each stage of progresson. In your role , will you be making big signings instantly to please the fans, just like the president of Real madrid Well i won't be signing kaka , he is a player on a different level to us , what we will do is progrees to higher divisions step by step , higher divisions require higer level players as our investment will tell Why have you looked at investment in England , and not any Swiss clubs for example In fact , no swiss club was in this situation and if they were no one made it clear to me investment was needed, I looked for other opportunities to invest The take over took a lot longer than expected for you , the supporters were anxious , why did you take on this extra pressure . I know that Southampton club has excellent tradition that has been fortunate to have great players in the past, Supported by many fans and the club has lost it's way over the last few years because to many people were in charge , managers and running the club. Now that I am the only one who is in charge , I can put this club onto the road to sucess. Translate the rest later as having me tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Even with the poor auto-translation (which isn't too bad for me as I'm used to listening to foreigners speaking pidgeon English) that is a very good article. Thanks very much for providing it querty. The article clearly shows Markus' intent to build us up in a reasonable way, buying the right players for the right level as required. And he is clearly focusing on us getting back to the prem. I will be very happy if we do that in 4 seasons. Blimey, that took some doing - misspelling 'qwerty' - or are keyboards in cyrillic in Belarus?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Does this take over make a presidence for the Liebherr family and intorduce them to the footballing world. It is true that my family are likely to be interested by this take over , but they are more interested in other sports , especially my brother Hans who enjoys Equestrian events and horses. I have tried to take part in my families interest in horses, but only had a little attempt with small horses and it was not that interesting for me. You are owner of an English club consequently. You are going to change your habits Of course, I am often going to go to the stadium to see the team. But I live in Bulle and I well intend to stay there. I shall perform simply more trips. A bit of history ; At the beginning of week, the businessman living in Bulle therefore decided to take back the English club of Southampton in hand. The sum of 22 millions has it seems been necessary so that he can sit enthroned in the splendid stadium of the south of England. Without direction since the fall of first division in 2005, Southampton, this season, relegated to Division One (3rd division) following the failure of the previous owners, which left a 52,7 million franc debt. Before the arrival of Markus Liebherr, alone the history of the club could therefore be considered an expensive purchase Evolving in Premier League from 1978 till 2005, Southampton carried off famous Cup in 1976. Players as Kevin Keegan, Peter Shilton, Alan Shearer, Peter Crouch or young Theo Walcott besides carries the tradition of this club. It is therefore with the weight of this glorious past that Markus Liebherr is going to try to achieve the aim he has set: to provided the required resources so that it returns to long term safety in Premier League. Which in turn will see his initial investment increase substantially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Does this take over make a presidence for the Liebherr family and intorduce them to the footballing world. It is true that my family are likely to be interested by this take over , but they are more interested in other sports , especially my brother Hans who enjoys Equestrian events and horses. I have tried to take part in my families interest in horses, but only had a little attempt with small horses and it was not that interesting for me. You are owner of an English club consequently. You are going to change your habits Of course, I am often going to go to the stadium to see the team. But I live in Bulle and I well intend to stay there. I shall perform simply more trips. A bit of history ; At the beginning of week, the businessman living in Bulle therefore decided to take back the English club of Southampton in hand. The sum of 22 millions has it seems been necessary so that he can sit enthroned in the splendid stadium of the south of England. Without direction since the fall of first division in 2005, Southampton, this season, relegated to Division One (3rd division) following the failure of the previous owners, which left a 52,7 million franc debt. Before the arrival of Markus Liebherr, alone the history of the club could therefore be considered an expensive purchase Evolving in Premier League from 1978 till 2005, Southampton carried off famous Cup in 1976. Players as Kevin Keegan, Peter Shilton, Alan Shearer, Peter Crouch or young Theo Walcott besides carries the tradition of this club. It is therefore with the weight of this glorious past that Markus Liebherr is going to try to achieve the aim he has set: to provided the required resources so that it returns to long term safety in Premier League. Which in turn will see his initial investment increase substantially Does he live in Bulle ? Another article states Dubai. Makes you feel proud ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Does he live in Bulle ? Another article states Dubai. Yes he def lives in Bulle .... google translate is awfull lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 61 year old Markus Liebherr has rescued Southampton Football Club ..... incedently he is the uncle of Christina Liebherr. Partly due to the spelling error in translation I misread that as 'indecently:eek: he is the uncle of...' Don't suppose we know when she and her horse are coming to visit yet do we ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Does he live in Bulle ? Another article states Dubai. Yes he def lives in Bulle .... google translate is awfull lol Bulle,Dubai ? Easy mistake to make I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 The German langugae paper gives... Ok Guys, will give a full translation a go... Swiss Billionnaire Buys a British club with great Tradition Businessman Markus Liebherr has bought Southamption FC. Nothing about the level of the purhace price for the English Southwestern club has been made known Markus Liebherr is convinced that the takeover presents an excellent opportunity to get the club back to the top. The 'Saints' as they are known amongst English clubs, were relegated to the 3rd tier of english football last season. "Naturally it will need planning, hard work, patience and INVESTMENT to reach that goal. We will work quickly, but plan lomg term," explained the Swiss on the homepage of the club. Liebherr went on to say that he sees his interest in Southampton as long term. He decided to take on the concern, because of the loyal fans, the club's tradition and the very good stadium. The 61 years old Liebherr is part heir to the Freiburg business that bares the same name, that employs 33000 staff manufacturing cranes, Building machinery and refrigeration unitsand turns over 13 billion Swiss Francs. The Liebherr family are originally from Germany and count as one of the Wealthiest in Switzerland, Today Makus Liebherr heads the Mali Group. This is amongst other things involved in manufacturing / engineering and car manfacture. The head office is located in Wettingen AG. Thats a reasonable translation... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 11 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Partly due to the spelling error in translation I misread that as 'indecently:eek: he is the uncle of...' Don't suppose we know when she and her horse are coming to visit yet do we ? Soon to be seen at Jacksons farm mucking out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Soon to be seen at Jacksons farm mucking out Jacksons Farm ? Thats the link some have been looking for.Equestrian centre of the South. It will be home to the Swiss Equestrian team in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 11 July, 2009 Share Posted 11 July, 2009 Just a pity that the two guys in the photo have moved on to other clubs. Hope somebody told the boss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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