George Gillet has muddied the waters at this late hour for a Liverpool takeover by tabling a bid, even though it seems destined to fail. At least, I hope so.

The biggest reason I want it to fail is because it seems in some ways to resemble the Manyoo-Glazer marriage, a rich American trying to buy a major English football club but seeming to be underfunded to do it the right way. Gillet does not seem to have the money - or is unwilling to invest in a new independent stadium for Liverpool FC.

We need to get out of debt and build a new ground. No one is arguing with that fact, but the Gillet proposal has one shocking hole in it. The fact that he wants to even consider a ground-share option with our neighbours Everton shows that he does not care or does not know what the supporters of this famous club think about ground-sharing with their bitter enemies.

No Liverpool supporter I know would ever be willing to ground-share with the blue half of Merseyside for a number of reasons. Why would we give them an easy fix to their money problems by financing a stadium and enabling them to become a bigger threat in the league? Because, believe me, Everton would fill that stadium and bankroll a rejuvenation of their club. Even though it would be very good for them, their fans are probably not too keen on an idea of a shared stadium, either.

The DIC bid includes cancelling the debt of the club but the most important part of the deal is the new independent stadium, which will in itself guarantee the future of the club. In this bid there is no hint of a lack of funds or penny-pinching, unlike the rich American's offer.

In my view, the Gillet bid is bad news for Liverpool. But it could be good in one way if it makes DIC realise that Liverpool Football Club is a prized asset and it may hurry up the deal a maybe even release some cash for this current transfer window.

But hats off to David Moores if he turns away the more-money-for-him deal that Gillet is offering and goes for the better-for-the-club but less-money-for-him deal that DIC is offering. I know it seems a small amount  when we are talking so many millions, but there are not many chairman who would take a couple of million pounds less to ensure that the company they left behind was in safe hands.