{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e1dc55755dc92457c9cfe14/5e1dcadc8444c56643b716a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The man who sold Liverpool - 90 minutes with Sir Martin Broughton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e1dc55755dc92457c9cfe14/bb802b6a59cb56749d214d5e5aa0a00d.jpg?height=200","description":"In April 2017, Andy Kelly and Neil Jones met former Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton to talk about his time at Anfield.\nIn a 90 minute interview, Broughton reveals:\n\n*   RBS would have been prepared to put Liverpool FC in administration rather than refinance Hicks and Gillett   \n\n*   He didn't sack Rafa Benitez - and didn't want him to go  \n\n*   he kept FSG interest in buying LFC away from Hicks and Gillett until absolutely necessary   \n\n*   the Liverpool board was split on whether to sell to FSG or another bidder   \n\n*   Roy Hodgson took the Reds job knowing he could be sacked within weeks of his appointment  \n\nA must listen for Liverpool fans.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href=\"https://www.acast.com/privacy\">acast.com/privacy</a>","author_name":"Liverpool Echo"}