Reports that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has opened talks with the club over a new contract will come as no surprise to the Reds' loyal fans.
Few players command such respect, or hold a position of similar responsibility, at any club around the World, let alone in England, and it's something that the club's American owners have been quick to realize.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina admits the stability brought by Fenway Sports Group restored his faith in the club.
Reina revealed in his autobiography that he considered leaving Anfield for Arsenal in the summer of 2010 only for former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to block the transfer fearing it would send out the wrong message to any potential buyers.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has revealed some more details about how bleak things became in the final days of the club's previous owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
Reina, who recently admitted he could've left Anfield three times since he arrive at the club, remembered:
"All the stuff about the club being threatened with administration – those were the most difficult bits.

Liverpool FC has undoubtedly changed for the better since NESV (now Fenway Sports Group) wrestled the club away from Tom Hicks and George Gillett. A year has now passed since the new regime took over, but how has the change of ownership affected the players?
Has the day to day business of playing for Liverpool Football Club in the Premier League changed as a result of new ownership?

In his autobiography, Pepe Reina implicitly criticised Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher for not speaking out against the Liverpool's owners at the time, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Gerrard has now explained why he kept silent.
In his book, Reina states:
"The way I saw it, Stevie and Carra are the two principle members of our squad, the ones who the people love and if they had said something maybe it would have put Hicks and Gillett under real pressure.

John Henry admits he was won round by Kenny Dalglish after initially wanting to appoint a younger manager in the Liverpool FC hotseat.
Saturday marked the anniversary of Fenway Sports Group's protracted £300million LFC takeover that banished Tom Hicks and George Gillett from the club.
One of Henry's first decisions as principal owner was to install Dalglish in place of deposed manager Roy Hodgson on a temporary basis in January until the end of last season.

Liverpool have good day at the office as owners seek an equitable life | Paul Hayward

Kenny Dalglish's men have begun to turn the corner in their efforts to rebuild Liverpool's standing in the market place Until this week there was the sense of it being one long handshake – one big nod to the Kop tradition – but now Liverpool's new owners are getting down to business, coveting a larger share of overseas TV rights and bemoaning the cost of modern players.

Kenny Dalglish banking on more surprises from Liverpool's Luis Suárez | Andy Hunter

The Uruguayan ran Manchester United ragged at Anfield last season and his manager is hoping for a repeat from his No7 The mood, the manager, the net spend, the debt and the lack of revulsion at American owners; the changes at Liverpool since the high court verdict that saved them from Tom Hicks and George Gillett exactly 12 months ago are well-established now.

John W Henry turns from Red Sox to red shirts for the global gains | David Conn

In the second of our exclusive series, the US owners of Liverpool talk about their investment motives, the merits of Kenny Dalglish and the players he signed – and that thorny stadium issue In his apartment on the 11th floor of Boston's five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Liverpool's principal owner, John W Henry, and chairman, Tom Werner, watched on Fox Soccer Network what could be Liverpool's most significant match of the season, last month's 4-0 demolition by Tottenham Hotspur.

Boston to Liverpool: Timeline of Fenway Sports Group

Nine years on from buying the Red Sox, Liverpool's owners are seeking a radical change to English football's finances 2002 New England Sports Ventures buys the Boston Red Sox for $700m (£480m). Theo Epstein is hired as general manager to oversee an overhaul in player recruitment 2004 The Red Sox, under the management of Terry Francona, win their first World Series title since 1918 Feb 2007 NESV buy a 50% stake in the Roush Racing Nascar team Oct 2007 Red Sox win World Series Oct 2010 NESV buys Liverpool for £300m following a high court battle during which the club's existing owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, tried to block the sale Dec 2010 Boston sign left-arm hitters Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez for wages of $140m and $154m over seven years respectively Jan 2011 Roy Hodgson is sacked as Liverpool manager and replaced by Kenny Dalglish on a caretaker basis Jan 2011 Liverpool sell Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50m and, having already signed Luis Suárez from Ajax for £22m, buy Andy Carroll for £35m from Newcastle United Mar 2011 NESV becomes Fenway Sports Group May 2011 Dalglish signs three-year contract as Liverpool manager Aug 2011 Liverpool begin the season having signed Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing for £20m each, Charlie Adam for £7.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre reveals club was on brink of administration

This week marks the first anniversary of the club's parting with reviled owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, whose tenure could have ended in disaster for the Reds

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Tearing up the pooled TV deal is a recipe for the rich to get richer | David Conn

Since the establishment of the Premier League clubs have divided TV revenue between them, but this is under threat So, in relaxed, celebratory mood a year on from the court battle which ousted Tom Hicks and George Gillett from Liverpool and installed new Americans, Fenway Sports Group, as the club's owners, the managing director, Ian Ayre, mused out loud about breaking up the Premier League TV deal.

Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Pepe Reina admits he gambled the rest of his career signing contract at Liverpool while Tom Hicks & George Gillett were in charge

The Spaniard claims he penned a deal in the hope of bringing trophies to the club, and slams former owners for breaking promises, saying he would not be at Anfield had they stayed

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Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina claims the club blocked him from making a £20million move to Arsenal in the summer of 2010.
Reina admits he was tempted to leave Merseyside after returning from Spain's victorious World Cup campaign last year to find the Reds in a downward spiral.
Manager Rafa Benitez had been sacked, while director Christian Purslow was desperately seeking new owners to replace Tom Hicks and George Gillett as the club struggled under a financial crisis.

This time last year, Liverpool were in the midst of one of the most significant off-pitch events in their recent history. It was a relatively important time for us here at the blog as well we were around right at the start on October 5th, as things progressed throughout the day, when things really took off late that night and into the next morning, and as the dust settled and we finally had a clearer picture of who was actually involved.

This time last year, Liverpool were in the midst of one of the most significant off-pitch events in their recent history. It was a relatively important time for us here at the blog as well we were around right at the start on October 5th, as things progressed throughout the day, when things really took off late that night and into the next morning, and as the dust settled and we finally had a clearer picture of who was actually involved.

Pepe Reina: Liverpool owners stopped me joining Arsenal for £20m

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina nearly quit Anfield three times as the club fell apart under the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

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Liverpool chairman Tom Werner insists the possibility of a ground-share with city neighbours Everton is a 'dead issue'.
The Reds have long been considering stadium plans and the club's unpopular former owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett had pledged to build a replacement for Anfield in Stanley Park.

Tom Hicks and George Gillett continue to seek Liverpool damages

• Former owners claiming hundreds of millions in damages • Almost one year since Hicks and Gillett were ousted from club Liverpool's former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are still seeking damages from the club's present owners, former directors and the Royal Bank of Scotlan, almost one year after New England Sports Ventures gained control of the Anfield club in the high court.

Ex-Liverpool owners Hicks and Gillett lodge compensation claim

Former Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are refusing to give up their attempts to win damages against the club's owners, former Anfield directors and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Dirk Kuyt has spoken of his disappointment at losing a regular starting place at Liverpool but accepts the club had to improve competition for places to challenge for honours once more.
The Holland international has started only half of Liverpool's six Premier League games this season as the manager, Kenny Dalglish, seeks to integrate the £20m summer signing Jordan Henderson into the team and utilizes his options up front.

Dirk Kuyt frustrated after losing Liverpool starting place

• Holland international disappointed at being dropped • Kuyt believes Liverpool squad is strongest since 2006 Dirk Kuyt has spoken of his disappointment at losing a regular starting place at Liverpool but accepts the club had to improve competition for places to challenge for honours once more.

Lack of European football shows how far Liverpool fell before Dalglish arrival

Liverpool's absence in this weeks European ties shows how much damage was done under Hicks, Gillett and Hodgson. But under King Kenny Liverpool are fighting to be back in Europe's top competition.

Lack of European football shows how far Liverpool had fell before Dalglish arrival

Liverpool's absence in this weeks European ties shows how much damage was done under Hicks, Gillett and Hodgson. But under King Kenny Liverpool are fighting to be back in Europe's top competition.

Michael Regan/Getty Images (Bleacher Report)Liverpool have splashed a load of cash since their new owners took over from Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
With more than £100 million having been invested, if you combine their summer signings with those brought in during January there are many, many high hopes for Kenny Dalglish's side.

Its a celebration of the long but ultimately successful battle to rid Liverpool of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
‘Spirit of Shankly: The noise that refused to be dealt with' is an exhibition of 16 photographs taken by group member and photographer John Johnson.
They are on display at Unit 28 on the first floor of Liverpool's Met Quarter shopping centre until September 2.

Kenny Dalglish defends 'responsible' Liverpool's record spending spree

• Manager insists Liverpool have acted responsibly on transfers • Dalglish pays tribute to 'fantastically supportive' owners Kenny Dalglish has defended this summer's lavish recruitment drive at Liverpool by saying the club have acted "responsibly" in the transfer market and that the principal owner, John W Henry, has dispelled any doubt over the level of financial support from Fenway Sports Group.

One year ago newly appointed Liverpool manager, Roy Hodgson, was familiarizing himself with his new surroundings on Merseyside. Having led Fulham to a Europa League final in the previous season the former Inter Milan head coach was employed to stabilize a ship navigating unsettling waters, occupying the vacant post after his predecessor, Rafael Benitez, had earlier walked the plank.

An article by Jack Widnell.

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Next season is widely regarded as a new start by most Liverpool fans. Finally being rid of the strain put on the club by previous owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett and a new breath of fresh air being brought into the club by John Henry and FSG has been warmly welcomed at Anfield.

Liverpool have been told they will have to repay £8.2 million of European funding if they do not go ahead with plans to build a 60,000 capacity stadium at Stanley Park.
Although the club's American owner, John W Henry, has hinted he would prefer to keep Liverpool at an expanded Anfield, preparatory work has already been carried out at the adjacent Stanley Park site using money from a European Objective One grant, which will have to be paid back if Liverpool stay put.

Liverpool admit bureaucracy makes Anfield option increasingly unlikely

• 'Barriers' could force club to build Stanley Park stadium • Liverpool 'remain committed to finding best long-term solution' Liverpool appear to be moving away from their preferred option of redeveloping Anfield because of the "barriers" they face in doing so.

Of the many positives brought to the club in the past year has been a return to doing business behind closed doors. Frustrating as it may be when we want to know who's coming and who's going during the transfer window, it's a sign for most that the people in charge have their fingers on the pulse of the club and its supporters.

John W Henry admits redevelopment of Anfield may not be viable

• Henry says 'many obstacles' in way of preferred option • Liverpool move to Stanley Park still under consideration Liverpool's principal owner, John W Henry, has admitted the preferred option of redeveloping Anfield may not be possible as there are "so many obstacles".

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre admits the failure of former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to build a new stadium "set the club back several years".
And Ayre, promoted from commercial director late last season by new owners Fenway Sports Group, said had it not been for huge strides made in off-field business during that time the finances would have been in a bigger mess than they were just before FSG assumed control.