Hicks told to ‘state his case’ or quit

A HIGH Court judge has effectively told former Liverpool owner Tom Hicks to “put up or shut up” in his bid to sue over last year’s £300m (€356m) sale of the club.

The Texan yesterday lost his bid to overturn an injunction preventing him launching legal action in the United States without prior approval from an English court.

And Mr Justice Floyd, who made the ruling, criticised the delaying tactics of Hicks and co-owner George Gillett, both during the sale process and in the subsequent months.