Three months on since it was made public Fenway Sports Group intended to explore the merits of a full sale of Liverpool FC and a resolution appears no closer.
It was November 7 when it was declared that FSG were actively assessing their options, with the American organisation saying in a statement that they "would consider new shareholders" if external investment could be found "under the right terms and conditions".
Two major US banks in Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley had been privately instructed to assess the lay of the land with regards to finding investment or indeed an outright buyer, while a full sales presentation had been produced for any interested and serious parties.