Or it's really just because of this event. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/politics/saudi-conference-khashoggi.html
The club is owned by businessmen, just like every other major club. They don't give a shit about what you want to see or what makes you happy. Their actions are dictated by what makes them money. They will sell the club in a heartbeat if they receive an offer they believe is financially viable. That's how businesses operate. It's very common businesses deviate from what their consumers become accustomed to. In fact, this club has already undergone that change in the past few years. We've started sacking managers constantly, we've started heavily investing in players, we've hired managers who go against everything we use to stand for.
Alemar, you can choose your wife or your car, but can your wife choose the car?
He sounds like a bit of a cnut.
. He's a mouth piece he is writing what he is told.
Time for them to show us the fibre of their fabric.
Looks pretty breathable tbf.
The phrasing implies it's not a done deal as he first claimed
The FA, UK and MU owners are only interested in money.I don’t know how the FA & UK have allowed it for a country to own a football club. If this has any credence, I doubt it though, the biggest football club of england will be owned by Saudi Arabia
The worrying thing is that control & voice of the fans will further diminish under the Saudi ownership. Glazers, whatever to be said about them, are motivated to own United to earn money and eventually will take steps that do not completely alienate the vast majority of the fans. When a country with vast amount of wealth owns a Club, money from United will not be their primary objective. Think about it, if tomorrow they want to shut down the women’s football team, no amount of fan’s boycotts will make any difference to them. Thats a scary thought
Well said. The Glazers too are not saints. They have certainly committed heinoius crimes as well in their business transactions to remain at the top. I care about MUFC. I want the FC part of MU to be on top always. Lately we have been only interested is MUBC(Man United Business Club). At least the Saudis will make us a football club again. Something we aren't currently. We are a tool for sponsors' PR. Can we get a poll on this please mods? Thanks.
The Glazers shut down the women's team and virtually nobody in the football world complained.I don’t know how the FA & UK have allowed it for a country to own a football club. If this has any credence, I doubt it though, the biggest football club of england will be owned by Saudi Arabia
The worrying thing is that control & voice of the fans will further diminish under the Saudi ownership. Glazers, whatever to be said about them, are motivated to own United to earn money and eventually will take steps that do not completely alienate the vast majority of the fans. When a country with vast amount of wealth owns a Club, money from United will not be their primary objective. Think about it, if tomorrow they want to shut down the women’s football team, no amount of fan’s boycotts will make any difference to them. Thats a scary thought
Football clubs are also about the community and upholding the shared values that have been formed throughout the history. It's not just about what happens on the football pitch and the amount of trophies won. But I see that many people are happy to sell their souls to get some short-term pleasure.
Would Qatari state owned club sell to Saudi State owned club?Mbappe in the summer window then
They'd probably threaten Qatar with bombs and sanctions, so Mbappe is as good as ours. The Saudis will oil us up real nice, that's for sure.
This.
ffs
Great post
Whilst I am on the side that doesn't want this to go through, we've lost those values already. Look at the decisions we've made post SAF. It hasn't resembled the United of old at all. We've been sacking managers, left, right and centre, we've been hiring managers who have gone against everything this club use to stand for, we've invested a feck ton of money into the team with no avail, all while still having a huge debt above our heads. People who keep chiming about this 'United way' stuff need to really assess where the club is at now and where it's trying to go.
It's really bewildering when you think about it, considering how important football is to the country, that this is allowed to happen.I don’t know how the FA & UK have allowed it for a country to own a football club. If this has any credence, I doubt it though, the biggest football club of england will be owned by Saudi Arabia
The worrying thing is that control & voice of the fans will further diminish under the Saudi ownership. Glazers, whatever to be said about them, are motivated to own United to earn money and eventually will take steps that do not completely alienate the vast majority of the fans. When a country with vast amount of wealth owns a Club, money from United will not be their primary objective. Think about it, if tomorrow they want to shut down the women’s football team, no amount of fan’s boycotts will make any difference to them. Thats a scary thought
But you forgot they live under Sharia laws.
The thing is, there is a huge hypocrisy about their laws. When some of those high Saudis go to countries from the Western world, they party even harder than the locals and they finance prostitution, they fly over escorts from all over the world.
Also the rebuilding is far too expensive for the Glazers to foot the bill.
And whose fault is that? I personally think we the fans have to take the most blame for allowing it to go this far and also for not being vocal enough about making sure the club is ran properly. Because there is no football without the fans, however it's been a steady process of becoming a game for the rich only.
This, I'm mortified at how many people are perfectly happy at being owned by a state that is responsible for so much brutality and oppression. As much as I dislike the Glazer ownership, at least they are "just" businessmen that don't go around having their rivals murdered.
Who is this guy?
Mental gymnastics.
The Saudis are richer mate.......
The blame lies with the FA,UEFA,FIFA,the British government and opposition fans.
