Can anyone explain how ineos or whatever they're called would be involved? just financing things?
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: I want to buy Manchester United | Will make a bid for the club [Telegraph]
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Probably shed a tear or two when we are finally free of the Glazers. I won't get my hopes up just yet.
Maybe the reason why the glazers were in town for the game against Brighton was to have talks with Ratcliffe. (Hoping and praying).
Huh. That sounds alarmingly positive.
I won't spoil it by even asking if he did anything terrible to earn all that money or if he has any awful political/social views. I'll just imagine he's Mr. Monopoly.
Im ready to pop my champagne.
He's allegedly been a tight arse with Nice
Yep. There was no more extra revenue streams left for them to suck out of our club. Also they would need to spend big to make champions league and not just a guarantee.
Dave Brailsford would be very interesting. Mr 'marginal gains' himself.
On the times online it says ineos will purchse the club not just JR. They have a turnover of 44 bill a year so brilliant if it happens
Whatever player it is, they're not going to contributing significant money and will only be minor investors.
But yes I reckon those that you have mentioned are the likely sort of people involved.
Even if there's some kind of announcement confirming it'll happen in the relatively near future could help, especially if it's before the transfer window shuts. Might help the moral in the dressing room too.
Dave Brailsford wants to compete with Liverpools inhalers
Tbf Nice bring in nothing like the revenue United do.
So we'll become a chemical club
I imagine the latter, but I don't see him taking dividends out and United hopefully will be able to spend what they generate and maybe even have competent management.
I'm not sure about it has to do with me.
Glazers are fecked now if they still don't want to sell, fans finally have something to hang their hat on.
The Liverpool game is a massive chance for a showcase of support for Ratcliffe's bid and to send a message to the Glazers that it's time to pack it up, they've had their fun.
If you can't beat them join them
They are usually the face of the bids with minority shares, a bit like salford they all share a half whereas peter lim owns the other half. (I think).
Beckham involved? he's the only one with enough money to contribute
Desperate for a full takeover to happen. Think I'd cry tears of joy
I could imagine Becks and Neville being involved. Becks with money and Neville maybe more involved with some decision making.
Bring back Toxic Paul!So we'll become a chemical club
If it happens the biggest cloud possible is lifted from above the club as soon as it is signed.
Great, Ole as interim again
Feck the never ending FDJ transfer saga thread! Get this thread pinned to the top!!
Then again, don’t want to get my hopes up too high!
Then again, don’t want to get my hopes up too high!
We don’t need significant investment. We just need owners who won’t symphony off the equivalent of £100m per year.
Great, Ole as interim again
I love that man enough already.
You and me both, pal. Would be the best thing to happen to the club since the last league title.
On a much smaller scale, obviously, Middlesbrough were/are tied in very closely with Steve Gibson's company Bulkhaul, plus his various other businesses. Without being any kind of expert it seemed creative accounting, sponsorship and tax optimisation kept the money flowing between the various entities. I would imagine Jim's other business interests would all be linked to the club somehow, and the accountants set to work to maximise the finances. Notwithstanding any other backers/investors he has involved. In fact his tax savings from being in Monaco have already been alluded to by others.
Not only that, it’s unlikely to be money that they’re bringing to the table. Far more likely it’ll be a phone book full of people who they can put Jim in touch with.
Money isn’t everything in these kinds of deals, the incumbent would want people to work with them and make any move as smooth as possible. Beckham wouldn’t make anywhere near the sense Neville would.
I'm becoming way too excited about this 
He said he only bought Nice as a dry run at owning a football club before something bigger. Manchester United makes shit loads of money, in football clubs terms, off its own back. We spent £800m on debt repayments since the Glazers came in. If we just get rid of the debt it will be transformative. He doesn’t even need to be putting his hands in his own pockets. His statement also says that the city of Manchester needs this. United is obviously a much different proposition to Nice for him on both a personal and financial level.
Don't get me wrong, the devil will be in the detail but I’m at least hoping that this could be close to a best case scenario.
I can forgive him if the reason he rinsed the Qataris for an ambassadorial role was to rack up enough cash to help boot the Glazers out.
"we love Jim Ratcliffe we do, we love Jim Ratcliffe we do, OH RATCLIFFE WE LOVE YOU"
I don't want to get my hopes up