This thread is the classic confirmation that the fans-owned model would never work for our club.
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Agreed. HAHA
Also "oil money" is equally about the fact that its source is a dictatorship - which Dubai objectively is, regardless of the number of oil wells they may have.
If the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund was to buy us, I'm sure the majority would be quite happy about that.
No not really. If you spend more than you make from winning the trophies then it wasn't a commercial benefit. If you have to compete witha club who have, in practice, unlimited resources and a football focused management, then you will lose in the long run.
In practice the Glazers were targetting a top four finish as their business model. They spent enough to achieve that within a transfer policy heavily influenced by non-footballing factors, and they sacked managers who did not achieve that. That was the commercial operation.
No, but we don’t need them to be. At some point “being richer than” is meaningless as whatever they’ll be able to do so would we.
I thought Bezos didn’t own Amazon anymore.
Just get Dubai cnuts in. Surely better than a US consortium who won’t invest in the club.
And if we don’t get them, someone else will and then eclipse us in every way.
And if we don’t get them, someone else will and then eclipse us in every way.
No, different royal family but they are closely connected. If I'm not mistaken the daughter of ruler of Abu Dhabi is together with the crown prince of Dubai.
He left United for a pay cut at Juve. Money wouldn’t really sway him. Though he might regret if this goes through and heavy investment is put into the team and we start competing for the highest honours again.
edit - ah Pogba recovering in Dubai joke. My bad
That would go against how the NBIM fund works, so that can be pretty much ruled out.
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The Chelsea process took 4 months, it’s not that fast. But seems more likely something will get done in Q2 than before it.
what happens when every premier league club is owned by an ultra rich willing to spunk endless money on players?
Who is your gut feeling on the ownership
I can even see a documentary series pan out: From Tezos to Bezos.
Then nothing changes from the PL product we have today, as that's what the case is now.
A club can only spend what they earn.
Meh in dollars might as well have nothing
If Facebook take us over, probably can rule out any criticism of the club by fans, all gunna get Zucked and ruled by an Alien bugeyed overlord
Lots of ropey ‘sponsors’ who don’t really exist.
Dubai. Since they have previously expressed interest.
I'm inclined to think this way, too. I mentioned yesterday that this is probably already done.
Who are all these clubs going to buy is another question? There are only so many super players you can spend mega money on
As an aside, modern football is the worst. I’ve seen so many posts in here like “are they richer than Mansour?” etc.
Disgusting stuff.
Disgusting stuff.
If a US consortium buys us, they're going to be incredibly rich. Otherwise, there's no chance they'd be able to afford to purchase the club for the figures quoted.
And if you're gonna drop several billion on an asset like that, it'd make zero sense to starve it of investment.
Anyone who buys the club is shady. No two ways about it. Rather get an owner who is greedy than an owner with a record for human rights violations. Dubai probably falls in to the second list.
They just weren't categorised correctly
A bit like Europe in the 1920's
Our owners are richer than your owners will be the new my dad could beat up your dad
Yeah fair enough, just an example as to how it's less to do with "oil" per se and more around not wanting to be a vessel for sports washing a Gulf State.
Dubai's royal family are a dictatorship with multiple human rights violations, that's literally my point.Anyone who buys the club is shady. No two ways about it. Rather get an owner who is greedy than an owner with a record for human rights violations. Dubai probably falls in to the second list.
They just weren't categorised correctly
Exactly. It’s all very depressing.
The Premier League itself is morphing into a kind of Super League.
Funnily enough, Sky, Neville, Carragher et al don't seem to have any sort of moral objection to this one.
Yeah there is probably some kind of ruling
Yeah think you are right about that
What is wrong in asking? Most are not versed about these people
Could new american owners move the club to USA?
Manchester, New Hampshire
Who do you think that buyer is?
But those will also likely take dividends just like glazers
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