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Dubai fanboys in the mud
What he said about ChelseaSo what would an ownership under Jim look like? Stadium, team wise etc?
"We're not interested in making money out of Chelsea. The investment in Chelsea is a long-term thing.
"Can we run that club really, really well and turn it into one of the finest clubs in Europe? That's our ambition with Chelsea."
INEOS (annual revenues of £65bn) would presumably purchase the club, rather than him personally. Worth noting though that Ratcliffe's personal net worth (£21.05bn) is around three times that of Ambramovic and around five times that of Todd Boehly, for example.Ratcliffe would be an amazing owner but I just don't think he can afford us. Would take him over anyone else of course if money wasn't such an issue.
So we can expect a Dutch bidder to win the race to buy us at the last second?
His pro Brexit, pro fracking opinions say otherwise. But I guess you said better morals rather than decent morals.No but hes got better morals.
Chelsea weren't bought by a ME nation and look at them...'Preparing a bid'. He already has the United transfer policy down
I don't know if this is good or what I want to be honest. It's annoying that unless we get taken by some ME nation, we aren't in the same financial league (in terms of potential investment) as our rivals
GerronwivitHis pro Brexit, pro fracking opinions say otherwise. But I guess you said better morals rather than decent morals.
Sportswashing at it's best there.Nice timing after the mini scandal thing yesterday
Go on Jim
This is what I’m thinking. Now the first have gone public, I expect others to start going publicStrap in boys, it’s going to be a hectic few weeks/months!
Revenues of upwards of $60bn.What is ineos worth?
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This.No doubt this will be the first of many different bidders to come out with their interest.
Chelsea's new owners seem to have a few quid, right? Ineos annual revenues are more than three times those of Clearlake Capital and Ratcliffe's personal net worth is five times that of Todd Boehly.What is ineos worth?
Ben Jacobs knows next to nothing on this or other matters.He has already back tracked in this. Looks like the Qataris very well might be getting Liverpool
If INEOS or Dubai were t buy us them being multiple times poorer than the Saudis or Abu Dhabi wouldn't matter because the competition for transfers and amenities would never reach levels where such a difference matters. It just depends on what their plan is and their ability to identify and attract managerial talent at executive level.INEOS (annual revenues of £65bn) would presumably purchase the club, rather than him personally. Worth noting though that Ratcliffe's personal net worth (£21.05bn) is around three times that of Ambramovic and around five times that of Todd Boehly, for example.
True. A debt free United can compete with most without investment anyway.If INEOS or Dubai were t buy us them being multiple times poorer than the Saudis or Abu Dhabi wouldn't matter because the competition for transfers and amenities would never reach levels where such a difference matters. It just depends on what their plan is and their ability to identify and attract managerial talent at executive level.
Where did he backtrack? All I see is that QSI themselves are ruled out, but that doesn't necessarily mean that QIA won't be involved. However, if QSI isn't involved, then I wouldn't expect QIA themselves to be heavily involved at this stage.He has already back tracked in this. Looks like the Qataris very well might be getting Liverpool
Im a Max fan not Lewis but I'm all for new United Ownership. Hell if Toto wants a change in scenery he can be our CEO.that will trigger a few on here
Pretty sure he broke it in the first place!The floodgates will open now. Good stuff.
Ben Jacobs knows next to nothing on this or other matters.
why ?State only please.
only pleaseState only please.
United have been competing with everyone with debt. United don't need a sugar daddy to be highly competitive and they don't need to be debt free either and the same applies to Real Madrid.True. A debt free United can compete with most without investment anyway.
Retweet this one if you like, I did because I think the first journo to break an actual bidder to get #GlazerOUT deserves a retweet. Wouldn't mind seeing it being the most retweeted tweet by the ST ever.Tweet
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agreed, so long has the club is run well and financed well and OT is updated, bring on who ever.Im a Max fan not Lewis but I'm all for new United Ownership. Hell if Toto wants a change in scenery he can be our CEO.
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Of course.United have been competing with everyone with debt. United don't need a sugar daddy to be highly competitive and they don't need to be debt free either and the same applies to Real Madrid.
Exactly right. Yes, the Saudi PIF has hundreds of billions of assets under management, but when you are talking about purchasing football players, whether you have 10s of billions or 100s of billions, is really immaterial. You can afford what you want when you want, including infrastructure investment, which is the all-important thing here. United can continue to compete in the transfer market without outside funding, but the club cannot afford to do that AND fund the required refurbishment work to the stadium and training ground. Ratcliffe/Ineos can.If INEOS or Dubai were t buy us them being multiple times poorer than the Saudis or Abu Dhabi wouldn't matter because the competition for transfers and amenities would never reach levels where such a difference matters. It just depends on what their plan is and their ability to identify and attract managerial talent at executive level.
If INEOS or Dubai were t buy us them being multiple times poorer than the Saudis or Abu Dhabi wouldn't matter because the competition for transfers and amenities would never reach levels where such a difference matters. It just depends on what their plan is and their ability to identify and attract managerial talent at executive level.
We just need to be debt free and we'll run. That's it.True. A debt free United can compete with most without investment anyway.
Yeah that's true, I'd imagine next summer would be the only season where we need overstretch our transfer spending because we need a midfielder and striker plus possibly a couple more signings for depth but after that we can get by spending £80m - £120m per season. We just need to push the boat out next season and trust the young core emerging under Erik Ten Hag - Martinez, Antony, Rashford, Dalot and Garnacho.True. A debt free United can compete with most without investment anyway.