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Right well you were pretty strong in claiming "most supporters aren't from Manchester" so they don't understand. Man United is a global club, we're not even owned by anyone from Europe let alone Manchester. The local area/population matters very little in the grand scheme of things

So if we moved from OT to the Faroe Islands, it won't make any difference then
 

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The reference is to this photo of Newcastle fans celebrating their own state takeover.
You can not take this man seriously. Every word he write should not be given the benefit of the doubt, there is a reason he used that term.

Any decent human being should bin this absolutely garbage journalist





Luckhurst should be banned.
 

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But before Busby became our manager, he was a wanker. I mean, he captained City and played for Liverpool. That's like James Milner in reverse, even worse, cause Milner is just the second captain of Liverpool.
So Dennis Law must be one as well, that'll win you some fans around here for sure :nono:
 

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You can not take this man seriously. Every word he write should not be given the benefit of the doubt, there is a reason he used that term.

Any decent human being should bin this absolutely garbage journalist





Luckhurst should be banned.
Absolutely, and he is full of shite anyways.

Never has the inside scoop and most of his stuff is just opinions or regurgitated from others.

Thats when he's not flat out wrong.
 

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You can not take this man seriously. Every word he write should not be given the benefit of the doubt, there is a reason he used that term.

Any decent human being should bin this absolutely garbage journalist





Luckhurst should be banned.
Jesus, that’s grim. Have those tweets surfaced before?
 

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You can not take this man seriously. Every word he write should not be given the benefit of the doubt, there is a reason he used that term.

Any decent human being should bin this absolutely garbage journalist





Luckhurst should be banned.
He'll soon be sucking up to the qataris
 

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At the same time though, to be fair, you don’t seem to give much of a feck about what local hardcore fans might think (if they indeed do think that; which you don’t seem interested in finding out)… If it could be proved to your satisfaction that a majority of them - those that have followed the club everywhere, protested the Glazers for 20 years and have a local connection to the club formed in Manchester by railway workers - had a genuine problem with their club becoming the plaything of a Royal Family half the world away, would it affect your opinion of the takeover? Or your relish to see it happen?

‘cos if not, I’d argue it’s a lot more arrogant for you to swing in with your 2 games a year and tell them they should suck it because their opinion is worth less than a Twitter poll of 14 year olds

Now I don’t actually know the matchgoing fanbase are wholely against it. I’d imagine they’re split, and the vast majority will suck it up, just as I agree that when all is said and done, most people will. But it’s heartbreaking that any passionate local fans of a club that was at least at one point nominally created for them, might feel they have to wrench themselves away on their principles. I respected those that did it with the Glazers, and I’ll respect those that do it now. I won’t have any respect for the dickheads who laugh at them. Wherever they’re from.
Those 2 games cost me alot more than what it cost a local for a season ticket, and cost me vacation days too when I have to take 1 or 2 weeks off. 2-3 m local supporters are as important as the 650m around the world that make united the biggest club in the world. Its not a contest who is worth more (as the poster thinks), but if we look at the financial factor the 650m brings in more money into the club than the 2-3m. Do you think those humongous sponsorship deals are because of the local fans reach or how global Man Utd is?
 

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I actually like Phil and think he's decent. I'm certain he called it that United were for sale before anyone else.

He does however have one annoying quirk, and that's saying he's going to go live and then going live incredibly late or even not at all

The dose
 

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Think you might be misremembering that period, at least the early part. Greenwald wasn’t working as a journalist back then and he has since admitted himself that he accepted the Bush admin’s case for the invasion of Iraq at the time.
I apologies for the misunderstanding, I’m referring to him in the later years. During the buildup and early years it was an atrocious example of free press
 

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One positive to come from a Middle Eastern takeover is it might finally get rid of those Top Reds who never accepted Man Utd becoming a global franchise. There's not too many of them but still a few lurking around the club. Get in the the bin tbh.
Don’t be a cnut, or at least stop acting like one.
 

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So if we moved from OT to the Faroe Islands, it won't make any difference then
As I said, commercially if a billionaire was allowed to do it they would. In the US NFL teams will literally uproot and move to another city. At their level it's only about finances and what makes financial sense. If the surrounding town of Manchester becomes a post apocalyptic wasteland but profits are 10% higher they'd do it.
 

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I actually like Phil and think he's decent. I'm certain he called it that United were for sale before anyone else.

He does however have one annoying quirk, and that's saying he's going to go live and then going live incredibly late or even not at all

The dose
He hasn't posted the link, he's live on his channel right now
 

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It could hit 6b.

What the glazers were rumoured to be asking for all along. The fecking greedy leech cnuts.
I just doubt they'll get that figure. IDK how these big deals work if its some sort of starting point to negotiate them down but financially Man United is just not worth that amount of money
 

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As I said, commercially if a billionaire was allowed to do it they would. In the US NFL teams will literally uproot and move to another city. At their level it's only about finances and what makes financial sense. If the surrounding town of Manchester becomes a post apocalyptic wasteland but profits are 10% higher they'd do it.
Not just the NFL, all US professional sports, but they can't do it unilaterally, they have to get permission from the other owners/league to move
 

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I just doubt they'll get that figure. IDK how these big deals work if its some sort of starting point to negotiate them down but financially Man United is just not worth that amount of money
It depends on who wants United and how badly they want it. if the Saudis and Qataris are motivated, the sky’s the limit.
 

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That is an absolute dickhead of a question
I actually want him to be asked because then we won't have to deal with propaganda how everyone is avoiding the elephant in the room. He, of course, will and probably should 'no comment ' the question but I think journalists should not be barred from asking.

Let them actually buy the club first though :lol:
 

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That is an absolute dickhead of a question
No it's not, he's an elite manager who could work at his pick of clubs outside of a few, he makes a choice of who he works for. It's right to hold him accountable.

We all took the piss out of Howe for how he ignored the Saudi human rights abuses, I'm not going to hold EtH to a lesser standard.
 

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No it's not, he's an elite manager who could work at his pick of clubs outside of a few, he makes a choice of who he works for. It's right to hold him accountable.

We all took the piss out of Howe for how he ignored the Saudi human rights abuses, I'm not going to hold EtH to a lesser standard.
They haven’t even bid yet and there’s no other answer he could give.
It’s atrocious journalism. Gotcha nonsense
Accountable? He’s only the manager!
 

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This guy should be banned from all threads. No credibility at all.

(not you berba ;))
Just watched it. In fairness, it was all opinion, not news. And he was spot on really.

Basically "Corruption runs through football and has for years, where have you been if you are just slagging off the Qatar ownship now?"
 

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Can they also interview Eddie Howe about Newcastle's owners?
Eddie Howe was asked about Newcastle's owners already, on multiple occasions.

It's a fact of life when operating under that sort of ownership and something ETH will have to get used to if the deal goes through.
 

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That's a horrible take mate. I'm not a local fan myself but Manchester and the local community are a hugely important part of United's history. And have contributed immensely towards making United the great club that it is.
Agreed. I'm not from England (US fan for over 20 years), and I have no doubt that the relationship between the locals and the club is much different than mine. It's really arrogant and/or ignorant to say otherwise. I have no problem with the Qataris owning the club, but most of my interaction with the team is strictly what happens on the pitch, and I cheer just as hard as anyone. However, there is another level of fandom you get from being in the community and being a multi-generational fan that you simply can't replicate watching from abroad. I don't get the animosity towards a potential Qatari ownership, but I'll chalk that up to the fact that my relationship with the club isn't as layered as some of the local lads, and a feeling towards the club or perspective with it that I'm just not privy to due to distance and history.
 
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Eddie Howe was asked about Newcastle's owners already, on multiple occasions.

It's a fact of life when operating under that sort of ownership and something ETH will have to get used to if the deal goes through.
They’re not even our owners?
 
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