If anyone buys us that has 2bn-ish a year profits, on top of us already being the biggest club in the World, and FFP finally starting to do it’s job. Absolutely we can, we’d in fact be stronger than anyone.
Unless the states keep cheating of course.
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Unless the states keep cheating of course.
They won't be investing £5-8 billion for short term profits by taking a few million from the club every year. But the value of the club will increase over time, especially if it's successful on the pitch and with improved infrastructure. The club was worth less than a billion 15 years ago now it's worth £3-5b. Who knows what it will be worth in another 10-15-20 years.
They've bought a lot of property in London not sure if they've built much. Abu Dhabi have been involved in many huge building projects in Manchester since buying City.
And obviously this isn't only about money it's also about influence.
You have absolutely zero evidence this will happen, in fact, their PR mouthpiece in the media Adam Crafton could not say that and actually said the debt will stay on the club.
They made the part about the women’s team a stand-alone sentence to emphasise they won’t be treated like second class citizens because a lot of hysterical people think they will be.
The funded the building of The Shard. Interestingly it was QIB (where Sheikh Jassim is the current chair) and other Qatari banks who initially funded it but later sold it to the State of Qatar later on - which could very well happen with United if the Qataris succeed in buying the club.
I'd love to know their plans for Manchester.
Fredo can handle things! He's smart! Not like everybody says...like dumb...he's smart and he wants respect!
The various reports that he was funnelling funds to Al-Qaeda in Syria probably contributed to the distancing also. Whether they were true or not.
After further investigation I'm quite happy that my statement was 100% correct. Qatars economy was built on oil. It is now sustained on natural gas. Gas because the primary source of revenue in the 1990s while they'd been getting rich off the back of oil since the 1950s.
So please, ensure your facts are correct going forward
While I jest, if anyone is actually interested, a quick search of 'Qatars economy transition from oil to gas' will provide information, including academic studies given Qatar was one of the first of the ME oil giants to look at diversification of its economy away from purely oil.
I don't believe I can post links hence the friendly suggestion.
Ultimately though, does it really matter all that much? Is it offensive to Qataris to claim they're an oil based economy over a gas based one? It's not, is it...
Would he actually influence that many? We love him to bits and in an ideal world he would be the one to bring success back to the club, but I imagine he's been viewed as a bit of an eccentric in the rest of the world. I bet they are still trying to decode his UEFA speech a few years ago. He has been vocal against government involvements before though.
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So what your saying Eric you won't be the face of the Qatar bid for United
And vice versa, which is why I keep imploring people to wait until all bids give much more detailed information after they have had the chance to look into the finances of the club and do their due diligence.
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What was the total number of votes?
Because they still have to run the business like a business in case it isn’t sold. Plus you can add it to projected revenue to con some more from Qatar.
Big thinker is our Gary
Doesn’t surprise me, proud of my adopted nordics for not being hypocritical as fook.
Sample size of 6000.
Yeah but what do they know they club seals for fun
Why can’t people make their own minds up?
The last thing we need is him speaking out against Qatar and then we end up keeping the Glazers
Thanks.
We don’t in Swedenland, but those poor Nordys have nought better to do.
To be honest what evidence is there that any potential buyer will definitely wipe the clubs debt out beyond PR Guff?
I bet the Norwegians were Qatar
What the feck is this?
Hmm...
Free McDonald's Happy meal every time we score more than 3 goals.
Ah fair enough, so they're definitely interested in funding large building projects in the UK then.
He is fecking stupid at times.
What do they want them to do, close up shop until the deal is done?
5% price hikes alone will look very good on future projections as the bidders do their due diligence. It’s a well timed move from the Glazers.
Are you still undecided which bid you would favour?
Another rigged Athletic poll!
Ask any official Manchester United supporters group the same thing round here and you will get the same outcome.
These polls are all pointless as a large portion of voters will just vote for what they think is the right answer rather then what they think.
This is the simple "Top Reds" tribal mentality crap that you see constantly on social media just shown in a different avenue.
All this thread is showing is how easy it is to manipulate stats to present a story/article or an opinion that follows the specific narrative you want.
Defs, all 14%.
Anyone living in Iceland is a sucker for punishment so there you have your 1%.
It's just Noggies though, they/we are often overly moralistic
Maybe a final feck you from the Glazers to the fans that despise them?
Perhaps to fuel the idea that they are intending to stay to get the next round of bids a bit higher?
Who knows.
14% is actually more than I thought they would vote.
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