On a more humorous topic, just how great would the transfer muppet threads be with the qatari warchest behind us!
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Games wont go ahead if they stay the fanbase will become rightfully toxic against the Glazers
Knowing there are multi billion dollar offers on the table it's time they feck right off.
In all honesty they've been pictured in Qatar about 10 times in the last 6 months and they have a big offer on the table im hopeful they have what they want.
I fount this video quite informative especially around the Glazers staying
Oh really, Those governments are better than the Qatari ?
Nothing. Just pro Qatar people making stuff up constantly.
It's like they've resorted to making this a Qatar v Glazer thing now as if poor man Jim barely has a few quid to run together.
He's by far the richest person of the 3 known quantities and the most successful. And that's without pretending where his money will come from because it destroys the entire basis for your support of a particular bid...
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I was listening to the UWS podcast last night and they had Jim O’Neil on what was saying he’s really not sure where the growth is going to come from in the next decade.
Would I be correct in thinking that even if Avram and Joel are desperate to keep United, and even if they made an offer to their siblings to buy them out, that the other 4 siblings could just outvote them and opt to sell to Qatar/Ineos for more money anyway?
I guarantee there would be just as much outrage if it were a state owned company from there. In fact I'm curious if some of you pro Qatar would be just as enthusiastic of a Chinese state wealth fund came to us for some sportswashing.
The fact that our new potential owner is a state.
That is enough, actually. It is fundamentally wrong for a state to own a football club.
I could go on and list all sorts of reasons why that particular state is less than appealing (basic human rights being trampled on under the letter of the law...and so forth), but it's not necessary in this context. It isn't even relevant.
Oh ok, thought for a sec you meant INEOS.
Yeah, Avram and Joel could maybe do it but it would be a stretch and therefore rates and conditions would be pretty bad. They don't have any significant assets other than the club, so it would almost inevitably mean more financial leverage on the club. It would be financially worse for the club than status quo I think.
That is why I used the word believe, and not know. If they have reason to believe the club will cost more in 10 years, they are staying. And it seems Joel and Avram at least believe so, and it's a matter of convincing the rest... or buying them out. And in addition to that, they will keep taking their dividends and stockpiling their money while keeping the club just relevant enough. They aren't forced to sell, and if they decide it's not worth selling now, then they are not going to sell. It's simple as that.
Only problem with that is they are now going to struggle to service the existing debt in a high interest rate environment, whilst also have to invest in infrastructure and keeping the team competitive. They realise that its the end of the road for them. It makes sense that now would be the ideal time for them to exit their investment.
They don't have the same connections or business gravitas as their late father, which shows as they will struggle to obtain further financing without getting fleeced. Hence there isn't really much choice for them to either sell or look for some sort of investor who will inject capital and STILL allow them to keep control. I'm not talking about Eliott either because they are proposing a loan or financing, not direct investment in the club. You'd be hard pressed to find an investor that would be that stupid to hitch their wagon to these idiot offspring.
At the end of the day, the siblings will be looking at 5B windfall in an unstable economic environment, and it will be very difficult for them to turn it down. Even if joel and avram are reluctant. Those two are just trying to cling on to any form of relevancy and credibility in the global sporting/business world. They have achieved feck all in life and everything has been handed to them on a silver platter by their father. Selling the club would mean they lose any prestige that comes with owning one of the most recognisable brands in the world.
People such as Mourinho, Ibrahimovic, and Ronaldo have said the facilities that United has aren't up to the mark and that our owners don't know how to run the club. The Glazers aren't ready to spend a penny out of their pocket and I don't think ETH can spend 200-300M of the club's money because of the debt. The Glazers are just going to be a hindrance to everything that ETH can achieve with United and they might ruin the club even further than what they have already done. If they remain you can forget about United ever returning to the level at which we were under Fergie.
Nar mate, you’re being incredibly hypocritical after being completely against state ownership, agreeing you hated it and the fans that backed it.
It’s not changing your mind, you’ve done a complete 180 because now it involves your club.
Easy to slag off City & Newcastle fans, and feck me Newcastle truly did “suffer” under Ashley, but hey, when it comes to your club you’ll lap it up.
You’re now jumping through hoops to find the negatives in a none state backed bid.
At least own your hypocrisy mate, lots here are at least holding their hands up there.
The Glazers would not hire the Raine group, who advised on the sale of Chelsea, for only financing to remain. If that is what they wanted, they could have done it directly with banks/PE funds. The family wanted a partial or full sale. They only had full sale offers. They must have been advised on what they could get, and what was ahead with the process. They will not suddenly go back to stay when they will most likely get the asking price (close to it).
Also, Joel Glazer, who is most reluctant to sell only owns 14%. If he wanted to buy out his other family members, they would just sell it for more via third-party investments. I don't think Joel will do that as he doesn't have the money (it would be further loans).
Also, Joel Glazer, who is most reluctant to sell only owns 14%. If he wanted to buy out his other family members, they would just sell it for more via third-party investments. I don't think Joel will do that as he doesn't have the money (it would be further loans).
They can't afford to run the club for another year, let alone 10 years with their current model, unless ETH performs magic.
Good analysis earlier. Great calm posting, much of which I agree with. Have a follow.
Jim Ratcliffe absolutely deserves scrutiny.
The Qatari government is highly discriminatory persecuting LGBTQ citizens, while the inclusive west just took out entire neighborhoods because in the West we believe that if you’re Arab, you should be afforded equal opportunities to get blown to bits in your living room no matter your orientation.Oh really, Those governments are better than the Qatari ?
So, it is gas, as I said.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
Thanks for proving me right.
Every single bid deserves detailed scrutiny, especially after due diligence.
Surely that goes without saying?
Why does China need any sportswashing? Their products flood every country, friend or foe. And they don't care about how they are perceived. Except for lip service, no Western nation dares to go against China.
You may want to check the uk governments record v catholics in NI
It should yeah but you are quite literally disappointed that people are pointing out the downsides that come with Ratcliffe.
Could people, who believe the Glazers could stay, explain to me how that would work financially?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
No.
I’m calling out the fecking mass hypocrisy of a poster who slagged off City & Liverpool fans and hated everything about state ownership and the fans that supported it.
Yet now is all for it, the second it involves his own club.
Own that hypocrisy if that’s the case. Slag off the INEOS bid all you like but the lot of us would’ve snapped their hands off just 1 year ago, so if you “hate state ownership & the fans that support it”, you do have an option to not be a massive hypocrite.
It's all made up by the Jimbo fans.
In that, sure they do not discriminate, they blow up everybody equally.
With loans of potentially up to £8 bn plus possibly current debt it's only natural for fans to be worried about how that's going to be repaid.
There is a lot of noise from journalists about the Glazers staying now to be fair. I’m officially concerned.
Those facilities are the same ones that ETH is working with. They are not state of the art in the City mould but let’s not pretend that they are archaic.
Instead of complaining ETH is getting the right people to do the right jobs and bringing the team together to achieve results. He is managing. Those ‘characters’ you mention all have giant egos in common and when those egos take a hit they look to blame the paintbrush and the paint instead of the the painter.
while I don’t disagree that the glazers are a hinderance to the club in every way long term, and I want them gone as much as the next guy, our lack of success has more to do with how the football side was being run than the lack of investment in any particular area.
No amount of investment will replicate what happened under Fergie. Living in the past is silly. I will just look forward to being in the mix again at the tail end of every season.
If the Glazers end up staying with investment…I, I just can’t!
Our club has been working with ME investors for years , I’m sure our longest partnership is with Saudis telecoms . Been with them for 18 years.
We’ve had huge losses over the past couple of seasons.
Don't worry mate.
I must say I'm not happy with the Qatari takeover. However all this shit is just the Glazers bargaining for a few quid more. It will probably take some time as they know how loaded the Qataris are. And we all know how greedy they are.
Reading the athletic piece about sjr and how he operates nice is …concerning. Seems like he may be a “rate mates” type which is definitely not what I would want.
This discussion is getting further away from the topic now but post like is couldn't be more Western-biased. It's because of rhetoric like this that countries from other parts of the world find it hard to accept criticism from Western countries. Those countries you have mentioned have committed more crimes against humanity in their distant and not so distant past than the likes of Qatar could ever dream of.
PR and image.
If you think the UK government are so evil, why do you support United?
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