Looks like SJR will win the bid and it's not surprising given how badly the Qatari group seems to have misread the room, they needed to convince the Glazers first but however targeted the fans with their pledged investment, which was all good but meant sweet f.a to the Glazers. The only thing those promises achieved was to alienate the Glazers by sort of pointing out their neglect.
The funny thing is that United generate in excess of £600m a year when they are mired in midtable mediocrity, they don't need those pledged investments as much as a Newcastle would. If the Glazer acquisition debt is removed United can borrow and build a new stadium or renovate one and service that debt comfortably. We are amongst the biggest spenders in Europe. So why not remove 300m from the promised investment to get the deal done? Maybe the money was never really there?
Sir Jim smartly realized that you don't need to get the fans on side right now, you need to make a deal and deal with the fans later. I'm sure they have big plans for the club and will communicate them after the deal is sealed and delivered.