The latest Ben Jacobs tweet has been resoundingly dismissed as absolute nonsense by someone who works in M&A
Club Sale | It’s done!
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Isn’t he a lot richer than Boehly? First hit on Google say so.
I wasn't sure so went cautious, I know INEOS most certainly are.
A lot of people here acting as though he hasn't got 10p to scratch his arse with.
He's a financially successful bloke, simple as that.
https://thepeoplesperson.com/2023/0...legal-battle-if-glazers-sell-to-ineos-265106/
Hedge funds that retain a minority stake in Manchester United are preparing to engage in a legal battle if the Glazers shut them out of the ongoing takeover proceedings.
According to Breakingviews, Ratcliffe’s proposal has elicited concerns among some of United’s investors.
Breakingviews reports that the ongoing United saga may end up into an all-out scrap, needing to be settled in court.
Hedge funds that retain a minority stake in Manchester United are preparing to engage in a legal battle if the Glazers shut them out of the ongoing takeover proceedings.
According to Breakingviews, Ratcliffe’s proposal has elicited concerns among some of United’s investors.
Breakingviews reports that the ongoing United saga may end up into an all-out scrap, needing to be settled in court.
yeah I’m not sure if it’s that his English or what but you would think he has $2 to his name the way some people are talking.
Today is the day, no two ways about it.
Monday today!
I keep seeing this being bandied around in this thread. Who exactly is pretending that they don't want Qatar money? Of course we want the money. We want lots of it! Because guess what, you need a shit tonne of money to run a successful football club especially in these recent era. We can't afford to keep our debt snowball, the club's maintenance bill is growing, footballers wages are increasing, and the club needs to invest heavily in transfers every season.
Did anyone actually say they prefer Jassim for his personality?
Good Morning to everyone,
Аnd especially to the new owners of Manchester United, Qatar !
We are officially back
Аnd especially to the new owners of Manchester United, Qatar !
We are officially back
Has there been a annoucement ive missed? Or is this social media speculation that Qatar have won.
Ps. I want qatar oil/gas money and loads of it.
Ps. I want qatar oil/gas money and loads of it.
I’d pick Qatar since I want the Glazers gone.
It’s a shit point anyway. You just want the debt wiped out, the old stadium to get a massive makeover and the chance to spend every penny United makes on the club instead of seeing 1b walking out the door.
Oh no, he sure told Qatar fans..
Nothing official yet ^^ .
Thanks, was wondering as NYSE would need to be informed first.
I must say that Qatar have won it in Fergie time
, exciting time ahead.Hope this gets sorted this week. I am tired of the speculation. And it’s hurting the club.
Loads on twitter seemingly confident that Qatar have won but I can’t find what’s made everyone think that way 
Has Jassim got a burner account?Good Morning to everyone,
Аnd especially to the new owners of Manchester United, Qatar !
We are officially back
Everything so far suggested INEOS, no idea where is this coming from now... I'm not morally superior so I don't want British Glazer either, if Club will indeed be sold then Qatar is better option.Loads on twitter seemingly confident that Qatar have won but I can’t find what’s made everyone think that way
A mixture of desperation and wishful thinking.Loads on twitter seemingly confident that Qatar have won but I can’t find what’s made everyone think that way
Yeah there is nothing even remotely believable on there
Sad day if all reports that Qatar have won are true.I'll just have to accept it I suppose.
What reports? I see all the "confident" BS just like these previous months. No concrete news yet.
Likely made up, apparently there were meetings between Qatar, Glazers and Raine in New York last nightLoads on twitter seemingly confident that Qatar have won but I can’t find what’s made everyone think that way
Jassim is the burner account
There are no reports. Just randoms on Twitter going crazy.
The pro & anti qatar posters need to sit back and have a word with themselves. I am a realist having no say in the matter other than the odd post on here. The main issue here is any purchase of Man Utd by any of the prospected bidder clearly lands on the door of the Glazer Family. Qatar buys its the Glazer fault 100% if Ineos buys its the Glazers fault 100%. There needs to be less McCarthyism style outing of supporters either side of the argument. If the Glazers hadn't ladened the club on ever scaling debt whilst doing little to nothing with the business infrastructure over the same period , then there might have been more choices in room. Circa billion debt removes all but the choices we have before us. Whilst we tear each other apart over who's the supporter with the highest morally correct code the Glazers are the sole pigs with their noses in the trough squeezing ever last ounce of liquidity out of the club before heading into the sunset.
Then why is he dithering about by paying 51% and keeping the leeches onboard and not buy all their shares? As you say in the last paragraph, if true, then he could afford this without Ineos backing out of his own wealth and still be a multi billionaire. Instead if he does eventually get iy on current terms, we will still be in as big a mess as we are now.
Cantona refused to watch the 2022 World Cup, because of Qatar's record on its migrant workers.Good Morning to everyone,
Аnd especially to the new owners of Manchester United, Qatar !
We are officially back
To see people steal his identity and align it with Qatar is deeply shameful, and a great insult to the man.
No one really knows anything as there has been no news. I'm surprised they think Qatar is more likely given what what little information is known though.Loads on twitter seemingly confident that Qatar have won but I can’t find what’s made everyone think that way
Only the qatar bid has promised to wipe out Utd'd current debt. Ratcliffe has made no such commitment.
"...But one key advantage that Al Thani holds over English billionaire Ratcliffe is that he is promising to make his takeover debt-free. The Qatari is also pledging to wipe the debt accrued by the Glazers from the Red Devils accounts.
Estimates put United's debt in the region of £1billion, so to wipe it would be a huge undertaking. That is something Ratcliffe is not prepared to match according to The Athletic, via the BBC's How To Buy A Football Club podcast.
It is said to be 'impossible' for Ratcliffe to match Al Thani's promise to wipe the debt. That is despite the Englishman having a personal fortune in the region of £6bn, thanks in large part to his owning of chemical giant Ineos..."
Why is everyone so sure Qatar have won? All I'm seeing on Twitter are fake Romano profiles with the 'here we go' nonsense.
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Hope that the twitter rumours are true but until its official its pure speculation, and probably a coping mechanism after the City treble.
"Key advantage" in what sense, though? The Glazers don't give a feck about having the debt cleared, why should they?
Certain journos keep repeating points like this, and it makes no sense whatsoever: "Sheikh promises to clone Pelé and build ten new cheese rooms at OT!". As if the Glazers care what happens to the club after they've pissed off.
9 months of bidding and negotiation, but they have not checked if they have the money. Seriously.
MMMM! cheese rooms
Yeah from the glazer point of view it makes no sense simplistically thinking. Unless there's some other things that we don't know of? Is the transaction faster or are there any tax benefits if they debt gets paid off with the glazer exit?
I'm going to say the Sheikhover will be announced on Friday finally.
Big if true.
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