In fairness you don’t need to have a professional photographer along to get that picture. Someone with a decent camera and an inkling of how to use it would achieve the same result
Ed Woodward's house attacked by 20-30 balaclava wearing "United fans"
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
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Really hoping this doesn't mean he'll be showing up at the next press conference in a short skirt and no underwear.
I'm not watching that space.
Drastic times call for drastic measures....the fans were chanting for Ed to be burned in a bonfire plus the media had turned on Ed so he hires Neil Ashton to rehab his image by whatever means necessary.
Ed doesnt need to know how it happens, CEO's like Ed do not need to know how something is accomplished, just get the job done.
You think Neil has to go to Ed's office and confess what he did? The less Ed knew about this the better it is. If there is a fall guy it will be Neil and Ed will issue a statement along the lines that Neil went rogue. CEO's never take the fall, their underlings do, at least thats how it works in the Enterprises I have worked at.
ravi, are you on a wind-up? 'Cos you're making it sound like Ed is a mafia Don.
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Ed: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
Lacky: "Don Woodleone, the offer's just been refused"
Lacky: "Don Woodleone, the offer's just been refused"
Cmon. It's like Disneyland in there...
Ed "then add another £20m to the offer..... and keep going until they accept"
Why is it so hard to believe that it did actually happen in the way it’s claimed and wasn’t a setup? Is it because united fans are a a symbol of virtue?
I mean its not like things like this haven’t happened before to David Gills house. Maybe that was a setup too
This is all seems needlessly complicated.
Why not just "compensate" select journos to write some puff pieces - if he's that worried about his public image?
What he has done - as per your theory - is to hire a high-profile journo in an official club capacity in order to...what? Work as an undercover PR agent for him personally, seemingly with license to go to ridiculous lengths in order to portray his boss in a favourable light.
yeah but...add ons
The Sun beams can't melt Woodward.
Same question can be asked about why with all the ‘coincidences’ and what’s happened today, why can’t anyone believe it wouldn’t be a set up?
I’ll agree with you i don’t doubt some of the away lads could easily have done something like this... however I also believe if they did it wouldn’t have been such a pathetic attempt using a flare.
what happened today? and what coincidences?
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There isn't actually a lot of coincidences. The simplest explanation is idiots wants to see their idiotic actions publicized, therefore they contact the biggest british publication who is also known for its lack of moral compass. Said british publication send a reporter and a photograph. The end.
Wonder how Neil Ashton will spin the complaint against The Sun,, weeks after he left their employment.
But if there is one high point in all of this, it's that we can be sure Neil Custis will make an absolute tit of himself on Twitter. Between complaining about being mistreated by various airlines.
But if there is one high point in all of this, it's that we can be sure Neil Custis will make an absolute tit of himself on Twitter. Between complaining about being mistreated by various airlines.
United have reported The Sun for their journalist and potentially a photographer being present at Woodward’s house and not reporting it to the authorities ...I wasn’t alone in saying as soon the story broke it would be a set up and those of us who said so were slaughtered and insulted. Only feels right that we now get to feel a little more justified
Right. The same group of supporters who have an almost Scouse like dislike for the Sun and were happy to be pictured and interviewed whilst committing a crime?
People were slaughtered for saying Woodward set it up and that having the reporter present proved it.
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I have no idea about who these people are, I don't even know if they are actually into football and which club they all support. So I don't know how you can claim that they have a dislike for a particular paper, who I suppose is sold in the city of Manchester.
Yeah right.
The wider fan base as a whole has a dislike for the sun, but the wider fan base also wouldn’t stoop so low as to attack someone’s house. You’d guess the kind of people that would do this wouldn’t be the sharpest, so yes they might have thought ‘we need to make sure a tabloid at our level will be there to publicise what an admirable thing we are doing’.
Ed...Neil Ashton...Sun.
Don’t tar me with that same brush. I said it was a PR stunt and it stank and still stinks of Ashton.
I doubt the group who did this have anything to do with Manchester or United.
In that case your previous argument makes no sense.
Are there seriously people in this thread who believe this was a setup by the club/Woodward? Because in that case please never leave your apartment, we're not gonna miss you.
It’s commonly accepted on here that The Sun is full of shit. You’d get crucified on here for posting transfer news from them. Now they have “exclusive” news about the supposed 20+ hooligans complete with professional grade photos, that doesn’t even show 20, where they literally pose for a camera in the middle of committing a felony and now it’s taken as gospel.
Set up by The Sun.
People really gonna believe that?The Sun are scum.
Poor reporter, he must've been terrified.
Says the man posting on the Internet forum (yes I realise the irony
)Ed just needs to leave. This incident and all the things which have followed it, are a royal mess. No one, including Ed, comes out with any credibility.
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