Seems clear that the Glazers (1) are thinking the same thing as everyone else.
That Ineos (2) and SJ (3) have more cash than they are offering to 1.
(PS instead of 1,2 and 3, please add your moniker of choice.)
Recently it has gone very quiet, save the FT who would have got their info via Raine/ 1, who are clearly trying to throw out a narrative of 2 being close to a deal.
We have had:
A. 2 will offer more
B 2 will keep some of 1 around, love the club see so much upside - will keep up the good work
C 1 had a board meeting, a week ago in NY
D All of the 1's are staying etc
Yet despite this BS nothing has yet happened.
Even the ruthless, beyond belief, NY stockpickers don't know, the share price is just meandering.
2 and 3 know their bids are both very close.
1 wants obviously and always, want more.
2 and 3 are using top level teams, that know each other, and although, not explicitly, they will know that there is no point 2 and 3 both getting mugged. There will be an element of understanding and restraint. That is what they get paid for and that, no doubt, is why 1 is pissed, they are dealing with clever people. 1 gets beaten up every transfer window by even by the smallest club, they have so much previous of being crap. The teams for 2 and 3 do this stuff everyday.
Without doubt 2 and 3 have the same opinion of 1, the same as us, but have to be professional.
1 is probably pissed that 2 and 3 aren't biting.
Probably explains the painfully slow progress.
It's a shame the Finnish guy ,4, is not around he was a little more to the point.
In a knutshell, this will continue until someone breaks.
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