Thats never been the assumption. Its well reported that the family want to sell but Joel doesn’t and its Joel that holds the power here.
I think the latter bit is not true. The problem is there are 6 owners and a majority dont want to lose control. I think stake sales have been floated but not control. Radcliffe only interested in control, he went to meet them and it was clear control was not on offer. So sadly that ship has now sailed and expect him to buy another Premier league club. Our lifeline has gone. To me this is utterly depressing as the best chance of genuinely committed ownership who would run the club as a football club and community asset has gone. I dont see the current situation changing now for many years.
Reportedly its not the majority of the family is Joel only.
The ownership is split between the 6 children, so nothing to stop several of them selling. I may be wrong but as I understand it a majority dont want to sell. Yes they may sell a stake but that changes nothing in terms of how the club is run. Strictly that money would go to the shareholders, not the club, so it remains to be seen how the club benefits if at all. There may be buyers for a stake but none have clearly come forward and given the valuation its not really compelling. Radcliffe was a genuine fan who would run the club to succeed and entertain. If and when the club is sold (dont think this will be for several years now if at all) then who know what kind of buyer it would be. Sad days.
No one really expected them to suddenly sell. It was pure hope.
Smug cnut.
Not sure about that. GIven the mess the club is in, the desperate need for funds for stadium and training overhaul, they might have been prepared to sell. Radcliffe would have written a very big cheque. Mixture of excessive greed and stupidity now driving their decisions. Also no agreement between 6 siblings makes it very difficult to negotiate.
No it doesn't.
Probably won't sell the club to him if he calls them a cnut will they?
Melon-headed gimp
Do you reckon they’ve already accepted because they’ve been called nice?
No he isn't
Some of them really don't want to sell. With enough pressure though, they will.
Plans for what? doesnt mean anything if they refuse to sell
Based on what?
Its actually well reported that only Joel and Avram have interest in the club.
Selling a percentage doesn't mean they're gearing up to sell, it means they need some immediate money, because they are bedding in and going nowhere. It's the worst possible outcome right now.
No they need money because they can’t borrow anymore and the club needs investment. This means they will have to give up some control. Nowhere have I said it means they want to sell.
Plans for United obviously. We're operating under the assumption that a sale is possible, so i'm wondering what his plan for the club is related to investment in the squad, Old Trafford, etc.
The fact they have put a value on the club could indicate they want or need to sell. They are going to try and get as much as possible and will over value it. Its like you had a product/item you value at 50 quid and someone wants to buy it and asks how much you want. You dont say 50 quid you would probably say 70 maybe 80 quid and see how much you could get the price up
I think on the contrary, if you're serious about wanting to sell, you don't put a 9bn price tag on something that's worth 4-5bn at best.
Does it matters what are his plans? It's not in his hand. Make a bid glazer can't refuse is the only plan.
Yeah that wasn't a good sign
I haven’t searched the interweb but I’ve only seen this 9-10bn quote from the daily star, so there is that.
Or maybe it's just a shit deal
thats pretty standard benchmarking to be honest
