Saudi sports minister gives update on buying club from Glazers
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Newsflash: Bill Gates is far from a saint. Research it.
That said - comparing Glazers to the murderous prince of Saudi is ridiculous.
Doesn’t mean anything except Saudis have a stake , albeit very small.
SoftBank have a 26% stake in Alibaba which is a substantial amount and they're very closely connected to the Saudi's per a google search.
It's refreshing to have a thread about a potential Saudi takeover because this has never been done on the Caf before.
May or may not mean anything. Need something more concrete. I would actually say that the partnership (last year?) with their local football body is a bigger link than this one.
Agreed. I always feel so reinvigorated after reading all the numerous Ole/manager threads.
The sports minister speaks very well. Quite refreshing to hear the main sports guy in SA speak. I'll put politics to aside for now, but whatever their end goal is, they're definitely making strides in the sports scene.
Like you say, it's hard to draw too much from this, but there are guys like Robert Leitão on our board, part of Rothschild & Co, who are also heavily invested in the likes of Alibaba.
On the face of it, it may just look like a simple partnership. However, we all know, when big partnerships & big money like this is being spent, there's usually more than meets the eye.
I am amazed at the arrogance and hypocrisy of the Western world. Has any of you really thought that the purchase of Manchester United could also have an impact on Saudi Arabia and change this country for the better and bring it closer to Western values? This deal can be mutually beneficial to both parties!
Yup agreed. Time will tell, I guess the Saudis don't want to rush it either.
If its a vanity project for the country --- and an external projection and symbol of success, I am pretty certain that they will ensure that United will be successful at any cost.
It would be quite a turn around -- from bloodsuckers to raining cash.
A few more years in the doldrums, I am pretty sure many of us here will change our views. A few transfer windows declarations of 'no value in the market' and we will be welcoming the Saudis with open arms.
It would be quite a turn around -- from bloodsuckers to raining cash.
A few more years in the doldrums, I am pretty sure many of us here will change our views. A few transfer windows declarations of 'no value in the market' and we will be welcoming the Saudis with open arms.
nope
not this shit again, hope it gets locked like the last thread
such a ludicrous stretchHopefully the Glazers refuse to sell and the Saudis buy Liverpool. We can laugh at them as they rack up trophies and call them Liverpoil and stuff. It would be great watching City and Liverpool cleaning up while we fight for top 6 with Arsenal.
Nah of course not, it was just a bit jarring.
Why should it get locked? There's no reason for it to now as there is actual proof there is some interest in the Saudis buying Manchester United. After all, this is a Manchester United forum.
Well at least we can parade the morality open tour bus parade at the end of the season, could these teams do that? At least when fans turn up to OT to watch tepid football we call all chant, "Moral values, moral values. Human rights, human rights!"
Don’t tell people who, what or why people support something you presumptuous @&$@!
If some fans myself included sever ties with the club because it’s owned by a disgusting regime it won’t make any difference to you or the club. What it will make a difference to is people for whom morals and ethics mean more than kicking a bag of air round a field. Nobody is telling YOU what you should do do wind your neck in and allow others to make choices best suited to them!
Cue ‘we are better off without fake fans like you’ sigh
That has nothing to do with it.
If true it's interesting to see what their stance on mufc women's will be
Why you ask that?
Jesus Christ
Don't really know the fella on personal level!
Love the man up and deal with it comments. Oh and nobody agrees with atrocities but.
Because of the countries views on women? It's not rocket science. You seem very much Saudi IN though, so you're not going to care.
For the record, I doubt it would have any impact on the women's team, they probably just wouldn't be going on a tour of Saudi Arabia anytime soon.
Surprised he didn't throw in a "stupid snowflakes" to really hammer his point.
Yeah Saudis did some naughty things, shame on them.
That will he did next point I bet.
Hell no. A assassinating and total dictature regime don’t get to buy the biggest and most beautiful football club in the world. Come back with a new and improved democratic country (Where people have protected human tights) in 20 years..
So it's either tepid football Saudis, no middle ground or some other owners?
To some fans it's all about transfers and money it seems, who cares about tradition and what the club once stood for.
Wonder how rainbow laces campaign will go on for instance. Our Saudis overlords will no doubt support it.
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I've no doubt that the Saudi's will takeover eventually, I've excepted it as I see it as the only way out from the Glazers, but being excited for it, and openly gagging for it, will always be weird to me.
MBS has let women drive recently. Opened cinemas for the first time since the 70's so men & WOMEN can go. Concerts are being put on, again, women can also go. Also relaxed some type of rule allowing women to leave SA without the consent of a male. So although I DO KNOW their rules on women. I questioned the vidality of the post about the United Womens team, as that post may not be aware of the changes MBS is making.
And to answer your question about me being Saudi IN, well I'm neither in or out. I'm shaking it about at the moment...as that's what I really want to happen at United. I want the hierarchy to be shaken up at United as it's clearly not working in the current format.
They've allowed women to drive recently so relax.
How is not wanting to be owned by a murderous and barbaric regime being arrogant or hypocritical?
Owning Utd will do feck all to modernise Saudi Arabia. They want to own Utd because they just want to appear cutting edge and modern to the outside world, it's a blatant attempt at sportwashing.
Tell me you're not that naive?
Yeah exactly, how progressive of them. You're totally right though, I can't believe how often that gets brought up as if it's meant to be impressive in any way.
Plus I'm pretty sure the women who originally protested and pushed for the right to be able to drive are still in prison and God knows what they are experiencing in there.
Yeah ridiculous, every tiny step, like that one, they make is used to prove they're making great strides or something.
Holding on to your values and being successful are not mutually exclusive.