Inigo Montoya
Leave Wayne Rooney alone!!
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We should not lose our heads over this possibility.
Whoever casts the first stone....
We should not lose our heads over this possibility.
Alfred Molina? Who was in Raiders of the Lost Ark?Molina is a very reliable Journo normally, this is very interesting.
Then we’re doomed. There goes out chance to sign top2 player every summer. While watching MC and other clubs signing quality players
Hes not going to spend a fifth of his fortune buying Utd when he can buy another big team for perhaps a billion. Dont forget you will never get your money back.Jess Bezos (Amazon guy) is going through the richest divorce in history...no way he'll want to invest as he might only be worth half his $137b after that.
Personally I'd love Jim Ratcliffe to buy us (Britain's wealthiest at a mere £20m). He's a United fan but annoying keeps getting linked to Chelsea
They're quoting £2.5b for Chelsea by the wayHes not going to spend a fifth of his fortune buying Utd when he can buy another big team for perhaps a billion. Dont forget you will never get your money back.
Are they? Havent seen an actual price quoted for Chelsea. Its still a cheaper option than 4 billion+ for Utd, if we are believing the figures in the press. For £4 billion Chelsea could be bought, New ground built, and plenty of money to buy some of the best players around, plus its in the heart of London.They're quoting £2.5b for Chelsea by the way
why do we have literally two threads about the same topic?
But it’s Chelsea.Are they? Havent seen an actual price quoted for Chelsea. Its still a cheaper option than 4 billion+ for Utd, if we are believing the figures in the press. For £4 billion Chelsea could be bought, New ground built, and plenty of money to buy some of the best players around, plus its in the heart of London.
I see what you're getting at and I like your thinking. I'll make another.why do we have literally two threads about the same topic?
Because one is being investigated the the Old Bill. The other one seems to be safe.why do we have literally two threads about the same topic?
Yes but they have won the most trophies for English clubs since Abromovich came and are well known now internationally. With the centre of London location as well you can see why Ratcliffe wants to buy.But it’s Chelsea.
Manchester Ciddy pre Abramovich
Yes but they have won the most trophies for English clubs since Abromovich came and are well known now internationally. With the centre of London location as well you can see why Ratcliffe wants to buy.
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But if Ratcliffe buys them he will surely be buying them to get them back to the top and wont let them wither away, otherwise why buy the club?Still, it’s Chelsea
Look at the state since Roman lost interest. It’ll get worse. They’ll go back to their natural level.
I tried using youtubes subtitle translator function but not sure its working...The guy that has been the cause of all this new speculation has just made a video explaining everything he knows about the supposed takeover. Only issue is he's speaking french. I'll embed it into this post and someone can watch it and give us the gist of what he's saying!
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Sounds about right...I tried using youtubes subtitle translator function but not sure its working...
I’m not sure we should be taking the words of a grown man wearing a Sonic the hedgehogI tried using youtubes subtitle translator function but not sure its working...
@Jib @kourouxThe guy that has been the cause of all this new speculation has just made a video explaining everything he knows about the supposed takeover. Only issue is he's speaking french. I'll embed it into this post and someone can watch it and give us the gist of what he's saying!
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Something about Arsene Wenger advising them to offer £40m and 1p?
He's a climate destroyer and a tax evader, probably not as dirty as the Saudi's but like most billionaires he isn't without baggage.Jess Bezos (Amazon guy) is going through the richest divorce in history...no way he'll want to invest as he might only be worth half his $137b after that.
Personally I'd love Jim Ratcliffe to buy us (Britain's wealthiest at a mere £20m). He's a United fan but annoying keeps getting linked to Chelsea
There is nothing for us. He talks about the reasons why countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar invest in sport and football in particular.@JPRouve
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People would have no problem if Saudi regime was accused of corruption. They're into so much worse stuff than that.Catch 22, people detest Saudi owners because of the regime that is apparent in the corruption in their countries, but then we have owners on the flip side who are clearly taking profits out of our club and not necessarily reinvesting it back into the football.
So what's more important, the reputation or productivity (through financial expenditure).
Its a lose lose situation.
Agree.People would have no problem if Saudi regime was accused of corruption. They're into so much worse stuff than that.
I find it mind boggling that people compare glazers to them. If we go by the 'moral' scale then Glazers are no where near the Saudis.
We are the world's biggest club(or one of the biggest club, depending). MBS their new owner wants to improve Saudis image throughout the world. Glazers might sell. They've no shortage of cash. We'd be basically a PR vehicle for them like City is for UAE and PSG is for Qatar.Why do the Saudi's want us and not say, Everton or some other club that they can "build" like City's owners?
Come on now, they’re not spending £4b to then go and let the club decline.Agree.
Plus I'd argue that the Glazers have more of a vested interest in seeing the club flourish (if only for the money)
Saudi's may just use us as a political leverage tool or at worse just let us decline as money doesn't really matter to them.
Because it is not about football success for Saudis, it is about trying to piggy back on a big global brand to assuage their image to outer world.Why do the Saudi's want us and not say, Everton or some other club that they can "build" like City's owners?
The Saudi's will end Man City's domestic domination and will have us operating like the juggernaut that we're. We would compete for the best players in the world and the Saudi's wouldn't tolerate the mediocrity that we've seen for the last 6 years.Come on now, they’re not spending £4b to then go and let the club decline.
They want to own Disney World. Not Flamingo Land.Why do the Saudi's want us and not say, Everton or some other club that they can "build" like City's owners?
Because they think that they can get whatever they want with petrodollars.Why do the Saudi's want us and not say, Everton or some other club that they can "build" like City's owners?
Yeah, I'm not convinced about the source since he doesn't know where the interest is supposed to come from the king himself or one of the ministers. His idea is basically that SA want to diversify and become a major touristic destination by 2030, they intend to get publicity through sport like Qatar and UAE did, there is also a local rivalry that they want to win against them.Tbh, I don't even understand it in French. It's like Man Utd is randomly mentioned @JPRouve ?
Bummer.There is nothing for us. He talks about the reasons why countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar invest in sport and football in particular.
Thankfully, at this point, there is no real evidence that they do want us.Why do the Saudi's want us and not say, Everton or some other club that they can "build" like City's owners?