Norway!Can't we get bought by one of those good countries, you know, like... Iceland?
*waits for someone to tell me how evil Iceland is*
Norway!Can't we get bought by one of those good countries, you know, like... Iceland?
*waits for someone to tell me how evil Iceland is*
There are rumors now that SRJ bid talk was PR stunt to fuel the protests. He is a United fan, him starting the story to boost protests isn't far fetched thou.How true is this, surely Ratcliffe is the most sensible option??
I would go with Finland, it's officially the happiest country in the world.Norway!
No thanks, I detest what that oil money has done to the game and don't want it at united being just a prop for more sports washing
Works great for Barca. In truth there are downsides to every ownership model, but state funded surely is the worst of the lotAn ideal owner would be the fans.
Also we aren't in control of who to be soled to, it is up to the Glazers to decide what is best option for them, we have little to zero say in the matter, new owner will do lot of PR and win back majority of the fanbase, and if they invest in the club players and facilities wise, majority fanbase will be happy with them no matter how evil or how good anyone think they are. Our fanbase whole issue with Glazers are that they don't invest in the club and take money out of the club, this will end that and who wouldn't like us spending like City and PSG, sure at first there will be some loud voices, once money keeps coming in those will be moved to the background. This is the reality.I'm all for Glazers out, but to be whoring ourselves to any one interested reflects pretty poorly. I'm neither for or against ICD or Radcliffe, but can't be a situation where we go beg people to buy us.
Right up until the Russians invade.I would go with Finland, it's officially the happiest country in the world.
From a sporting perspective, this would be the worst case, I think.I somehow think Elon Musk would buy the club just for the publicity it brings.
Hes publicly said only a few months ago (when he did the Chelsea interview) that he wanted to buy United. I think he is genuinely interested.There are rumors now that SRJ bid talk was PR stunt to fuel the protests. He is a United fan, him starting the story to boost protests isn't far fetched thou.
It can work any way, really. But the point is that the fans actually control the club and should have its best interests at heart. Which is basically the best motivation there is for club ownership. Things can obviously still go down the toilet. But they can also work out really well and the fans could ensure that a once beloved cultural institution doesn’t become a mere front for sportswashing and other despicable things.Works great for Barca. In truth there are downsides to every ownership model, but state funded surely is the worst of the lot
You want Dubai the club, you say?
It will most likely be some kind of consortium that includes Middle Eastern investors when we finally do get bought out, with someone like Ratcliffe being the faceHow true is this, surely Ratcliffe is the most sensible option??
It’s the sportswashing people have a problem with, not the running of the club from a business perspectiveI see the moral fighting brigade is here, I say we could not get better owners than these astute businessman that are the Sheiks.
Bad take on it. They may be signing the checks but they are only allowing us to spend our own money. Sugar daddies put money in, Glazers are leeches....... The glazers write the check and that’s it. In a sense they are sugar daddy owners albeit on a law abiding scale.
Bad take on it. They may be signing the checks but they are only allowing us to spend our own money. Sugar daddies put money in, Glazers are leeches.
Ready for the head chopPlease. I'm on my knees.
What? There were loads of banners in the stadium today. It was sang all game. Fans were in the stadium singing it after the game. Gary Neville discussed it again. It's all over social media, still.Glazers PR absolutely working some supporters.
ETH has got us on our best run in 2 years and they brief the media that a human rights violator country wants to buy the club and suddenly it's "would rather have the glazers"
and so there goes that glazers out campaign
Couple of big transfer buys + 4 wins on the bounce ( 2 of them over liverpool and arsenal)+ middle east wants to buy rumor
Is Neil Ashton still the United PR spin guy? Blinder by him
This is an interesting development. The price tag floated isn't as high as expected. Is this an attempt to smoke out interest? Start an auction that pushes the price northwards?
Most of those people are hypocrites, I want the best for the club, and the Emirates are one of the safest options out there, if not the best one.It’s the sportswashing people have a problem with, not the running of the club from a business perspective
You’re completely missing my point. Numerous people on this forum are demanding the glazers sell. Many wanted fans to storm the pitch and rip up seats to get games cancelled. Relegation is apparently better than being owned by the nasty glazers. There are protests against them at every game, online stuff targeting sponsors to impact club income and continued chants wishing death to them. If they sell they’re going to sell to the highest bidder. It’s that simple. You can’t engage in activity to drive them out and then fecking moan because they don’t sell to some mythical perfect owner people have made up in their head. This is now Pandora’s box. I don’t particularly want to be run by a state - but there’s every chance this is the road we’re on. There’s also no “good” owner - Ratcliffe himself is a billionaire brexiteering climate change denying Tory and I have no doubt is a monumental cnut. You’re right - there are levels - but ultimately the club is now for sale which 99% have demanded and what happens next is the consequence of that.A lot of people are engaging their brains, and there are threads for it. This thread is about a tyranny living of slavery buying the club to work as a public telations firm for them, and people are reacting that here in this thread. This is not the thread to ask for ‘alternatives’, because this is a worse evil than the existing alternatives.
It's easy to be brilliant when you're playing with unlimited money cheat code. City have spent obscene amount of money on players and upgrading their training facilities and club infrastructure, as well as getting the best possible people for their jobs. They wouldn't have that if they didn't get cash injected up the ass with oil
You have a very narrow view of the world. Blood is on the hands of every government in this world. Difference in you and I is that I understand that, whereas you cherry pick which one to get all judgmental with.
You’re completely missing my point. Numerous people on this forum are demanding the glazers sell. Many wanted fans to storm the pitch and rip up seats to get games cancelled. Relegation is apparently better than being owned by the nasty glazers. There are protests against them at every game, online stuff targeting sponsors to impact club income and continued chants wishing death to them. If they sell they’re going to sell to the highest bidder. It’s that simple. You can’t engage in activity to drive them out and then fecking moan because they don’t sell to some mythical perfect owner people have made up in their head. This is now Pandora’s box. I don’t particularly want to be run by a state - but there’s every chance this is the road we’re on. There’s also no “good” owner - Ratcliffe himself is a billionaire brexiteering climate change denying Tory and I have no doubt is a monumental cnut. You’re right - there are levels - but ultimately the club is now for sale which 99% have demanded and what happens next is the consequence of that.
If there's a football team in England, why would there be a football team in Scotland?If Sheikh Mansour UAE already own the blue half of Manchester. Why would another UAE royal family buy United? This story I believe is just not true
You guys have made like 200b from the energy crisis. And you owe it to us after Ole (the manager). So what's taking so long?Norway!