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Ah ah... Yeah it seemed a weird thing for him to come out with this stage. ThanksSeems to be a recycled comment from Simon Stone's article, the bloody shit stirrer:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64709949
Ah ah... Yeah it seemed a weird thing for him to come out with this stage. ThanksSeems to be a recycled comment from Simon Stone's article, the bloody shit stirrer:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64709949
Fair.He has it. We're fools if we think he doesn't.
Maybe trying to show he ‘cares’, whether he does or it’s just PR who knows. Maybe also a way of communicating to people that the decision is based not solely on money?Why is he bothered about it all now though? I'm not liking this one bit at the moment
Maybe they're getting Fergie vibes. Genius manager who'll rake in dividends for them on the cheap for a decade.I don't think there would be any hesitation from the Glazers about selling if Ten Hag wasn't doing so well. It's because he's exceeding expectations that the Glazers have suddenly got cold feet about selling IMO. Victims of our own success.
The club is fecked if they stay.Yep. Starting to seem less and less like they are selling. Oh well, I just can't be arsed to give a shit anymore. Just say it's off and be done with it.
The fact the Glazers are exploring outside investment would indicate it has become unmanageable.I need to chat to a sane and knowledgeable poster. My question is:
Do United earn enough money to cover a massive loan to upgrade the stadium and training facilities, and also invest in the different teams if we don't have the current Glazer debt repayments?
I'm trying to figure out if we actually need Qatar. How strong are our financials really?
Or they’re trying to use the media (remember director of football imminent appointment after every loss) to push up the priceIt's almost as if he's reacting to the negative spin the two vocal bidders have put on his reign by spouting fan appeasing bullshit.
I wouldn't worry too much at this stage. Assuming the stories are coming from the Glazers and not just made up it's most probably them trying to get Qatar/INEOS to up their bids by claiming they won't budge on price/have funding to stay.I don't think there would be any hesitation from the Glazers about selling if Ten Hag wasn't doing so well. It's because he's exceeding expectations that the Glazers have suddenly got cold feet about selling IMO. Victims of our own success.
You’re a strange sortYep. Starting to seem less and less like they are selling. Oh well, I just can't be arsed to give a shit anymore. Just say it's off and be done with it.
Why didn't he say it before now then?Would be gutting if they ended up sticking around, that piece is worrying. Not sure why someone selling would give a shite what he thinks about the stadium.
Then with all due respect, you can't speak for them. People do not want to talk about the racial/ethnic abuses even if they are your friends.No I am not Muslim. But I have been to matches with Muslim friends and have never seen any issues and they have never told me about any problems.
Godwins law needs updating for the 2020’s.I genuinely don't have the energy to find the start of it but why is every other post suddenly became a trans/anti trans/ transphobe debate.
I thought this was about who will take us over.
I was thinking about this while cooking.I need to chat to a sane and knowledgeable poster. My question is:
Do United earn enough money to cover a massive loan to upgrade the stadium and training facilities, and also invest in the different teams if we don't have the current Glazer debt repayments?
I'm trying to figure out if we actually need Qatar. How strong are our financials really?
And? Are you going to drive them out? Because none could do it for 17 years.The club is fecked if they stay.
The ironyThen with all due respect, you can't speak for them. People do not want to talk about the racial/ethnic abuses even if they are your friends.
Yeah. I’m still here. Just wanted a quick overview rather than trawling through twitter or 60 odd pagesYou have been on holiday since the bids were announced officially on Friday?
Isn't that most people call a weekend?
Apologies, could have worded my post better, that's my point too. He's hardly going to be oblivious to fan sentiment on their reign, so I don't see why now suddenly he thinks fans will give a shite about his opinions on the reconstruction of the stadium when they are supposedly selling.Why didn't he say it before now then?
are you suggesting that there is a problem with racial abuse among our fanbase?Then with all due respect, you can't speak for them. People do not want to talk about the racial/ethnic abuses even if they are your friends.
at least he was respectfulThe irony
No worries, and too right it's worrying, I thought I'd enjoy this process, but they're spoiling it and messing with our minds now.Apologies, could have worded my post better, that's my point too. He's hardly going to be oblivious to fan sentiment on their reign, so I don't see why now suddenly he thinks fans will give a shite about his opinions on the reconstruction of the stadium when they are supposedly selling.
It's worrying, I don't think we'll get a better chance to get rid of them.
So Simon is suggesting Glazers will refuse 4-5bn because their ego got hurt and have sudden appreciation for United?Seems to be a recycled comment from Simon Stone's article, the bloody shit stirrer:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64709949
I would add that according to the WSJ there are a number of other private bids, some for outright purchase, as well as the two public ones. This is going to take some time to analyse by the bank, before access to the financials. Sale by the end of the season seems very optimistic to me.Listened to a sport finance expert lawyer on BBC R5L tonight, and he suggested the normal process now would be a 2-month period where those who have made a bid get access to all our financial data after signing NDAs and conduct due diligence to compile a more serious offer based on the value they place on the club. He suggested this would be inline with a sale at the end of the current season.
Id say anybody claiming this is a done deal is bluffing/bullshitting.
Absolutely not, I am not suggesting that. But you can not be serious by saying there is no racial abuses within our fanbase base on your personal experience as a non muslim.are you suggesting that there is a problem with racial abuse among our fanbase?
I think it was always on the cards if there wasn't enough interest. There are two solid initial offers on the table that I think the sale will happen. There's surely enough appetite on both sides of the table that this should be sorted....I think and hope.With the dippers not selling but open to investment, could this be something the Glazers will be looking at.
What is ironic about it?The irony
what is wrong with you.Yep. Starting to seem less and less like they are selling. Oh well, I just can't be arsed to give a shit anymore. Just say it's off and be done with it.
I think in normal circumstances that would be the case but when you have a player like the Qataris with silly money, anything is possible, they could say here’s £5.5-6B, we don’t want a drawn out process with multiple rounds of bids, sign it over.Listened to a sport finance expert lawyer on BBC R5L tonight, and he suggested the normal process now would be a 2-month period where those who have made a bid get access to all our financial data after signing NDAs and conduct due diligence to compile a more serious offer based on the value they place on the club. He suggested this would be inline with a sale at the end of the current season.
Id say anybody claiming this is a done deal is bluffing/bullshitting.
The kind of investment needed to buy out his brothers and sister, plus the infrastructure upgrades, would need a couple of billion finance.With the dippers not selling but open to investment, could this be something the Glazers will be looking at.