Club Sale | It’s done!

[Infra-red]

Confidence growing on INEOS side?
Time running out in the week for some sort of announcement.

Not sure about growing, but they have reportedly been pretty confident for a number of weeks now. They have a very experienced M&A team and presumably think that the flexibility of their offer (Glazer family retaining a continuing interest in the club) is a winner.

Whether they are right to be confident, who knows - this whole saga is so painfully protracted that is has just become utterly dull - it is hard to get excited about any aspect of it anymore.

 

[bosnian_red]

Hard to take seriously the idea that Rio has inside information on the takeover in the same video where he says he tries find out the latest updates by "waking up every morning and reading the newspapers"

I don't doubt he has behind the scenes info, he just wouldn't be the one to break the news before any journo

 

[Berbasbullet]

I actually think this is it. Like others have said Ronaldo was broken by Rio, and the wording of what he said is definitive. Genuinely think Qatar have won.

 

[Pexbo]

Oh Pex, what have you become?...

I mean I bought MUFC shares 6 weeks ago so it’s interesting from that angle

 

[Rightnr]

It literally matters more.

The gate receipts help raise funds for the club and the support at the stadium is obviously a factor in the great home record last season.

Blows my mind how determined people are to be in denial about this. I don't go to OT every week, so my support matters less than someone who does. That's a fact and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. How fragile do you have to be to be bothered about this?!

TV money is what drives growth in football and moves the dial. This is why clubs didn't go bust during corona.

In addition, the PL has been getting more and more expensive to watch abroad and that completely kills the argument that it's easier or cheaper to follow your club abroad, especially given the future direction

 

[BD]

Hard to take seriously the idea that Rio has inside information on the takeover in the same video where he says he tries find out the latest updates by "waking up every morning and reading the newspapers"

He's a bit of a dope really

 

[Blood Mage]

Would Rio risk making himself look foolish if he didn't know something concrete?

 

[Sweet Square]

Hard to take seriously the idea that Rio has inside information on the takeover in the same video where he says he tries find out the latest updates by "waking up every morning and reading the newspapers"

 

[Solius]

Would Rio risk making himself look foolish if he didn't know something concrete?

Yes.

 

[Brophs]

Surprised Rio didn’t use the opportunity to link one of the players at his agency with United, given the mention of the transfer window.

 

[BD]

Would Rio risk making himself look foolish if he didn't know something concrete?

He doesn't need to worry about making himself look foolish.

 

[Tarrou]

that Rio tweet has worked a treat

 

[Brophs]

Would Rio risk making himself look foolish if he didn't know something concrete?

Like a rat up a drainpipe.

 

[LARulz]

Rio won't know shit.

He will know more than about 99% of the people so far and he's rarely done this stuff unless it's (as far as he's aware) fact

He also didn't say it's his opinion, it's what he was told by sources he trusts. Not some guy on Twitter with a Qatar flag on his bio

 

[Pogue Mahone]

TV money is what drives growth in football and moves the dial. This is why clubs didn't go bust during corona.

In addition, the PL has been getting more and more expensive to watch abroad and that completely kills the argument that it's easier or cheaper to follow your club abroad, especially given the future direction

It costs nothing on a stream. And if you pay a Tv subscription then you're funding all the PL clubs, not just United. If you subscribe to MUTV then you're paying peanuts compared to tickets to a match. Plus a lot of match-going fans will subscribe to MUTV as well.

 

[Solius]

He will know more than about 99% of the people so far and he's rarely done this stuff unless it's (as far as he's aware) fact

He also didn't say it's his opinion, it's what he was told by sources he trusts. Not some guy on Twitter with a Qatar flag on his bio

He also said he hopes it's true and checks the news every day.

 

[Zoo]

It’s not like Rio to get carried away.

 

[hobbers]

Rio only knows what he knows. He cant know what he doesnt know.

 

[reddev3]

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[JPRouve]

Would Rio risk making himself look foolish if he didn't know something concrete?

I like him but foolish is his factory mode.

 

[Woodzy]

Rio is king of the muppets. He’s probably just been on the muppetiers Twitter feed.

 

[Chief123]

There’s no way Darren Fletcher is completely in the dark about what stage the takeover is at. Ten Hag and senior staff are probably aware of what the next step is. I wouldn’t be surprised if Fletcher is his source. Ex-players talk to each other all the time. If I’m Rio, I’d be on Fletchers case every day.

 

[Chief123]

Rio only knows what he knows. He cant know what he doesnt know.

My gran would be alive if she wasn’t dead.

 

[Himannv]

Rio has saved the thread!

 

[Chief123]

Rio has saved the thread!

No one can save the worst thread ever. All that can be done is bring it to a glorious end.

 

[Solius]

Ronny Johnsen just posted on his channel that Ineos is imminent.

 

[Tarrou]

There’s no way Darren Fletcher is completely in the dark about what stage the takeover is at. Ten Hag and senior staff are probably aware of what the next step is. I wouldn’t be surprised if Fletcher is his source. Ex-players talk to each other all the time. If I’m Rio, I’d be on Fletchers case every day.

*If* a deal is agreed I've no doubt most of the players and staff know already, these things don't stay secret for long

I'm sure Rio knows too

 

[Castia]

Rio thinks it's done

 

[Brophs]

Ronny Johnsen just posted on his channel that Ineos is imminent.

Just need to check in with Karel Poborsky and we’ll have ourselves a quorum.

 

[Chief123]

*If* a deal is agreed I've no doubt most of the players and staff know already, these things don't stay secret for long

I'm sure Rio knows too

Even if he had very concrete news. He could never come out and say it due to NDAs.

 

[Chief123]

Ronny Johnsen just posted on his channel that Ineos is imminent.

Ronny Johnsen was always unreliable.

 

[Tarrou]

Even if he had very concrete news. He could never come out and say it due to NDAs.

Rio isn't an employee of the club, why would he have an NDA?

 

[UnofficialDevil]

Massive hard on

 

[JagUTD]

Ronny Johnsen just posted on his channel that Ineos is imminent.

Jesper Blomqvist just wrote on a lamp post that Zilliacus has won it.

 

[sifi36]

Even if he had very concrete news. He could never come out and say it due to NDAs.

Rio isn't party to the deal and isn't under NDA. His purported source might be, if they're a player/club staff, that's why he hasn't named them.

 

[Chief123]

Rio isn't an employee of the club, why would he have an NDA?

Rio wouldn’t but his concrete source would probably be in trouble if it’s someone within the club.

 

[LordSpud]

Having watched the Rio vid he's definitely just been sucked in by that tweet the other day (which turned out to be BS anyway). Nothing new for me.

 

[TrebleChamp99]

Here we go buckle in

 

[Chief123]

Rio isn't party to the deal and isn't under NDA. His purported source might be, if they're a player/club staff, that's why he hasn't named them.

I’m talking about his source who may be someone within the club. Rio obviously has nothing to do with the NDA.

 

[Member 101269]

His name is Rio and he's dancing on the deal
Just like that oil twists across a dusty land
And when he talks, he really tells you as it is
Oh Rio Rio dance across the Dubia sand