How can United fans cheer Qatar
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/eric-cantona-qatar-2022-world-cup-b1991535.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/eric-cantona-qatar-2022-world-cup-b1991535.html
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United fans are an absolute embarrassment in that Miguel Delaney post.
I think Faisal was ribbing him for asking the wrong questions.
Jim with another offer to make it 3-3. Extra time is both bidders putzing around for the duration and then Jassim comes back with the winning offer in penalties. Timeline for this - at least September.
Well to be fair I've only read the tweet also.
But do you imagine there would be a lot of people from South East Asia and Africa that would make their way to Qatar to volunteer at the World Cup?
Usually to volunteer at such a high profile events I think you'd have to be a citizen or a long term resident living and working in that country.
His post is disgusting.
The Paddock made the same mistake. They mistook negotiating for exclusivity for negotiating exclusively and the stream fell apart half way through when Joe realised the mistake they made.
I genuinely think Stone made the same error
That's basically what I said though mate.
Well, OK if you look at one transfer in isolation, Woodward was an excellent negotiatior. How foolish I feel for judging him off his entire tenure rather than one transfer
I think most people are more realistic than that. For the most part people know the rules and don’t expect we will need an injection of transfer funds. Just need to spend the money we earn wisely.
Finally, the end game. May this circus wrap up before the heat death of the universe so we can all get back to the football. Worthy of a beer methinks.
Sorry buddy I made the same mistake that I just accused Simon of making!
Exactly, everyone else has always said we've been cheating, be it with spending loads or refs in the team etc
I keep reading from certain someones that a Qatari takeover will be positive, because it will bring more attention to their inhuman practices so they will have to reign them in. I guess this is how United fans plan on bringing attention.
These people don't even know what happens in Qatar or who's responsible for it or what relationship those decision-makers have to our prospective new owner. It's just autonomous signalling from an anxious segment of fandom that will believe anything and terrible concern trolling from non-united fans/general ABUs., along with disingenuous journalists like Delaney.
If it the deal is provisionally struck, you'll hear all kinds of stuff about this whitewashing mass executions of lgbt people [ this doesnt happen] or hyperbolic, prurient and just inaccurate descriptions of one of many socially conservative societies, which is still more liberal than Saudi Arabia ( who have a stronger claim to actually 'owning' a football club, in this case Newcastle), which is itself in the process of 'reform' . In terms of how they'll actually operate, the current (less star-chasing) model of PSG seems likely... which also includes support for womens football, no issues with promoting 'pride' on its social media and all of these things.
Well it doesn't really mean anything though.
Its saying Qatar are negotiating to enter exclusive negotiations.
Well of course, what have they been negotiating for months if they weren't already negotiating for that?
Better still, why not put money into a lower league club as they desperately need it. He could do a Luton Town and that would be an incredible legacy.
Thing that concerned me about Ratcliffe's bid was that it was an awful lot of borrowing before a penny was spent on needed infrastructure spending.
I know some maintained the idea it was plausible he'd take on an enormous debt and leave every penny we earned on the table and not use that to repay the interest in those loans, but to me that was never a likely or realistic prospect.
I know some maintained the idea it was plausible he'd take on an enormous debt and leave every penny we earned on the table and not use that to repay the interest in those loans, but to me that was never a likely or realistic prospect.
They were not volunteers. Do you think Amnesty just forgot to ask if they promised to work for free?
Exactly, everyone else has always said we've been cheating, be it with spending loads or refs in the team etc
We know that's all bullshit though. But we won't be able to call it bullshit when they say our future titles are tainted.
There's a massive amount of North Africans living and working in Qatar. Not that it rules out what Delaney claims, but still there are many that already resided there beforehand.
No he was pretty useless. Qatar haven't pulled up trees negotiating this deal either. The Glazers have played them like a fiddle using Jimbo to drive the price up.
I won't lie, I am looking at this takeover primarily in terms of what is best for results on the pitch. I have a long, stressful job I like to come home and watch my team win games.
But the people actively going to bat on behalf of the qatari government are sad. I can ignore off field stuff but I'm not going to become a cheerleader for everything Qatari
But the people actively going to bat on behalf of the qatari government are sad. I can ignore off field stuff but I'm not going to become a cheerleader for everything Qatari
Stone said that his sources reached out to him to deny the reports. He even said in the podcast that Reuters never reported that Qatar had been granted exclusivity.Stone is getting grilled..
We're not a collective. A few idiots on the internet don't define every United supporter
Reuters wouldn't have put out that story if there wasn't a development.
More likely Qatar has been told they won the bidding, and now we're just waiting for the paperwork to be signed. Exclusivity doesn't legally begin until the LOI is signed.
That type of post seems to be more tolerated here for some reason.
I'm obviously aware there are. But it seems these guys didn't think they were working for free.
It feels I would definitely get my money's worth with them if I used them
But no one is denying their claim.
Just that what they're reporting isn't earth shattering news.
And this is before they've even completed the takeover. I just hope all this doesn't make it's way onto the caf.
I take it y’all are ignoring that it’s a private bid and that any bid from Someone from Qatar = Qatari state bid?
So what does this mean? Sir Jim has to borrow even more money to get ahead of the game? 
They will. In time. This is us now. Again, it’s fine if you’re okay with this trade off. But we don’t get to complain about it anymore. Grin and bear it or lie to yourself are the options.
So what does this mean? Sir Jim has to borrow even more money to get ahead of the game?
Joel Will help him find high interest loans.
Back to the ATM I guess.So what does this mean? Sir Jim has to borrow even more money to get ahead of the game?
His fathers personal wealth isn’t even $1bn so I’m curious where you think the $6bn is coming from?
Yeah I think we're all aware of that.
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