Club Sale | It’s done!
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Yup. A very common post around these parts.
Just as soon as he ceases to have any connections to the Qatari state.
Aye to be fair when I wrote that I was probably being naive. Will take years for this divided fan base to sort itself out. But here’s to hoping for a new age hahaha
The funny thing is those who talk about morals and have that holier-than-thou approach have been the most snide in this thread.
So would I, but I fecking guarantee you that if William or Harry bought a PL club, no one would say ‘they’ve been bought by England’.
It’d just be viewed that specifically William / Harry are privileged feckers wanting to have a go at being in charge of a PL club.
Why isn’t Jassim treated / viewer the same way?
All this talk about the Qataris and the sportswashing bullshit is just lazy writing and a very easy bandwagon to jump on. I just hope that the deal gets done asap. I for one will be celebrating hard.
This is unacceptable. Absolute shambles from the Glazers and Raine. I hate those fecking cnuts too much.
Yep, it's all a game of sources.
It doesn't take a genius to see how the Reuters M&A Editor would be in a far better position to exchange juicy snippets of information with big cheeses at Raine than the likes of Ben Jacobs.
Another interesting point to consider is which potential buyer would the Glazers be more comfortable stringing along for such an infuriatingly long time without a successful conclusion - Jim Ratcliffe or Qatar?
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I'd be happy as Larry, sorry, Harry.
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The only thing Reuters have confirmed is that the Qataris are now the favoured bidders. Previously it was Ratcliffe.
Rubbish. It was a long well worded post about the news this week and how it led the guy to conclude it was qatar. His last sentence basically said so be it regardless of the crap sports washing conoctations. Its almost if you are looking for a problem with his post.
They would if the UK government and the royal family were the same thing.
Nah, your post was sound mate. We need that, seriously.
We’ve waited decades to get rid of the Glazers, this moment should be celebrated.
I get that some people are unhappy with certain conditions in Qatar - as am I. But why not use this as a chance to raise the volume on that and push for change / progress instead of just making snide remarks at other Utd fans online?
I for one will be rejoicing IF the Glazers are driven out and I hope many millions of other Utd fans do the same!
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Yeah fair enough I suppose mate.
This will be the case with the Times journos as well.
It's a harsh reality that a lot of people won't comprehend or be willing to accept. Good to see someone else seeing it.
Glazers out = good
Qatar in = bad
Both these things can be believed.
I don't like Jim either.
Nasser "If people ask me my opinion I will answer" Al-Khelafi, the PSG/QSI chairman, is also a board member at QIA, so there's that
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This is where the sports journo's start taking the back seat, they just posting stuff to stay relevant now.
Ah. That's what Jacobs was on about then probably.
Why not tweet that then?
Well that’s not true at all. Employment law (and unions) ensure that workers in Western countries have rights that migrant workers in Qatar can only dream of.
Glazers are now trying to pressure SJR to up his bid again.
I absolutely fecking hate the Glazer siblings. Shower of fecking cnuts.
Can't wait till Sheikh Jassim wins.
Will be brilliant just for the reactions.
Will be brilliant just for the reactions.
Nasser "If people ask me my opionion I will answer" Al-Khelafi, the PSG/QSI chairman, is also a board member at QIA, so there's that
Because he can only say what he's been told? And didn't he tweet before Reuters? It looks to me like the Glazers are putting false stories out to stoke the flames and draw out better offers.
People get the inside track on this stuff often and hold the news until it's deemed appropriate for them to say.
That's why end of Rangnick's season we had those long articles about the mess of a season. A collation of news and the go ahead from sources to say.
I doubt the sale is close enough for someone to risk their job for Rio to spill that.
Nasser "If people ask me my opionion I will answer" Al-Khelafi, the PSG/QSI chairman, is also a board member at QIA, so there's that
On that front, it's because he is the chairman of Bein Media Group.
Feels the most likely. I don't imagine they'll wait as long as they did with Qatar if he isn't suggesting he's interested in doing so though.
Ye wouldn't want a ginger owner !
The real racism of this debate finally rears its head.
I’m not saying that at all. What I’m saying is that regardless if we get bought by Ratcliffe or Jassim, my main concern and personally what matters most to me is the future of the club I love.
I agree and respect the fact that a lot of fans will not be able to take the fact we could be owned by a state. And if they decide that’s the final straw and stop supporting united fair enough. I’m not denying the fact that yes, there are some SERIOUS concerns about how the country is run. And I’m not happy about us being associated with that. But my view is that at the end of the day that cat is out of the hat and it’s not going away. And absolutely feck all we say will sadly change that.
Would I rather be owned by Amazon or a billionaire united fan who doesn’t get in bed with the glazers.. 10000%. But sadly we don’t have that option so for me personally I’m leaning towards 92 being what’s best for the club in a sporting sense.
Understand if you don’t agree with me on that one, but if you’re still supporting united after Qatar buys united then you’re in the exact same boat as me… Pissed off we are now used as a vehicle for sports washing, but can’t let go of the love you have for your club.
It’s as close an analogy I could get while still just using one person.
If Prince Harry and Tony Blair’s son bought a PL team together with their combined families’ wealth, nobody would say the club had been ‘bought by England’, it’d just get viewed as two spoiled rich kids buying a play thing.
And if they did a good job of running it, lots of people would say, ‘fair play to them’.
I just don’t really get why people can’t accept that possibility with this. And at the least, call the bidder by his name or his consortium’s name.
I’m not a cheerleader for Qatar as a country btw, I think they have a lot of areas that need light shine upon them.
Your bullet point deserves a ban.
This thread has really confirmed why I hate football fans, some proper entitled babies whinging like I used to hang around with when I went to watch matches in the pub, which is part of the reason I stopped going.
I still love watching the sport, but all of ye give me a migraine on here, can only imagine what ye are like in person.
I still love watching the sport, but all of ye give me a migraine on here, can only imagine what ye are like in person.
You must have head your head buried in the ground during the world cup then ! Here is just one of thousands of articles on it, in addition to countless first hand reports. With respect, having a mate who went and said it was OK is feck all evidence.
Maybe you boycotted it because of the homophobia and the women being second class citizens - fair play to you!
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