Club Sale | It’s done!

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It's official

Nobody thought this would happen but in the end it has

A lot of people won't be happy with this but many others will be.
 
I think a likely scenario is that due to the good recent numbers the Glazers feel in a stronger position and are prepared to kick the can down the road until next season if they don’t get their number.

They only have two credible bidders as it is, annoy them enough they'll have none.
 
It's official

Nobody thought this would happen but in the end it has

A lot of people won't be happy with this but many others will be.
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Possibly I’m probably just being pessimistic.
Stay positive!
We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our football club, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. And even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this football club or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the muppets, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the Qataris, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old trafford massive.
 
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Highly unlikely that they are staying, simply because if they did and they tried to sell in the future then no one will go near the asking price if Qatar are the only ones currently seeking to buy the club outright, there's no one else, the Glazers may be many things but they are not stupid.
 
And on Ratcliffes proposed bid being based on financing from the top lenders; the cost of borrowing is going through the roof. There will come a point where his bid just becomes financially unviable for the banks to get behind.
I'm sure the number crunchers on Jassims side will also know exactly what that limit is.
If Ineos win by borrowing £6Bn plus to buy 100%, then you know we are not going to get any further investment or debt clearance.
 
Highly unlikely that they are staying, simply because if they did and they tried to sell in the future then no one will go near the asking price if Qatar are the only ones currently seeking to buy the club outright, there's no one else, the Glazers may be many things but they are not stupid.

But if Qatar walk then they can sell to SJR without fear of a lawsuit. Everyone is happy (except the fans and the Class A shareholders)
 
But if Qatar walk then they can sell to SJR without fear of a lawsuit. Everyone is happy (except the fans and the Class A shareholders)
They would have a big fat class action lawsuit coming from everyone who bought the stock at $13 and over since their negligent behaviour made the stock tank to whatever it tanks to if SJR is confirmed.

NB: Not a lawyer but I've watched Suits and other drama shows revolving around cool lawyers suing the shit out of people.
 
For the same reason that a British company is not going to release a statement on Easter Monday. It is a national holiday and nobody is at work so why on earth would they do it then? I would love a statement tomorrow but it is not coming.

It would be a statement released by Man Utd’s PR department who would be working.
 
They would have a big fat class action lawsuit coming from everyone who bought the stock at $13 and over since their negligent behaviour made the stock tank to whatever it tanks to if SJR is confirmed.

If SJR is the only offer it's a lot easier to justify to a court than if Qatar is the alternative. If they postpone the sale I would say that's SJR in the driving seat. Qatar will either have to go up to $6b and stand revealed as playboys not business people or else go buy Liverpool instead.
 
If SJR is the only offer it's a lot easier to justify to a court than if Qatar is the alternative. If they postpone the sale I would say that's SJR in the driving seat. Qatar will either have to go up to $6b and stand revealed as playboys not business people or else go buy Liverpool instead.
But Ineos is not the only offer
 
Where is all this "go buy Liverpool" stuff coming from? Its been said about 90 times in this thread. This clearly isnt a "we want a football club" situation. They want THE football club. The super famous one who makes record profits when they havent wont anything in years. And are willing to pay the biggest price in sports history for it. If they wanted to buy Liverpool or Chelsea or something, they'd have done it. There's more chance of Ratcliffe buying Liverpool. He's the one with the form.
 
The Glazers now prefer the Qatar bid and Jims bid is dead in the water isn’t anything of note?

Reuters reported that Qatar were negotiating with the Glazers.

Bloomberg reported that Qatar were confident.

Which reports are you referring to?
 
Reuters reported that Qatar were negotiating with the Glazers.

Bloomberg reported that Qatar were confident.

Which reports are you referring to?
The journalist who wrote the bloomberg article appeared on United View to give additional context.

He said he heard from sources close to the board that the minority shareholders would threaten a legal case if they felt their shares were not appropriately valued in line with the premium offer of the club ( or similar). Consequently the insinuation he got was that it's a messy avenue and renders the Ratcliff deal dead unless he 1) changed his offer or 2) found some agreement with minority shareholders.
 
The journalist who wrote the bloomberg article appeared on United View to give additional context.

He said he heard from sources close to the board that the minority shareholders would threaten a legal case if they felt their shares were not appropriately valued in line with the premium offer of the club ( or similar). Consequently the insinuation he got was that it's a messy avenue and renders the Ratcliff deal dead unless he 1) changed his offer or 2) found some agreement with minority shareholders.

Yeah I seen that, but he said that on a United fan channel though. Did he do a follow up article via Bloomberg reiterating any of this?
 
Doubt it. It will be a statement to NYSE first, probably followed by a suspension of the shares. Then a club/official statement

Not if the statement is that the sale is being postponed.

But Ineos is not the only offer

It probably will be if the sale is postponed. Remember this is all happening because J&A wont sell and the siblings are afraid of being sued if they sell to SJR instead of Qatar. If there is no Qatari offer then the lawsuit becomes very different. They can just say it was the other two and they were left with no choice. It's pressure for Qatar to leave the game and fold. The Qataris could refuse though.
 
Some noise that there will be an announcement tomorrow but it will probably come to nothing as usual.
 
What the feck no they are not.

Stretford Paddock are like your Uncles mate down the local that stinks of piss and knows almost next to nothing on the nuances of modern day football reporting.

Likely to be caught saying things like “I think Pickford is world class - he room England to a euro final” and you just look at them and think if they are even present in the world or only listen to their little bubble.

United stand don’t have sources they don’t post news , they report on others news and comment on it.
The fact you finished your post by giving United Stand some credit is hilarious :lol:
 
Some noise that there will be an announcement tomorrow but it will probably come to nothing as usual.
Even if it turns out to be true, I am calling bullshit on this.

If someone had such knowledge of a party winning and acted on it, it's illegal. If they put it out there for others to buy the stock, it's illegal. If nothing happens, it could still technically be illegal, as it could be deemed stock market manipulation.

That's my view at least but this is not a transfer rumour kind of deal.
 
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