If it is SJ what will be the immediate impact? Presumably things people are waiting for, such as stadium renovation and facilities investment, will be something that isn't going to begin until (new) reports have been commissioned.
Even with existing stadium options they drew up, presumably an owner without Glazer's spending limitations will want to commission his own report into what can be done with Old Trafford
Pretty sure it doesn't change the transfer window, since the takeover negotiations have massively overrun we're missed the opportunity now for a new owner to have any real impact on transfers. There's a lot more pressure to get rid of players this summer in prep for future windows.
Outside of player transfers, from what we're led to believe, these would be the improvements:
Immediate Impact -
- Debt cleared - reducing our current annual outgoings by £50m per year
- No longer the only club where the owners are taking dividends - reducing our current outgoings by £20m-£30m per year
- Owners that actually care about the footballing side of things, as oppose to the Glazers - . Now this part is an area of concern, and a bit of a lottery. Maybe the new orders care about the success of the football and entrust the manager, or maybe they get involved and start imposing things. Positive or negative, it will be a huge change for the club, but after such a long and horrid period under the Glazers I guess any change will be an improvement.
Year 1-3
- Stadium redevelopment and increasing the capacity - increasing our revenue by as much as £50m a year (depends obviously on what the capacity is increased to)
- Training facilities improved - more of a qualitative improvement, mindset shift from having players complain nothings changed in years to having modern facilities
- Ladies team will also benefit from this
4th year and beyond
- This is when we've maximised revenue, cut all the costs and will likely dwarf our competition in terms of numbers. This is when it could get silly, the PSG model on crack - if we were to go down that route. It doesn't mean we will take this path, but potentially we could - and this is where the fabric and soul of the club could be ripped out.
Football is now more business than football, it seems almost inevitable this is the way football is going.