Bulldog United
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Why would you choose to invest in the crime capital of England when you can buy the biggest club in the world located in the UK’s capital of culture?
I don't agree. I think it'll do the opposite and put off potential owners in a big way.I think we can look at it from the perspective that the Raine Group will instruct the club to take measures that directly might help them find a buyer as well as indirect measures that will help them find a buyer. Raising awareness of the brand, creating goodwill etc, would all be of the 'indirect' kind. The idea is of course not that a buyer should walk by and buy the club. Signing lucrative sponsor deals will help them find a buyer. To an extent, all is connected.
I don't agree. I think it'll do the opposite and put off sponsors in a big way.
The buyers who'll be buying United are going to have different interests than just football.
As an example I think a Dubai ownership means that they'd want "visit Dubai" or something on the shirts from next season, Ratcliffe might want "ineos" - same if Amazon or such make an offer, they'll want their branding on there.
United already have a lucrative sponsorship deal with TeamViewer that can last for years longer if they want it to. Signing and committing to a new multi-year shirt sponsorship before they've found a buyer would be a ridiculous business decision. Part of their "buy us" strategy to new buyers will be that they can have their branding on the shirts from this summer onwards.
This didn’t stop Chelsea’s takeover and incredible investment?I don't see any American investors buying United as the price of the club plus the cost or sorting out Old Trafford makes it a very difficult investment. Especially when competing with the finances of City and Newcastle.
It will have to be a nation state bid. Somebody that can take on City and Newcastle head on.
Why would you need to do this if you had lots of prospective buyers? Seems to me like they’re struggling to get interest.
Club deny it’s about attracting buyers - which makes sense considering bids are due in 3 weeks! Though I’m not sure who is going to agree to enter into partnership with us if they don’t know who owns us long-term.
Club deny it’s about attracting buyers - which makes sense considering bids are due in 3 weeks! Though I’m not sure who is going to agree to enter into partnership with us if they don’t know who owns us long-term.
Where does this land on the morality landscape?
If United really does have preliminary interest and is awaiting bids next month, why are the Glazers twerking for interest at Davos?
If United really does have preliminary interest and is awaiting bids next month, why are the Glazers twerking for interest at Davos?
Yup. They’ve done the preliminary work - now it’s the month long auction. I wonder who will go public first.If I was selling a £6-7bn commodity and had four or five suitors, I’d definitely spend a few hundred thousand in the hope of attracting even one or two more.
That IndyKaila news is being picked up by several media outlets about Liverpool being bought by Qatari investment consortium for 4bln
No, you can rest assured. Nobody is making those kind of decisions based on a few games.I hope it's me being stupid, but I really have a nagging fear that the Glazers might not want to sell now that the club is doing well.
If United really does have preliminary interest and is awaiting bids next month, why are the Glazers twerking for interest at Davos?
We are ending with a US consortium aren't we?
The way people have been going on as if Qatar was a done deal, I wouldn't be surprised at allWe are ending with a US consortium aren't we?
If United really does have preliminary interest and is awaiting bids next month, why are the Glazers twerking for interest at Davos?
If United really does have preliminary interest and is awaiting bids next month, why are the Glazers twerking for interest at Davos?
Nice, I like that angle.Why are people presuming it's the Glazers?
That would be the best time to sellImagine if United win the league. And the glazers decide not sell.
Was it? I’ve seen it on many places now.I saw it already has been debunked.
Billionaires. Milk. Manchester United. It's quite an easy association unfortunately.Imagine the wives of these billionaires asking their husbands to pick up some milk down the shop, only for them to buy a football club, completely forgetting the milk.
Was it? I’ve seen it on many places now.
Club deny it’s about attracting buyers - which makes sense considering bids are due in 3 weeks! Though I’m not sure who is going to agree to enter into partnership with us if they don’t know who owns us long-term.
I think we can look at it from the perspective that the Raine Group will instruct the club to take measures that directly might help them find a buyer as well as indirect measures that will help them find a buyer. Raising awareness of the brand, creating goodwill etc, would all be of the 'indirect' kind. The idea is of course not that a buyer should walk by and buy the club. Signing lucrative sponsor deals will help them find a buyer. To an extent, all is connected.
Scoping out hunger for sponsorships or collaborations? It’s a stretch but it could be.Nice, I like that angle.
Could be the new prospective owners right? But why?
To be honest I’d be worried if the new owners or the Glazers were going down this route, like someone said earlier in the thread this has probably been planned for some time.Scoping out hunger for sponsorships or collaborations? It’s a stretch but it could be.
It was trending on Twitter that Qatar-Liverpool was the done deal.The way people have been going on as if Qatar was a done deal, I wouldn't be surprised at all
You don't spend £5-6 billion on a club that also needs £2 billion invested on infistructure, to bleed the club dry. Anyway. There's nothing left to give.It was trending on Twitter that Qatar-Liverpool was the done deal.
Looks like we’ll get another bunch of leeches if true-maybe a worse one